Apple iBook G4 manual Gathering the Information You Need, Ppp

Gathering the Information You Need

You can write the information you get from your Internet service provider (ISP), your network administrator, or your other computer on these pages, then enter it in Network Setup Assistant.

To set up a telephone dial-up connection, gather the following information:

•Service provider name

•User or account name

•Password

•ISP phone number

•Alternate phone number

•Dialing prefix to obtain an outside line

To set up a DSL, cable modem, LAN, or AirPort Extreme wireless connection:

mFirst, choose your connection method (ask your system administrator or your ISP, if you don’t know):

•Manually

•Using DHCP with a manual address

•Using DHCP

•Using BootP

•PPP

If you’re unsure which method to use, “Using DHCP” may be a good choice, because the network supplies most of the required information for you automatically.

If you selected “Manually” or “Using DHCP with a manual address,” gather the following:

•IP address

•Subnet mask

•Router address

Note: If you selected “Using DHCP with a manual address,” you don’t need a subnet mask or router address.

If you selected “Using DHCP,” gather the following optional information (ask your ISP if you need it):

•DHCP client ID

•DNS servers

Appendix C Connecting to the Internet

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