Apple G5 manual Entering Your Information, Dial-Up Connection

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If you selected “PPP” (for PPPoE connections), gather the following:

ÂService provider

ÂAccount name

ÂPassword

ÂPPPoE service name

The information below is optional. Ask your ISP or system administrator if you need it.

ÂDNS servers

ÂDomain name

ÂProxy server

Entering Your Information

After gathering your specific setup information from your ISP or network administrator, you can click the “Assist me” button in the Network preferences pane to open Network Setup Assistant, or you can enter the information manually.

To enter your information manually, follow the steps that correspond to your connection method.

ÂDial-up modem with Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection (see page 94)

ÂCable modem, DSL, or LAN connection (page 98) using these configurations:

ÂManual

ÂDHCP

ÂPPPoE

ÂAirPort Extreme wireless connection (see page 102)

Dial-Up Connection

A dial-up modem is the most common way to connect to the Internet. Your modem uses a method called Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to connect to an ISP.

Make sure your modem is plugged into a phone line and you have the information from your ISP available.

To set up Network preferences for the internal modem port:

1Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar.

2Click Network.

Appendix C Connecting to the Internet