VAIO® Notebook User Guide

The internal modem of your notebook is set to hang up if the called party does not answer within 60 seconds. You may change this length to less than 30 seconds, which, however, may prevent a connection from being established due to some delays caused by the telephone switch. It is advised to set the length to 30 seconds or more.

If your Internet service provider supports V.90 or 56K, communications of up to 53 Kbps are available. This may vary, depending on the telephone line condition.

If you use a splitter to branch the telephone line, the internal fax modem may not operate successfully.

Select the appropriate mode adopted in your country. You can select it from the Modem Properties dialog box.

Connecting to the Local Area Network (LAN)

For the detailed settings and devices needed to connect to the network, please ask your system manager.

Using Ethernet to Connect to a Network

You can exchange data with other devices on a network by connecting your notebook to the location’s Local Area Network (LAN). To connect the notebook to a network, you need a network PC card. For more information on using PC cards, see “Using PC Cards” on page 47 of the User Guide. Consult the network administrator to find out about the accessory settings required to access the network.

Connecting to LAN

Network

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