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Setting Up Dialup Networking

*** You must be logged in as Administrator to make these changes *** 

1. Right-click the "My Computer" icon. Then click "Properties."
2. Click on the "Network Identification" tab and click the "Properties" button.
3. Under "Computer Name" enter a name for your computer and then click the "More..." button.
4. Under "Primary DNS suffix for this computer:" enter netnet.net Push the OK buttons until you are out of all the settings windows.
5. Right click on the My Network Places icon on the Desktop and choose Properties.
6. Double click the Make New Connection icon and, when the Network Connection Wizard starts up, click Next.
7. Choose Dial-up to the Internet and click Next.
8. Choose "I want to set up my Internet Connection manually" (the third option) and click Next.
9. Choose "I connect through a phone line and a modem" and click Next.
10. Enter the Area Code, Phone Number, Country/Region name and code, and check the Use area code and dialing rules.
11. Click the Advanced button. Then click the Addresses tab. Under DNS server address click Always use the following: and enter 206.40.99.2 and 206.40.99.3 in the two boxes respectively, then click OK.
12. Click Next, specify the username and password if you would like to save it, then click Next.
13. Give the Connection a name (i.e. NetNetInc.). Then click Next.
14. The Connection Wizard may then detect an Internet Mail program and ask if you want to set up an Internet Mail account. Click No and then click Next.
15. Uncheck the box labeled To connect to the Internet immediately, select this box and then click Finish and then click the Finish button.
16. Right click on the NetNetInc file that was created and choose Properties. Then click the Rules button.
17. The default set of rules is called My Location. Highlight that and choose Edit. Make sure the Area Code is filled in and if you have call waiting, check the To disable call waiting, dial: box and then choose *70, from the menu to the right. Check to make sure the phone number to be dialed at the bottom of the window looks correct. Click OK until you are out of all the settings windows.
18. To create the Connection for the NetNetInc, right click on the NetNetInc (or vice versa) and choose Create Copy. Then right click on the Copy of NetNetInc file and choose Properties. Change the phone number to the desired number and click OK. Right click on the Copy of NetNetInc, choose Rename, and then type NetNetInc, if thats the new connection you just created.
19. If you would like shortcuts on your desktop to these connections, right click on each of them and choose Create Shortcut. Then answer Yes when if asks you if you would like the shortcut to be placed on the desktop.
20. To connect, simply double click the desired connection on the desktop, enter the username and password (checking the Save Password option if you want), and click the Connect button.