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Windows XP: Checking the Settings on an Existing Connection
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Windows XP: Checking the Settings on an Existing Connection
Click on the
Button
Start Menu
Click on
Control Panel
Click on
Network and Internet Connections
Click on
Internet Options
Connections Tab
Click once on
Seanet (Default)
Then click on
Settings
seanet.com
premier1.net
ncia.com
Fully qualified username
username@seanet.com
username@premier1.net
username@seanet.com
Settings Button
Use your fully qualified username.
XP encrypts your password so it might look longer than usual. You can retype in your password if you like.
Domain should remain blank
Click on
Advanced
Advanced Button
These options are user preference
Click
OK
when done
Click on
Properties
General Tab
Check the
Phone number
Put all 10 digits in the
Phone number
field
Uncheck
Use dialing rules
Click on
Configure
Configure Button
Lower the
Maximum speed
to 57600.
If you are using a hardware modem leave the check boxes marked in
Hardware features
.
If you are using a software modem The modem name will usually say "Soft" "Win" or "HSF" in it) then uncheck all the
Hardware features.
Uncheck
Show terminal window.
Enable modem speaker
is user preference.
Click on
OK
Options Tab
These are user preference.
Click on
X.25.
X.25 Button
Select
(none)
for
Network.
All other fields should be blank.
Click on
OK
Security tab
Select
Typical (recommended settings)
Select
Allow unsecure password.
All other options should remain unchecked.
Networking Tab
Select
PPP; Windows 95/98/NT4/2000, Internet
Check
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Click on
Settings
Settings Button
Check
Enable LCP extensions
Check
Enable software compression
Uncheck
Negotiate multi-link for single link connections
Click on
OK
Properties Button
Click on
Properties
Select
Obtain an IP address automatically
Select
Use the following DNS server addresses
Preferred DNS Server
is
199.181.164.1
Alternate DNS Server
is
199.181.164.2
Click on
Advanced
Advanced General tab
Check
User default gateway on remote network
Check
Use IP header compression
DNS Tab
Verify that
199.181.164.1
and
199.181.164.2
are in the
DNS server addresses
field
Select
Append these DNS suffixes (in order)
Click on
Add
and type in
seanet.com
then click on
OK
Uncheck
Register this connection's addresses in DNS
WINS Tab
There should be nothing in the
WINS addresses
field
Check
Enable LMHOSTS lookup
Select
Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP
Keep clicking on
OK
until you are all the way back out and you can close the
Network and Internet connections
window.
YOU'RE DONE!
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