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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 Start 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

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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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