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MacOS 9 includes all the software you need to allow your Macintosh
computer to dial in to geeksnet.com and connect directly to the
Internet.
1. Go to the Applications folder
on your hard drive and locate the Internet folder.
2. Click on the Internet Setup Assitant
3. Click the "Yes" button in the Assistant
to set up your computer to use the Internet.
4. Click "Yes" to confirm that you already
have an Internet Account.
5. Read the Introduction information then click
the right arrow.
6. Name the configuration "geeksnet" and
select the Modem button. Click the right arrow to continue.
7. Select your modem and port from the lists. This
will probably be the Internal Modem Port unless you are using
a PowerBook then it may be the Modem/Printer Port or PC Card slot.
Click the right arrow to continue.
8. Enter the appropriate phone number, 252-758-2206
in the Greenville area or 252-237-3077 in the Wilson
area. Enter your username and password. Click the right arrow
to continue.
9. Select No for "Is there an IP address for
this configuration." Click the right arrow button to continue.
10. Enter 208.34.239.5 and 208.34.239.6 for the
DNS Addresses. Enter geeksnet.com for the Domain. Click
the right arrow to continue.
11. Enter your geeksnet E-mail address and password.
Click the right arrow to continue.
12. Enter your geeksnet E-mail address. The SMPT
host is mail.geeksnet.com. Click the right arrow
to continue.
13. Enter news.geeksnet.com for the NNTP host name.
Click the right arrow to continue.
14. To complete click "Go Ahead."
You'll need the following information to set up
MacOS 9 to dial in to geeksnet.com.
Modem Settings
You'll need to know what kind of modem you have (manufacturer and
model or speed), which port on your Mac its plugged into (modem
port or printer port), and whether your phone line has tone or pulse
dialing (almost everyone has tone dialing these days).
Phone Numbers
geeksnet.com has two modem dialup numbers for 56k
and ISDN access:
Greenville - 252-758-2206
Wilson - 252-237-3077
Username
This should be set to whatever you selected as your username when
you signed up for a geeksnet.com account. Make sure you enter your
username in all lowercase letters!
Password
This should be set to whatever you selected or were assigned as
your password when you signed up for a geeksnet.com account. Your
password is case sensitive, too, make sure you enter it exactly!
Domain Name Servers
These are server assigned.. Our Domain Name is "geeksnet.com".
E-mail Address
Your email address is probably "username@geeksnet.com" unless you
have made other arrangements with geeksnet. Your email password
is the same as your dialup password.
E-mail Account
Your POP email account is "username@geeksnet.com". Our SMTP server
is "mail.geeksnet.com".
News Server Host
Our NNTP server is "news.geeksnet.com".
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