Dialup Settings for OS X

10.0 Cheetah

10.1 Puma

10.2 Jaguar

Creating a new Internet connection:

To create an Internet connection in Mac OS X, do the following:

On the Toolbar, click the Apple icon and select Location -> Network Preferences from the menus.

The System Preferences window appears.

Location  =  Click the Down arrow and select New Location from the menu.

The following window appears:

Name your new location  =  Name the connection MHTC Dialup

Click the OK button.

We return to the following window:

TCP/IP tab:

Configure  =  Ensure you select Using PPP from the menu.

DNS Servers  =  Leave this section blank.

Select the PPP tab.

Show  =  Ensure you select Internal Modem from the menu.

PPP tab:

Account Name  =  Enter the username you use to connect to the Internet.
Password  =  Enter the password of your Internet connection.

Important:  Passwords are case-sensitive.  Ensure your Caps Lock key is DISabled.

Telephone Number  =  Enter the access number you use to connect to the Internet.  A list of available dial in number can be found here.

Remember: Before you use any dial-up number for Internet access, you must contact your local telephone service provider to verify if the number in question would be a toll-charge call for you.

Check the box Save password.

Click the PPP Options button.

The following window appears:

Session Options:

If you'd like to use a browser, e-mail client, ftp client, etc. to connect to the Internet, check the box Connect automatically when needed.

Enable any other Session Options to your liking.

Advanced Options:

Ensure you check Send PPP echo packets.
Ensure you check Use TCP header compression.

You can leave all other Advanced Options Disabled.

Click the OK button to save any changes.

Select the Modem tab.

Modem  =  Ensure you select the proper modem from the menu.  Mac should do this automatically.

Check the option Enable error correction and compression in modem.
Check the option Wait for dial tone before dialing.

Dialing  =  Select the type of dial tone you have — Tone or Pulse.
Sound  =  If you'd like to hear the modem dial, select the option On.

Note:  If you'd like to verify if the modem is dialing, select the option Show modem status in menu bar.  On the Finder toolbar, in the top-right corner of your Desktop, you'll see an animated phone as you dial.