Dialup Settings for Mac OS 9

Opening Apple Remote Access:

To open Remote Access, click the Apple, then Control Panels, and finally Remote Access, as shown below.

The Remote Access configuration dialogue opens, as shown below.

Check Username, Password, and Phone Number:

Name = Enter the username you use to connect to the Internet.

Password = Passwords are cAsE SEnSitIvE, so ensure your Caps Lock is not on.

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.

Tip: Can't make changes? Fields grayed out?  You may need to be in Administrator mode. 
Click Edit, then User Mode, then select Administrator.

Click the Connect button to dial up to the Internet.

Opening TCP:

With Remote Access open, click Remote Access on the toolbar, then TCP/IP, as shown below.

(For PPP, it would be the PPP menu rather than the Remote Access menu.)

Configure TCP for dial-up:

Tip: Can't make changes? Fields grayed out?  You may need to be in Administrator mode. 
      Click Edit, then User Mode, then select Administrator.

The two fields at the top determine how TCP acts on your computer.

Connect via = Choose PPP for a dial-up modem connection.  This makes TCP work with Remote Access.

Configure = Choose Using PPP Server for a dial-up modem connection.  This makes TCP work with Remote Access.

Name server addr = Leave this field blank

Then close TCP to complete the configuration.