[X-Newbies] Connecting to the Internet

[Sue Rodriguez]

Thank you so much.  It worked (and it took only about 30 seconds).
I shut everything down, then dial using the telephone icon, and here I am.

Thanks again, Sue

> Go to the Network Preference Pane. Click on your active network
> location (probably Automatic, as this is the default location). Click
> the Configure... button at the bottom left. You will see a popup menu
> labeled "Show". Make sure "Internal Modem" is selected. Then click on
> the PPP tab. You can enter your primary and secondary phone numbers in
> the dialog box. Click on the Apply Now Button to make this selection
> active.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Norm
> Norman Cohen
> nacohen at mac.com
> 
> "Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors."
> Thomas H. Huxley
> 
> On Mar 14, 2005, at 4:04 PM, Sue Rodriguez wrote:
> 
>> 
>>  Good afternoon, all,
>> 
>>  As of today, over half of the state of Mississippi must now dial
>> their area code and telephone number‹even when calling across the
>> street‹because the phone company is beginning to use a second area
>> code over the same area.  Sorry, but I am really annoyed.  But this
>> has created a problem.  I am unable to change or delete the MAIN
>> NUMBER in the Internet Connect box, which I use to connect to the
>> Internet.  When I put the area code in, it prompts me to save it as
>> MAIN  NUMBER 1.  However, I can¹t find anywhere to make MAIN NUMBER 1
>> the default number, thus I must open the Internet Connect window and
>> manually select MAIN NUMBER 1 every time I want to connect to the
>> Internet.  
>> 
>>  My husband has an even stranger problem on his PowerBook.  When he
>> opens his Internet Connect window, everything is gray, thus he can¹t
>> change anything and he can¹t even connect manually.  
>> 
>>  Does anyone know what we need to do to clear up these problems?  
>> 
>>  Thanks in advance,
>> 
>>  Sue  _______________________________________________
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