Configuring Windows XP Home Edition

  1. Use "Start" to get to "Control Panel".
  2. Launch (double click) on "Network Connections".
  3. In the "Network Tasks" window at the top left, you should see "Create a new connection". Click on this.
  4. A new window “New Connection Wizard” should appear. Press the “Next” button to choose a type of connection.
  5. Check the button for “Connect to the Internet”. Click the “Next” button.
  6. On the next page, choose “Set up my connection manually” and press the “Next” button.
  7. On the next page, choose “Connect using a dial-up modem” and press the “Next” button.
  8. On the next page, type "MCnet Dialin" for the name of your ISP in the box, and press the “Next” button.
  9. Enter the phone number for Mcnet Dialin. If you are calling from off-campus then the number is "925-3980". If on-campus, then the number is "6000". Enter the correct number and hit the “Next” button.
  10. On the next page, you will have to enter your account information. For "login" and "password" use your assigned Novell login and password. Be sure to type in upper and lower case letters exactly! You will have to type your password twice on this page for confirmation. Before hitting the “Next” button, place check marks in the options to “Use this account name and password when anyone connects to the Internet from this computer” and “Make this the default Internet connection”. Uncheck the box: “Turn on Internet Connection Firewall for this connection”. Press the “Next” button.
  11. On the next page, check the box for “Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop”. Click the “Finish” button to create the new connection.
  12. A new window, “Connect Mcnet Dialin”, will appear. Choose “Dial” to connect to Mcnet.
  13. A new icon will be created on your desktop “Mcnet Dialin”