[muglo] Re: netconnect

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:47:48 -0500, Hawk wrote:
> She's running Windows Eric.

Shouldn't be a problem.

> It would be nice to connect to the Rogers modem and I could likely do that
> in London.

Keep the "router" idea in mind -- it's easy and allows guests to hook
up laptops without having to fiddle with settings. Sometimes
FutureShop has them for $30 (their "rebate" price).

>    And it's actually the out of town computer I'd most like to see the
> laptop connect since the computer there is old and therefore surfing is very
> limited.

What you need is three pieces of information:
1. your dial-in number;
2. your user name;
3. your password.

Then, you have to create a dial-in profile in Windows. You open up My
Computer (IIRC... I haven't used a Windows machine in over two months
so things are getting fuzzy). There should be a folder called
"Internet Connections" or "Dial Up" or something like that. Open that
folder. Then open up "Add Dial Up" or "Add Internet Connection". The
wizard will then take you through the dialogues where you will enter
pieces of info 1 through 3.

Alternately, give her this information and have her go to her
company's IT person and have them configure it for her (though, if you
or she figure out how to do it, you'll know what to do in future).

> switch to high speed. Trouble was with Rogers wanted to charge me for each
> computer connection which would amount to about five times what I had been
> paying. It was cheaper to stay with the original ISP and use Rogers for the
> G4. Jim

I'm guessing you mean that Rogers wants to charge for each location
that's connected to high speed (understandable given the
infrastructure costs). They used to have a prohibition on using
routers and demanded you pay for each computer connected to their
system ($10/mo back in '98). However, with the rise of competition
they've had to drop that prohibition and now you can safely (i.e.
legally) use a router to share the connection with your other
computers.

BTW When I used to have Rogers (way back when in the dark ages of high
speed) in London I seem to recall that I got 10 hours/month dial-in
gratis with my package. Likewise, if Bell Sympatico High Speed Edition
is available to your home (presumably that's where you spend most of
your time on-line), you could subscribe to it and get 10 hours/month
dial-in access free. I believe you can pay for more time if
necessary/desired. This way you could save yourself the $16/month
(that's ~$200+$30/year... enough to buy a new laser printer every two
years).

Eric.
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