Dialup Configuration for Windows 2000

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Configuration Procedures

1. Click on the "Start" button, go to "Settings", followed by "Network and Dial-up Connections."
2. Double-click on "Make a new connection", this will launch the Network Connection Wizard, click Next to continue.
3. Check the first radio button "Dial-up to private network", click Next.

   

4. Key in the dialup number in the space provided. Refer here for a list of dialup numbers. Click Next.

   

5. Select the appropriate option whether you want this connection to be available to all users who login to your computer.

   

6. Type in the name your want to use for this connection. If you want a shortcut to this connection to appear on your desktop, click the checkbox too. Click Finish. This will bring up the connection dialog box. Refer to below.

   Dialing in to SoC

7. You can bring up the dialup connection dialog box by navigating to to the "Network and Dialup Connection" or by clicking the shortcut if you've created it earlier. Key in your SoC username and password, click "Dial" to initiate the connection. You will hear the modem handshaking sound.

   

8. When the connection has been established, there will be a dialup icon at the lower right hand side to indicate connectivity to the dialup server. Double-clicking it will bring up the connection status window. You can check your connection speed here. If instead you hear a busy tone, then all the lines are busy, perhaps you want to try another line.
9. You are now connected to SoC dialup service. You can then start your winsock application such as netscape, telnet or ftp.