Setting up a Dialup connection from scratch on Windows XP
To set up your connection from scratch, click the
Start
Button in the bottom left hand corner of the screen.
You will then see this screen:
Here, click the
Control panel
symbol, and you will then see this screen:
Click the
Network connections
icon and you will see this screen:
Here, click the
Create a new connection
link in the left hand panel (it's under the heading
Network tasks
.
This will start the new connection wizard.
Click
Next
.
On this screen, make sure you have checked the button called
Connect to the Internet
. Then click
Next
.
Here, make sure that the
Set up my connection manually
button is clicked. Then click
Next
.
Here, click
Connect using a dial up modem
and then click
next
.
Type a name for your connection - such as
DSL Connect
and click
Next
.
Here, type in the number you dial to call for the Dialup connection.
DSL Connect
0845 688 7630
Then click
OK
to see the next screen.
Here, under
username
type in your full email address. This is in the format;
universal_uni@dslconnect.co.uk
Then enter your password, and confirm it. Then click
Next
to see this screen:
Click
Finish
and you will see the next screen, where you can test your connection.
Click the
Dial
button to connect to DSL Connect.