How to setup dial up networking for xp

Click on the Start Button , move your mouse up to Internet Explorer , and right click. On the menu that pops up, click on Internet Properties. In the Internet Properties window, click on the Connections tab, and then click Add. The default selection of Dial-up to private network should be fine - click Next. Type in your local access number and then click Next. Please make sure the phone number is local, so you will not receive a huge long distance bill from your phone company.

Here is a list of local access numbers. Go ahead and click Finish. You may want to change the name in the box to read "Fire2Wire" so you can more easily identify the connection.

The connection settings window will now come up. Go ahead and type in your username and password. If you would like your connection to be optimized and more secure, click Properties and read on. The next step is to click on the Network icon pictured below. Double click on the Icon labelled Network Connections. This will bring up the window you see below. Double click on the icon labelled New Connection Wizard.

Begin by clicking Next , located on the bottom right seen below. Next you will see the Network Connection Type window. Select Connect to the Internet by clicking in the circle next to it as seen below. Click the Next button on the bottom right to continue. This will take you to the Getting Ready window. You will see three choices there as seen below. Please select the middle one labelled Set up my connection manually and then click Next.

The next window seen below is labelled Internet Connection. You will want to select the first option, Connect using a dial-up modem. Then click Next to continue. This window is called Connection Name. Just type in GreenNet as seen below and click Next. Now we should be in the Phone Number to Dial screen you see below. Just type in as seen below. Once this is completed, click Next. Next is the Internet Account Information screen. In this screen you will be adding in the Username and Password provided to you in your welcome letter.

The username should be your whole GreenNet email address, including gn.