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How do I create a new dial-up connection?
Windows 95/98
 
Windows XP

To create and configure your Windows XP connection follow the instructions below:

First click on the Start button

Next click on Control Panel

Now double click on Network Connections and then double click on Create New Connection

Click Next, select Connect to the Internet, click Next

Select Setup my Internet connection manually and click Next

Select Connect using a dial-up modem and click Next

Type 5StarNet ISP in the ISP Name space. Click Next

Enter the dial-up number for 5StarNet which is 086 717171 in the Phone Number space. Click Next

Type your 5StarNet Username in the Username space and type your password in both the Password and Confirm Password space then click Next

Click Finish to complete the setup wizard.

To dial in, click on the Start button, select Connect To, click on 5StarNet ISP, click on the Dial button to connect

To hang up your modem and disconnect when your Internet session is finished, find the Connection Status icon in the Windows XP Taskbar (next to the clock) and double click on this icon. The 5StarNet ISP Status will appear. Click the Disconnect button.

Windows 95 & Windows 98

To create and configure your Windows 95/98 connection follow the instructions below

First double click on the My Computer icon on your desktop

Next double click on the Dial Up Networking folder

Now Double click on Make New Connection.

The Connection Wizard will start. Type in the name for the new connection. We suggest using 5StarNet

Next select the modem you will be using. In most cases this will be the only modem installed on your system. Click Next

Select your area code which will be 9 for Auckland

Now enter the telephone number you will be calling which is 086 717171

Select the country code which is New Zealand (64)

Click Next

Click Finish to complete the Wizard setup

You should now have a new icon in your Dial-Up Networking folder called 5StarNet. Double click this icon to start the Dialer window. You will need to enter your username and password in this screen.

Windows 2000


To configure your Windows 2000 connection follow the instructions below

First click on the Start button on your desktop

Next click on Settings then Network and Dial-up Connections

Now click on Make New Connection. The Connection Wizard will start

Select Dial-up to the Internet. Click Next and select "I want to setup my Internet connection manually".

Click Next and select the method that you use to connect to the Internet.

Select your area code which will be 9 for Auckland

Now enter the telephone number you will be calling which is 086717171

Select the country code which is New Zealand (64)

Click Next

Enter your 5StarNet Username and Password (use lower case ie small letters only)

Type 5StarNet in the Connection Name box

Select No if you don't want to set up an email account at this time.

Click Next then Finish to complete the Wizard setup

You should now have a new icon in your Dial-Up Networking folder called 5StarNet. Double click on the Internet Explorer icon to connect to the Internet.

*****Creating a desktop shortcut*****

Open the Network and Dial-up Connections window.

Right-click on the 5StarNet icon and select Create Shortcut.

Select Yes to create a shortcut on the desktop.

This shortcut can be used to connect to 5StarNet. Once a connection is established, open your browser (Netscape, Mozilla, Internet Explorer or whatever browser you want to use) to view the web pages.

Linux


Depending on your version of Linux, the setup may be slightly different than described here.

Choose a connection type

A. Red Hat Linux:

Using RP3 to connect. RP3, the Red Hat PPP Dialer utility is available on any RedHat Linux install of version 6.2 or later. It is an easy dialer to install and is highly recommended. You can use RP3 to connect your modem to a PPP account, and then you can view statistics about the connection, such as the time, speed and cost of the current connection 

RP3's Dialup Configuration Tool dialog (see image below) allows you to easily configure your system for an Internet dialup connection, helping you to locate your modem, enter the account information, and connect.

Click on Dialup Configuration Tool to create a new connection

Click Next

Your system will try to find your modem.  If it can't, it will ask you to configure a new one.  If rp3 can't find a modem, it will try to configure one. Select your modem from the list it provides and click NEXT.  If successful you will see an account name screen.  If not then your modem is not configured or installed properly.  Please refer to your modem vendor documentation.

Enter 5StarNet for the account name and then enter the primary number you will dial to connect to 5StarNet 086 717171

Click Next

Enter yourusername and password in lower case (ie. no capital letters)

Click NEXT.

When the system asks if your ISP is named in a list select no or select NORMAL ISP

Click NEXT

Hit the FINISH button.  Setup is completed.

To dial into our network, visit the GNOME menu and look under Internet for RH PPP DIALER. Click on it. Then select interface PPP0.  A terminal window should launch.

On the new window RIGHT CLICK and select CONNECT TO PPP0.  The modem should start dialling 5StarNet..

There is a very good user document on the Red Hat Website RedHat6.2 RedHat 7.1

B. netcfg setup in Xwindows:

The ‘netcfg’ interface is a feature of Redhat Linux 5 and above

Start Xwindows with the startx command and login as root
Open a Console and type netcfg to start the network configuration manager



Enter 5star.net.nz in the domain field under the Names tab
Add 202.189.160.1 and 202.189.160.2 in the Nameserver section
Click on the Interfaces tab and click on Add button. Netcfg will ask for type of connection, choose PPP
Click OK
Enter the following information in the appropriate fields

  • Phone number (086 717171)
  • Login name
  • Password
Click on done and save the interface

To Connect and disconnect:

Select the PPP interface in Net configuration
Click on Activate and the modem should start dialing and connect you to 5StarNet
Disconnect by selecting the PPP interface and choosing Deactivate

C: KDE Desktop

If you use KDE as your desktop and you only want to connect while using the KDE desktop, then use the network tool "kppp" to configure your dialup connection.

Procedure>>>

  1. Start kppp and click on Setup and then Add (for new connection).
  2. At the Dial tab, enter:
    • Connection Name = 5StarNet
    • Phone Number = 086717171
    • Authentication = PAP
    • Check Yes to store password
  3. At the IP tab:
    • Check Yes for Dynamic IP address
    • Check Yes for auto-configure host name from this IP
  4. At the DNS tab:
    • Domain = 5star.net.nz
    • Check Configuration: Automatic
    • Check Yes to Disable existing DNS servers
  5. At the Gateway tab:
    • Check Yes for Default Gateway
    • Check Yes to Assign the default Route to this Gateway
  6. The Login Script can be left alone
  7. Ignore Accounting
    Enter your name and password, optionally check Show Log window and hit the Connect button. To disconnect, simply click on the disconnect button.

D: Plain old ppp at command line

This requires editing the /etc/ppp-on shell script.

Procedure>>>

  1. Make sure the permissions on /usr/sbin/pppd are: -rwsr-xr-x If not, as root, try chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd
  2. Edit /etc/ppp/ppp-on so it looks something like the following. The comment lines (beginning with #) are eliminated here for brevity. 
    ----< /etc/ppp/ppp-on >----
TELEPHONE=086-717171
ACCOUNT=username
PASSWORD=password
export TELEPHONE ACCOUNT PASSWORD

exec /usr/sbin/pppd lock modem \
 /dev/ttyS0 115200 crtscts \
 asyncmap 200A0000 escape ff \
 0.0.0.0:0.0.0.0 noipdefault \
 defaultroute \
 connect /etc/ppp/dial-5starnet
---------------------------------
 You may need to change the CPU to modem speed.
  3. Create a file /etc/ppp/dial-5starnet by copying /etc/ppp/ppp-on-dialer.
    Edit /etc/ppp/dial-5starnet to look as follows. (You can just use ppp-on-dialer if you wish - change ppp-on accordingly). 
    ---< /etc/ppp/dial-5starnet >---
exec chat -v \
TIMEOUT 3 \
ABORT '\nBUSY\r' \
ABORT '\nNO ANSWER\r' \
ABORT '\nRINGING\r' \
'' \rAT \
'OK-+++\c-OK' ATH0 \
TIMEOUT 120 \
OK ATDT$TELEPHONE \
CONNECT ''
---------------------------------
    The backslashes are important. They are line-continuation characters. Remove two obsolete lines if any: 
    ogin:--ogin: $ACCOUNT \
word:-- $PASSWORD
    All authentication information will be requested at PPP handshaking via PAP.
  4. For authentiacation via PAP create or edit file /etc/ppp/pap-secrets to look as follows. 
    ----< /etc/ppp/pap-secrets >-----
username * password
---------------------------------
It has to contain only one meaningful line
  5. If you are not already in the directory /etc/ppp, move there. Enter the command:
    ./ppp-on &
    This should cause the pppd (ppp daemon) to start and use chat to establish a connection through the script in dial-5starnet
  6. To see if you are up, run as root:
    ifconfig
    It should report a ppp0 interface.
  7. To bring this interface down:
    /etc/ppp/ppp-off

See also: Linux PPP HOWTO

Macintosh - Mac OS 10 (all versions)

First click on your Systems Preferences icon as shown below

Next click on the network icon


TCP/IP
Your screen should look something like the above image
The Location Property should be set to automatic
The Show Property should usually be set to internal modem unless you use something different.
Select the TCP/IP tab as shown. The configure setting should be set to PPP as shown.
The IP Address should be set to "provided by your service provider" because it is detected automatically at logon.
Leave the DNS (domain name servers) section blank. This should create a dynamic connection (which means the DNS settings are assigned automatically at logon time). If this does not work try (a) insert all zeros for the DNS entries (0.0.0.0 and 0.0.0.0) or (b) contact us and we will supply DNS numbers.
 In the text box labeled Search Domains, enter the following domain name: 5star.net.nz
Next click on the PPP tab

PPP
Your screen should look something like the above image
Service Provider: Enter 5StarNet
Telephone Number: Enter our NZ dialup number 086 717171
Alternate Number: Leave blank
Enter your Account Name and Password into the appropriate boxes (use lower case only ie. no capital letters)
Check the Save password box
Click Apply Now and then exit this window. Setup has been completed


To Finish
Your dialer has now been configured to use your 5StarNet Dialup account.
To dial in, simply use the Finder icon in your dock and then click on the Applications icon.
Once in the applications folder, look for the Internet Connect icon.  Click on it to connect to the Internet.  You should drag this icon into your dock so you no longer have to go through the applications screen to find it.

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