Mac OS X

Follow the steps below to configure your Macintosh with OS X to use Mycybernet Online.

1. Click the 'Apple' menu and select 'System Preferences...'

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2. Click on the 'Network' icon (Figure 2).

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3. At the top of the Network window (Figure 3), configure the following:

Location: Automatic
Show: Internal Modem

Next, configure the 'TCP/IP' tab with the following settings:

Configure: Using PPP
Domain Name Servers:
209.222.63.130
206.186.81.2
Search Domains: mycybernet.net

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4. Configure the 'PPP' tab (Figure 4) as follows:

Service Provider: Mycybernet
Telephone Number: Enter the Access Number for your location

•  Toronto GTA
•  Canada Wide Access
•  North America Access

Account Name: Your username
Password: Your password
Save Password: Checked

Click on the 'PPP Options...' button


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5. Configure the Session Options (Figure 5) as follows:

Connect automatically...: Unchecked
Prompt every xx minutes...: Unchecked
Disconnect if idle...: Unchecked
Disconnect when user logs out: Checked
Redial if busy: Checked
Redial 9 times
Wait 30 sconds...

Set the Advanced Options as follows:

Send PPP echo packets: Checked
Use TCP header compression: Checked
Connect using terminal window: Unchecked
Use verbose logging: Unchecked

Click the 'OK' button.

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6. Configure the 'Modem' tab (Figure 6) as follows:

Modem: Your modem should be selected
Enable error correction and compression in modem: Unchecked
Sound: On (Optional)
Dialing: Tone (Unless you have a pulse line)
Wait for dial tone...: Checked
Show modem status in menu bar: Checked

 

Click the 'Apply Now' button and then close the Network window.

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7. Click on the Modem Status icon of the menu bar and select 'Open Internet Connect...'

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8. Click the 'Connect' button to begin dialing.

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9. You may close this window once the connection has been established.

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