ARCHIVED: At IUB or IUPUI, in Mac OS X, how do I connect to the modem pool?
Important: On August 15, 2014, the IU Bloomington and IUPUI modem pools were retired. If you are affected by this retirement, you can find a new Internet service provider by searching online or in the yellow pages.
Note: Since Apple no longer includes internal modems in its computers, you'll need to obtain an external USB modem to use dial-up on a recently produced computer. Also, Apple's own USB modem is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 and higher.
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Mac OS X has built-in support for connecting to the Internet using your computer's modem. To connect to the Indiana University Bloomington or IUPUI modem pool using PPP:
Mac OS X 10.5 and later
- From the Apple menu, select .
- In System Preferences, from the menu, select .
- In the left column of the network preferences pane, click the listing for your model (e.g., , ).
- In the "Telephone Number:" field, enter one of the following:
- IUB:
856-5200
- IUPUI:
278-5620
- IUB:
- In the "Account Name:" field, enter your Network ID username.
- In the "Password:" field, enter your Network ID passphrase.
- Click . From this sheet, you can make additional configuration changes, although the defaults should work with the modem pools. You may want to select under the tab, and your specific model under . Click when you have finished configuring these settings.
- Check to create an icon on the menu bar you can use to make a modem connection. The icon will look like a telephone handset.
- Click .
Unless your system is configured to establish a connection when Internet applications launch, click
in the Network system preference or from the menu bar modem status icon.Mac OS X 10.4 and earlier
- From the Apple menu, select .
- In System Preferences, from the menu, select .
- From the "Show:" list, select your modem (e.g., ).
- Click the
- In the "Service Provider:" field, at IUB, enter
IU Modem Pools
. At IUPUI, enterIUPUI Modem Pools
. - In the "Account Name:" field, enter your Network ID username.
- In the "Password:" field, enter your Network ID passphrase.
- If you don't want to type your passphrase each time you make a connection, check .
- In the "Telephone Number:" field, enter one of the following:
- IUB:
856-5200
- IUPUI:
278-5620
- IUB:
- Click Classic environment, uncheck . Click when you have finished configuring these settings. to bring up a list of options. The defaults should work with the modem pools, but you may change them if you wish. If you have trouble accessing the network with applications running from the
tab:
- In the "Service Provider:" field, at IUB, enter
- Click the
- From the "Modem:" list, select your modem type. Typically, Mac OS X will have already selected the best option.
- To hear the modem dialing and establishing the connection, next to the "Sound:" option, select . Otherwise, select .
- Most telephone lines use touchtone dialing, but if your telephone uses pulse or rotary dialing, in the "Dialing:" options, select .
- If your telephone line uses tone dialing, select .
tab:
- Click .
If you did not choose to have Internet applications establish a
connection when launched, use the Internet Connect utility to dial the
IU system. This application is located on your hard drive in the
Applications
folder.
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