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Setting up GTE ADSL for Windows 95/98

Note: Your PC must be capable of accepting 10BaseT ethernet. Nearly every bundled PC has this, but if you have a custom built PC, you may need to purchase and install a 10BaseT network card.

Individual Plan users

When GTE is finished, they will have given you the DSL modem and a cross-over cable that you should connect directly into your PC's 10BaseT ethernet port.

If you would like to share your DSL connection among more than one computer, you must hook up DSL to your local area network and to make this work, you MUST sign up for our Static/Premium Plan. If you have, then please see our setup instructions for Static/Premium Plan users.

Please be aware that your service with us will be subject to immediate termination plus a $25 fee if we discover that your DSL line is utilizing any sort of proxy server or otherwise bypassing our 1 computer limit on dynamic DSL lines.

  1. Open your Control Panels folder.

  2. Open your Network Control Panel.

  3. Highlight your Network card and click on the button for Properties.

  4. Click on the tab for IP Address.

  5. Select the radio button for Obtain an IP address automatically.

  6. Click on the OK button.

  7. Click on the OK button for the main Network Control Panel.

  8. You may be prompted to restart your machine. Please do so. If you are not so prompted, please nevertheless restart.

Once the machine has rebooted, you should be online.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Most people like to start by using a Web Browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer to "browse (aka surf) the Web". You can find sites dedicated to all kinds of interesting topics.

Some of our favorite sites are:

www.brandx.netBrand X Internet
www.yahoo.comYahoo Search Engine
www.cnn.comCNN News Online
www.shareware.comSoftware you can download and try
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CONFIGURING EUDORA

Eudora is the best Email program around. There are a few who prefer to use Netscape for their mail, but they are considered eccentric. You may use any email program you wish, but our techincal support is limited to programs that are commonly used and that we are familiar with.

Outlook Express and other Microsoft products are written in the most confusing and non-intutive way possible with the intention of increasing Microsoft's revenue via its 900 support number. If you are determined to use a Microsoft product, please use their 900 support number for assistance in setting it up.

You can always obtain the latest version of Eudora by visiting http://www.eudora.com

Please follow the steps below. The figures reflect a username of "fred". Please replace this wherever it is shown with your username. Please use only lowercase letters.

  1. Please launch (double-click on) Eudora.

  2. Eudora might immediately open the settings window or it may not. If it does not, please go to the Tools menu and select Options

  3. Click on the Getting Started icon.

  4. POP account: Enter "username@mail.brandx.net" after replacing username with your actual username. Please use only lowercase letters.

  5. Real name: Enter whatever name you'd like to appear to recepients of your email. Note: You don't have to put in anything if you'd rather be anonymous.

  6. Return address Enter "username@brandx.net" after replacing username with your actual username. Please use only lowercase letters.

  7. Connection method: Please select the Winsock radio button.

  8. Click on the icon for Hosts.

  9. In the text box to the right of SMTP:, please enter mail.brandx.net. Leave the other fields blank.

  10. Click on the OK button.

You are now ready to send and receive email. You must be logged in to send or receive.

To receive email, please go to the File menu and select Check Mail.

Enter your password.

To send mail, please go to the Message menu and select New Message. Fill in the recepient's email address, a subject, and your message. The cc and bcc fields are unnecessary.

BRAND X TECHNICAL SUPPORT POLICIES

Brand X techincal support operates on a call back basis. Rather than leave you on hold for hours. We will call you back, generally within a couple of hours and try to help you get online.

99% of all tech support calls involve a user's failure to follow these instructions. While you are waiting for us to call back, please go through the instructions once again, being extra careful to follow each step. If you are calling to clarify the instructions for a step, please first try your best guess. You cannot damage your computer or equipment by merely using an incorrect setting.

Happy Internet Surfing!!!

Brand X Setup Instructions for GTE DSL for Windows 95/98 Individual Plan users

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