[Macpartners] configuring X.2.8 for AOL dialup

[Tom Pixton]

Thanks. I downloaded AOL's OS X installer, which then overrides 
TCP/IP and everything else in the normal setup.

Tom

At 5:55 PM -0600 3/11/04, Chris Griffith wrote:
>This article on Apple's support site seems to suggest that the modem 
>be configured using AOL's software rather than the Network 
>preferences:
>
>http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107409
>
>-Chris
>
>
>On Mar 11, 2004, at 10:33 AM, Tom Pixton wrote:
>
>>  Hi MacFolk:
>>
>>  I'm trying to configure one of our G4 laptops, running Mac OS 
>>X.2.8, for a colleague who will be using it to connect to her AOL 
>>while on vacation. In the Network pane, there is a tab for AOL 
>>Dialup. When selected, all options in the other tabs (PPP, Proxies, 
>>Modem) are grayed out. It can't connect because there's no dialup 
>>number. Does anyone have experience configuring AOL on X.2.8?
>>
>>  Thanks.
>>
>>  Tom
>>
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