MLJames 2/7/2004 5:13 AM >Hello every one. I use a dial-up (modem) to connect to the Internet and >get my e-mail when I am in my home office. When I travel, unfortunatley, >the telephone lines in the hotels are often so bad that I can only connet >at a rate less than 28K and the connection drops at that speed withing a >min or two. Recently, I have noticed that hotels are offering ethernet >connections - I have an ethernet port on my lap top but no clue how to >connect using it. Can someone tell me if I am still using the Remote >Access Panel and how do I point it away from the modem and to the >ethernet port?
I am assuming that you are using OS 9.x. Their are a few changes that you need to make. Open the TCP/IP control panel. It likely shows that Connect via is set to PPP. You need to change that to Ethernet or Built-in Ethernet. At a hotel you will likely need to select Configure "Using DHCP server" In Emailer you will likely need to change the SMTP server info - the hotel should provide that info. Remote Access is not involved - it is for dialup. Lew Nelson ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
