How do i get my internet working on macs.

Alpha Moth

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Hi,

i recently got a imac of my pop

i got no idea about macs and trying to get it connected to internet(dial-up)

can anyone give me a set of instructions or link to get it up and runnning.

Narada

Narada

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

United States

Clan Foxrunner

R/P

Do you have an ISP (Internet Service Provider) phone number that you can dial into? Or better than that, if you do already have an ISP, did they give you a software installation CD or something of that nature when you signed up for their services?

Kimikio

Kimikio

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Forsaken Tribe

Mo/R

^^ well said.

toramiko

toramiko

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Mystic Masters of Gaia

Mo/

Actually, a better question is, do you have a 56k modem port on the iMac? That feature was phased out from the new iSight iMacs.

You have a built in 10/100 base ethernet and airport extreme if my memory serves correctly.

Apple computers are made under the "who still uses dialup and diskettes?" mentality. For a company that likes to stay in the latest trend, those things are obsolete and considered useless. Which is true to the demographic they target. I don't personally know anyone who uses an iMac and NOT have broadband.

If you MUST use dialup, you would have to get a USB 56k modem. One that has software that’s compatible with Macs. It will probably cost $50 or less. Depends on where you look and if you wait for a sale or not I guess.

But if the above is not the case. Here's an article from the Apple website about how to connect the internet via dialup.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106717

Matsumi

Matsumi

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

This should help ya out some...pay no attention to the numbers and info (connection number, username/password, DNS, etc.) for what they are putting in there on the screen shots, just use your ISP info.

http://www.circa.ufl.edu/cd-rom/mac/...PFORMACOSX.HTM