Sony VGN - NS User Manual
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Using Your VAIO Computer
Using the Internet
Setting Up a Dial-up Internet Connection
Before you can connect to the Internet, you need to connect your computer to a telephone line with a telephone cable (not
supplied) and have an account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
supplied) and have an account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
To connect a telephone cable
1
Plug one end of the phone cable (1) into the modem port
on the computer.
2
Plug the other end into the wall jack (2).
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Your computer does not work with party lines, cannot be connected to a coin-operated telephone, and may not work with multiple telephone lines or a
private branch exchange (PBX). Some of these connections may result in excess electrical current and could cause a malfunction in the internal modem.
private branch exchange (PBX). Some of these connections may result in excess electrical current and could cause a malfunction in the internal modem.
If you connect a telephone cable coming through a splitter, the modem or connected device may not work properly.
To set up a dial-up connection to the Internet
1
Click Start and Control Panel.
2
Click Connect to the Internet under Network and Internet.
The Connect to the Internet window appears.
The Connect to the Internet window appears.
3
Click Dial-up.
4
Follow the on-screen instructions.