HP pavilion ze5100 Service Manual

Modem and Network Connections

Reference Guide

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Double-click the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop. For your first connection,
you’ll be prompted for information about your connection.

2.

 

Click the Connect button in the Dial-up Connection or Network Connections window.

For Windows XP, to display an icon for your connection, open Network Connections in
Control Panel, right-click the connection, select Properties, and select the icon option. For
Windows 2000, when you are successfully connected to the Internet, you’ll see a connect
icon (two connected computers) in the taskbar.

To disconnect from the Internet

You remain connected to the Internet until you shut down the computer, disconnect the
phone line from the computer, or give a command to hang up the connection.

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For Windows XP, click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet Connections,
Network Connections, and then right-click the connection and select Disconnect.

–or–

Double-click the connect icon in the taskbar, and click Disconnect. (For
Windows XP, you can enable this icon as described in “To connect to the Internet,”
above.)

To dial in to a network

You can use the modem to dial in to a LAN (local area network) that supports dial-in
connections. This gives you access to network resources from a remote location.

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See Windows Help for information about setting up and using dial-in network
connections—click Start, Help and Support (or Help).