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<A NAME="_Toc401045816"><FONT SIZE=6>2 Setting <A NAME="up">up</A></FONT></A>
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<H3>Modem</H3>
<H4>Which modem to get</H4>
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<FONT SIZE=3>You will need a modem, to convert the digital signals
output by the computer to the analogue signals required for transmission
across telephone lines. Modems should operate V.32 bis or V.34
protocols, at a minimum rate of 28,800 baud. A 33,600 baud modem
is even better.</FONT>
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<FONT SIZE=3>Slower, older, modems will prove expensive to run,
as the time taken to transfer data will be longer, and your telephone
bill correspondingly higher.</FONT>
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<FONT SIZE=3>There is a list of modems displayed by the configuration
software (see <A HREF="confsrv#Modem" >Modem configuration</A>)
which have been tested with Acorn Internet software. This list
is not intended to be exhaustive, nor is inclusion in it intended
to imply approval by Acorn. </FONT>
<H4>Connecting up the modem</H4>
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<FONT SIZE=3>Connect the modem to the serial port of the Acorn
computer you will be using as the mail server. The Risc PC uses
a standard PC modem cable, while your supplier will tell you which
cable to use for earlier Acorn computers. The telephone connection
for the modem plugs into the normal telephone wall socket.</FONT>
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<FONT SIZE=3>You should be able to use the factory settings on
the modem. Check the Release Note for any particular items to
note when operating modems.</FONT>
<H2><A NAME="_Toc401045819">Configuration</A> <A NAME="Install"> instructions</A></H2>
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<B>NB: Configuration requires some care, as different Internet Service Providers (ISPs) require different settings. As a guide, we have provided <A HREF="examples">example configurations</A> in the form of completed dialogue boxes for the three main types of connection. You can use these examples to help you complete the configuration dialogue boxes in the next few chapters</B>.
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<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Double-click on !Boot and choose the <B>Network</B> icon.</FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>From the Network configuration window, click
on the Internet icon to display the Internet configuration dialogue box.</FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Enable the TCP/IP Protocol suite.</FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Click on the <B>Host names</B> icon. The <B>Host names</B> dialogue will be displayed:
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<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Enter your node name (e.g. </FONT><TT><FONT FACE="Courier">bashstreet.</FONT></TT><FONT SIZE=3>,
provided by your service provider) as the <B>Host name</B>.</FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Set the option</FONT> <B><FONT SIZE=3>Use name
servers also.</FONT></B>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Enter your service provider's domain name (e.g.
demon.co.uk) as the <B>Local domain.</B></FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>If required by your service provider, enter <B>at least one</B> IP address for your
service provider's name servers in the subsequent boxes, in the
format 158.152.1.58 (the first name server for Demon, for example). An alternative name server can speed up connection times if the first server is not available for any reason.</FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Click on <B>Set</B>, <B>Close</B> the dialogue box and
<B>Save</B> the network configuration. Ignore any warning box that complains
about interfaces not having IP addresses configured, then <B>reset
your machine</B>.</FONT>
<LI><FONT SIZE=3>Your machine is now configured to use the Internet
network stack.</FONT>
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