I. Creating a Dial-Up Networking Connection
Follow these instructions to use the Wizard to connect to BooNet. The installation should take about 3 minutes.
Go to Start, then Control Panel.
On the Control Panel, click on Network and Internet Connections.
Then scroll down to the bottom and click on Network Connections.
Click on Create a new connection.
Click Next
The New Connection Wizard begins ...
On the New Connection Wizard hit Next.
On the Network Connection Type window, select
Connect to the Internet
Click Next
On the Getting Ready window, select Set up my connection manually
Click Next
On the Internet Connection window, select Connect using a dial-up modem
Click Next
On the Connection Name window, type BooNet (This is a label)
Click Next
On the Phone Number to Dial window, type the dialup number in
Click Next
On the Internet Account Information window, Enter the following information:
Your BooNet User name and password.
Put a check in the boxes labeled Use this account name and password when ... and
Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop.
Click Next
You have completed the New Connection Wizard
Click Finish
Congratulations! You have now successfully set up Windows XP to connect to the internet using your BooNet dial-up account.
Click Next
II. Fix Default Network Settings.
CLICK the START button.
CLICK CONTROL PANEL
DOUBLE-CLICK on Network Connections
RIGHT-CLICK on the BooNet connection icon and CLICK PROPERTIES on the menu
CLICK the Networking tab near the top of the Properties Window.
CLICK the Settings Button located 25% of the way down the Networking Properties window.
In the PPP Settings window, Remove the checks from Enable LCP extensions and
Negotiate multi-link for single link
CLICK OK and then CLICK OK again to close the windows and save changes
XXX-XXX-XXXX format
(Find the BooNet Phone Number to Dial
for your area)
These values were should have been selected by you when you set up your account.
The user name should be entered with the "@boo.net" such as boouser@boo.net
THESE VALUES ARE CASE SENSITIVE AND MUST BE ENTERED ACCURATELY.
(You will find properties at the Bottom of the drop-down menu)
(Please make sure that Enable software compression is checked)
If you have any problems, please contact BooNet by email at
support@boo.net, or by phone at 1 (877) 874-4266.