How to setup a new connection on Windows 2000

To create a new dial up connection you need to select:
'Start'
'Networking and Internet Connections'
The screen below should appear:



Double left click on: 'Make new connection'



The screen which appears is telling you that you are creating a connection. Simply click 'Next'.



The next screen asks you about what type of connection you want to make.
Simply select 'dial up to the Internet' and click 'Next'.



This screen asks you about how you want to connect to the Internet.
Select 'I want to make a connection manually' and click 'Next'



Then select 'I connect through a phone line and a modem'. Click 'Next'



The next screen prompts you for the dial up number to connect to Karoo. You must ensure you enter the correct number for the Karoo account you have, or you won't be able to connect.
Karoo dial up numbers are as follows:
Karoo Broadband accounts - 1,50
Karoo AnyTime accounts - 08440 464000
Karoo HomeTime accounts - 08440 464100
Karoo FreeTime accounts - 08440 464200
Karoo PAYG accounts - 08440 969696
Karoo Standard/Business accounts - 0845 3210000
Outside of Hull accounts - 0845 1281514
There is also an option to select your country code. If you are in the UK, set this to UK (44)
click 'Next'.



This screen prompts you for the user name and password so you don't have to keep
re-typing it in.



On this screen you have to enter the name for your connection. Type 'Karoo' for the connection name. This screen asks you if you want to make a mail account to collect your e-mails.
Select 'No'. You can always go back later and add a mail account to your computer if you wish.



This is the last screen for setting up your connection.
Simply click 'Finish'



Altering the Properties



Double click the new Karoo Connection you have just created and select properties.
Check that the dial up number and the modem is the correct one.



Click on the 'networking tab' at the top.



Then click the 'Settings' button and remove the tick from the 'enable software compression' box and then click 'OK' You should then select TCP/IP and click 'Properties'.



You should not alter the IP address. This will prevent you from connecting if you alter it. Simply leave it as server assigned.
You then have the options of using DNS servers (Domain Name Servers). Distributed database of IP addresses to domain names.
If you want to use these the addresses are - Primary - 212.50.160.100 and Secondary - 213.249.130.100.