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Windows NT4 (Service Pack 6) Special: How To Change Your Dial-Up Number, Password, Username & Domain Tail This website will show you how to change your most common Internet connection settings. This is actually a fairly easy and fast process. There is only one thing to keep in mind. If you are using Internet Explorer 5.X to automatically connect to the Internet then you will want configure that program separately for the domain tail, username and password. You still follow the instructions below for changing the dial-up number. Netscape, Outlook & Outlook Express' automatic connection options are still setup with the instructions on this page so you won't need to change those programs. If you are using automatic Internet Explorer connections then you still need to follow the instructions below in addition to using the separate Internet Explorer instructions for setting your username, password & domain tail. <Internet Explorer Instructions> No matter which of these changes
are needed, you will still start the process with these initial steps. Begin by opening
the Hard Disk to double-click on the "Dial-Up
Networking" icon:
Click the "More" button as pictured to get more options. Choose the "Edit Entry & Modem Properties" option. This will give you the following options:
Set the "Entry Name" with the name of your internet service provider. Set the phone number. It is a good idea to add 3 or 4 commas to the end of the phone number. Put a 9, (with the comma) at the front of the number if you need to dial a 9 to get an outside phone line. This is common in hotels and corporate work environments. The extra comma tells the modem to wait a second to give the phone line a chance to switch to the outside circuit. Don't use telephony dialing properties. Set 10 digit dialing or "call waiting" (*70,) directly into the phone number box. Warning: If you have a second phone line that doesn't have "call waiting" then *70 will cause you to get busy signals. Click the "OK" button and you are almost finished.
Click the "Dial" button to get the following screen:
Be sure to leave the domain box blank! Be sure to put @ispname.com on the end of the username so that you will be more likely to reach your ISP. The internet is full of hubs and ports that are used by a bunch of different ISPs. Specifying your ISP in this manner will make sure that you route to your ISP instead of getting lost somewhere. Hit "OK" and connect to the Internet.
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This leads to the following window:
