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Options
To access any of the optional ARA/PPP settings you must first open your
Remote Access control panel and click on the Options button.
You will see a list of potential options to choose from, Redialing,
Connection, Protocol.
Redial Options
- To access the Redial: option controls, click on the Redialing
tab at the top of the Options window.
- The Redial: option causes your computer to automatically
redial the remote access phone number (577-7276) for you in
the event of a busy signal. By default it is set to Off.
- If you choose to use the Redial: option, select Redial
main number only.
- You may set the number of times the computer will redial to whatever
you wish.
- It is recommended that in the Time between retries: box
you do not set the time to less than 8
seconds.
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Connection Options
- Click on the Connection tab at the top of the Options
window to set your connection options.
- Leave the box next to Use verbose logging unchecked.
- The remaining options may be enabled at your discretion by clicking
on the box next to each of them.
- Selected items have a check mark in the box next to them.
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Protocol Options
- Click on the Protocol tab at the top of the Options
window to set your protocol options.
- Next to Use protocol: you should have PPP chosen.
- If enabled, the Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications
option causes your computer to dial in to the MUSC network automatically
whenever you open a programs such as Netscape or NSCA Telnet. Use
this at your discretion.
- The Allow error correction and compression in modem option
should be checked, if your particular modem will support this option.
- To find out if that is the case, check with the manufacturer of
your modem.
- If this option is supported, you will also want to check the Use
TCP header compression option.
- Leave the Connect to a command-line host option unchecked.
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