Help Procedure VCN Dialup

Mac OS 8.5 – 9

Type of User Phone Number
Regular User 604-638-0189
Community Group 604-638-0195
Alternate Number 604-638-1365
  1. Click on the apple menu -> control panels-> Remote Access.
  2. Where it says “Name”, enter your username. In the “Password” box, enter your password. Click on the “Save Password” box
  3. Next to “Number”, type in the 10-digit phone number for your type of user.
  4. In Type a name for the computer you are dialing, type ‘VCN’.
  5. Type in the 10-digit phone number for your type of user, and then click Next.
  6. Click on the “Options” button and then click on the ” Redialing ” tab. Configure your redial settings and make sure where it says “Redial”, says “Redial main number only”
  7. Click on the “Connection” tab and make sure that the “Use verbose logging” box is not checked.
  8. Under “<Reminders”, please check “Flash icon in menu bar while connected” and “Disconnect if idle for 10 minutes”.
  9. Click on the “Protocol” tab and set “Use protocol” to PPP. Uncheck all four boxes.
  10. Click “OK”. Click on the box in the top-left hand corner to close Remote Access. You will now be asked to save the changes, click “Yes”.
  11. Now please go to the apple menu->control panels->TCP/IP
  12. Where is says “Connect via”, change it to PPP and where it says “Configure”, change it to “Using PPP server”. Now, where it says “Name server addr.” Type in 207.102.64.2 on the first row and 207.102.64.1 on the second row.
  13. On the right hand side of the window., you will see at least one box that says “Search domains”. Enter vcn.bc.ca in this box. If you see “Starting domain name” and “Ending domain name” please type in vcn.bc.ca as well.
  14. Now close the window by clicking on the box in the top-left hand corner of the window. You will now be asked to save the changes, click “Yes”.
  15. To connect to VCN, Click on the apple menu->control panels->Remote Access. Click connect