Including the scripts in !Connect.

  1. Assuming you have the latest version of !Boot, you need to open "!Boot.Resources.!Internet.files.PPP" and add a text file called CHAPSecret which contains the following:
  2. YOUR.ACCOUNT@yourISP.com (space) * (space) yourpassword

    replacing YOUR.ACCOUNT@yourISP.com with your full account name, (space) with a space or tab, and yourpassword with... do I really need to spell it out?
    NOTE: Due to recent changes introduced by Tesconet, you should enter your user ID in all lower case.

  3. Locate !Connect on your hard drive, or install from the !Browse CD-ROM
  4. If you install a fresh copy from CD-ROM, you may be able to download the latest version from here, but don't count on it, because I haven't been to check (yet!)...
  5. Shift double-click on the !Connect icon, and load the file "provlist" into a text editor.
  6. Simply locate the alphabetical location in the "provlist" file and drag in the script file.
  7. Edit the resulting script file to replace all occurrences of YOUR.ACCOUNT with your real account name.
  8. Note that the BTInternet script has two parts, one for daytime access, and one for the free evening and weekend access.
  9. Remember to change the dial up telephone number on the daytime BTInternet script if you are using SurfTime. Details are in the script file itself. If you have signed up to the Anytime Monthly package, change the dial up number to the one shown in the script comments, near the top.
  10. Save the "provlist" file back into !Connect.
  11. Run !Connect, and press the Menu mouse button over the iconbar icon. Go to Configure > Connection and click on the menu icon.
  12. Select the BTInternet or TescoNet connection, and Robert's your father's brother...

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