The Purpose of this document is to aid customers of On-Site / SurfNJ who are wishing to use our Internet access services. These instructions should make it much easier to configure the software so that an Internet connection can be established. While we do not guarantee that your all software will work, we can guarantee that we will try and help you find a solution for getting you connected through us.
Netscape Navigator PE is essentially a suite of applications.
The newest versions do allow you to hook up to an existing account easily. Basically, Netscape Navigator PE is a moving target with new versions shipped fairly often. If you have trouble, we will attempt to help you, but the Netscape Hotline is the best place to go for tougher problems. Give us a call first!
If Netscape doesn't install properly on your system, you may need to edit the *.sr file and do some other work detailed below
Once the program has completed the file copy from the installation disks to your hard drive, a program group is created in the Program manager with icons for Eudora mail and Netscape. Stop the Account Wizard at this point.
Syntax used for these instructions
<MenuName> will be the name of the Netscape/Dialer menu
{MenuChoice} is the menu and the submenu name
[chooseName] is the dialog button or choice to click
(DialogBoxName) Name of the Dialog box you should be filling in
"text" is the text you type into a text box, usually in a dialog box, by
clicking your mouse in the text box window to activate it, then type in the string between
the quotes. Type these exactly.
#text are comments to help you on the way.
From Program Manager: Be sure the Netscape program group windows is open and selected (the title bar will be the "focus" color).
<File>
{New}
[Program Item]Checked
[OK]
{Program Item Properties}
[Description] "Dialer"
[Command Line]
"C:\netscape\dialer\dialer.exe default.sr"
[OK]
This will create a new program Icon in your Netscape group for the Dialer application. It is the Dialer where we will complete the process.
Start the Dialer and configure the
Try and connect. If you cannot, you probably will need to go on to the rest of these instructions. If you connect successfully, you need not go on.
Unfortunately, Netscape delivered many versions of this program which produces a faulty c:\netscape\dialer\default.sr file. We will need to go into that file and correct a few items. In the example default.sr file below you will find notes (comments after the # symbol) that will alert you to possible trouble areas. This example file has the correct entries except for personal information which will be different for individual users of our service. Compare and change your default.sr file in notepad or some other ASCII text editor. Instructions follow:
In Program Manager:
<File>
{Run}
[Command Line] "notepad c:\netscape\dialer\default.sr"
#this should load the file default.sr into
notepad. If it does not, perhaps you'd need to
change the drive designator in the path to the
file "d:\netscape\dialer\default.sr"
Compare this file and change as necessary with the example file below. After you have made the changes be sure to save the file. Exit Notepad and try and dial up. You should get connected now. If not give us a call.
Begin Sample default.sr file
[Dial-In Configuration] SiteName=yourcomputer Description= Name=user_name #Place your user name here if it isn't already Password=spe44ou #this will always be coded so don't worry. Phone=1234567 #Put your own access number for On-Site / SurfNJ CurrentLocation=Default Location [IPX] Enabled=No [IP] Enabled=Yes IPAddress=0.0.0.0 DNSAddress=207.207.192.8 DomainName=On-Site / SurfNJ.net DNSAddress2=207.207.208.10 #Add this line [NetBEUI] Enabled=no [Security] SecurityDevice=yes #Be sure there are no spaces in this line [Location:Default Location] AreaCode=908 DisableCallWaitingDTMF=*70,, #Only if you need to Phone=(908) 1234567 [Windows] Main=44,44 Connected=442,0 [Locations] location0=Default Location