WestNet: Configuring Macintosh OS 8.0



These instructions are for the configuration of Macintosh computers using operating system 8.0 or higher to dial WestNet.

  1. Start the Internet Setup Assistant.

  2. Click ADD, and enter the name of the account: WestNet

  3. Choose the modem and the manufacturer that your computer uses.

  4. Enter the appropriate phone number:

    New York

    914-290-4450Lower Westchester (White Plains)
    914-417-0202 Lower Westchester (Rye)
    845-363-4055Upper Westchester (Purdys/Carmel)
    914-214-7202Upper Westchester (Yorktown Hts)
    212-561-5038 Manhattan
    718-208-4055Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island
    516-806-4021Nassau County (Hicksville), Long Island
    631-887-0202Eastern Suffolk, Long Island
    631-380-8202Western Suffolk, Long Island
    845-727-8202 Rockland/Orange Counties
    845-727-8202 Nyack
    845-483-8024 Poughkeepsie

    Connecticut

    914-417-0202Greenwich (Rye)
    203-687-4055New Haven
    860-372-0083Hartford

    Please click here for New Jersey dial-up phone numbers.

    * NOTE: If you are unsure, please contact your local telephone company to determine what the charges will be to call these numbers. Due to the number of different billing plans available, WestNet can not say what the costs will be dialing these numbers. Selecting a number that is not local to you can result in significant additional charges on your phone bill, for which WestNet is not responsible.

  5. Enter your userid and password (REMEMBER - all lower case characters).

  6. Answer "NO" to using an assigned IP address.

  7. For DNS entries, enter 216.187.52.23 and 216.187.52.24

  8. Domain is westnet.com

  9. Enter your e-mail address: 'userid@westnet.com'

  10. POP server is pop.westnet.com
    Mail (SMTP) server is mail.westnet.com
    News server is news.westnet.com

    Your computer is now configured to dial in to WestNet. To connect to the Internet, click on the Internet Dialer.


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