Toshiba SATELLITE 2455 - Manuel (Page 177)

177 Exploring Your Options
Connecting to the Internet
5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.4.1
❖ A telephone line, DSL, a cable connection, or a satellite
link
❖ A browser or communications program
❖ An Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Once you have established an ISP account, you can access
the Internet.
Connect to the Internet by using a telephone and modem or
through other higher-speed communication methods, such as
Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL), cable or a satellite link.
TECHNICAL NOTE: If you are using the telephone line at home,
disable Call Waiting before you connect through the modem. Call
Waiting interrupts data transmission.
After your Internet connection has been made, start your Web
browser.
If you are using your computer at the office, then you
probably connect to the Internet through your company’s
network. See your network administrator about connecting to
the Internet.
Using a modem
If you’re using a modem, you connect the modem to one of
the computer’s COM (communications) ports. The default
setting for the modem is COM3.
NOTE: For more detailed information regarding your computer’s
modem, visit Toshiba’s Web site at
toshiba.com .
If you are having trouble connecting through the modem, you
may need to determine the current COM port name and
possibly change it.