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Join the Discussion "You can make your Windows PC route traffic by running Internet Connection Wizard. The PC setup has to be running and with a modem in order for the other PCs to get into the Internet." -RAMRAM71

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This wizard assumes an account has been opened previously. Manual connections require the username (account name) and password from a working ISP service. Dial-up connections also require a telephone number; broadband connections do not.

The next step presents three options for creating a manual connection.

The Connect using a dial-up modem option works for phone line Internet services (either traditional dial-up or ISDN).

The Connect using a broadband connection that requires a user name and password option works for DSL or cable modem Internet services that use PPPoE.

The Connect using a broadband connection that is always on option works for true "always on" DSL or cable modem services (those that do not require a username/password) as specified in their service agreement.

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