Setup Quick Start

For the experienced Internet user

If you already know your way around your TCP/IP, PPP, e-mail, and other Internet software and do not need detailed step-by-step setup instructions, the following should be enough to get you up and running. Not every software package will need every one of these settings.

TCP/IP and PPP Dialer Settings

Your IP Address:

Assigned by server. Also known as "Automatic", "Dynamic" or "Negotiated". Use 0.0.0.0 if your software insists that you enter an IP address.

Subnet Mask (Netmask):

Assigned by server. Enter 255.255.255.0 if your software insists on it.

Gateway Address:

Assigned by server. Enter 204.255.212.1 if your software insists on it.

Host Name:

Optional. Leave blank, or enter your BCPL.NET username. This setting is meaningless in a PPP connection with a server-assigned IP address.

Domain Name:

bcpl.net

Name Server (DNS):

Assigned by server. If your software insists on it, enter the following in the order shown:
    204.255.212.14
    206.66.216.8

Dialup Phone Number:

410-296-5500

Hardware Error Correction (modem-based error correction):

Normally should be enabled, but disabling error correction can sometimes help if you have connection reliability problems.

Hardware Compression (modem-based compression):

Normally should be enabled, but disabling compression can sometimes help if you have connection reliability problems.

TCP Header Compression:

Optional. Header compression is nearly useless with modern modems capable of hardware compression, and in some cases may even slow down your connections and/or decrease their reliability. Disable header compression if you experience connection problems.

Username (Login Name):

As shown in your welcome letter.

Password:

As shown in your welcome letter.

E-Mail Settings

E-Mail Address:

As shown in your welcome letter. For most customers this will be username@bcpl.net, substituting your assigned username for "username" (example: jdoe@bcpl.net). Customers for whom we host domains have the option of using username@domain.name, substituting your username for "username" and your domain name for "domain.name" (example: jdoe@megamonkeys.com).

SMTP (Outgoing Mail) Server:

mail.bcpl.net

POP3 (Incoming Mail) Server:

mail.bcpl.net

POP3 Account:

In most mail programs this is your username (example: jdoe). In some it is a combination of username and mail server in the form of a quasi e-mail address (example: jdoe@mail.bcpl.net).

IMPORTANT: Set your mail program to remove mail from the server. How you do this depends on which mail program you use. Contact the Help Desk if you need assistance.

Miscellaneous Settings

Web Browser Start Page:

Set this to your favorite Web page. We recommend http://www.bcpl.net

NNTP (News) Server:

news.abs.net

NTP (Network Time) Server:

tick.bcpl.net

UNIX Shell Account Access:

If you have a PPP connection, use an SSH or Telnet program to connect to mail.bcpl.net.

If you use terminal software, set it to dial 410-296-5500.