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Stuart · 26-08-2005, 12:25

For a basic Internet Connection, the Mac should just pick up all the settings it needs from the network. Same with PCs if you connect via Ethernet. Basically, with Macs, I have found they tend to work well out of the box with very little fiddling (IIRC, Apple have used the phrase "It just works" in their advertising).

However, when you first start up the Mac it will ask you to set up things like email accounts, and it will try and get you to buy a .Mac subscription (these are nice, but rather expensive and not really necessary for the operation of the Mac).

26-08-2005, 12:25	#8
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Setting up a Mac Connection: For a basic Internet Connection, the Mac should just pick up all the settings it needs from the network. Same with PCs if you connect via Ethernet. Basically, with Macs, I have found they tend to work well out of the box with very little fiddling (IIRC, Apple have used the phrase "It just works" in their advertising). However, when you first start up the Mac it will ask you to set up things like email accounts, and it will try and get you to buy a .Mac subscription (these are nice, but rather expensive and not really necessary for the operation of the Mac).