Modem Pool
Access
Communications Network Services (CNS) offers dial up access
to off campus affiliates for a monthly fee.
To sign up for or terminate service and find other modem pool information, see CNS's Virginia
Tech Modem Pool (VTMP) page (http://www.cns.vt.edu/html/data/vtmp/index.html). Currently, you use your PID and its associated password to access your modem pool account. For more information or if you have forgotten your password, see the Your PID page.
Caution: The residence hall room phone lines are digital lines and will not work with modems.
Do not attempt to plug a modem into a residence hall phone line as it may damage your modem.
Configuration Instructions
For manual connection instructions, follow the link that
matches the operating system on your computer:
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Windows XP (http://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/connection/vtkb1417.htm)
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Windows 2000 (http://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/connection/vtkb678.htm)
(http://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/email/vtkb869.htm)
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Mac
OS X (http://www.answers.vt.edu/ask4help/connection/vtkb1288.htm)
Outside the Blacksburg Dialing Area
If you do not live in the Blacksburg local dialing area, please be aware that there is no toll-free number providing access to the Virginia Tech Modem Pool. People who live outside the local dialing area can use a non-Virginia Tech Internet Service Provider. Look for Internet Services in the Yellow Pages to find a list of providers in your area. If you live in an adjoining call area, it may be possible to add the Blacksburg calling area for a monthly fee. Contact your phone company for more information about this option. |
