Ancient iMac help needed

[ImpetuousVrouw]

I have an old iMac and have been trying to get it hitched up to my modem but it keeps trying to dial up some old Internet number. I know nothing about macs anyway and am completely lost on this piece of computing history. Does anyone know how to get it to recognise my router?

[Hill Dweller]

Is anything on this any help?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=how+to+change+the+router+number+on+imac&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a

I don't have an iMac any more so can't remember how I did it through Safari

[ImpetuousVrouw]

Thanks HD

[ImpetuousVrouw]

Still cant do it. Help pleeeeze!

[ImpetuousVrouw]

Here is a pic of what it says on the screen when I try to connect to the internet:

[ImpetuousVrouw]

Oh, that's a bit small!

The top yellow one says:

Apple Remote Access.

The modem is not resaponding properly. Reset the modem, check t's connections, and check that the correct port and modem type are selected in the Modem control panel.

Where is the Modem control panel? How do I get the Imac to recognise my router? I don't have a clue how to change the internet settings.

[ImpetuousVrouw]

What is a subnet mask? It's driving me crazy!

[jaybee82]

That looks like a browser message - you may need to change some connection settings in Safari to stop the browser connecting via the old modem by default. Might be worth checking the connection options in the settings of the browser.

James

[ImpetuousVrouw]

I managed to find out how to connect to a network and that seems to be the ethernet settings but I need to give it an IP address, then a subnet mask and finally a router address. I have the router IP address and used that for both the IP address and router address, but what is a subnet address?