Mac OS 9.2 connecting to internet

Leslieslsa

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I recently bought a used apple ibook with the Mac OS 9.2 operating system on it. So far it seems to be working pretty well. It has an ethernet port, and I have AT&T Uverse at home. So I decided I wanted to get on the internet, so I plugged the ethernet cord into the port, and called AT&T to help me through the "internet setup assistant" So we went through the whole process, then I went onto Sherlock 2 and tried to access the internet, and the error message: "A network error has occured. Check your internet connections and settings, then try again." which is exactly what it says when it is not hooked into the internet at all. The guy at AT&T basically said that they were not familiar with the operating system that I am on, and transferred me to tech support that wanted to charge me $175 to help me get connected to the internet. It seemed to me that AT&T just didnt know what they were doing at all, and they could get a replica screen to mine so they didnt know what to tell me. The asked me if there was any way to test the internet connection and I didnt know b/c I am accustomed to windows vista.. Does anyone know if I am supposed to do anything else or how to test the connection? Any input will be GREATLY appreciated!
 
Sherlock is very old and had not been supported since 1916. If you want to get on the Internet, then use a web browser. MacOS 9.2 shipped with two browsers, Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator™. IE has all sorts of problems. Netscape Communicator™ also has compatibility issues. I strongly recommend that you download and install Classilla, a Mozilla-based browser that is currently in development for MacOS 9. You may use either bundled browser to download Classilla.
 
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