Dream Passport FAQ Version 1.1 3/27/1999 by Gogeta gogeta@goplay.com This FAQ may be distributed freely for FREE as long as proper credit is given. This is a collection of all the data I've collected on connecting & using the Dream Passport for the Dreamcast. All that's been added to this version is the notes saying that the number doesn't work anymore. Sorry. :( NOTE!!!: I've read that the number that this FAQ no longer works, I'll update this FAQ with the new number when I find out what it is. I HOPE, there's a new number, the original Dreampassport might not be able to register anymore. :( NOTE: You must have an ISP that supports PPP connections. Any ISP that works with the NetLink should work. Though Concentric seems to kick me off now & then for no reason. 1st I'll quote the original instructions from Ken Comeforo and Console Domain: "'I used a phone line that has two jacks in my house. One jack hooked to my Dreamcast while the other went to a regular phone. After telling the Dreamcast to attempt to connect to the server in Japan, I immediately picked up my other phone. When the Dreamcast stopped dialling, I pulled the phone line out of the back of it. Surprisingly, it does not detect this has happened and sits there waiting! Then I simply dialled the number with the correct country codes, etc, for the US to Tokyo: 011-81-3-5953-3012 and plugged back in the Dreamcast. Then I hung up the regular phone. Voila, the Dreamcast negotiates and connects!' 'There are a bunch of Japanese menus at this point. I didn't take the time to write everything down, because I wasn't sure if I was still connected to Japan or not, and I didn't want to rack up a big phone bill.' 'Basically, I just kept hitting A. If you start seeing some of the same screens over again, look to see if there is another option to select and then hit A on that. Eventually you get to some big English words that say "Dricas" or "User ISP". Choose "User ISP" and you'll enter the following three configuration screens:' 1st screen: Phone number 1 Phone number 2 Phone number 3 2nd screen: Logon ID Logon Password Email address Email account ID Email account password 3rd screen: DNS 1 DNS 2 SMTP email server POP3 email server Proxy server (may be left blank) 'When you're done with entering those three screens worth of data, there are three choices at the bottom of the screen. I chose the leftmost one, but I don't really know what any of them stand for. I was able to get online, so I guess it was an OK choice!' There you have it! Follow the above instructions and you can register your Dreamcast's on-line capabilities with a local ISP. Some other tips: There are 3 screens to go through before you even get to dial: 1) Dialing info: probably want to leave everything blank, but the fields are: Pulse/Tone # for outside line I think # for long distance Extra AT commands 2) Personal info. You must fill in all fields, but I put in a lot of garbage and had no problems. 3) Hmm, I am drawing a complete blank here. I'm pretty sure there were 3 screens, though.... Once you get into the web software itself, the icons are fairly obvious. From here, use the L and R buttons to get menus. The left menu contains options from the main menu, an option to hang up, and some other stuff. The right menu is: Back Forward Refresh Stop Zoom in" If you intend to copy the contents of the above article, please credit Ken Comeforo and Console Domain. NOTE: You must have an ISP that supports PPP connections. Any ISP that works with the NetLink should work. Though Concentric seems to kick me off now & then for no reason. Now I'll put it in my format & add info that I found, people told me, or read on other pages. Credits will be at the bottom. Note: After registering, it doesn't go through the registration proccess anymore so I can't see it again. But hopefully my memory of it is still good. When you first run the Dream Passport & press start on the title screen, you will get 2 options: The 1st option means "from the beginning" I'm not sure what the 2nd option is, maybe "help"? I think it makes it dial a # in Japan. After picking the top one a screen with dialing options will appear. I think they are: 1: Phone line type: Tone/Pulse (Tone is what most people use) (Ken's instructions has them as Pulse/Tone, I checked my options & it's Tone/Pulse) 2: # for outside line 3: # for long distance (I tried adding the needed #s to call Japan here, but it didn't work) 4: AT commands (Add "ATX" (without the quotes) to make it "blind dial" (dial even if there's no dial tone), this helps A LOT, this way when it dials the phone line doesn't need to be in the system & it gives you more time to dial the correct #) In the bottom right is the button to advance to the next page. The next page should have 2 buttons with a picture of a contract on each, the left one makes it dial somewhere, the one on the right goes to another page. Pick the one on the right. I think there's a page of text & a button press A to move on. After picking the one on the right there should be another page with 2 buttons with contracts, but with a pen on each & an X over the one on the right. "Cowie" told me that the one on the left is accepting the terms & the one on the right is rejecting them. Pick the one on the left to move on. I think the next page is personal info. Ray Hopkins helped me confirm what these are. The fields are: 1st row: Last Name in Katakana & First Name in Katakana 2nd row: Last Name & First Name the way you normally in Katakana, Hiragana, Kanji, or English. (I'm not sure if Kanji is an option) 3rd row: Birthdate & Sex (1st symbol is male & the 2nd is female) 4th row & rectangle entry field: Address 5th row: Phone # Select the button in the lower right to move on. The next page should have 3 entry fields with a 1 next the 1st, a 2 next the 2nd, & a 3 next to the 3rd. I think it's asking what "dricas.com" E Mail address you want. I think the fields are: 1st choice 2nd choice 3rd choice NOTE!!!: I've read that the number that this FAQ no longer works, I'll update this FAQ with the new number when I find out what it is. I HOPE, there's a new number, the original Dreampassport might not be able to register anymore. :( The next step is the tricky part so read it carefully. Selecting button in the lower right of the E Mail address page will make it dial Japan. The problem: The reason it doesn't work is because it dials a # that's meant to be dialed from in Japan. The solution: Make it call the # with the # to dial Japan from where you are. To do this you'll need a phone line with 2 connections to it with a phone hooked up to it, that way you can dial in the # manually on the phone & have the Dreamcast get the connection to Japan. To use the following instructions you must be in the US & put ATX in the AT Commands in the dialing options. Have one phone cord plugged into a phone & the other near the Dreamcast so you can plug it in quickly. Press the lower right button so the Dreamcast will start dialing. On the phone, dial 011-81-3-5953-3012 (speed dial helps A LOT) (if you're not in the US, replace 011-81 with the code to Japan from your area) after dialing, plug the free phone cord into the Dreamcast. Hang up the phone AFTER plugging the free cord into the Dreamcast. NOTE!!!: I've read that the number that this FAQ no longer works, I'll update this FAQ with the new number when I find out what it is. I HOPE, there's a new number, the original Dreampassport might not be able to register anymore. :( The free phone cord must go into the Dreamcast about 7-9 seconds after it starts dialing. Or the Dreamcast might add #s because it's still dialing. But before the Dreamcast times out, but you should have a while to dial the # & plug it in. Once that's been done, the Dreamcast should connect to the server. If it gives you an error message, you may need to put better stuff into the personal info page. My memory is kind of fuzzy now... (I was starting to panic) If you have corrections please E Mail me at gogeta@goplay.com! Some where between these pages is a page with the info for your Dricas E Mail address. It saves this info in your system so don't worry about it & move on. E Mail me at gogeta@goplay.com if you can confirm where this page is! If it connects properly it should give you a screen with 3 Japanese phone #s & a button under them. Ray Hopkins said they're primary, secondary, and tertiary phone numbers that are given to you after successful registration. I left them alone & selected the button. The next screen should have 2 buttons. The one on the left says Dricas & the onw on the right says User ISP. Pick User ISP. Next should be a page with 3 entry fields. These are where you enter the connection # for your ISP. Enter the main one you use into the top field. If you have any others in case the 1st doesn't work enter them into the other 2 fields. Select the lower right button to move on. The next page should have a bunch of entry fields. The fields are: 1: Logon ID (for your ISP connection) 2: Logon Password (for your ISP connection) 3: E Mail address 4: E Mail account ID 5: E Mail account password The next page's entry fields are: 1: ISP's first DNS # 2: ISP's second DNS # 3: SMTP email server 4: POP3 email server 5: Proxy server (leave blank if your ISP doesn't need it) After this is done you'll get 3 option's. From "Ranma's There's no place like HomePage": "Through experiment, I found out what they stood for. The first button saves the data along with the passwords (account & mail). The second button saves the data, but not the password. The third one quits without saving." There! You should be registered! I'll add how to use the browser very soon. I thought it might be better to help people get connected sooner. If you have any corrections or additions for this FAQ please E Mail them to me at gogeta@goplay.com. Credit will be given. Credits: Ken Comeforo and Console Domain: Original instructions to register from the US http://www.consoledomain.com/dreamcast/articles/How_to_use_the_Dreamcast_Modem.html Ray Hopkins: Answered questions I had & helped me confirm the menus Roderick (Ranma) Layug: Added info to Ken Comeforo and Console Domain's instructions (Ranma's There's no place like HomePage's Dream Passport page is at: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/1535/dreampassport.html Edward Crouser: ATX blind dial tip ???????? & ????????? from the Japanese room on WBS: Translated the error message that I was getting when I was trying to register my DC. And last & I hope not least, ME! "Gogeta": Wrote this FAQ, some translation, & confirmed menus. Disclaimer I'm not a part of Sega or Access. & I'm not responsible for any damages cause by this FAQ. This document is Copyright 1999 Gogeta