graphics\overbutt.gifUsing the accounting option

You can use the accounting option to keep track of the number of bytes being transmitted to and from your computer over the dial-up connection. You can choose the accounting rules appropriate for your region. You can track the number of bytes in, the number of bytes out, or the number of bytes in and out.

To enable dial-up accounting for your region

1. Click Application Starter, Applications, Network, Dial-Up.

2. Click the Setup button.

3. Choose an account from the Account Setup list on the Accounts tab, and click the Edit button.

4. Click the Accounting tab.

5. Click the Enable Accounting check box.

6. Click a plus sign to expand the menu for the appropriate country.

7. Double click the accounting rules for your region.

To customize accounting rules

1. On the Panel, click the Corel File Manager button.

2. In The System directory, navigate to the /usr/share/apps/Dial-Up/Rules directory.

3. Double click the Template file to open it in Text Editor.

4. Substitute custom accounting information into the template.

5. Save the new rules file with the extension ".rst".

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To select an accounting type

1. Follow all the steps from the previous procedure.

2. Choose one of the following accounting options from the Volume Accounting list box:

To view accounting cost information

The cost for each connection in the log displays in the Costs column.