Windows 95/98 Dial-in Setup

 

INSTALLING DIAL-UP NETWORKING:

  • Double click on the “My Computer” icon, which is located on the desktop (usually in the upper left-hand corner). 
  • If you see the Dial-Up Networking icon then proceed to the section titled Setting Up Communications.
  • If you do not see the Dial-Up Networking icon, double click on the Control Panel icon.
  • When the Control Panel is open, double click on the “Add/Remove Programs” icon.  

 

  • After you have opened Add/Remove Programs, click on the “Windows Setup” tab, which is located towards the top of the window.
  • Click once over the word “Communications” to select it, then click the Details button.
  • Click on the box next to Dial-Up Networking once to select it.  Once there is a check mark in the box, click OK.  (It does not matter if there are checks in any of the other boxes.)
  • This will take you back to the “Add/Remove Programs Properties” window.  Click OK again. (You may need the Windows 95/98 setup disks or the Windows 95/98 setup CD at this time).
  • You will get a message stating that the computer needs to be restarted.  Click OK.
  • If you get a message that asks you to restart the computer, select “Yes”.  When you restart the computer, make sure there are no disks in the disk drive.

After rebooting the Control Panel window will open.  If it is not, double click the My Computer icon and then double click Control Panel.

Setting Up Communications:

  • With the Control Panel open, double click on the Network icon.

·       If the Control Panel is not open, double click on ”My Computer” icon and then double click on the “Control Panel” icon.

  • If you are in the “Network” window and a TCP/IP component is already present then proceed to Configuration of TCP/IP.
  • If a TCP/IP component is not present:
  • When the “Network” window is open, you will need to click on the Add button.
  • Select Protocol and then click Add.
  • Select Microsoft, then from the choices on the right, scroll down and select TCP/IP.
  • Click OK.

         

  • Click OK.
  • Then Click the OK button to exit the “Network” window.
  • The computer will then ask you to reboot, reboot at this time.
  • Once you have rebooted, click on the “My Computer” icon and then double click on the “Dial-up Networking” Icon.
  • In the Dial-Up Networking folder you should see an Icon “Make a new Connection”
  • Double click on this icon.
  • This window should now appear:

  • For the Name of the computer you are dialing type AUC.
  • Click Next.
  • Please select one phone number from the last few pages of this documentation. If you need to dial a number to get an outside line before dialing the phone number, remember to put that number in  

         

  • Click Next.
  • Click Finish.
  • Once the “AUC” icon is highlighted. 
  • Click on it once with the right mouse button, and choose “Properties”.
  • Remove the check beside the “Use area code and country code” or “use country code and dialing properties”
  • Click on “Configure”, below the modem name, and go to the “Options” tab, towards the top of the window.
  • Put a check beside “bring up terminal window after dialing”, then click OK.
  • Click on “Server Types”, and remove the checks from the boxes beside “Log on to network”, “IPX/SPX”, and “NETBEUI”
  • Click OK, then OK again.
  • Once the “AUC” icon is highlighted.
  • Click on “File” and then go down to the option “Create Shortcut”, and then click once.
  • When you do this, you will get a message like the one in the following picture.  Select “Yes”.

          

  • Double click on the “AUC” icon.
  • You don’t need to put anything in the Username and Password fields

 

  • Click the “Connect” button.  The computer will dial the number and connect to AUC. You will then see a black window, and you will be prompted to enter your username. Enter it and press return.
  • You will be prompted for your password, enter it (notice that nothing will appear on the screen) and hit return.
  • You will get a message saying “Entering PPP mode”, click continue or F7.
  • You will get a window verifying that you are connected. 

Note:  It is important NOT to click the disconnect button until you are ready to disconnect from the AUC network.

Source :  GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

 
 
 
Last updated 17 June 2002
Copyright 2002 American University in Cairo
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