WINDOWS 95/98 CONNECTION

Making a New Dial-up Connection

1. Double click My Computer on the Desktop, then open Dial-Up Networking from the listed folders.
2. Double click the Make New Connection icon

1. In the Welcome to Dial-Up Networking window, click Next

   

2. In the Make New Connection window, type in Net-Thing for the name of the computer. This actually becomes the name of the connection.

   

3. Type the Area code and Telephone access number for your calling area. Click Next. Click here for access numbers.

    

4. Click Finish.

   

Configuring your Dial-up Connection

1. Right Mouse Click on the Icon and select Properties

   

2. A new window entitled Net-Thing will appear.
   Click the Server Types Tab

    

3. Select PPP: Internet, Windows NT Server, Windows 98 for the type of Dial-Up Server. The only check marked box should be TCP/IP.
   Click TCP/IP Settings..

   

   Another window will open with the title TCP/IP Settings.
   Select Server assigned IP address and Server assigned name server addresses. Also, place a check in front of Use IP header compression and Use default gateway on remote network.
   Click OK. And click OK on the Net-Thing window to close it.

   

Connecting to Net-Thing

1. To connect to Net-Thing, double click the Net-Thing icon

   

2. Enter your Net-Thing User name and Password. Click Connect.