Windows 95/98 - Dialup

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The information given below is provided as guidance only. Installation on your computer may differ from that given below.

1. Ensure that your modem is installed correctly and you can dial out with phone dialer.

Select Start - Programs - Accessories - Phone Dialer to open the Phone Dialer.

Enter a phone number in the Number to Dial box then select Dial. You should hear your modem dial the number if your modem is installed correctly.

2. Ensure that the necessary network components are installed:

Select Start - Settings - Control Panel - Network to open the Network dialog box.

The box labeled The following network components are installed under the Configuration tab should contain the following two entries:

Dial-Up Adapter
TCP/IP-> Dial-Up Adapter

If one or both of these are not present they must be loaded from the Windows-95/98 CD-ROM disk.

The Microsoft network component should be loaded from your Windows-95/98 CD-ROM disk as follows:

Select Add - Adapter - Add - Microsoft to load the Microsoft Dial-Up Adapter component.

Select Add - Protocol - Add - Microsoft to load the Microsoft TCP/IP component.

Be sure the correct drive letter (corresponding to your CD-ROM drive) is specified when specifying the pathname to the Windows-95/98 CD-ROM.

3. Configure a new dial-up account.

Select Start - Programs - Accessories - Dial-Up Networking to open the Dial-Up Networking folder.

Double-Click the Make New Connection icon.

Enter a name (e.g. Monticello Avenue) for the computer you are dialing.

Enter 434 for Area code and 9840019 for Telephone number and select United States of America (1) for Country code.

Select Next to create the connection. Select Finish to save it in the Dial-Up Networking folder.

4. Right-Click your Monticello Avenue connection icon.

Select Properties from the menu.

Under “Connect Using” click Configure

Under the Options tab –
Connection Control
Bring up terminal window before dialing and Bring up terminal window after dialing should not be selected

Click OK

The General tab should echo the information you just entered. If you skipped steps 1-3 then enter 9840019 as the Telephone number.

Select the Server Types tab.

Select PPP for the Type of Dial-Up Server.

Select TCP/IP as the Allowed network protocol.

Select TCP/IP Settings.

Select Server assigned IP address option. This will be updated when connecting to Monticello Avenue automatically.

Select Specify name server addresses.

Enter Primary DNS: as 166.61.234.90

Enter Secondary DNS: as 166.61.234.89

The Primary WINS and Secondary WINS entries can remain as 0.0.0.0 entries.

Use IP header compression and Use default gateway on remote network options should both be selected (a check mark should appear in the selection box).

Click OK

5. Select the Scripting tab.

Under Script file the file name should be empty

The Step through script option should not be selected.

The Start terminal screen minimized option should not be selected.

Select OK when all appropriate changes are entered to all of the three tabs of this dialog box.

6. Double click on your Monticello Avenue icon.

Enter your username and password.

Click OK.

You are now connected to the Monticello Avenue server.

If you have problems installing or configuring Dial-Up Networking, or connecting to Monticello Avenue, please contact Monticello Avenue at 295-4410 or webmaster@avenue.org.