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What You Need to Get Started
A PPP account from your Internet
Provider, as well as the following information:
Your user name
Your password
Whether you have a static
(dedicated) or a dynamic (variable) IP address (you probably
have a dynamic one)
Their local access telephone
number
Your host name (usually your
username)
Their domain name -
Their IP subnet mask - N.A.
Their gateway IP address -
N. A.
Their DNS address - 202.54.4.114
(for e.g.)
The Procedure
Step 1: Verify that Dial-up
Networking is Installed
Press the START button,
select Settings..., then Control Panel. Double-click the
Add/Remove
Programs icon. Select the Windows Setup tab, then click on the
Communications
option and press Details.... Make sure that the Dial-up Networking
option is selected. If it is, go on to step 2. If it isn't, select it and
click OK. Windows 95 will attempt to install the needed drivers,
so make sure you've got your installation disks or CD handy!
Now that Dial-up Networking
is installed, you can proceed to step 2.
Step 2: Verify that the
Dial-up Adapter and TCP/IP Protocol are Installed
Press
the START button, select Settings..., then Control Panel.
Double-click the Network icon. You'll see a dialog box like this.
Make sure the Configuration tab is selected.
Both Dial-Up Adapter
and TCP/IP should be present (like in the picture), then you're
ready to proceed to step3.
To add the Dial-Up
Adapter, hit the Add... button, double-click Adapter,
then scroll down under the Manufacturers list until you can select Microsoft.
Choose the Dial-Up Adapter and hit OK.
If you need to install TCP/IP,
hit the Add... button, double-click
Protocol, then select
Microsoft,
then TCP/IP, and hit OK.
Now your Network dialog
box should contain both Dial-Up Adapter and TCP/IP. Select
the adapter, click Properties..., Bindings, and make sure
the TCP/IP box is checked. You're now ready to proceed to step
3.
Step 4: Configure your TCP/IP Protocol for Dynamic
IP Addressing
Now that the driver
is installed, you need to configure it so it will work with Windows 95.
Go to the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon.
You should get a dialog box like this.
Click on the TCP/IP protocol (highlighted
in the picture) and press the Properties... button. You should get
the TCP/IP Properties box.
IP Address
Select the Obtain an IP address automatically
option.
WINS
Configuration
Select the Disable WINS Resolution option
for now, you can enable it later when you want to run peer
to peer networking.
DNS Configuration
This is probably what has been giving you the most
trouble. Select the Enable DNS option. This stands for Domain
Name Service. Enter your user name in the Host box. In the Domain,
put in the name of your provider, like abc.com or partyon.com or whatever.
In the DNS Server Search Order section,
put in the DNS server address provided by your provider and press the Add
button.
To find this number, you can log into your provider
with a Windows terminal and type nslookup. Your provider's server
will return the DNS address. When
you're all done setting these options, press the OK button. Then
press the OK button in the Network dialog box. Windows 95 will ask
you to reboot. Press Yes and run to the fridge for a quick snack.
You're almost done!
Step 5: Set up the Connection Icon
Open up My Computer
from the desktop and double-click the Dial-Up Networking icon. Double-click
the Make New Connection icon. This will walk you through the Make
New Connection wizard. The first dialog box looks like this.
Type in "PPP Internet Access", "Internet Connection",
or whatever you want to call the icon you're about to create to connect
you to your provider here it is "My Connection" (the title won't affect
the type of connection). Your modem (which should have been configured
when you installed Windows 95) should be shown in the Select a modem:
area.
In the General section, Crank up your modem
speed to as fast as you think it will go. If you have a 14.4K modem, for
example, make the maximum speed 19200. DO NOT, however, select Only
connect at this speed. This will let your modem adjust as the connection
needs. Next, select the Options section. Depending on how your provider
handles login, there are a couple of ways to configure this dialog. For
your first connection attempt, leave the Bring up terminal window after
dialing unchecked. If you have connection problems later on, try checking
the Bring up terminal window after dialing box, as shown in this
picture. Now hit the
OK button.
Click the Next > button in the Make New
Connection wizard. Enter in the phone number of your access provider.
You don't need to put in an area code if it's a local call.
Press the Finish button and your icon
will be created.
Step 6: Setting the Dial-Up Properties
Select your newly-created
connection icon, press the right mouse button and choose Properties...
You should get a dialog box named whatever name you gave your icon (I gave
mine the name of Internet Dial-up), which looks like this.
Press the Server Type... button. You'll get the Server Types dialog box. It should look like this.
In the Type of Dial-Up Server section, press the down arrow to drop down the list box. The list box options look like this. Since you're planning to use PPP, choose that server type in the list box.
Make sure that Log on to network in
the Advanced options: section is checked Also,
make sure that TCP/IP in the Allowed network protocols: section
is
checked.
Then press the OK button. Select
TCP/IP Properties. Select Server Assigned IP Address then
select Specify Name Server Address , enter primary DNS address and
secondary DNS provided by the service provider.
Hit the OK button in the remaining dialog box, and you're almost
ready to dial!
Step 7: Configure Dial-Up Networking to Automatically
Redial a Busy Number
Since most ISP phone
numbers are CONSTANTLY busy, you should configure your dial-up sessions
to automatically redial when they encounter a busy signal. From the Dial-Up
Networking folder, select the Connections... menu item, then
the Settings... option.
From there, you can choose the number of times you
would like your dial-up sessions to attempt connection.
Step 8: Dialing in and Getting Connected
Double-click your
session icon that you recently made. You'll get the Connect To dialog
Press the Connect button and your modem should start dialing. After
a few rings, your provider's host machine should answer.
Enter your user name and press ENTER. Then enter
your password and press ENTER.
You should get a prompt, type PPP there and enter.
Will get some junk chars on screen. Press F7 or click the Continue (F7)
button. You'll get a PPP Connection IP Address dialog. You are connected
to the net!!
Enjoy!!!!!!
