Return to the Windows 95
Basic Instructions
for
Setting Up Dial-Up Networking
1. Click Start
2. Point to Programs
3. Point to Accessories
4. See if an icon for Dial-Up Networking exists
If you have a Dial-Up Networking icon, Dial-Up Networking is installed and ready to use.
If you do not have a Dial-Up Networking icon, add Dial-Up Networking.
To add Dial-Up Networking, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, then Settings, then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. On the Windows Setup tab, click Communications (do not click the check box next to Communications),then click Details.
4. Click to select the Dial-Up Networking check box, then click OK.
5. On the Windows Setup tab, click OK. Windows 95 now installs the necessary components to use Dial-Up Networking.
To create a connection for a PPP account, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Dial-Up Networking.
2. If this is the first time you have used Dial-Up Networking, the Welcome To Dial-Up Networking Wizard appears. If the wizard does not appear, double-click Make New Connection and follow the instructions for creating a Dial-Up Networking connection.
3. Once the connection is created, an icon appears in the Dial-Up Networking folder that you can double-click to connect to the Internet.
If you want to manually log on to your PPP account after you have connected, rather than running a dial-up script, you must enable support for this.
To enable support for a manual log on, follow these steps:
1. Using the right mouse button, click the newly created icon in the Dial-Up Networking folder, and then click Properties.
2. On the General tab, click Configure.
3. On the Options tab, click to select the "Bring up terminal window after dialing" check box, and then click OK.
4. On the General tab, click Server Type.
5. In the Type Of Dial-Up Server list, click "PPP: Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, Internet," and then click to select the TCP/IP check box in the Allowed Network Protocols area. (The TCP/IP selection allows for a quicker connect time after dialing your Internet service provider. The other options are not relevant to connecting to the Internet.)
6. Click TCP/IP Settings.
To use resources on the Internet, you must enter your DNS server address.
For WVlink use 198.77.1.1 and 129.71.1.1 and 198.77.1.3
For additional information about creating PPP accounts and using Dial-Up Networking, and a wide variety of other topics please consult the Microsoft Knowledge Base. The Knowledge Base can be accessed from the Support section of the Windows Home Page at http://www.microsoft.com/windows.