Windows 95/98 help

NOTE: This is only a document detailing the setup for Dial-Up Networking. Read (or print out) the tutorial and follow the instructions to install and setup Dial-Up Networking on your computer.

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 s ure 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. Make sure the Configuration tab is selected. Both Dial-Up Adapter and TCP/IP should b e present. If they are, then you're ready to proceed to step 3.

To add the Dial-Up Adapter, hit the Add button, double-click Adapter, then scroll down the 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 3: Configure Dial Up Networking for use with CaliforniaCom Inc.

1. Open up My Computer from your desktop and double-click on the Dial-Up Networking icon. Now double-click on the Make New Connection icon. This will walk you through the make new connection wizard. It will ask you to name the connection you are about to create. You can name it anything, but a good name for it should be something like CaliforniaCom.

2.Your modem should now be shown in the select a modem area. Press the configure button to begin to configure your modem. Under the General tab, choose 57600 for the maximum speed, regardless of what your modem actually connects at. DO NOT however, choose to only connect at this speed. Now switch to the Connection tab. Under call preferences, the only box you should have checked is wait for dial tone before dialing. Now go to the Options tab. The only box that should be checked off in here is at the bottom, and it is called Display modem status. Press the OK button. Now click the Next button. Enter the phone number corresponding to the local access number in your area.

Local access numbers are availible at http://www.california.com/support/basic/accessnumber.html

Now press the Finish button and your icon will be created.
2. Back in the Dial-Up Networking window, highlight your new dial up icon by clicking on it once. Now go to the file menu and choose properties. Press the Server Type button. You'll get the server types dialog box. You will want to make sure that PPP Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, Internet
is highlighted in the first box.
Under Advanced Options:
-Make sure that "Log on to Network" is not checked.
-Make sure that "Enable Software Compression" is not checked.
-Make sure that "Require Encrypted Password" is not checked.
Under Allowed Network Protocols
-Make sure that "NetBEUI" is not checked.
-Make sure that "IPX/SPX" Compatible is not checked.
-Make sure that "TCP/IP" is checked.

Now click the TCP/IP settings button. At the top, you want it checked off on Server Assigned IP Address. About half way down the window, click the button labeled Specify Name Server Addresses. You will want to enter the following numbers for the primary and secondary DNS:
Primary DNS: 209.3.224.20
Secondary DNS: 209.3.224.21
Click the OK button. Now you are back at the beginning. Click the OK button once more, and then once agains if needed.

Step 4: Configure your TCP/IP Protocol for use with CaliforniaCom Inc..

The Network Icon:
Click on the START button on the taskbar and then click on "Settings." Click on the Control Panel, and this will bring up a separate window with many icons viewable. Find the icon called "Network", and double click on it.
Scroll down to the bottom of the list, and double click on TCP/IP. A dialog box will appear.
Make sure that the following settings are correct:

IP Address: Server assigned IP address
WINS Configuration: Disable WINS resolution
Gateway: There should be NO installed gateways. If there is a gateway, remove it.
DNS Configuration: Disable DNS.

Press OK at the bottom, and then press OK again. It may ask you to restart your computer. If this is the case, go ahead and restart your machine before moving on.

3. Now, lets create a shortcut to your dialing icon so you do not have to go into the Dial Up Networking icon every time you want to dial.

Double click on the icon "My Computer", and go into Dial Up Networking. Find the icon that you created earlier. With your mouse, click once, and drag the icon over to your desktop and drop it there. It will tell you that it cannot move the icon here, but it would like to make a shortcut. Choose Yes. Close any windows that you have open. Double click on your Dial up icon on your desktop. Insert your username and password in the appropriate areas. Press the connect button and your modem should start dialing. Wait a couple rings and your computer should begin communicating with the other modem. When your modem connects, Windows may bring up a smaller window with a box that counts off time spent online. When you see this box, minimize it, and run your internet applications! A good place to start would be and http://www.windows95.com for 32 bit shareware.