Setting Up Windows 95 for a dial-up PPP connection.
Windows 95 contains a wizard that leads you thru the steps for setting up Dial-up networking to the Internet. Note: some versions of Windows 95 do not have the Internet icon. If you do not have this icon on your desktop, please see "How to use Help to set up Dial Up Networking" below.
Double click on the Internet icon on the desktop.
Note: if you insert the Win95 CD ROM as you may be requested to do during the installation process, the Win95 CD ROM window may pop up, obscuring the Setup screen. Just close the CD ROM window and return to the Internet Setup Wizard to continue.
at: _How to connect, choose
- "I already have an account with a different service provider." Windows 95 will copy the needed files.
at _Do you want to use the Microsoft Exchange for mail, choose
- NO
at: _Service Provider Information, enter NorthNet
- Enter the phone number you will use.
Important: click on "Bring up terminal window after dialing"
at: _User Name and Password:
- Enter the username and password you have been assigned, all in lower case.
at: _IP Address:
- Choose: My Internet Service Provider automatically assigns one.
no subnet mask
at: _DNS Server Address:
- Enter: DNS Server: 198.175.11.2
Alternate Server: 192.203.178.14
How to connect:
- Click on Start, Programs, Accessories, Dial-up networking.
Click on the NorthNet icon
Click on connect. Your modem should dial and connect.
Press <ENTER> if necessary to get a Username: prompt.
When you see the Username: prompt enter your username (in lower case). Press <ENTER>
When you see the Password: prompt enter your password. It will not echo. Press <ENTER>
At the">" prompt type: ppp Press <ENTER>
After you are sure that dial-up networking works reliably you con drag the NorthNet dial-up connection icon to your NorthNet Folder. This will create a short-cut to that program so you will have all the programs available to you in the one folder.
How to use Windows 95 Help to set up networking.
If your Windows 95 desktop does not have an Internet icon you can use the Help command to set up dial up networking. Click on start, help. Select the Index tab and enter: internet, connecting to to Click on Display.
At the bottom of the "Connecting to the Internet" Window, click on How to Connect to the Internet using Dial-Up Networking. Click on getting an Internet account. At the bottom of Step one, click on I have an Internet account. Go to step 2.
Follow the seven steps to set up your system In step 5, Paragraph three, you will be choosing "Obtain an IP address Automatically." In step 6, paragraph four, be sure to choose Bring Up Terminal Window After Dialing. Do not choose Bring Up Terminal Window Before Dialling.