Dial-Up Networking setup and configuration
(see the text-only version)
- To make a new Dial-Up Networking connection in Windows95 or in
Windows98, double
click on the My Computer icon (it is usually in the top, right
hand corner of your screen) and open the Dial-Up Networking folder.
- Double-click on the Make New Connection icon.
- Change the name from "My Connection" to Sonic, and click on
Next. At this point, you may have to set up and configure your
modem, if that hasn't been done yet. Refer to your computer owner's
manual or to your computer manufacturer's technical support line for this
or any other hardware-related issue.
- You do not need to specify an area code, because you are not making a
long distance call, so leave the Area Code
field blank (or erase anything that is there). Enter
the telephone number appropriate for your area (refer to the QUICK REFERENCE
SHEET for a number appropriate to your modem type and geographical
area), and click on Next.
- Click on Finish
- In the Dial-Up Networking window, right-click on the
Sonic icon which you just created, and select Properties from the menu that pops up.
- Click on Server Types. This will appear as a button
(in the bottom, right hand corner of the window) on older versions
of Windows95; in newer systems it will appear as a tab (in the top,
middle of the window). In the Allowed Network Protocols box,
uncheck NetBEUI and IPX/SPX compatible;
make sure that TCP/IP is the only protocol with a check in it's
box. Then click on the TCP/IP Settings... button.
- In the TCP/IP Settings window, click on the Specify name server
addresses radio button, enter the Primary and Secondary DNS addresses
(as shown here), and leave all other settings as they are. When you are
finished entering the Primary and Secondary DNSs, click on the OK
button until you get back to the Dial-Up Networking window.
- In the Dial-Up Networking window, double click on the Sonic
icon. Make sure that the username in the Connect To window is
UserName.ppp and enter your password. Verify that the phone
number is correct, and click on Connect to get connected!
- If security isn't an issue, you may want to check the Save password
button. It will remember your password for you, but anybody who turns on your
computer will also be able to dial into your account.
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