Instructions for setting up a PPP account under Windows 95

Section 1. (Setting up Networking in Windows 95)

1) Open the Control Panel (Start -> Settings ->Control Panel)

2) Double-click on the Network icon.

3) If the Dial-up Adapter and TCP/IP protocol are already present go to step 12)

4) Click on Add if they are not there.

5) Click on Adapter.

6) Click on Add.

7) Click on Microsoft in the left hand side and then double click on Dial-up Adapter

Windows95 may ask you for a disk or CD-ROM. If Windows95 does, then you will need them or you can try to point to two different places that may contain the needed files. The first is "C:\win95" and the second is "C:\windows\options\cabs". This will add the Dial-up Adapter and return you to the Network Window.

8) Click on Add.

9) Click on Protocol.

10) Click on Add.

11) Click on Microsoft in the left window and double click on TCP/IP

Dial-up Adapter and TCP/IP should appear in the list box on the Network installed components window. If there are other adapters installed it may appear as TCP/IP -> Dial-up Adapter and should be considered the one you are configuring for Network Konnections.

You may be prompted for your Windows95 setup disks again.

Now to configure the Network components you have just installed:

12) Click on TCP/IP (->Dial-up Adapter) and then click Properties.

13) Click on the IP Address tab at the top of the window.

14) Make sure that Obtain IP address automatically is selected.

15) Click on the DNS Configuration tab at the top of the window.

16) Click and select Enable DNS. Type in your login name (all lowercase) into the Host field.

17) Enter netkonnect.net (all lowercase) into the Domain field.

18) Enter 63.140.32.3 into the DNS Server Search Order field and click Add. Enter 63.140.32.4 into the DNS Server Search Order and click Add again.

There should now be the 2 DNS numbers under the send field of DNS Server Search Order.

 

19) Click on the Gateway tab at the top of your window.

20) Enter 63.140.32.1 into the Gateway Address and click Add.

21) Now click on OK till it brings you back to the Control Panel window.

Windows95 will most likely ask you to restart your computer. If you are in any other applications, make sure that you exit them and then restart your computer.

 

 

 

Section 2. Dial-up Networking Setup

In this section, you will need to set up the Dial-up Networking in order to dial-in to Network Konnection. If this is not already installed from your Windows 95 disks or CD-ROM, you must do so now. After installing the Dial-Up Networking, follow the instructions below to configure it.

1) Open the Dial-up Networking folder (Start->Accessories->Dial-up Networking).

2) Double-click on Make New Connection.

3) Enter Network Konnection into the Name for the computer you are dialing field.

4) In the Select a modem field, make sure that the modem that you have installed is selected.

If no modem drivers are installed, then click Install Modem and install the appropriate driver. Then Click on Configure.

5) When your modem is configured, click OK to return to the Make New Connection window.

6) Click on Next.

7) Enter into the Area Code field the area code of the server you are going to be using and enter into the phone number field the Server Telephone Number that you are going to be using.

8) Your Access number is 301-881-0414. If the phone number that you are dialing from is a 301 Area code then enter 301 as the Area code for the number you are dialing and enter 301-881-0414 for the number itself. This will allow the dialer to include the area code when dialing.

9) Windows will now confirm the creation of the new connection. Click Finish to continue and a new icon should appear in the Dial-Up Networking folder (window) called Network Konnection.

To create a shortcut from your desktop, drag the new icon to the desktop from the Dial-Up Networking window. Windows will tell you that you can not copy the icon to the desktop. Click Yes to create the shortcut.

 

10) With the RIGHT mouse button click on this new icon in the Dial-Up Networking window (NOT the shortcut that you just created) and a pop-up menu should appear.

11) Click (using the LEFT mouse button) on Properties in the menu and a configuration window will appear for the connection.

12) Click on the Server Type button.

13) Make sure that PPP is the selected protocol. In the Advanced options make sure that Log on to network does not have a check mark and that Enable Software Compression does and Require encrypted password does not have check mark.

14) In the allowed network protocols section only place a check mark next to TCP/IP. NetBEUI and IPX/SPX compatible should not have check marks.

15) Click on TCP/IP Settings…

16) Make sure that Server assigned IP address is selected.

17) Click on Specify name server address and enter 63.140.32.3 into the Primary DNS field and 63.140.32.4 into the secondary DNS field.

18) Make sure that the two boxes at the bottom, Use IP header compression and Use default gateway on remote network have a check in them.

19) Click on OK until you return to the Dial-up Networking folder (window) with the Network Konnection icon.

We are now going to setup the options in Netscape Communicator. You will not be online so that you can ignore any network error messages and click OK on them if they pop up.

1. Start up Netscape Communicator (usually from the Start menu or by Double-clicking the Netscape Communicator icon on your desktop).
2. Click the Stop button to stop Netscape; this is to try and avoid any network error messages.
3. In the pull down menu bar at the top of Netscape, click on Edit and then select Preferences from the drop down menu. This will open a window called Preferences.
4. On the left-hand side of the preferences window, Click on the plus sign ("+") next to Mail & Groups. This opens up a list of choices directly below Mail & Groups.
5. Click on Identity and a new set of choices appears on the right-hand side of the preferences window.
6. Enter your name as you wish people to see it on your email in the Your name field. You may put anything you wish here.
7. Enter your email address in the email address field. This should be your_name@netkonnect.net, and this name should appear on the configuration sheet you received from Network Konnections.
8. All of the other boxes are optional.
9. On the left-hand side, click on Mal Server under Mail & Groups and a new set of choices appears on the right-hand side of the preferences window.
10. Enter your Mail server user name, this is your email name minus the address. If your email name is your_name@netkonnect.net, only enter your_name in this field.
11. Enter 63.140.32.3 for the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server.
12. Enter 63.140.32.3 for the Incoming mail server.
13. Click OK.
14. Everything is now set up. To open and use the mail at anytime, simply click on Communicator from the drop down menu bar and select Messenger Mailbox.
15. Exit Netscape.

Section 4. Logging In

Assuming everything is working properly, you are now ready to dial-in, connect, login and start surfing the Web.

1) Return to the Dial-up Networking folder and Double Click on the Network Konnection icon that your created or the icon that you placed onto the desktop.

Dial-up networking is found by going to Start->Accessories->Dial-up networking.

2) This will bring up a Connect to... window.

Enter your User Name and Password into the appropriate fields.

3) Click Connect and the modem will dial and connect.

4) You are now connected. Now you can open up Netscape Navigator, Telnet, FTP or any other Internet/Web software (i.e. Eudora, Pirch, Suspace, or a multiplayer game for the Internet).

(When you need to disconnect, Exit your applications and Disconnect from the Dial-up Networking.)

You are now on the NET!! Happy Surfing!!

If you have any problems, please call (301) 231-5051 and we will assist you.

Network Konnection's Web Site (http://www.netkonnect.net) contains many good starting points.