Installing Dial-Up Networking on Windows 98

From your desktop click Start, Settings, and Control Panel.

Double click Add/Remove Programs

Click the Windows Setup Tab. Highlight Communication then click on details below.

Check the Dial-Up Networking box and click OK, now click OK again.

Windows will now copy files needed to enable Dial-Up Networking and you will be prompted to restart Windows.

NB: You may be asked to insert your Windows 98 CD in your CD-Rom Drive if the files cannot be located on your hard disk drive.

Now that your Dial-Up Networking is enabled you will now be required to setup your dial-up connection to iconnection.

Setting Up Your Dial-Up Connection

NB: The following procedure assumes that you have correctly configured and installed your modem device. If not, then do so now before proceeding.

§  From your desktop, double click My Computer, and then double click Dial-Up Networking.

§  Double click Make New Connection.

§  You will be prompted to supply a name for your connect e.g. iconnection.

§  Click next and type the telephone number 0860007249

§  Leave area code blank

§  Be sure you select Country code as South Africa 27

§  Click next, and then click finish.

Configuring Your Dial-Up Connection

NB: Your Dial-Up Networking Dialogue should now also display your connection icon called I-Connection.

You will now configure your dial-up connection properties

§  Select your I-Connection icon and with the right mouse button click and select Properties.

Uncheck Use Area Code And Dialing Properties

§  Now click Server Types Tab

§  Verify that Type of Dial-Up Server is PPP Internet Windows 98.

§  Verify in the Advanced Options that:

o  Logon to network is checked

o  Enable software compression is checked

§  Verify in Allowed network protocols that

o  NetBEUI is unchecked

o  IPX/SPX Compatible is unchecked

o  TCP/IP is checked

§  Now click TCP/IP Settings and verify that:

o  Server assigned IP address is selected

o  Server assigned name server addresses is selected

o  Use IP header compression is checked

o  Use default gateway on remote network is checked

o  Now click OK and OK.

§  You are now ready to connect to iconnection.

§  On your iconnection icon, right click and select create desktop icon and click OK.

§  Your connection will now be displayed on your desktop for easy access.

Connecting to iconnection for the first time

§  Double click your connection icon on your desktop

§  Fill in your username and password supplied by iconnection

§  Check the Save password box and verify your phone number is correct.

§  Now click connect

§  A status window will appear, that indicate your dialing status,

§  Once you are connected a tray icon will appear at the bottom right of your screen in the Windows status bar.

Congratulations and welcome to iconnection