Dial-Up Networking Setup  
   

Below are instructions on how to setup your dial-up connection in Windows 95, 98, 98SE, or ME. And new instructions on how to setup your dial-up connection in Windows XP Home or Pro.
 

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There are 2 parts to configuring your dial-up access if you are using Windows 95/98. (Also applies to Windows ME)
  1. Adding Dial-up Networking.
  2. Setting Up Dial-Up Networking & Dial Up Connection.

 

 Creating a Dial-Up Connection in Windows XP has been greatly simplified by making use of a "New Connection Wizard".
"Adding Dial-up Networking" "Finding the New Connection Wizard"
  1. Double-click on My Computer.  If there is a Dial-Up Networking folder, skip this part and continue on to "Setting Up Dial-Up Session".
  2. Double-click on Control Panel icon.
  3. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs icon.
  4. Click on the Windows Setup tab at the top of the dialog box.
  5. Click on Communications.
  6. Click the Details button.
  7. Check the box next to Dial-Up Networking.
  8. Click the OK button to return to the dialog box.
  9. Click OK in Add/Remove Programs.
  10. Windows should prompt you to Restart Windows, click OK. Your computer will reboot.
  1. Click the "Start" button.
  2. On the right hand side of the new "Start Menu", click on "Connect To".
  3. Then click on "Show All Connections" on the submenu that pops up.
  4. This brings up the "Network Connections" folder.
  5. In the menu to the left of the window, under "Network Tasks", click "Create New Connection".
  6. This will start the "New Connection Wizard".
"Setup Dial-up Networking & Dial Up Connection" "New Connection Wizard"
  1. Double-click on My Computer.
  2. Double-click the Dial-up networking icon.
  3. Double-click on Make New Connection icon.
  4. Type in ATPRS.net as the name of the computer you are dialing.
  5. Click the Next button.
  6. Enter the local access number 204-1866 for Jackson, Mo. and 238-9882 for Marble Hill.
  7. Click the Next button.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. Right click the new ATPRS.net icon.
  10. Select "Properties".
  11. Select "Server Type".
  12. Select "Dial-up Server-PPP, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, Internet".
  13. Select "Advanced Options".
  14. Uncheck "Log onto Network" and check "Enable Software Compression".
  15. Allowed Network Protocols check "TCP/IP" and uncheck all others.
  16. Select "TCP/IP" settings.
  17. Check "Server Assigned IP Address".
  18. Check "Server Assigned Name Server Address".
  19. Check "Use IP Header Compression".
  20. Check "Use Default Gateway On Remote Network".
  21. Select OK in "TCP/IP Settings and Server types".
  22. Double-click the ATPRS.net icon.
  23. Enter in your login name and password.
  24. Click "Connect".
  1. Inside the "New Connection Wizard" window, click Next.
  2. "Connect To The Internet" should already be selected, if it is not click on the circle next to it to select it and click the Next button.
  3. Select "Setup My Connection Manually" and click the Next button.
  4. Select "Connect Using A Dial-Up Modem" and click the Next button.
  5. In the text box type in ATPRS.net, and click the Next button.
  6. Enter the local access number 204-1866 for Jackson, Mo. and 238-9882 for Marble Hill, and click the Next button.
  7. This next page contains text boxes for your user name, password, and password confirmation. Enter all of the appropriate information into each of these lines. The password boxes will not reveal the characters when you enter in your text so be slow and deliberate when typing in your password and confirming it by typing it in a second time. This is to insure that you do not put in the wrong password by mistake.
  8. Make sure there is a check mark in the three check boxes underneath the text boxes.
  9. On the next page make sure you check the box called "Add a shortcut for this connection to my desktop".
  10. Click the "Finish" button. This will create an icon  like this in your "Network Connections" folder. ............................
  11. Immediately after you click the Finish button, Windows will bring up a Connection Window, click the "Dial" button to connect to ATPRS.net.
  12. You will now have a desktop icon like this which you can double click anytime you need to connect to the Internet. ............................