Step 1: Adding Dial-up Networking

Note: If Dial-Up Networking is installed already (you will see Dial-Up Networking under Start...Programs...Accessories...Communications), you may skip to Step 2: Configuring Dial-up Networking.

1. Click on the Start button, then point to Settings, then click on Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. You will see a window with 3 tabs at the top. Click on the Windows Setup tab.
4. Double-click on the Communications item.







5. Click to place a check in the box to the left of Dial-Up Networking, and then click the OK button. Click the OK button again. (You may have to load drivers - follow the instructions on your screen).







6. If you are not prompted to restart your computer, do so anyway by clicking on Start...Shut Down, and then selecting Restart. Then click on the OK button.
7. After the machine has restarted, you may be asked to supply a username and password. If so, use your computer userid for the username, and leave the password entry blank. Click OK.

Step 2: Configuring Dial-up Networking

1. Click on the Start button, then point to Settings, then click on Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the Network icon.
3. You will see a screen with 3 tabs at the top: Configuration, Identification, and Access Control. Click on the Configuration tab if not already selected.







4. If you see TCP/IP or TCP/IP -> Dial-Up Adapter within the list of network components, skip to Step 3: Creating a Dial-Up Icon. However, if the TCP/IP protocol is NOT already installed on your machine, use the following procedure:
1. Click on the Add button.
2. Select Protocol and click on the Add button.







3. Select Microsoft from the left side of the window, then select TCP/IP from the right side of the window, and click the OK button.







4. Click the OK button again. A message will tell you that you must restart your computer. Confirm the restart by clicking Yes.
5. After the restart, if you are asked to enter your network password for Microsoft Networking, just click OK without entering anything.

Step 3: Creating a Dial-Up Icon

1. Double-click on the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop. Double-click on the Dial-Up Networking folder. If this is your first time using the Dial-Up Networking feature, click on the Next button of the Welcome to Dial-up Networking screen. Otherwise, double-click on the Make New Connection icon.







2. You will be asked to name the computer to which you are dialing. The best name to give it includes the telephone number you will be using to dial in. For example, type RINET xxx-xxxx where xxx-xxxx represents the telephone number that the modem is going to be dialing. Note: All locations should now dial in using the number 455-0268. Then click on the Next button.







3. Enter the area code and tab to the telephone number box. Enter the number (again) that your modem will be dialing to connect. Dashes may be used.







4. Click on the Next button. You will receive confirmation that the connection has been created. Click on the Finish button.







5. From the Dial-Up Networking window, click on the new dial-up icon using the right mouse button.
6. Point to Properties and click the left mouse button.
7. Click the General tab at the top of the window (if it is not already active). You may turn off the checkbox for Use area code and Dialing Properties. Click the Configure button near the bottom of the window.







8. Click on the Connection tab. Make sure the settings are as follows:


Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1






9. Click the Options tab. Check the box next to Bring up terminal window after dialing. Make sure the box next to Bring up terminal window before dialing is NOT checked. Click the OK button.







10. Click the Server Types tab. The Type of Dial-Up Server should be set to PPP: Internet, Windows NT Server, Windows 98.
11. Ensure the Enable software compression and TCP/IP boxes are the only ones checked. Uncheck all other boxes. Then click the TCP/IP Settings button.







12. Make sure Server assigned IP address is checked. Click the Specify name server addresses button and enter the following information:


Primary DNS server: 131.109.31.100
Alternate DNS server: 128.148.128.9

Ensure the Use IP header compression and Use default gateway on remote network boxes are checked. Click OK.






13. Click the Scripting tab. Uncheck the Start terminal screen minimized box.







14. Click the OK button to return to the Dial-up Networking window.

Step 4: Dialing the Telephone and Connecting

1. If the Dial-up Networking windows is not open, double-click on the My Computer icon, then double-click on the Dial-Up Networking folder.
2. Double-click on the dial-up networking icon you created previously. The Connect To window will open. No items need to be filled in here. Ensure that the telephone number is correct.







3. Click the Connect button. The modem should begin to dial the telephone number. Once the modem on the other end responds, you will receive a Post-Dial Terminal Screen.
4. Text will appear on your screen. Type in the information as instructed below.







1. Type your username (e.g., ride1234), and press Enter.
2. Type your password and press Enter. Note: Your password will not appear on the screen when typed.
3. Type the command PPP and press Enter.
5. A message from the Terminal Server will fly by very quickly, indicating that your IP address has been established; Your IP address will look something like 131.109.xx.xxx. Click the Continue (F7) button to finalize the connection.
6. The Connected to... window will automatically minimize itself as an icon onto the status bar in the lower right corner. You can now run any software such as Netscape or Eudora.

Note: To automate Step 4 for subsequent dial-ups, see Automating a Dial-up Networking Connection below.

Step 5: Hanging up the Telephone

1. Double-click on the two small computers icon in the lower right corner of the status bar.
2. Click the Disconnect button. Your telephone will hang up and the window will disappear.

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OPTIONAL: Automating a Dial-up Networking Connection

The steps below will automate Step 4: Dialing the Telephone and Connecting which was explained above. However, you must have completed all of the previous steps before you can attempt to automate the process with the instructions that follow.

Step 1. Creating a Script File with NotePad

1. To do this, open NotePad (Start...Programs...Accessories...Notepad) and type in the information below exactly as it appears, substituting RINETID with your computer RINETID(e.g., Ride1234), and substituting PASSWORD with your password. Make sure you enter your userid and password EXACTLY, and that there are no spaces between the quotation marks. Be aware that this allows others to see your password if they use your machine.


proc main
waitfor ":"
transmit "RINETID^M"
waitfor ":"
transmit "PASSWORD^M"
waitfor ">"
transmit "ppp^M"
endproc

2. Choose Save from the File menu, then select All Files (*.*) from the Save as type menu. Save the file with the name rinet.scp by using the Save in menu or by typing the following into the File name block:


c:\program files\accessories\rinet.scp

3. Click Save, then close Notepad.

Step 2. Assign the Script File to Dial-up Networking

1. If the dial-up networking window is not open already, double-click on My Computer on the Windows desktop. Then double-click on the Dial-Up Networking folder.
2. Point to the icon of the dial-up connection you have created, and click that icon with the right mouse button. Then point to Properties and click the left mouse button.







3. Click the Scripting tab. Click the Browse button to locate the rinet.scp file you created in the previous step Click on the file name, and then click on the Open button.


Note: The Browse button defaults to the Accessories folder because that is where the scripting files are kept.






4. Click on the General tab.
5. Click on the Configure button at the bottom of the window.







6. Click on the Options tab at the top of the window.
7. Uncheck the box for Bring up terminal window after dialing.







8. Click the OK button, and then click the OK button again.

Step 3: Dialing and Making a Connection

1. Double-click on the My Computer icon, then double-click on the Dial-Up Networking folder.
2. Double-click on the dial-up icon you created previously. Click on the Connect button. The machine should do the rest of the work for you.

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