UALR PPP Win95 Setup

1. Close all open applications. Network configuration needs the whole machine.
2. Check the network setup
   • Open the "My Computer" icon on desktop
   • Open the "Control Panel" folder
   • Open the "Network" icon

3. Look under the choices available for "The following network components are installed" and see if "Dial-Up Adapter" is present. If it is there, select "OK"
   If "Dial-Up Adapter" is not present,
   • Select "Add"
   • Select "Adapter"
   • From the selection of available adapters, scroll thru the Manufacturers list and select "Microsoft"
   • under "Network Adapters", select "Dial-Up Adapter"
   • Select "OK"
   • Depending on your Win95 installation, you may be prompted to insert your Win95 disks at this point.

4. Once the "Dial-Up Adapter" is installed, look thru "The following network components are installed" window again and see if there is an entry for "TCP/IP".
   If "TCP/IP" is not present,
   • Select "Add"
   • Select "Protocol"
   • From the Manufacturers list, select "Microsoft"
   • Under "Network Protocols", select TCP/IP
   • Select OK.
   • Depending on your Win95 installation, you may be prompted to insert your Win95 disks at this point.

5. Once these drivers are listed under the "The following network components are installed" window in the Network Control Panel, you must tell WIN95 to use the proper protocols.
   • Select "Dial Up Adapter"
   • Select "Properties".
   • Select "Bindings"
   • make sure that only TCP/IP is selected for use with the Dial-Up Adapter.
   • Select "OK"

6. Now, the TCP/IP settings must be configured.
   • Select "TCP/IP"
   • Select "Properties".
   • Select the "IP Address" tab
   • Select the option "Obtain an IP address automatically"
   • Then select the "Gateway" tab
   • Make sure that there are no entries here -- it should be blank
   • Select the "DNS Configuration" tab
   • Select the option "Enable DNS".
   • In the "Host" field you may enter anything you like. This is the name for your machine, but will not be shown to the world.
   • In the "Domain" field, enter "ualr.edu".
   • Under the heading "DNS Server Search Order",
     • Enter 144.167.10.48
     • Select "Add"
     • Enter 130.184.7.103
     • Select "Add"
   • Select "OK".

7. Whew, you're done with the configuration.
   • Select "OK" in the Network panel.

8. You will be prompted to restart your computer. You must restart before you can continue.

9. Close the "Control Panel" folder and the "My Computer" folder.

10. You've now configured the drivers, it's time to dial.
    • Open the "My Computer" folder
    • you should see a "Dial-Up Networking" folder. If you do not, you did not completely install Windows95 and you will need to go back and add that feature.
      If you need to do so,
      • Go to the Control Panel
      • Select "Add/Remove Programs"
      • Select "Windows Setup"
      • Select "Communications"
      • Select "Details"
      • Make sure that "Dial-Up Networking" has been selected.
      • Select "OK" to add these Win95 components.
      • Depending on your Win95 installation, you may be prompted to insert your Win95 disks at this point.

11. Once you have a "Dial-Up Networking" folder in your "My Computer" icon
    • Open the "Dial-Up Networking" folder
    • Select "Make New Connection"
    • Enter a name for this new connection icon that will be created ("Type a name for the computer you are dialing"); one example would be to call this "UALR PPP".
    • Select the modem type that you have from the choices available.
    • Select "Configure"
    • Within the "Configure" windows, select the "General" tab
    • Select the correct COM port for your modem.
    • Select the maximum speed that your computer can talk to your modem (which is not the same as the maximum speed that your modem can talk to the remote modem); "57600" is a safe speed to start with.
    • Select the "Connection" tab
    • Set Data bits 8, Parity None, and Stop bits 1
    • Select "Advanced"
    • Select "Use flow control"
    • Select "Hardware"
    • Select "OK"
    You should now be back at the "Make New Connection" window
    • Select "Next"
    • Under "Telephone Number", enter 515-6150
    • Select "Next"
    • Finally select "Finish".
    You will now have an icon called "UALR PPP" (or whatever you called this) in your Dial-Up Networking folder.

12. If you have call waiting, you will want to disable it. To do this, open the control panel again.
    • Open the Modem control panel
    • Select Dialing Properties
    • Select the check box next to "This location has call waiting"
    • Place the necessary code to disable call waiting (usually *70) in the box.

13. Now that you have created the "UALR PPP" (or whatever you called it) in your Dial-Up Networking folder

14. Now you can actually try it out. Make sure your modem is connected and turned on.

15. Open (double-click) this new icon ("UALR PPP")

16. Enter your UALR assigned username in the Username box and your password in the password box.
    Note: If your UALR account is on a machine other than Athena, you will have to specify which computer with the /node= qualifier.
    (e.g. if the user jruser had an account on Sigma, she would enter jruser/node=sigma in the Username field.
17. Select "Connect" to begin dialing.
    • A small box should appear which displays the status of the connection. it should indicate Dialing, Logging on to Network, etc. When this status reads "Connected at ....bps", you are online.
    • You may now start any of your network applications such as Telnet or Netscape.

18. To logout/quit, just select "Disconnect" in the "Connected to UALR PPP" window.