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Windows 95 Dial-up Networking Installation Guide

Contents

Foreword
Configuration Dialing Properties
Installing Dial-up Networking for Windows 95
Installing the TCP/IP Protocol
Setting up a new Dial-up Networking Connection
Connecting to PubNIX
Dial-up Scripting

Foreword
Windows 95 comes equipped with a dial-up network connection capability that allows you to use 32-bit network applications. Trumpet Winsock, being a 16-bit application only allowed older 16-bit applications to run. By installing the dial-up networking for Windows 95, you will be able to take advantage of all the latest features of these new 32-bit applications, including the likes of Netscape 3.0.

So print this page, grab a mug of coffee, and take the time to follow these steps to get properly setup to use Windows 95's built-in 32-bit networking!

If you have any questions, comments or bug reports about this page, please send them to Webmaster@PubNIX.net.
Configuring Dialing Properties
Users requiring dial-out prefixes or who subscribe to the Call Waiting service (you hear a beep on the phone when another call is coming in) should follow these steps, otherwise, go to Installing Dial-up Networking for Windows 95
- Double click My Computer icon to open.
- Double click the Control Panel to open.
- Double click the Modems icon. (Verify that your modem is correctly installed and listed here)
- Click the Dialing properties button.
To disable Call Waiting (only required if you subscribe to the call waiting service on the phone line to which your modem is attached).
- Click the This location has call waiting option. (So that a check appears in the box).
- Use the down arrow button to scroll and set the right number. (Usually *70).
PubNIX recommends that dial-up access to the Internet be done through a standard telephone line directly from the phone company; however, if you only have PBX service, you will need to enable the dialing prefix.
- Fill in the To access an outside line, first dial box, typically with 9,
- Click on OK to close the Dialing properties.
- Click on OK to close the Modem properties.
- Close the Control Panel.
Installing Dial-up Networking for Windows 95
- Double click My Computer icon to open.
- Verify if there is an icon called Dial-up Networking in the My Computer window. If it is present, then go to Installing the TCP/IP Protocol.
- Double click the Control Panel icon to open.
- Double click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
- Click the Windows Setup tab to bring this panel into view.
- Click on the Communications line to highlite it. (It is a small yellow icon)
- Click Details button.
- Click on the box next to Dial-up Networking so that a check mark appears beside it.
- Click OK to close the Communications window.
- Click OK to close the Add/Remove Program Properties window.
- You will be prompted to insert either your Windows 95 diskettes or your CD-ROM.
- Insert the appropriate media and click OK.
- When prompted for the identification of your computer, type in any name of your choice in the Workgroup box, and click OK.
- After inserting all the required disks, or the Window95 CD-ROM, a Setup Dial-up Networking prompt should appear to indicate that you've successfully installed the dial-up networking, and that your computer needs to be restarted.
- Click OK.
- Press and select the Shutdown menu.
- The Windows Shutdown menu will appear, choose the Restart the computer option.
- After your computer restarts, verify that you have a Dial-up Networking icon in the My Computer window.
Installing the TCP/IP Protocol
You now need to install the TCP/IP protocol which is the engine behind all Internet communications.
- Double click My Computer icon to open.
- Double click Control Panel icon to open.
- Double click Network icon to open.
- If the TCP/IP protocol is already listed under the currently installed network components you can proceed to Setting up a new Dial-Up Networking Connection.
- Click Add.
- Click Protocol.
- Click Add.
- In the Manufacturers box, click Microsoft.
- In the Network Protocols box, click TCP/IP.
- Click OK.
- If requested, insert the appropriate Windows 95 diskettes or CD-ROM.
- Once the TCP/IP protocol has been installed, you will need to make a couple of small adjustments as follows.
  - Select the newly installed TCP/IP protcol, and click the Properties button.
  - Select the DNS tab, and fill it in the form as follows:
    - Click the DNS Enabled radio button.
    - Hostname: put anything here, typically the user's name.
    - Domain name: pubnix.net
    - Add nameservers 192.172.250.4 and 192.172.250.8 to the name server list.
  - Click OK.
- You will be prompted to restart Windows 95, do so.
Setting up a new Dial-up Networking Connection
At this point, verify in the Control Panel under Network that only the dial-up adapter and the TCP/IP protocol are installed. Remove any unused protocols, unless your computer is part of a LAN. In that case, you will see your local network card and protocols, as well as the dial-up adpater.
- Double click My Computer icon to open.
- Double click Dial-up Networking icon to open.
- Double click Make a New Connection icon.
- A Make New Connection wizard will appear.
- Type in the name for the new connection. (ex: PubNIX).
- Click the Configure button to setup the modem.
Under the General tab, make sure that your port is properly setup (Automatically set by Windows 95), then set the Maximum speed box correctly for your modem speed.

14.4kbps modems (and external modems on computers without 16550 UARTs) should use 19200.
14.4kbps modems with hardware V.42 (i.e. not the USR Winmodem) can use 38400.
28.8kbps modems with V.34 can use 57600.
- Click on the Option tab to bring the panel into view.
- Click the box Bring up terminal window after dialing so that a check mark appears.
- Click OK to close the Modem Properties window
- Click Next to move onto the next step in the wizard.
- Fill in the telephone number to reach PubNIX: 331-5001.
- The country code can be left as United States, or setup to Canada by using the down arrow button.
- Click Next.
- Click Finish.
- Click on the newly created PubNIX icon in the Dial-up Networking window using the RIGHT mouse button.
- Select Properties from the little menu.
- Click Server Type.
- Verify that the type of dial-up server protocol is set to: PPP: Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, Internet.
- Ensure that only the enable software compression box is checked in the advanced options section.
- Leave only TCP/IP protocol enabled in the Allow protocols section.
- Click the TCP/IP settings button.
- Click Server Assigned IP Address.
- Click Specify name server address.
- For the Primary DNS, type: 192.172.250.4
- For the Secondary DNS, type: 192.172.250.8
- Check Use IP Header Compression.
- Check Use Default Gateway.
- Click OK to close the TCP/IP settings window.
- Click OK to close the PubNIX dial-up networking window.
- Click the PubNIX icon with the RIGHT mouse button, and select Create Shortcut from the small menu that appears.
- A Shortcut warning window will appear, click Yes to put the shortcut onto the desktop.
- Close the Dial-up networking window.
- Close the My Computer window.

Connecting to PubNIX

You are now ready to use your newly created dial-up networking connection.

Double click the PubNIX shortcut on your desktop to bring up the dialing dialog box.
The name and password requested in the dialog box are not used at this point, so you can leave them blank.
Click the Connect button and your modem should start dialing. Once the connection has been established, a black terminal window will appear with the following text:

PubNIX (ttydx)

login: (Type your username now, in lowercase only, then press enter)
Password: (Type your password now, remember that it is case sensitive, then press enter)

PubNIX - login v1.02   yy/mm/dd hh:mm   ttydx: [username]
Temps utilisé / Time used: xxhrs, xxmins
+-------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| PPP   | Start a PPP connection     | Etablir une session PPP.    |
| Shell | Start an interactive shell | Entrer en mode interactif. |
|-------+----------------------------+-----------------------------|
| Pass | Change your password       | Changer votre mot de passe. |
| Exit | Hangup                     | Raccrocher la ligne.        |
+-------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+

Service: (Type ppp and press ENTER followed by the F7 key).

A window will appear saying Connected at.
You can now use your internet applications.

In order to avoid having to enter your username and password each time you call, you can use the Dial-up Scripting to automate the process.

Dial-up Scripting
In order to make use of the Dial-up scripting capabilities in Windows 95, you need to have first installed the dial-up scripting tool. If you've installed your Windows 95 from diskette, the dial-up scripter is not included, but you can download it directly from Microsoft. If however, you have the Microsoft PLUS! pack, or the Microsoft Windows 95 CD-ROM, you can install the dial-up scripting tool from it.
But first, a Note about the Microsoft Scripting Tool...
There are two versions of the scripting tool available. The basic scripting tool (which ships on the Windows 95 CD-ROM, and is available for download on this page) supports simple scripts only.

Using the more advanced scripting commands requires the scripting tool available in the Microsoft PLUS!, which is available at your favorite software retailer. Any script that uses the integer command requires the Microsoft PLUS! versions of the scripting tool.

Steps required
1. Create the Login Script
  - Open the Notepad text editor.
  - Copy/paste the following script into the Notepad editor (you may have to remove the leading white spaces before each line).
  - You can also follow this link to download a copy directly to your disk (your browser may require that you hold down the SHIFT key while clicking on the link (Netscape), or click the link with the right mouse button (Explorer) in order to download this file correctly).
```
proc main
waitfor "ogin:"
transmit $USERID
transmit "^M"

waitfor "assword:"
transmit $PASSWORD
transmit "^M"

waitfor "ervice:"
transmit "ppp^M"
endproc
```
  - Save the script in \Program Files\Accessories\ folder, with the filename pubnix.scp.
2. Verify that the Dial-up Scripting Tool is Installed
  Press the button, select Programs, then Accessories.
  If the Dial-Up Scripting Tool shows up, you can skip this step, and move on to Attach Your Script to the PubNIX Dial-up Profile.
  - Double click My Computer icon to open.
  - Double click the Control Panel to open.
  - Double click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
  - Select the Windows Setup tab, then click on the Have Disk button.
  - Assuming your CD-ROM is in drive E:, enter the path of e:\Admin\Apptools\Dscript.
  - Click OK and the Dial-up Scripting Tool will be installed.
  If you have Windows 95 on floppies, you can follow this link to download the Dial-up Scripting Tool directly from Microsoft (hold the SHIFT key while clicking on the link (Netscape), or click the link with the right mouse button (Explorer)). Please keep in mind that sometimes their server is VERY busy.
  - Unpack the dialup scripting tool by executing the program dscrpt.exe in the \Program Files\Accessories folder. This will cause the archive to self-extract.
  - Install the Dial-up Scripting Tool as shown in the above steps, but use c:\Program Files\Accessories as the path to the file instead of e:\Admin\Apptools...
3. Attach Your Script to the PubNIX Dial-up Profile
  - Press the button.
  - Select Programs, Accessories, then Dial-Up Scripting Tool.
  - Select the PubNIX profile in the lefthand box of the Dial-Up Scripting Tool window.
  - Click the Browse button. If you saved your script in the Accessories folder, it should appear in the dialog box.
  - Select it and press Open.
  - Make sure that there is NO check mark in the Step through script box.
  - If you want to see the script in action, uncheck the Start terminal screen minimized option.
  - Click Apply.
  - Click OK. To close the Dial-up Scripting Tool.
4. Connect!
  IMPORTANT!
  Before you connect and use your script, go to My Computer, double-click Dial-up Networking, select the PubNIX icon, click the RIGHT mouse button, and select Properties from the menu. Press the Configure button. Select the Options tab and make sure that in the Connection Control area, NEITHER OPTION IS SELECTED. Even though you had the Bring up terminal window after dialing option selected previously, the Dial-up Scripting Tool opens a terminal window anyway. Leaving this option checked will cause the script to fail.
  - To start the connection, simply double-click the PubNIX icon that you created earlier. Make sure that your username and password are entered into the dialog box, since the script will need this information while establishing the connection.
  - Press the Connect button to start the modem dialing.
  - Once the connection has been established, a terminal window will appear (if you've not checked the Start terminal screen minimized box in the Dial-up Scripting Tool window) and you will see the login process taking place.
  - When the terminal window disappears, it will be replaced by the Connected At box, indicating that the connection is established.
  - You may now start your applications!

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Last Updated: 2002-08-16

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PubNIX Windows 95 Dial-up Networking Installation Guide

PubNIX
Windows 95 Dial-up Networking Installation Guide