1. Make Sure Your Modem is Working Properly

Your modem MUST be correctly installed and configured in Windows 95 for the Dial-Up networking to function. A good test is to see if you can use the modem with Hyperterminal. Testing the modem with your old DOS or Windows 3.1 software will not tell you if the modem is configured correctly, as these programs do not access the modem through the Win95 device drivers.

2. Do You Have Dial-Up Networking Installed?

Press the START button on the menu bar. Select Settings…Control Panel. Double click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. Click on the Windows Setup tab. Click on the Communications option and then press Details. If Dial-Up Networking does not have a check mark, click on it and then press OK. Windows will attempt to install the driver from your Windows 95 CD or floppy disks. If Dial-Up Networking IS checked, then it is already installed and you can simply click OK.

3. Is Your Dial-Up Adapter and TCP/IP installed?

Press the START button, select Settings…Control Panel. Double click the Network icon. Click on the Settings tab. If Dial-Up Adapter and TCP/IP are both present you may click OK and proceed to the next step.

If Dial-Up adapter is not present, click the Add button. Double click on Adapter. Select Microsoft, then Dial-Up Adapter, then hit OK.

If TCP/IP is not present, click the Add button. Double click on Protocol. Select Microsoft, then TCP/IP, then OK.

If you have had to install either of the above drivers, you will need to bind the protocol to the adapter. From the Network box, select the Dial-Up Adapter. Click on Properties…Bindings, and make sure the TCP/IP box is checked.

4. Now, Let's Set Up a Surfari.Net Icon.

Open up "My Computer" on your desktop. Double click on the Dial-Up Networking icon. Double click the Make New Connection icon.

It will ask you for the name of the connection. Enter- "SurfariNet" -(no quotes). Make sure your modem is selected in the "Select a Modem" box. Then click the Configure button. Click on the Options tab. Make sure the box marked "Bring up terminal window after dialing" is not checked. This will allow you to automatically log in. Then hit the OK button.

Click the Next> button. Enter the number you were given to access Surfari.Net in the appropriate box. Click the Next> button, then the Finish button.

Highlight the icon you just created. Right-click on it and select Properties. Click the button marked Server Type.

Make sure PPP: Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, Internet is selected in the Type of Dial-Up Server. Here are the rest of the settings:

Log onto Network: Off

Enable Software Compression: On

Require Encrypted Password: Off

NetBEUI: Off

IPX/SPX Compatible: Off

TCP/IP: On

Now click the button marked TCP/IP Settings. Here are the settings:

Server assigned IP address SHOULD be checked.

Specify name server addresses should be checked.

Primary DNS: 207.114.135.2

Secondary DNS: 207.114.135.3 (or leave it blank)

"Use IP header compression box should be checked"
and
"Use default gateway on remote network should be checked"
The rest should be left as it is. Click OK. Click OK. Click OK. (Yes, three different OK buttons, or only two different OK buttons if you have the "newer" Dial-Up Networking.)

That's it. Configuration is done. When you double click on the SurfariNet icon, your computer will dial and connect to Surfari.Net. When it has, a window will open for you to enter your username and password. Then you have done that, click the CONTINUE button and you are connected. Alternatively, you can use dial-up scripts with Windows 95. There is help for this from the User Services page as well.

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