Creating a Dial-up Networking Connection with
Windows NT 4.0
Installing Dial-up Networking
- From the desktop, double-click My Computer.
- Double-click Dial-up Networking.
- If you receive a message stating The
phonebook is empty. Press OK to add an entry,
skip to the next section, Creating
a Dial-up Networking Connection.
- If the Dial-up Networking window opens with the
phonebook list and the option to dial, again
proceed to the next section to create a new
connection. Otherwise, click Install, then
point to the path where your NT 4.0 install files
are located (for example, D:\i386) and click OK.
Windows NT will now install the necessary files
onto the hard drive.
- The Add RAS Device window will appear. If
you see your modem listed in the RAS Capable
Devices field, then click OK and
proceed to the next step. If you do not see a
modem listed, then you will need to install a
driver for your modem as follows:
- In the Add RAS Device
window, click the Install Modem button.
This will start the Install New Modem
wizard. You can let Windows NT try to detect
you modem automatically (recommended) by
clicking Next.
- If Windows NT detects your modem,
then proceed through the wizard. If Windows NT
is unable to detect your modem, you will then
have the option to select your modem from a
list or use a disk provided by the
manufacturer. You may need to follow the
directions in your modem's documentation.
- Highlight your modem and click the Configure
button.
- Make sure Dial Out Only is selected.
- Click OK.
- Click the Network button.
- Make sure TCP/IP is the only box checked.
- Click OK.
- Click Continue in the Remote Access
Setup window.
- After Dial-Up Networking installation is
complete, click Restart to reboot the
computer before continuing.
Creating a Dial-up Networking Connection
- From the desktop, double-click My Computer.
- Double-click Dial-up Networking.
- If you receive a message stating that The
phonebook is empty..., then click OK to
add a new entry. If Dial-up Networking (DUN)
already has other phone book entries, click New.
- If the New Phonebook Entry Wizard window
appears, check the box labeled I know all about
phonebook entries... and click Finish.
- In the New Phonebook Entry dialog, select
the Basic tab.
- Check Use Telephony dialing properties.
- Uncheck Use another port if busy.
- For Entry name, enter Your ISP's Name.
- Enter the country code and area code
of the number you are dialing, plus the phone
number itself.
- Under Dial using, select your modem.
- Click the Configure button.
- Set the Initial speed (BPS) to 19,200 if
you have a 14.4k modem or 38,400 if you have a
28.8k modem.
- Make sure all three Hardware Features
boxes are checked (if applicable) and that Disable
modem speaker is not checked.
- Click OK.
- Select the Server tab.
- The Dial-up server type should be PPP:
Windows NT, Windows 95 Plus, Internet.
- For Network Protocols only TCP/IP
should be checked.
- Make sure Enable software compression is
checked, but Enable PPP LCP extensions
unchecked.
- Click the TCP/IP settings button.
- Select Server assigned IP address and Server
assigned name server addresses.
- Leave the Primary WINS and Secondary
WINS servers at 0.0.0.0.
- Check both Use IP header compression and Use
default gateway on remote network.
- Click OK.
- Select the Script tab.
- Make sure None is selected.
- Select the Security tab.
- Select Accept any authentication including
clear text.
- On the New Phonebook Entry window, click OK.
- You will now be in the Dial-up Networking
program, and the phone book entry you just created
should be selected in the Phonebook entry to
dial field.
- Click the Dial button.
- A window will appear asking for a username,
password, and domain. The first two are required.
You will need to enter your username, and password
in the usual lowercase letters. Do not enter
anything for the Domain it must remain
blank. There is also an option to Save Password,
which can be selected if desired.
- Click OK to dial into Your ISP's Name.
- Once you are connected, a window will appear
informing you that you have successfully connected
to the Dial-up Server. Click OK to close
this window.
- You are now connected and may use any internet
software such as Internet Explorer (installed with
Windows NT).
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