Windows NT PPP/Dialup Setup
This tutorial will explain how to setup dialup networking on the Windows NT platform.
Core Installation
The components necessary to install dialup networking on the Windows NT platform are TCP/IP and Remote Access Service (RAS). Both of them can be found in the Network section of the Control Panel (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel ->). Here's how to locate them and install them if necessary:
- TCP/IP
Listed under Protocols. To add it, press the add button and scroll down and install TCP/IP.
- RAS
Listed under Services. To add it, press the add button and scroll down and install Remote Access Services.
Dialup Networking: The First Steps
Now that TCP/IP and RAS is installed, you can now proceed to dialup networking. To go there, go to My Computer -> Dialup Networking.
When you are there, you should see the following screen:
To proceed, press the New button and the following screen should appear:
This screen asks for the name of the new phonebook entry. For a nyct connection, we recommend you put New York Connect so that it is easily recognized for future reference. Press next when done and the following screen pops up.
A list of options appear and you should check all of them, which include:
- I am calling the Internet.
- Send my plain text password if that's the only way to connect.
- The non-Windows NT server I am calling expects me to type login information after connecting, or to know TCP/IP addresses before dialing.
Press next when finished and the next screen appears:
99% of the time, you will be dialing in with a modem, please select the modem that you use. If it is not currently installed, please consult your modem manual for installation instructions. Proceed to the next screen:
Here, you will enter in the phone number you wish to connect to our office. Please call (212)293-2620 for appropriate numbers. Please press next for the following:
This screen appears and will ask for the protocol you wish to use. The protocol you will be using is Point-to-Point (PPP) Protocol. Press next for the next screen:
You will be asked if you wish to use a script to connect. You will not need one to connect, so keep it on none and press next:
This screen is for IP addresses. Our servers on our side will assign you your IP address. You will not have to enter in any information so you can press next:
For Information on Static IP Addresses: Call (212)293-2620
This asks you for IP addresses of a DNS server and a WINS server on our side. You will only need to enter in the DNS address of 204.141.86.3 You can now press next again:
This screen indicates you are finished with the basics of the setup. You can now press finish.
Dialup Networking: The Next Steps
In Dialup Networking, highlight the phonebook entry you just created and press the edit button. Click on More... then Edit Entry and Modem Properties and the following screen appears:
There should be nothing you have to change here, so please click on the Server tab:
Please make sure the following options are enabled:
- Dial-up server type: PPP...
- Network Protocols: TCL/IP
- Enable software compression
- Enable PPP/LCP compression
Click on TCP/IP Settings next:
The only options that you should touch are the settings under Specify name server addresses
- Primary DNS: 216.139.128.3
- Secondary DNS: 216.139.128.4
That's all, you can press OK and then press OK again under the dialup networking screen.
Dialup Networking: Finishing Up
You are now finished with setting up your computer for dialing up. Press Dial in Dialup Networking using the name of the phonebook entry you created. It will ask you for your username and password, where there is an option to save your password. Do not fill in anything for the domain field. Leave it blank! When you are finished, press Connect and you will then be able to proceed online!
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