| This guide describes how to
configure Windows 98 for Internet connectivity. It assumes that Windows 98 has
been correctly installed on your machine. You will need your Windows 98 CD or
diskettes handy for portions of the configuration process.
Configuring Windows 98 Native Dialer And
TCP/IP Stack
Step 1: Install the Dialup Networking
- Click on START, then SETTINGS, then CONTROL
PANEL.
- Double-click on ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS.
- Click on the WINDOWS SETUP tab.
- Click on COMMUNICATIONS, then DETAILS.
- Check the checkbox that says DIAL-UP
NETWORKING.
- Click OK on all the menus back to the Control
Panel.
Windows 98 will then install Dialup Networking.
Step 2: Setup TCP/IP
- Click on START, then SETTINGS, then CONTROL
PANEL.
- Double-click on NETWORK.
- Look in the box labeled 'The Following
Network Components are Installed'. Check to see if you have either "TCP/IP"
or "TCP/IP - Dial Up Adapter" already listed in the box only once. If you do,
you can skip to Step 3. If there is no listing of "TCP/IP" or it does not
have one installed for Dial Up Adapter, proceed.
Note: A very common bug is to have TCP/IP installed
more than once. If you have done this, remove all TCP/IP entries. You remove
an entry by highlighting it and hitting the 'Remove' button. Once all TCP/IP
entries have been deleted, add a single one.
- Click on ADD, then PROTOCOL, and then ADD.
- Select MICROSOFT as the manufacturer, then
TCP/IP as the protocol.
- Click OK on all the menus back to the Control
Panel.
- Windows 98 will then add TCP/IP.
Note: You might be asked to provide computer and
workgroup names at this point. If so, click on the identification tab at the
top of the screen, type in your last name for the computer name, 'workgroup'
for workgroup, and 'computer' for computer description. Then hit OK.
Step 3: Create Dialer Icon
- Double-click on the MY COMPUTER icon.
- Double-click on the DIAL-UP NETWORKING icon.
- If no previous connection has been created
then the system will go right into the MAKE NEW CONNECTION option ,if it does
not then double click this option.
- In the box at the top type 'Green Apple' in
place of the words 'My Connection'. Hit Next.
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Depending on your location, use one of the following dial-in numbers:
Lancaster: 654-2133 (and surrounding areas)
Columbus: 834-5124
- Hit Next.
- Hit Finish.
Step 4: Setup the Connection Properties
- Click on the Green Apple Icon with the right
mouse button and select 'Properties'.
- Remove the checkmark from 'Use country code
and area code'.
- Hit 'Configure' button.
- Set Maximum Speed to 115200.
- Hit 'OK' button.
- Hit 'Server Type' tab at top.
- Make sure that the Type of Dialup Server is
'PPP: Internet, Windows NT Server, Windows 98.'
- Under ADVANCED OPTIONS
[ ] Log on to Network
[x] Enable software compression
[ ] Require encrypted password
[ ] Require data encryption
[ ] Record a log file fore this connection
- Under ALLOWED NETWORK PROTOCOLS
[ ] NetBEUI
[ ] IPX/SPX Compatible Protocol
[x] TCP/IP
- Hit 'TCP/IP Settings...' button
[x] Server assigned IP address
[ ] Specify an IP address
[x] Server assigned name server addresses
[ ] Specify name server addresses
[x] Use IP header compression
[x] Use default gateway on remote network
- Hit 'OK' button.
- Hit 'OK' button.
- Hit 'OK' button.
The connection properties are now set and you
are ready to attempt a login. To make things easier, you might want to create
a shortcut for your Green Apple icon and place it on your desktop. To do this,
right click on the Green Apple icon and select "create shortcut".
Logging onto Green Apple
Double-click on the Green Apple icon that is in
'My Computer >> Dialup Networking' (or use a shortcut, if you have created
one). Type in your login name and password (remember, both login name and
password are case sensitive). You may put a checkmark in the 'Save password'
box.
If this is your first time connecting, hit
'Dial Properties' button. If you have call waiting and Ameritech is your
carrier, put a checkmark beside 'This location has call waiting' and in the
box labeled 'To disable it, dial:', put '*70,'.
If you have call waiting and Verizon (GTE) is
your carrier, you will need to check with them to find out how you disable
call waiting on single call basis (Verizon doesn't seem to have standardized
on call waiting disablement feature in this area: some places will use '#70,',
others cannot be disabled whatsoever).
On the line labeled 'The phone system at this
location uses:', place a dot beside 'Tone dialing' if you have tone dialing
feature; otherwise place a dot beside 'Pulse dialing' if you have pulse
dialing feature. Hit 'OK'.
Hit the 'Connect' button. This will dialup to
Green Apple.
Once the modems connect, the message 'Verifying
user name and password' will appear. If everything has been setup correctly
and your login name and password have been entered correctly, the screen will
turn into a status window with the connection speed and a time counter on it
(on Win98, the status window is automatically minimized) - your connection to
the Internet is up and working! You may now minimize the status window and
start one of your Internet applications such as Netscape Navigator or the
Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Regarding the Internet Explorer, Windows 98
machines will have an icon resembling a blue lowercase letter 'e' that reads
'The Internet'). This is the icon for the IE. When you have connected, double
click on this icon to start IE. If there is no such icon on your desktop,
check for the application 'Internet Explorer' in 'Start >> Programs', 'Start
>> Programs >> Internet Explorer' or 'Start >> Programs >> Accessories >>
Internet Tools'.
When you are finished with your Internet
session, close all your Internet applications, bring back the status window
and hit 'Disconnect' button.
Useful Web Pages
Green Apple Home: www.greenapple.com
Green Apple Support: www.greenapple.com/support
Green Apple Starting Links: www.greenapple.com/local/content/jump
Web Search Engines:
www.google.com, www.yahoo.com, www.excite.com, www.altavista.com, www.lycos.com
Green Apple Settings
Domain name: greenapple.com
Primary DNS number: 192.168.187.6
Secondary DNS number: 192.168.187.4 and 192.168.187.5
Mail (SMTP) Server: mail.greenapple.com
POP Server: mail.greenapple.com
POP User Name: <your login>
POP Account: <your login>@mail.greenapple.com
News (NNTP) Server: news.greenapple.com
Your email address is <your login>@greenapple.com
Your web address is http://www.greenapple.com/~<your login>
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