Technical Support - Windows 98 Dial Up Networking

This document will help you manually configure Windows 98 to connect to RYA Online using Dial-Up Networking. Please read the entire document before attempting to connect.

Creating and configuring a dial up connection to RYA Online

If you do not have Dial-Up networking installed, you will first need to install it.

Go to My Computer and double-click on Dial-Up Networking, then Make New Connection.

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Type Mistral Internet as the name for the connection, make sure that your modem is highlighted in the Select a device list and click on Next.

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Enter the phone number, 0845 028 8888 and click on Next.

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Click on Finish, then right-click on the dialup connection icon and go to Properties and click on the Server Types tab. Make sure that Log on to network, NetBEUI and IPX/SPX Compatible are unticked.

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Click on TCP/IP Settings and make sure that Server assigned IP address and Server assigned name server addresses are selected.

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Click OK, then double-click on the connection icon and enter your username and password.

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Press Connect.

Installing Dial-Up Networking for Windows 98

NOTE: If you are on a local area network (LAN) and install Dial-Up Networking (DUN), you may create a conflict which interrupts your computer's connection to your LAN. Please ask your network administrator for assistance before installing DUN. Before you install DUN, you will need your Windows 95 CD-ROM.

From your desktop, double-click My Computer. You should see icons for the drives on your system, Control Panel, and, if it's installed, Dial-Up Networking.

Double-click Control Panel.

Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

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Click the Windows Setup tab.

Place a check in the Communications component.

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Click OK. Windows 98 will now begin copying files from your Windows 98 CD-ROM. Insert your CD-ROM when prompted to do so.

When Add/Remove Programs is finished copying files, you should see the Control Panel.
Now you should restart your computer:

Click your Start button and click Shut Down.
Select Restart the computer and click Yes.

When your computer restarts, you may be asked to enter your username and password for Windows Networking:

For username, enter your first name.
Leave the password field blank and click OK.

The next window asks you to verify your password. Leave everything blank and click OK.
Now when you restart Windows 95 you will not be asked to enter a username and password ever again. You will also notice a new icon on your desktop--Network Neighborhood. Don't worry, this is just part of the networking component in Windows 98.