Setting up the Wittenberg Network Modem Service for Windows 95

• Installing Dial-Up Networking
• Setting up your Windows 95 system to use the Wittenberg Network Modem Service
• Dialing the Network
• Other Informational pages

Installing Dial-Up Networking

If you already have Dial-Up Networking installed you can skip this part and go straight to Setting up your Windows 95 system to use the Wittenberg Network Modem Service. If you are unsure you can check by following steps 1-4 below. If there is already a check in the box labeled Dial-Up Networking, then you can skip ahead to Part 2.

1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel opening the Control Panel window
2. In the Control Panel window double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon
3. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties click the Windows Setup tab
4. Find the Communications line, and double-click to select it
5. In the Communications list, put a check in the Dial-Up Networking box and click OK
6. Click OK again
7. If you receive a message that it cannot find some files, it means you need to put your Windows CD into the CD-ROM drive. Put your Windows CD in the drive, wait a moment, and click OK
8. Type D:\win95 in the "Copy Files from:" box.. Note that your CD-ROM drive may be another letter; type the appropriate drive letter
9. If your computer does not already have a name, fill in the first line of the window with something unique to you, but containing only alphabetic characters. The second line can be anything you wish as well. On the third fill in a short description you wish to use for your computer. When finished click Close
10. After clicking Close you will be prompted to restart your computer to finish setting up Dial-Up Networking
11. When your computer restarts you will be asked to logon to your computer. Type WITTENBERG\username (replacing username with your Wittenberg username) and click OK. Then click OK again without typing anything in the lines. When the desktop appears a new Network Neighborhood icon will be listed
12. Right-click the Network Neighborhood icon and select properties from the menu
13. In the Network properties window, you need to remove everything EXCEPT these items:
• Client for Microsoft Networks
• Dial Up Adapter
• NetBEUI
14. Click the Add button to get the Select Network Component Type window. Double-click Protocol
15. In the Select Network Protocol screen, select Microsoft on the left, and double-click on TCP/IP the right
16. Back at the Network properties window make sure the listing under Primary Network Logon: reads Windows Logon. Then double-click on TCP/IP
17. On the TCP/IP properties screen select the DNS Configuration tab
18. Under DNS Configuration fill out the following entries as follows:
• DNS Server Search Order: 136.227.1.6 and 136.227.1.5
• Domain Suffix Search Order: wittenberg.edu
• Click OK.
19. At the Network properties window, click OK
20. The computer may prompt you for Windows CD again. After all the files have been copied Windows will ask to restart the computer. Click Restart

Setting up your Windows 95 system to use the Wittenberg Network Modem Service

This section assumes that you have Dial-Up Networking installed on your system. If you do not, or are not sure, please go back to Installing Dial-Up Networking.

1. Click Start, Programs, Accessories and click the Dial Up Networking icon
2. At the "Make New Connection" window, type Wittenberg University in the space and click Next
3. At the next window, type 322-0832 in the space provided for the Telephone number, and click Next.
   (Note: If you are not local to Wittenberg University, you will need to use the area code)
   (Note: If you are in a dorm you will need to type in 9,,937-322-0832)
4. Click Finish
5. The Dial-Up Networking window will now have a listing for Wittenberg University
6. Right-click the Wittenberg University listing to bring up a menu and select Properties
7. Click the Configure button to open the modem settings window
8. Click the Options tab make sure box boxes under "Connection Control" are not checked
9. Click OK to return to the General properties tab
10. Click the Server Types tab. Make sure that only the first and last boxes are checked
11. Click the TCP/IP Settings button, and fill in the following fields:
• Primary DNS: 136.227.1.6
• Secondary DNS: 136.227.1.5
12. Click OK, and then click OK again to get back to the Dial Up Networking window
13. Drag a copy of the icon to the desktop, and when it asks if you want to create a shortcut answer "Yes"
14. From here you need to follow the steps in Dialing the Network when you wish to use the service

Dialing the Network

Once your system is set up to use Wittenberg's Network Modem service, use these steps to connect.

1. Double-click the shortcut for Wittenberg University.
2. Type your username and LDAP password. You can put a check in the box labeled Save password if desired. Click on the Connect button to dial the Dial Up Network
3. After a minute or two you will be prompted to enter your username and LDAP password. This will make the connection to the Wittenberg Windows Intranet. Again, you can click on the save password box to have it remember your password
4. You will see a message about a lack of a domain server. This message can be ignored, so just click OK. One more screen will appear to let you know that the connection was established. Before you click Close, you can put a check in the box at the bottom left. This will prevent this screen from appearing again

Other Informational Links:

• Setting up the Windows 95 DFS Client (needed before mapping drives)
• Mapping a Network Drive (Windows only)
• Trouble-shooting drive mapping problems (Windows 95 & Windows 98)

This document last reviewed October 24, 2003.