Monday, January 05, 2009  7:04:01 PM

Windows 95 Settings

Windows 95 requires certain settings in order for your computer to communicate over the internet.  

Have a pen and paper handy and WRITE DOWN the original settings BEFORE making a change. In case something doesn't work, you will be able to get back to where you started this way.

Double-click the My Computer icon on the Desktop, then double-click Dial Up Networking.  Right-click on your Inwave connection and click Properties. The area code/phone number boxes will be at the top and there will be a button at the bottom: Configure and a tab at the top: Server Types.

Click on the Configure button. It will list your modem port, speaker volume and maximum speed. Go up to the top and click on the Options tab. At the bottom, put a check in the Display Modem Status box and click on the OK button at the bottom.

You should be back at the general screen for the Inwave connection.

Click on the Server Types tab. The type of dialup server should be: PPP, Internet, Windows NT Server, Windows 95. If it isn't, click on the triangle to the right of the type and scroll down the pop-up list to get to the correct type.

Under Advanced options, you should just have Enable Software Compression checked, the other options should not be checked. Under Allowed network protocols, you just need TCP/IP checked. Click on the TCP/IP settings button.

The top line: Server Assigned IP Address should be checked, and the 3rd line: Server Assigned Name Server Address should be checked. 

The bottom two check boxes should have checks In them (Use IP Header Compression and Use Default Gateway on Remote Network).

Click on OK several times to save your changes and get out of the dial-up networking.



If your Dial-up Network settings are OK but you still cannot view web pages or send e-mail, you can try customizing your TCP/IP setting in the Network icon to see if that helps.

NOTE: The following settings are for stand-alone computers. Computers which are part of a LAN (local area network) may require different settings and and additional network components. Check with your network administrator before making changes. Normally you do NOT need to change the settings in the Network icon for stand-alone computers.

Click the Start Button, select Settings, then click Control Panel. In the Control Panel, double-click the Network icon.

The correct settings in the TCP/IP network component (highlight it and click on the properties button) are:

IP Address:
Obtain an IP address automatically

Wins Configuration:
Disable WINS Resolution

Gateway:
Do NOT install a gateway.

Bindings:
Client for Microsoft Networks OR Microsoft Family Logon should be checked.  If both are checked, remove the check from Microsoft Family Logon.

Advanced:
None should be listed under Property

DNS Configuration:
Normally this does not need to be enabled. Some computers need this configured to connect to Inwave so we are providing the settings below. If your computer is on a LAN (or configured to dial into one) check with your system administrator before modifying this section.

Enable DNS should be checked
Host: your username goes here
Domain: inwave.com
DNS Server Search Order:
216.138.184.14 then Add
216.138.184.15 then Add
both of those numbers go in the DNS SERVER search order

Domain Suffix Search Order: nothing goes in this box

After you make these changes and click on OK at the bottom of the TCP/IP Properties window, you will be back at the Network Configuration window. In the box beneath Primary Network Logon: it should read Windows Logon, Microsoft Family Logon, or Client for Microsoft Networks. If it doesn't read either, click on the little down arrow and select Windows Logon. Then click on OK and Windows will prompt you to restart the computer for the changes to take effect. Go ahead and restart it.


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