From the windows 95 startup menu first select 'SETTINGS', then click 'CONTROL PANEL'.
In the CONTROL PANEL window double click the 'ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS' icon.
Now select the 'Windows setup' tab.
Double click the 'communications' option 
Check if the 'Dial-Up Networking' icon has a check mark, if it does you can skip the rest of the installation process and go on to the 'Setting Up Dial-Up Networking' section. If there is no check mark then select the Dial-Up Networking option and click the 'OK' button. You will be asked to insert the original windows95 CD-ROM.

 Note: you might have to enter the directory name manually, in this case use the browse option to select the directory on the CD-ROM which contains all the .cab files. On the 'Surf-it' CD-ROM this directory is named: \usengl\win95\win95
After the installation procedure has finished, you will be prompted to restart your computer. This is required to complete the process.

Setting up Dial-Up Networking under Windows 95

• Select 'Microsoft Client for Networks' in the network window, and click the 'Properties' button 
• Select the 'Logon and restore network connections' option, and click the 'OK' button. Nothing else should be selected in this screen. 
• Now select 'Dial up adapter' from the networks window and click the 'properties' button. 
• Click the 'Driver type' TAB and select 'Enhanced mode' 
• Click the 'Bindings' TAB and select the TCP/IP option. Now click the 'OK' button

• Select the 'TCP/IP' option and click the 'Properties' Button. 
• Click the 'IP ADDRESS" TAB and select the 'Obtain IP address automatically' option.  
• Click the 'WINS configuration' TAB and select the 'Disable WINS resolution' option. 
• Click the 'DNS configuration' TAB, and select the 'Disable DNS' option. 
• Click the 'Bindings' TAB and select the 'Client for Microsoft networks' option. 
• Click the 'OK' button.

• In the network window select the 'Identification' TAB. 
• In the computer field enter your examnr (if you are a student), or your novell login name (if you are a faculty or staff member)
• In the Workgroup field enter 'FBK' 
• In the computer description field enter 'My PC ' or anything else you like. 

Note: It is possible to enter your own descriptions in these fields ,the 'My…….' Are merely suggested as an example, These fields cannot be left empty though ,so a description HAS to be entered.'

• Click the 'OK' button.

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