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- Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 Readme for Internet Connections
- August 1995
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- (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1995
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- This document provides complementary or late-breaking information to
- supplement the Microsoft Plus! documentation.
-
- Additional information about installing and using the Internet
- Jumpstart Kit is added to the World Wide Web as it becomes available.
- This information can be found at the following address for Microsoft's
- World Wide Web server:
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- http://www.msn.net
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- HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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-
- To view Internet.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
-
- To print Internet.txt, open it in or another word processor, and
- then use the Print command on the File menu.
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- CONTENTS
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- INSTALLING PC CARD (PCMCIA) MODEMS
- USING SERIAL LINE INTERNET PROTOCOL (SLIP) SUPPORT
- MANUALLY LOGGING ONTO AN INTERNET CONNECTION
- USING SCRIPTING FOR DIAL-UP NETWORKING
- USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK PROXY OR FIREWALL
- USING PROGRESSIVE NETWORKS' REALAUDIO SUPPORT
- USING INTERNET EXPLORER WITH VIRTUAL MEMORY
-
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- INSTALLING PC CARD (PCMCIA) MODEMS
- ==================================
-
- If you are using a PC card (PCMCIA) modem for your Dial-up Networking connection to the Internet and have not yet installed the modem,
- you may have to enable Windows 95 PC card socket support before
- running the Internet Setup wizard.
-
- To enable PCMCIA socket support:
-
- 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click
- Control Panel.
-
- 2. Double-click the PC Card (PCMCIA) icon to start the PC Card
- Wizard, and then follow the instructions on your screen.
-
- NOTE: If you can't find the PC Card icon, you may need to install
- the PC card (PCMCIA) drivers. To do this, double-click the
- Add New Hardware icon, click No, click PCMCIA Support from
- the list of hardware items, and then follow the instructions
- on your screen.
-
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- USING SERIAL LINE INTERNET PROTOCOL (SLIP) SUPPORT
- ==================================================
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- Setting Up A SLIP or CSLIP Connection
- -------------------------------------
-
- The Internet Jumpstart Kit supports three kinds of Dial-up Networking
- connection protocols: point-to-point protocol (PPP), serial line
- internet protocol (SLIP), and compressed SLIP (CSLIP). The Internet
- Setup wizard creates only PPP dial-up connections. If your Internet
- service provider requires you to use a SLIP or CSLIP connection, do
- the following:
-
- 1. Create the Dial-Up Networking connection by runing the Internet
- Setup wizard while setting up Microsoft Plus!.
-
- You can also do this after setting up Microsoft Plus! by clicking
- the Start button, pointing to Programs, then pointing to
- Accessories, then pointing to Internet Tools, and then double-
- clicking Internet Setup Wizard.
-
- If your Internet service provider requires you to enter a sequence
- of commands to establish the SLIP or CSLIP connection, make sure
- the "Bring Up Terminal Window After Dialing" box is checked.
-
- TIP: You may also be able to use Dial-Up Scripting to automate
- entering the required sequence of commands. See "Using
- Scripting For Dial-Up Networking" below for more
- information.
-
- 2. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the
- Dial-Up Networking folder.
-
- 3. Click the connection you created in step 1, and then click
- Properties on the File menu.
-
- 4. Click Server Type, click either SLIP or CSLIP in the Type Of
- Dial-Up Server list, and then click OK.
-
-
- Running the Internet Setup Wizard If You Have an Existing SLIP Connection
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- If you have set up an existing Internet Dial-Up Networking connection to use
- SLIP as the server type and you run the Internet Setup Wizard, the wizard
- will change the server type for the existing connection to PPP.
-
- To change the server type for the connection back to SLIP:
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- 1. Double-click My Computer, and then double-click Dial-Up Networking.
-
- 2. Using the right mouse button, click the connection you want to change,
- and then click Properties.
-
- 3. Click Server Type.
-
- 4. In the Type of Dial-Up Server list, click SLIP: Unix Connection, and then
- click OK.
-
- 5. In the Properties dialog box, click OK to save your changes.
-
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- MANUALLY LOGGING ONTO AN INTERNET CONNECTION
- ============================================
-
- Some Internet service providers require you to manually log on in order to
- establish an Internet connection. If you are running the Internet Setup
- Wizard to create such a connection, make sure you check the Bring Up
- Terminal Window After Dialing box.
-
- You can also select this option after you have run the wizard by doing the
- following:
-
- 1. Double-click My Computer, and then double-click Dial-Up Networking.
-
- 2. Using the right mouse button, click the connection you want to change,
- and then click Properties.
-
- 3. Click Configure, and then click Options.
-
- 4. Make sure the Bring Up Terminal Window After Dialing box is checked, and
- then click OK.
-
- 5. In the Properties dialog box, click OK to save your changes.
-
- TIP: You can also use Scripting for Dial-Up Networking to automate logging
- onto the Internet. For more information, see the following topic.
-
-
- USING SCRIPTING FOR DIAL-UP NETWORKING
- ======================================
-
- You can use Scripting for Dial-Up Neworking to automate the manual
- steps required by certain Internet service providers to establish a
- connection to the Internet. If your Internet service provider recommends
- using an automated connection script, after running the Internet Setup
- wizard, you can create a script file, and then Use the Dial-Up Scripting
- Tool to associate this file with the Dial-Up Networking connection you
- created.
-
- For more information about creating a Dial-Up Networking script and
- associating it with your Internet Dial-Up Networking connection:
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- 1. Click the Start button, and then click Help.
-
- 2. Double-click the Microsoft Plus! For Windows 95 book.
-
- 3. Double-click the Using The Network And The Internet book, and
- then click Automating A Dial-Up Networking Connection.
-
- 4. Follow the instructions in the Help topic.
-
-
- USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK PROXY OR FIREWALL
- ============================================
-
- If you want to use a proxy or firewall to protect your Local Area
- Network from being accessed by other on the Internet, follow these
- steps:
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- 1. Run the Internet Setup wizard while setting up Microsoft Plus!.
-
- You can also run the wizard after setting up Microsoft Plus! by
- clicking the Start button, pointing to Programs, then pointing to
- Accessories, then pointing to Internet Tools, and then double-
- clicking Internet Setup Wizard.
-
- 2. Configure your computer to connect to the Internet by using TCP/IP
- on on your local area network.
-
- 3. When asked for the gateway address, type the address supplied by
- your network administrator only if your organization uses gateways
- for routing information over the network.
-
- NOTE: The gateway computer is not the same as the proxy or firewall
- computer which protects your local area network from the Internet,
- so do not type your proxy or firewall address here.
-
- 4. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control
- Panel.
-
- 3. Click the Internet icon, and then click the Advanced tab.
-
- 5. Make sure the Use Proxy Server box is checked.
-
- 6. Type the http server address and the port number for the computer
- you want to use as the proxy server in the Proxy Server box. The
- following is an example of a proxy server address and port number:
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- http://myproxy.mycompany.com:80
-
- In the Bypass Proxy On box, type the names of the computers,
- domains, and ports on the Internet that, when accessed, will
- not go through the proxy server. Separate each item you type
- with a comma.
-
- If you do not know what to type in the Proxy Server, or Bypass
- Proxy On boxes, see your network administrator. For Help on these
- items, click the ? in the title bar, and then click the item.
-
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- USING PROGRESSIVE NETWORKS' REALAUDIO SUPPORT
- =============================================
-
- The Internet Jumpstart Kit includes support for Progressive Networks'
- RealAudio. This enables you to listen to audio files in real time over
- a dial-up modem or direct-network Internet connection. To use
- RealAudio, you must have a Windows 95-supported sound card installed
- in your computer. RealAudio works best on 486/33 or faster processors.
-
- To try RealAudio, connect to http://www.realaudio.com.
-
- NOTE: RealAudio will not work if your connection is routed through
- a local area network proxy or firewall.
-
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- USING INTERNET EXPLORER WITH VIRTUAL MEMORY
- ===========================================
-
- Internet Explorer requires you to use virtual memory. Otherwise,
- Internet Explorer will not run properly. To make sure you are using
- virtual memory:
-
- 1. Click the Start button, then point to Settings, and then click
- Control Panel.
-
- 2. Double-click the System icon, and then click the Performance tab.
-
- 3. Click the Virtual Memory button.
-
- 4. If you are specifying your own virtual memory settings, make
- sure the Disable Virtual Memory box is unchecked. If this box
- is checked, then you are not using virtual memory and Internet
- Explorer won't run.
-
- TIP: You can let Windows manage virtual memory for you by
- selecting the Let Windows Manage My Virtual Memory
- Settings option.
-