Click the Start menu,
go to
HELP, then find the listing for Connecting. Under that,
find the listing for To The Internet:
Underneath To The Internet, click once on using Dial-Up
Working, then click Display. You'll be basically be following
the instructions provided. On the right, click once on Getting an
Internet Account.
STEP 1: Since you already have an Internet account with us,
take
the elevator down to the section titled, What's Next and click on
I have an Internet account. Go to step 2..
STEP 2: If you modem isn't set up, click on the Click
here
to set up your modem. Once you've finished setting up your modem, or if
your modem was already set up to begin with, go to the section titled,
What's
Next and click on The modem is set up. Go to step 3..
STEP 3: On your desktop, double click on My Computer.
If
you don't see Dial-Up Networking, follow Steps 2 through 4 to add
it. Once it's added, or if you already see Dial-Up
Networking, in the Windows Help, screen go to the section
titled, What's Next and click on Dial-Up Networking is
installed. Go to step 4..
STEP 4: Click on Click here to look at the
Network
properties.
If you don't see TCP/IP or TCP/IP - > Dial-Up
Adapter, click Add, click Protocol, then click
Add. Click on Microsoft, then click TCP/IP. Click
OK.
Once it's added, or if you already see
TCP/IP or TCP/IP -> Dial-Up
Adapter, make sure Client for Microsoft Networks and Dial-Up
Adapter are in the
window under The following network components are installed. If
not, add them just like you added TCP/IP, only select Client or Adapter
instead of Protocol. If all three items are in that window, click once
on TCP/IP or TCP/IP -> Dial-Up Adapter and
make sure Client for Microsoft Networks is displayed under
Primary Network Logon:, then click once on Dial-Up Adapter,
then
Properties. Click on the Bindings tab and make sure the box
next to TCP/IP or TCP/IP -> Dial-Up Adapter is checked.
Click OK.
In the Windows Help, screen go to the section
titled, What's Next and click on The adapter is bound to TCP/IP.
Go to step 5..
STEP 5: Click on Click here to display the Network
dialog
box if it isn't already displayed on your screen. Click once on
TCP/IP or TCP/IP -> Dial-Up Adapter, then click once on
Properties. If a box displays that
says, "You have asked to change..." don't worry about the box; just click
OK. The dot should be next to Obtain an IP address
automatically. Click on the Bindings tab. Unless your Network
Admin has advised otherwise, UNcheck the box next to File and
printer sharing. Click on DNS Configuration. Put the dot next
to Disable DNS Click on Advanced. Under Property it
should either say None or Allow Binding to ATM. Click on
the Gateway tab. Unless your Network
Admin has advised otherwise, both boxes should be blank. Click on
WINS Configuration. The dot should be next to Disable WINS
Resolution. Click on NetBIOS. The box next to I want to
enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP should be UNchecked, or if it is
checked, it should be greyed out. Click OK. Click OK again.
If your computer asks
if you want to restart it now, no, you do not. You'll do that later.
In the Windows Help, screen go to the section
titled, What's Next and click on My TCP/IP information is
entered.
Go to step 6..
STEP 6: On your desktop, double-click on My
Computer, then
double-click on Dial-Up Networking. Double-click on Make New
Connection.
Under Type a name for the computer you are
dialing, you can either leave it as My Connection or change it
to something you'll recognize as your connection to us when you see the
name. Examples would be: Minnesota MicroNet, MM.COM, My MM.COM
Connection, etc. Under Select a device, make sure your modem is
displayed. Click Next. Enter the area code your computer will be
dialing in the Area Code field. Enter the telephone number your
computer will be dialing in the Telephone number field.
Pick the one that's nearest you, physically, but if you don't think
you're getting good connects on that number, you can try the other
numbers later and use the
one that works best.
Country or
region code should be United States of America. Click
Next.
Click Finish.
When you see the icon with the name you selected for your connection to
us, right click just once on it, slide down into
Properties,
then left click just once. Remove the Area Code from the
Area
Code field and enter it in the Telephone number field in front
of the phone number. (Yes, this seems a bit confusing, but this will
prevent your computer from putting a "1" in front of the area code when it
dials -- and prevent you from being charged for making a local call --
just in case your computer doesn't have the fix for this.)
Uncheck the
box next to Use area code and Dialing Properties. Make sure your
modem is displayed by name under Connect using. Click on Server
Types. Under Type of Dial-Up Server:, it should say
PPP: Internet, WIndows NT Server, Windows 98 or 95. Under
Advanced options:, only Enable software compression should
be checked. Under Allowed network protocols, only TCP/IP
should be checked. Click on TCP/IP Settings. Unless your Network
Admin has advised otherwise, the dot should be
next to Server assigned IP address and Server assigned name
server addresses. Both boxes at the bottom should be checked. Click
OK.
In the Windows Help, screen go to the section
titled, What's Next and click on My connection is set up.
Go to step 7..
STEP 7: When you reach step 7, you're finished and ready to
dial in. However, you need to restart your computer first. Close
out of all applications, pull up the Start menu, and select
Shutdown. Put the dot next to Restart and click OK.
Once your computer has restarted, you can now dial into our system.
Either double-click on My Computer, double-click on Dial-Up
Networking, double-click on the icon for us and select Connect,
or make a Shortcut on your desktop and use that. Or, your computer may be
configured to dial in when you open up an application such as your Web
browser or e-mail client. Make sure your username is in lower case and
has @mm.com on the end of it. For example: johndoe@mm.com Make sure your
password is in lower case as well. It's up to you if you select the
Remember Password option or not.
