Windows
95/98/ME TCP/IP & Dial-up Networking
To
connect to a regular dial-up Internet account using Windows95,
Windows98 or Windows ME, you need to ensure you have Dial-up Networking turned on in
Add/Remove Programs, you need to add three Network Protocols (Client for
Microsoft Networks, Dial-up Adapter and TCP/IP), and you need to create a
Dial-up Networking profile. Naturally, you must also have a modem
installed too!
As with everything, there is an easy_way
(automated software) to do this, and a hard
way! (complete all the steps by hand)
If all you want to do is review your settings
then go here!
The
EASY Way
How
would you like to run a little program that does all the configuration for
you? Over the years the eagle Support Staff have experimented with several
utilities to make configuring your computer a snap! At last we finally
found what we were looking for (as of September 1999).
You can
get this handy program in one of three ways:
-download from
the Web and install
-on a Floppy
Disk
-on a CD-Rom
Downloading
from the World Wide Web
In
order to download our eagleconnect.exe
file from the World Wide Web, you will need a computer that already has
Internet access. I'm going to suggest you save the program to a floppy
disk.
To start
the download of this utility, just CLICK
HERE!
Select the option "Save
this program to Disk" and then click on the OK button.
You'll then see the Save As.. window appear, which will allow you to
select where you should store the setup program. I would click the down
arrow in the Save In.. box, and choose 3 1/2 Floppy (A:), then click Save.
Once the file is saved, click Close.
Now you
can take the floppy to the computer you want to set-up and follow the
instructions below.
Installing
from Floppy Disk
You could come into our Cobourg office and pick up a copy
of the configuration program on a 1.44M Floppy Disk. Starting the
installation program is quite easy.
Place the
diskette in your floppy disk drive. We are going to assume that
your A: drive is the 1.44M floppy drive on your computer. Your drive
designation may differ.
Click on
your Start button and then click on Run.
In the
dialog box which appears type A:\EAGLE (or if you've downloaded
the program from the web, type in A:\EAGLECONNECT)
and
click on the OK button.
This
should start the set-up program. If it doesn't be sure you have the
floppy disk in Drive A: and that you correctly entered the command A:\EAGLE
-- remember that is the letter A, then a : (colon), then a \ (backslash),
followed by the word EAGLE. Or, if you've downloaded the utility program
from the web, that will be A, then a : (colon), then a \ (backslash),
followed by the word EAGLECONNECT.
If
you have a copy of our older Floppy disk set (3 disks or less) then please
DO NOT install them. The software is out of date and useless on today's
computers. Also do NOT install our Windows 3.x Floppy disks onto a Windows
95/98/NT4 computer.
Now you
can skip to the next section.
Installing
from CD-ROM
Place
the eagleConnect CD into your CD-ROM Drive. We are going to assume that
your CD-Rom drive is drive D: on your computer. Your drive designation may
differ.
If you
have the "auto-run" feature enabled, Windows will automatically
start the EagleConnect program. If it doesn't start on its own, then click
on the Start button and click on Run.
In the
dialog box which appears, type D:\EAGLE and click on the OK button.
This
should start the installation program. If it doesn't be sure you have the
cd-rom disk in Drive D: with the label up, and that you correctly entered
the command D:\EAGLE -- remember that is
the letter D, then a : (colon), then a \ (backslash), followed by the word
EAGLE.
If
installing from the CD, you will be given the opportunity to install
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Netscape 4.61, or use your existing web
browser.
Now you
can skip to the next section.
Running
the Auto-Configure Program
This
little program will ensure you have all the proper network protocols
installed and configured, it will create your Dial-Up Networking profile
and create an icon on the desktop for you, it will configure your email
programs with correctly configured profiles and if you're using the
eagleCD it will give you the choice of installing Microsoft Internet
Explorer 5.5 or Netscape 4.73 (at the time of this writing).
Best of all, it's easy! When you start the setup
program you will see a window titled "Welcome to Eagle.ca" with
the license agreement showing. You may wish to read this agreement as it
relates to the terms and conditions of your eagle account. Click on the Continue
button to go to the next step or click on the Cancel button to
abort the program.
Please
Enter Your Login Name
Now the program will ask you to enter your login name. Please
refer to your Eagle User Manual. Your "login name" is simply the
left part of your email address, so if your email address at eagle is
"demo@eagle.ca" then you
would enter "demo" as your login name. Login names are 8
letters or less and are case sensitive so be sure to enter this using
lowercase letters!
As of September 17, 1999, you are no longer
required to enter the capital letter P before your login name, however
both methods are supported and therefore "demo" or "Pdemo"
will log you in using a PPP session. This particular program does
however require just your username with NO capital P.
Once you have entered your login name click on the Next
button.
Please
Enter Your Password
Now the program will ask you for your password twice. Passwords
are case sensitive so be sure to enter your password in all lowercase
letters.
Click on the Next button when finished.
Please
Enter Your Real Name
This is the name that will appear in any E-Mail messages you send
out. It can be anything but normally this would be your first and last
name, properly capitalized. i.e. John Doe.
Click on the Next button when finished.
Please
Enter Your Organization
If you have a company name that you would like to see attached to
your email or newsgroup postings, you can enter that here and click on Next,
otherwise, just press Enter.
Please
Select Number to Install
The default is ON, Cobourg 1-905-373-7260 (56K Modems) but
if you have a 33.6 or lower modem, click on the down arrow and
select ON, Cobourg 1-905-373-4305 (33.6 Modems) instead.
Click on the Next button when finished.
Now the eagle.exe program will search for the necessary
components and if necessary, install the various modules as
required.
WARNING: You may be asked to insert your original
Windows Cd-Rom! Make sure you have your own copy
and keep it nearby in case you need it!
When the installation is completed you will see a window titled
"Eagle installation complete" - click on the OK button.
Adjusting
your Modem's Speed
The
last step is to make sure your modem's speed is set properly.
-Double click on My Computer.
-Double click on Dial-Up Networking.
-Right mouse click on the Eagle icon and left mouse click on Properties.
-Click on the Configure button.
If you have a 56K, 33.6 or 28.8 modem, please change the modem
speed from 115200 to 57600.
If you have a 56K
modem you may be thinking, "what? 57600? Why can't I leave it at
115200?" You can, if you want, but you'll find data actually
transfers faster at 57600 because your computer is able to keep up to the
data flow much better, resulting in fewer blocks of data being re-sent or
completely lost. Think of your modem as a funnel and you're pouring water
into the funnel which is falling into a large bottle. You can choose
to pour water into the funnel at a nice pace which falls into the large
bottle below smoothly, or you can pour the water into the funnel so fast
it overflows and spills down the sides. That's the basic difference
between selecting 115200 and 57600. Feel free to experiment if you want.
Perhaps you have a speedy computer that can keep up with the faster data
transfer speeds, perhaps you don't.
-Click on the OK button.
-Click on the next OK button.
-Close the Dial-Up Networking Window.
-Close the My Computer Window.
-Make sure your computer is configured for 10-digit
dialing!
Back to TCP-IP & Dial-up Networking Win95/98/NT4
Please return to the EAGLE.CA - Customer Support Centre
for instructions on customizing your web browser preferences and
configuring your email software!
Portions of this
site updated November 20, 2001
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