Windows 95 Setup at Pitt

Steps in configuring Windows 95 for a University of Pittsburgh PPP Connection

• If you're going to use an external modem, make sure your computer's COM port is fast enough. If an internal modem, 14,400 would be the minimum speed you should consider.
  • If you're using an external modem, open a DOS prompt and run MSD. After the warning (if you started it from Windows), get to the main screen and press C to get to the COM port section. If there isn't a port with 16550 in its number, then you might need to use an internal modem.
  • Type Exit to return to Windows 95
• If you just installed it, have Windows find the modem
  • Get into the Control Panel
  • Double click the Add New Hardware icon.
  • Follow the Next prompts for Windows to detect and configure itself for your modem.
• Make sure dial-up networking is installed.
  • Get into Control Panel
  • Double-click the Network icon.
  • Check if "Dial-Up Adapter" and protocol "TCP/IP" are available in the top window.
  • If not, click on the "Add" button, and find "Dial-Up Adapter" under the "adapters" item, and find TCP/IP under the "Protocol" icon. Each is found under the "Microsoft" brand. Double-click or click the Add button as needed.
  • After adding TCP/IP, certain numbers must be added as follows (highlight the TCP/IP protocol and hit the "properties" button.
  • In the TCP/IP Properties screen, click on the tab marked DNS Configuration
  • Click Enable DNS
  • Type 136.142.57.10 as the Host number. Type pitt.edu as the Domain. In the box labeled DNS Server Search Order, enter the 3 following numbers, in this order, and click on Add for each one: 136.142.57.10 then 136.142.188.73 then 136.142.188.76
  • In the Domain Suffix Search Order box, enter pitt.edu and click Add. Then click cis.pitt.edu and click Add.
• Create a Dial-up connection
  • Open "My Computer"
  • Double-click on "Dial-Up Networking"
  • Double-click on "Make New Connection"
  • Name it "Connect to Pitt" and click next
  • Enter the University's phone number 621-5954 (country code and area code might be necessary).
  • Click on the finish button to finish creating the new connection.
  • Then go back to the "Dial-Up Networking" Window and right click on your new connection, probably named "Connect to Pitt."
  • Click on the Properties option.
  • Close to the bottom of this screen, click once on a button marked "Configure."
  • Click the options tab.
  • Click on Bring up terminal window after dialing.
  • Click OK.
  • Back at your Connect to Pitt window, click on server type.
  • Beneath the Type of Dial-Up Server line near the top, click on the drop-down list and click on PPP: Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, Internet. Click OK to all boxes until done.
• Ready to try:
  • In the Dial-Up Networking window, click on the Connect to Pitt button.
  • Enter your user name and password if prompted.
  • Click Connect.
  • When the small Connecting box disappears and a Terminal Screen appears, type in your user name and password. Note: Press ENTER after each one.
  • Type the 3 letters PPP and then press ENTER.
  • Press the F7 key.
  • You should be connected if everything went well.
• To begin a session of FTP, e-mail, Netscape, etc., simply minimize the windows and start up the program you wish to use. Note: Don't click on cancel buttons, simply minimize the network applications and find the FTP, e-mail or Netscape icon.