Setting Up a Serial Connection to a PPP Server on Windows 95

Setting up a serial connection to a PPP server on a Windows 95 computer includes four steps.

To Create a Dial-Up Connection

1. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click Dial-Up Networking.

   If you do not see a Dial-Up Networking folder in My Computer, then either dial-up networking software or a modem is not installed in the computer. If dial-up networking software is not installed, see "To Install Dial-Up Networking".

2. Double-click Make New Connection.

   The Make New Connection Wizard starts.

3. (Optional) Click Configure to customize the modem properties.

   Click one or more of the tabs and make any desired changes. For example, select the Options tab and choose to open a terminal window before or after dialing the number. You can use this window to enter modem AT commands or dynamic passwords.

4. Type a name for the dial-up connection.

5. Type the telephone number of the service provider, and then click Next.

6. Click Finish.

   The name of the new connection is listed in the Dial-Up Networking dialog box.

To Set Up TCP/IP Properties

1. Select the New Connection icon, click the right mouse button, and then select Properties.

2. Click Server Type.

3. In Type Of Dial-Up Server, select PPP: Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, Internet.

4. Under Advanced Options, select Log On To Network.

   Windows 95 prompts you to log in just after the connection is made.

5. Under Allowed Network Protocols, select TCP/IP.

6. Click TCP/IP Settings.

7. Type the IP address for the domain name service (DNS) server to use for this serial connection.

   To use the same DNS server for all PPP connections, specify the DNS server in the TCP/IP property page in the Network dialog box.

8. Click OK to close the TCP/IP Settings dialog box.

9. Click OK to close the Server Types dialog box, and then click OK again.

To Configure the Authentication Server

1. Select Network Neighborhood and click the right mouse button.

   The Network dialog box opens.

2. Select the Microsoft TCP/IP protocol and click Properties.

   Make sure the TCP/IP protocol is selected next to the Dial-Up Adapter.

3. Select Solstice NFS Client and click Properties.

4. Click the Security tab (Figure 2-1).

   Figure 2-1 Changing the Default Authentication Server

   
   

5. Type the name or IP address of your authentication server.

   When you connect to a PPP server, only the client and the PPP server are considered hosts on the local subnet. You must specify the IP address of the authentication server if it is outside the local subnet.

To Log In and Connect to a PPP Server

1. Start Windows 95.

   If you selected Solstice Network Client as the primary network logon, the Solstice Network Client login dialog box opens. If you selected Microsoft Windows as the primary network login, the Windows 95 login dialog box opens.

2. Click Cancel in the login dialog box.

   You cannot successfully log in to the network and be authenticated until you establish a connection to the Solaris server. The Windows 95 desktop opens.

3. Select the Serial Connection icon and type your network user name and password.

4. Click Connect.

5. Log in to the PPP server.

   You might need to type a string such as ppp to start the PPP server. The message, Verifying Username and Password, means that the PCNFSD server is authenticating your user name and password. The message, Logging on to Network is displayed, and then either the Solstice Network Client or Windows 95 network login dialog box opens.

6. In the login dialog box, type your user name and password.

   If the login is successful, the message, "Connected at baud rate is shown." You can now run TCP/IP applications.