Creating a
connection
You must have already applied for and received the logon for an OAC dialup account.
You must have already installed the modem in your PC and the correct driver.
Your screen images may vary slightly from those presented here.
Boot up the PC.
Log in.
Plug in a phone cable, one end into the modem on the PC, the other end in the wall jack.
Click on Start: Programs: Accessories: Communications: Network and Dialup Connections.
Click Make New Connection
Next , type in the name for this connection profile (in this
case we have used "UT Network") and click next.
Parameter Choices and
responses
First click the Server Type button shown above and the
windows shown below should appear . You should mark the check boxes to
match those in the picture below. This tells the PC how to log into the
router, what kind of authentication to use once the physical link is
established and what IP frame type protocol to use (PPP). Make sure that
TCP/IP is checked.
NOTE: If you will be
accessing a Novell Netware network, you will also need to check IPX/SPX
compatible also.
Next you will need to click the TCP/IP Settings and
configure the IP parameters as shown below.
Click OK for all of the screens to back out of the configuration
menus.
Dialing in and
testing the connection
To test this connection profile, you must go back to My
Computer / Dial-Up Networking and double click on your new connection profile.
In place of <my userid> type in the userid that you were given and the
password. Configure the connection to save your password and then click
Connect.
You should see and hear the modem trying to dial and
negotiate a connection.
Once connected, the window
will change and tell you that you are connected.
Once
physically connected the PC will attempt to authenticate using the userid and
password
If authentication is achieved and the Link Control Protocol
(LCP) and Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP) Layer are connected, you
will get a connection windows as shown below. At this time your connection is
active and you should be able to send and receive e-mail, browse the web,
telnet to remote locations, etc. If you cannot, verify that TCP/IP is
installed under the protocols
in the properties of Network Neighborhood, and try again. The detail
button below should show you what protocols are active with this
connection.
Note that the connection window shows the actual baud rate
(24 Kilobits per second), the duration of the connection as well as the
protocol used to connect into the network. This is also the window that you
can use to disconnect from the network when you are finished.
Your connection may fail for many reasons, including:
Modem drivers not installed correctly.
Modem not plugged into the phone line.
A busy signal if all OAC modems are in use.