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Windows Me Dial-Up Networking Setup

1. Start

  • Click on the "Start" menu.
  • Click on "Settings".
  • Click on "Control Panel".
  • Double-click on "Dial-Up Networking".
  • Double click "Make New Connection."

2. Naming a New Connection

  • Type in Hawk.
  • Make sure that your correct modem is selected in the "Select a device" box.
  • Click on "Next".

3. Telephone Number
  • Type in the correct telephone number for your area and set the country code on "United States Of America(1)". Click here for a list of Hawk dial-up numbers. This will open a new web browser.
  • Click on "Next".

 

 
 
4. Finishing
  • Click "Finish" to save your new connection to your Dial-up Networking folder.

5. Dial-Up Networking

  • Click with your right mouse button once on the Hawk icon you've just created.
  • Click on "Properties" with your left mouse button
 
 
6. Verifying Phone Number
  • If "Use country code and area code" is checked, uncheck it.
  • Verify that the phone number is correct.
  • Click on the "Networking" tab at the top.

7. Networking

  • Select only "Enable software compression" and "TCP/IP."
  • The Type of Dial-up Server should be the same as displayed.
  • Click on the "TCP/IP Settings..." button.
 
8. TCP/IP Settings
  • Select "Server assigned IP address".
  • Select "Server assigned name server addresses".
    • If you have problems with retrieving web pages or retrieving e-mail, follow these steps. Otherwise, click on "OK".
      • Select "Specify name server addresses".
      • Type in 204.178.185.5 in the "Primary DNS:" field.
      • Type in 204.178.185.105 in the "Secondary DNS:" field.
      • Make sure that "Use IP header compression" and "Use default gateway on remote network" are checked.
      • Click on "OK".

 

 
9. Security
  • Click on the "Security" tab.
  • Type in your username in all lower case letters in the "User name:" field.
  • Type in your password in the appropriate case in the "Password:" field.
  • It is suggested that no options be checked on this tab.

 

10. Dialing

  • Click on the "Dialing" tab.
  • Check "This is the default Internet connection:".
  • Select "Dial whenever a network connection is not present".
  • Click on "OK".
 
 
11. Create a Hawk shortcut
  • Right click on your newly created Hawk Dial-Up Networking connection.
  • Click on "Create Shortcut".

12. Shortcut confirmation

  • Click on "Yes" to create the Shortcut to Hawk on your desktop
 
 
 
13. Connect to Hawk
  • Double-click on "Shortcut to Hawk" to get the connection screen.

14. Connecting to Hawk

  • Verify that your Login ID is entered correctly in the "User name:" field.
  • Verify that the dial-up number is correct and is a local phone call for you.
  • Click on "Connect" to establish a connection to Hawk.
 
 
That's all!