Note: Starting from December 1, 2001, it is required to include the area code (732) to dial into New Brunswick dial-up numbers for users who are calling within the 732 area code. See Addendum IV: Area Codes and Call Waiting" for instructions.

Note: If you are uncertain whether or not your modem is installed, see Addendum I: Adding A Modem to Windows 98.

I. Installing Dialup Networking for PPP

1. Go to the taskbar and start up the Control Panel (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel). You'll see the following:

   
   
   

2. Double click on Network

   Note: If you DO NOT see Network icon, see Addendum II: Setting Up Your Network for Windows 98.

   You'll see a screen similar to the following. Items listed may be slightly different.

   

   NOTE: If you DO NOT see both Dial-Up Adapter and TCP/IP listed, see Addendum III: Adding Dial-Up Adapter or TCP/IP.
   
   

3. For home use, these items are required. The rest can be removed.
   
   

4. Left click on TCP/IP once.
   
   

5. Left click on Properties once.

   You'll see the following screen. The "Obtain an IP address automatically" must be checked.
   
   

   
   
   

6. Left click on WINS Configuration

   You'll see the following screen. "Disable WINS Resolution" must be checked.

   
   
   

7. Left click on Gateway. Your screen should look exactly like the one below.

   
   
   

8. Left click on DNS Configuration and do the steps listed below.

   • Left click on Enable DNS.
   • Under Host, give your computer a name.
   • Under Domain, enter the following: rutgers.edu
   • Click in the area with 3 dots.
   • Type the following: 128.6.224.114
   • Then click on Add.
   • Repeat three steps above and enter the number: 128.6.216.19

     NOTE: The numbers above are for New Brunswick dialups. The DNS numbers for Newark and Camden can be found at the following web address:
     http://www.nbcs.rutgers.edu/dns-change/chart.php3

   • Click on the smaller rectangle under the Domain Suffix Search Order.
     Type: rutgers.edu
   • Click on Add.

   Your screen should look like the one below except for the Host name.

   
   
   

9. Left click on Advanced. The option "Set this protocol to be the default protocol" may be grayed out. If this is the case, go to step 10. Otherwise, a checkmark is needed in the box next to the option.
   
   

   
   
   
   

10. Click on OK.
    
    
11. You should be back to the screen from step 2. Click on OK.
    
    
12. The system will ask you to restart your computer. Click on Yes.

II. Setting Up Connection Phone Numbers

Upon restarting your machine (Section I, step 12), you may have the Control Panel open. Close it.

1. On the desktop, double click on My Computer. You'll see the following:
   

   

2. Double click on Dial-Up Networking. You'll see the following:
   

   

3. Double click on Make New Connection to create a new dialup connection icon. The box under "Type a name for the computer you are dialing" is highlighted. Enter a name of your choice. For example: Rutgers-XXXX (Where "XXXX" is the phone number you are dialing). All dialup numbers in Newark, New Brunswick and Camden have PPP access.

   

4. Click on Next to move along to the next screen where you will input the phone number to be dialed.

5. Fill in the area code and phone number you wish to connect to and click on Next. (The following picture assumes that you are in the 732 area code).

   

6. Click on Finish. You should be back to Dial-Up Networking screen with a new icon.

7. Right mouse click on the newly created icon in Dial-Up Networking. You will see the following:

   

8. Click on Properties. You'll see the following:

   

9. Click on Server Type. You should set up the screen as follows.

   

10. Click on OK. You should be back to the screen as seen in Step 8.

11. Click on OK. You are now back to the Dial-Up Networking screen. You are now ready to dial up and connect.

NOTE: You will have to follow the above procedure to create an icon for each telephone dialup number. If the area code you are dialing into is different from the one you are in or if you have call waiting, see Addendum IV: Area Codes and Call Waiting.

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III. Logging onto the Rutgers Network

NOTE: Logging in via PPP to Rutgers can be used ONLY if you have an account on RCI, Eden, Andromeda, Clam, Crab, and Pegasus. If you do not have an account on any of these machines, contact the NBCS Help Desk, 732-445-HELP (4357) on how to set one up.

1. If the Control Panel is open, close it.

2. Open My Computer and then Dial-Up Networking.

3. Double click on a dialup connection icon and you will see the following screen.
   

   

   • Type in your Rutgers NetID (username) as your_netid and case-sensitive password associated with the account.
     

     Note: The Save Password box may be checked if you have a secure machine. If the box is checked, you will not have to enter your password for each connection. If you are using a public accessible machine you should not check this box.

4. Click on Connect. The modem will now begin to dial the number and you will begin to see the status of the dialing, connection and verification of your account.

   Once the modem establishes a connection, you will see a dialog box, similar to the one below, pop up on your screen. Click on Close to close it or to disable it, check the option Do not show this dialog box in the future and then click on Close.

   

   The final box will say:

   Connected to xxxx
   Connected at modemspeed
   duration: timeconnected

   (Italicized items are dependent on your equipment and the telephone number dialed.) In some cases the final box will appear minimized in the right hand side [the status area of the taskbar] of the taskbar itself.

   You are now connected to Rutgers.

5. If you have a web browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer, you can start the program.

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Addendum IV: Area Codes and Call Waiting

We will assume that you have already made your dialup connection icon. If you have not, see page 3, section II) Setting Up Connection Phone Numbers.

If you are calling from a phone that is outside the Rutgers Dialup Numbers, you will need to change the area code. *Users who live within the 732 area code will need to define "area code rules" so that the area code will be included when dialing into New Brunswick dial-up numbers.

1. Double click on the dialup connection icon, you will see the following screen.

   
   

2. Click on Dial Properties. You'll see the following:

   
   

3. In the field called Area Code, type in the area code you are dialing from. For example, if your number is 908-xxx-xxxx, you should type 908 in the Area Code field.

4. If you have call waiting and you don't want the tone to disrupt your modem connection, you should do the following to turn it off. In the Verizon calling region, you dial *70 to disable call waiting. To do this in Windows 98, make the following changes in the Dial Properties dialogue box. Check the option that says "To disable call waiting, dial:". To the right of this, click on the down arrow key and select *70. After following steps 3) and 4) your screen should look like the picture below:

   

5. To define the area code rules, double click on the Area Code Rules ... button. You will see the following Area Code Rules window. The box before "Always dial the area code (10-digit dialing)" under "When calling within my area code" needs to be checked.

   

   Click on OK to return to the "Dialing Properties" window. Click on the Apply button, and then click on OK. You are back to the "Connect To" window. Click on Connect to make a successful connection to save the new settings you've just defined.