Windows 2000

Dial-Up Instructions

Dial-up instructions are for off-campus users only. On-campus users should have an ethernet card. .

This document provides instructions for installing necessary software and configuring Microsoft 2000 machines to access FLC’s PPP modem lines.  It may be helpful to read the entire document before you begin any of the installation steps.  It is assumed that the person following directions has a basic understanding of the Windows ME environment.

This document  is the ONLY SUPPORT provided by Fort Lewis College with regard to Dial-Up.

Requirements:

A PC with Windows 2000.  You will also need a modem that is connected to your computer.  For reasonable performance you should have a modem rated at a minimum of 33,600 bps.

What You Need to Get Started:

An FLC computer account, as well as the following information:

- Your user name

- Your password

- Our telephone number: 247-7299

Click the START button, select Settings..., then Network and Dial Up Connections then Make New Connection.  This will bring up a separate window titled “Network Connection Wizard.”  Click Next. 

Select the second option, Dial-up to the Internet.  Click Next.  This will open another window titles “Internet Connection Wizard”

Select the last option in the Internet Connection Wizard, I want to set up my Internet connection manually, or I connect through a local area network (LAN).  Click Next.

Select the option I connect through a phone line and a modem.  Click Next.

Enter the phone number for dial-up in the phone number line.  This is 2477299 for off campus or 7299 for on campus.  Click Next.

Enter your FLC username.  Students: first initial, middle initial, last name.  Staff: last name underscore (a Shift hyphen) then your first initial.  If you wish, enter your password, or you may enter it when you dial in each time.  Click Next.

If you did not enter a password, the computer will inform you that a password is needed to dial in to most ISPs (Internet Service Providers) and ask if you want to continue with a blank password.  Simply click Yes to proceed.

Give your connection a name, such as FLC or Internet.  Click Next.

The computer will now ask if you wish to establish an internet mail account.  Answer “no.”  Click Next.

UN-select the option labeled To connect to the Internet immediately, select this box and then click Finish.  Click Finish.

One last tricky part.  From the desktop, click the START button, select Settings..., then Network and Dial Up Connections then RIGHT-CLICK and HOLD on your new connection.  This is called right-click dragging.  It works the same as regular “Drag and Drop” only you click and hold the right mouse button instead of the left.  Right-click drag your new connection to the desktop, and then release the button.  A little window will pop up, and you should choose the option Create Shortcut(s) Here.  This will give you something on the desktop to click in order to connect.  

To connect to the Internet, double click the icon you have just created.  For added security, uncheck the box labeled “Save Password” and the computer will ask you to enter your password each time you log on.  It will take a minute or two while your computer dials in, connects, and verifies your username and password.  Once the connection is established, you can launch Internet Explorer or any other Winsock application.  Please be sure to disconnect when you are through, to free up the FLC modem line for the next person (and incidentally, to free up your own phone line so your friends and family can call you.