Step 1: From the Windows 98 desktop, go to
My Computer and find the Dial-Up Networking folder. If it is not there
then it must be installed from the Windows 98 CD-ROM before proceeding further.
Double-click on the Make New Connection icon.
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Step 2: You'll see the screen below appear.
In the box marked below, enter the name Metronet. Windows should already have your modem configured
correctly. Click Next. You'll be taken to the next screen.
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Step 3: In the box marked below enter
the Internet connection number for your Metronet account.
In the area code field enter 0845. The phone number should be entered
as 6041679. Ensure that the country code is set to United Kingdom (44).
Click on Next.
Make sure that you use the correct dial-in number after you have
signed up. This will ensure that you receive maximum speed and appropriate
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| Step 4: Click Next. You'll see that
you have now created a new connection. Yours will be called Metronet. Click
Finish. |
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| Step 5: You will notice that a new icon
has appeared in the Dial-Up Networking Folder called Metronet. The properties
of this connection should now be checked in order to ensure a successful
and reliable connection. Right click on the Metronet icon and select Properties.
The General screen confirms the details that have already been entered.
If you ever need to change the telephone access number then this is where
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| Step 6: As well as the General tab, you'll
see Server Types, Scripting and Multilink. Select the Server Types tab
- the others are not important here. Type of Dial-Up Server should
read PPP and then list your Operating System. Advanced Options should
only have Enable software compression selected and Allowed network protocols should only have TCP/IP selected. Click OK and OK again to return
to the Dial-Up Networking screen. |
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| Step 7: Double click on the Metronet
icon with your left mouse button. Enter your Metronet username and password,
then press the Connect button. The modem will dial the number we specified
earlier (this will be shown in the phone number field below) and you should
be connected to Metronet within a few seconds. |
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