Making a New Dial-up Connection
- Double click My Computer on the Desktop, then open Dial-Up
Networking from the listed folders.
- Double click the Make New Connection icon
- In the Welcome to Dial-Up Networking window, click Next
- In the Make New Connection window, type in Webafrica for
the name of the computer. This actually becomes the name of the connection.
- Leave Area code blank and 0860887247 for the Telephone number.
Click Next
- Click Finish.
Configuring your Dial-up Connection
- Right Mouse Click on the Webafrica Icon and select
Properties
- A new window entitled Webafrica will appear. Click the Server
Types Tab
- Select PPP: Internet, Windows NT Server, Windows 98 for the type
of Dial-Up Server. The only check marked box should be TCP/IP. Click
TCP/IP Settings..
Another window will open with the title TCP/IP Settings.
Select Server assigned IP address and Server assigned name
server addresses. Also, place a check in front of Use IP header
compression and Use default gateway on remote network. Click
OK. And click OK on the window to close
it.
Connecting to Webafrica
- To connect to Webafrica, double click the Webafrica icon
- Enter your Webafrica User name and Password. Click
Connect.
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