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How to set up your TrinfoCafe dial-up account using Windows 95

  1. Open up My Computer.  From within the My Computer window, double click on Dial-Up Networking. A window entitled Make New Connection now appears.
  2. In the top box, type a name for your connection to Trinity (Something like, "Trinity Connection 1").
  3. In the box underneath the "Select a modem:" prompt, you should see the type of modem you have connected (ex. "US Robotics Sportster 28000"). If the name does not appear, click the downward pointing triangle next to the text box and select it from the list.

If your modem type does not appear in the box or on the list:

    • a. Click the Cancel button at the bottom of the window.
      b. Double click once again on "My Computer".
      c. Once in the "My Computer" window, double click on Control Panels.
      d. From the Control Panels window, double click on Modems, and then select Add.
      e. Follow the screen prompts. This will "inform" Windows '95 about your modem.
      f. Return to the beginning of this section, and double-click on Dial-Up Networking.
  1. Click the Next> button at the bottom of the window.

  1. At the next screen, under Area Code enter 860, and then in the next box enter the telephone number given to you when you acquired your dial-in account. Click the Next> button at the bottom of the window.
  2. Click the Finish button. This saves a copy of the "dial up connection", as Microsoft calls it, in the Dial-Up Networking folder.
    (GRAPHIC OF saving a connection)
  3. From within the "My Computer" window, double click on Dial-Up Networking.
    (GRAPHIC OF dial-up networking PM window)
  4. Next, click on the right mouse button so that a drop down menu appears and choose Properties
    Right mouse click - "Properties"
  5. Click on the tab labeled Server Types. In earlier versions of Windows '95 you will have to click on button instead of a tab called Server Types.
    click on the tab labeled "Server Types"
  6.   Uncheck NetBEUI and IPX/SPX Compatible, but make sure TCP/IP remains checked. After this is done, click on TCP/IP Settings...
    Check "TCP/IP" and click "TCP/IP Settings"
  7. Make sure your settings read as follows:

1.      Make sure Server assigned IP address is clicked.

2.      Make sure Specify name server addresses is clicked. In the fields next to each item, make sure the following are entered in properly:

      • Primary DNS: 157.252.10.251
      • Secondary DNS: 157.252.10.252
      • Primary WINS: 157.252.10.165
      • Secondary WINS: 157.252.4.5

3.      Make sure Use IP header compression is checked.

4.      Make sure Use default gateway on remote network is checked.

5.      Click OK.
Primary DNS: 157.252.10.251 Secondary DNS: 157.252.10.252 Primary WINS: 157.252.10.165 Secondary WINS: 157.252.4.5

  1. Click OK again and your dial-in connection is configured to Trinity specifications!
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