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guides:connecting_windows_9x_to_the_internet [2020-03-04 21:47]
omolini
guides:connecting_windows_9x_to_the_internet [2020-03-05 00:09]
omolini
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-====== Connect Windows 95/98/Me to the Internet with dial-up and Raspberry Pi ====== +====== Connect Windows 95/98/Me to the Internet with Virtual Modem ====== 
-This guide describes how to get a Windows 95/98/Me computer connected on the network using only the serial port of the computer ​and a [[Virtual Modem]] PPP interface software running on the network host machine, such as a Raspberry Pi. If you have not already, please follow the [[Guides:​Virtual Modem|instructions how to set up Virtual Modem]] as it is a prerequisite for this tutorial. Make sure the serial cable is connected between the Raspberry Pi and the Windows computer, and that the vmodem.sh script is running on it before attempting this part of the guide. ​+This tutorial will get a Windows 95/98/Me computer ​(//the client computer//​) ​connected on the network using only it'​s ​serial port and a [[Virtual Modem]] PPP interface software running on the Raspberry Pi (//the host computer//​),​ or another device running the interface software. If you have not already, please follow the [[Guides:​Virtual Modem|instructions how to set up Virtual Modem]] as it is a prerequisite for this tutorial. Make sure the serial cable is connected between the Raspberry Pi and the Windows computer, and that the vmodem.sh script is running on it before attempting this part of the guide. ​
  
 You can connect to the Internet with the built-in Dial-up Networking ("​DUN"​ for short) of Windows 95/98/Me, no network card needed. We will go through the steps how to set up a modem and then a dial-up connection on your Windows 95 (or later) computer. For the sake of completeness,​ we will then test the connection using Netscape Communicator 4.0, but you're free to use any web browser. ​ You can connect to the Internet with the built-in Dial-up Networking ("​DUN"​ for short) of Windows 95/98/Me, no network card needed. We will go through the steps how to set up a modem and then a dial-up connection on your Windows 95 (or later) computer. For the sake of completeness,​ we will then test the connection using Netscape Communicator 4.0, but you're free to use any web browser. ​
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 ===== Modem Setup ===== ===== Modem Setup =====
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 For you to connect to VModem running on your Raspberry Pi, you must first tell Windows 95 that you have a modem that you can use, and it is connected to your serial port on your computer and it is a Standard Modem. Once you've set up the modem, you can set up the dial-up connection. ​ For you to connect to VModem running on your Raspberry Pi, you must first tell Windows 95 that you have a modem that you can use, and it is connected to your serial port on your computer and it is a Standard Modem. Once you've set up the modem, you can set up the dial-up connection. ​
  
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-  * Inside the **Telephone number** box, type in the number **1**. ​Leave everything else to their defaults. **Country code** must match your computer'​s locale. Then click **Next >**+  * Inside the **Telephone number** box, type in the number **1**. ​Dialing **1** will execute the script **1.sh** on the Raspberry Pi, which by default initiates a PPP connection with the client (Windows 95) computer. 
 +  * **Country code** must match your computer'​s locale. ​ 
 +  * Leave everything else to their defaults.  
 +  * Then click **Next >**
 {{ :​guides:​pics:​win95-dialup-setup-4.png?​nolink |}} {{ :​guides:​pics:​win95-dialup-setup-4.png?​nolink |}}
  
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-  * **Congratulations!** ​Now you only need to connect! +  * **Congratulations!** ​This finishes the set up portion of this tutorial. ​ 
-  * Double click on the newly created dial-up connection. In our case it was **RasPiNet**+  * Double click on the newly created dial-up connection. In our case it was called ​**RasPiNet**
 {{ :​guides:​pics:​win95-dialup-setup-6.png?​nolink |}} {{ :​guides:​pics:​win95-dialup-setup-6.png?​nolink |}}
  
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 ===== Troubleshooting ===== ===== Troubleshooting =====
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 ==== Unable to connect on dial-up ==== ==== Unable to connect on dial-up ====
   * Make sure vmodem script is running on Raspberry Pi   * Make sure vmodem script is running on Raspberry Pi
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   * If your dial-up connection works, but you're absolutely not able to open any website, even after setting up the proxy server, try checking your IP configuration. In Windows 95, 98 and Me you can view your settings by running **WINIPCFG** from the **Run dialog box**.   * If your dial-up connection works, but you're absolutely not able to open any website, even after setting up the proxy server, try checking your IP configuration. In Windows 95, 98 and Me you can view your settings by running **WINIPCFG** from the **Run dialog box**.
  
 +==== Video recap ====
 +  * Video illustrates all the required settings in a Windows 95 OSR 2.5 (Rev C) 486 PC with the DUN 1.4 update. {{youtube>​sdnn55wAmfs?​medium}} ​
  
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guides/connecting_windows_9x_to_the_internet.txt · Last modified: 2022-12-20 05:52 by omolini