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guides:connecting_windows_9x_to_the_internet [2020-03-05 00:06]
omolini [Video recap]
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 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 (//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. ​+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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   * 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