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guides:connecting_windows_9x_to_the_internet [2019-12-11 17:29]
omolini [Dial-up Setup]
guides:connecting_windows_9x_to_the_internet [2022-12-20 05:52] (current)
omolini [Video recap]
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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 step-by-step guide will show you how to get a Windows 95/98/Me computer connected ​to Ethernet and the Internet ​using just a serial port and Virtual Modem software running on your Raspberry Pi host system ​or other system of choice. 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 ​to the Raspberry and the vmodem.sh script is running on it before attempting this part of the guide. You can manually run vmodem.sh to see what is happening on the console of the Raspberry Pi if you need to troubleshoot.+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 host device running the virtual modem 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 functionality ​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. ​
  
 Once again, please make sure you have [[Virtual Modem|VModem]] set up and running and a serial cable is connected between the Raspberry Pi and your Windows 9x computer before attempting the following steps. Once again, please make sure you have [[Virtual Modem|VModem]] set up and running and a serial cable is connected between the Raspberry Pi and your Windows 9x computer before attempting the following steps.
  
-<WRAP center round important 60%> +Dial-up Networking has been tested working with a clean install ​of **Windows 95 OSR 2.5 (4.00.950 C)****Windows 95 with DUN 1.4 update**, and  **Windows 98 Second Edition**.
-==== A work in progress! ==== +
-I am currently in the process ​of writing this guideAt it's current state the tutorial is in **BETA**. This message will be updated as I continue to work on this tutorial series. +
-</​WRAP>​+
  
 ===== Modem Setup ===== ===== Modem Setup =====
 +
 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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-  * Under **Manufacturers**,​ select **(Standard Modem Types)**. Under **Models**, select **Standard 28800 bps Modem**.+  * Under **Manufacturers**,​ select **(Standard Modem Types)**. Under **Models**, select **Standard 28800 bps Modem**. You will be able to adjust the speed later to communicate faster than 28800 bps, but for now be sure to select this modem, because it is one of the modems supported by the script.
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-  * Some computers have several ​serial ​ports, usually labeled COM1 and COM2 in Windows. We will be using the first serial port COM1. If you have the Raspberry connected on any other port, make adjustments as necessary. ​+  * Some computers have more than one serial ​port, usually labeled COM1 and COM2 in Windows. We will be using the first serial port COM1. If you have the Raspberry connected on any other port, make adjustments as necessary. ​
   * Select the Serial COM port the Raspberry is connected to. If you've connected your Raspberry Pi via Serial cable to Serial Port 1 (COM1), select **Communications Port (COM1)**, then click Next:   * Select the Serial COM port the Raspberry is connected to. If you've connected your Raspberry Pi via Serial cable to Serial Port 1 (COM1), select **Communications Port (COM1)**, then click Next:
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 +  * If you get a prompt for an area code, type in '​0'​ for now.
  
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-  * We will now tell Windows that the Raspeberry Virtual Modem is communicating at 57600 bps. This is the default speed of the vmodem script. If you have modified the script, make adjustments as needed. Under **Maximum speed**, select **57600** and then click **OK**:+  * We will now tell Windows that the Raspeberry Virtual Modem is communicating at 57600 bps. This is the default speed of the vmodem script. If you have modified the script, make adjustments as needed. ​Make sure both the speed setting on the script and this setting are the same or the script will not work. If you adjust the script, you may need to restart the script (or if you have it running on boot, restart Raspberry Pi entirely with “sudo shutdown -r now” to restart and reload the script with the new speed setting). 
 +  * Under **Maximum speed**, select **57600** and then click **OK**:
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 ===== Dial-up Setup ===== ===== Dial-up Setup =====
-Almost there! What we need to do next is tell Windows that there is a phone number you want to dial, and the modem you want to use is Raspberry Pi Virtual Modem. Go ahead and open up **Dial-Up Networking** from the **Start** menu:+Almost there! What we need to do next is tell Windows that there is a phone number you want to dial, and the modem you want to use is Raspberry Pi Virtual Modem. Go ahead and open up **Dial-Up Networking** from the **Start** menu
 + 
 +**Note!**  
 +  * If your computer is a clean Windows 95 install, Go to **Start** --> **Programs** --> **Accessories** --> **Dial-Up Networking** 
 +  * If your computer is Windows 95 with DUN update 1.4, or Windows 98 or newer, go to **Start** --> **Programs** --> **Accessories** --> **Communications** --> **Dial-Up Networking**
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-  * Inside the **Telephone number** box, type in the number **1**. ​Leave everything else to their defaults. **Country code** must match the country ​your computer locale ​has been set up to. 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. You can rename this script ​to whatever you want if you'd like to customize the phone numberJust make sure the script ends with the **.sh** extension. 
 +  * **Country code** must match your computer'​s ​locale.  
 +  * Leave everything else to their defaults 
 +  * Then click **Next >**
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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**
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-  * If you have the virtual modem script visible, you will see the Hayes commands being sent at this time:+  * If you have the virtual modem script visible, you will see the Hayes commands being sent from the Windows computer in realtime:
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 ===== Internet Access ===== ===== Internet Access =====
-You should now be able to access the Internet. However, many modern websites will require modern security and will refuse to communicate with older web browsers. ​+You should now be able to access the Internet. However, many modern websites will require modern security and will refuse to communicate with older web browsers. You can use [[http://​www.protoweb.org|ProtoWeb to surf the 90's Internet]], and I've also went ahead and compiled a list of websites that do work
  
-  * I'm compiling a list of modern web sites that do work with older web browsers. ​[[guides:​List of compatible websites|Click here to see the list of websites]] that will work with legacy web browsers. +  * [[guides:​List of compatible websites|Click here to see the list of websites]] that will work with legacy web browsers! 
-  * If you'd like to access archived websites directly from your browser by typing in the URL, you can set up a proxy server ​that can serve archived websites. The [[guides:Web Archive Proxy|Steptail Wayback ​Proxy Server]] ​(wayback.steptail.com:​8080) ​is straightforward setup in many web browsers, and will allow you access to websites circa 1996-1998[[guides:​Web Archive Proxy|See the how-to on setting up a the wayback proxy server ​on your web browser]] +  * If you'd like to access archived websites directly from your browser by typing in the URL, you can use ProtoWeb as a proxy server, which serves ​archived websites ​from the 90's. The [[http://​www.protoweb.org|ProtoWeb ​Proxy Server]] is straightforward ​to setup in many web browsers, and will allow you access to websites circa 1995-2000 
-  * I also made a easily-accessible gateway website ​to access archived copies of a selection of great websites that you can browse with your retro machine[[http://​wayback.steptail.com|Click here to access ​the gateway website]], or type in the URL "​wayback.steptail.com"​ using your legacy ​web browser.+ 
 +==== Warning ==== 
 +  * Old web browsers are fairly vulnerable ​to today'​s hacks and depending ​on the website(s) visited, may allow malicious software ​on the computer. Proceed at your caution. 
 +  * You may use www.protoweb.org ​to surf only classic websites, which do not exploit newer browser vulnerabilities. 
 +  * If you plan on visiting ​websites that are live today, ​you may consider disabling Javascript in the web browser settingsIf Javascript is enabled, it may cause all sorts of pop-up errors to show up on modern websites ​to the point where it could make the whole web browser ​unusable.
  
 ===== Troubleshooting ===== ===== Troubleshooting =====
 +
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 +==== Unable to establish any connection to the script ====
 +  * It is always a good idea to test the script first using a terminal emulator, such as Hyper Terminal or PuTTY on Windows 9x to make sure communication works. ​
 +  * If you get no connection or garbled text, you may try to play with the Flow Control settings. Sometimes you will need to select Hardware, or XON / XOFF for the flow control. ​
 +  * Make sure the Max speed setting matches what the script is operating on. 
 +  * Make sure you are using the right COM port on the computer or terminal emulation software. Go to Control Panel --> System --> Device Manager and under Ports, verify your serial port name. For example in my case it is COM1.
 +
 ==== 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
 +  * Did you install the Generic 28800 modem? ​
 +  * Some computers are not capable of operating at fast serial speeds. If you're unable to connect at 57600 or faster, try slower speeds, such as 9600 baud at first. Adjust both the vmodem.sh script and the computer to connect at only 9600 baud. If that works, work your way up to see where the limit for your specific computer is.
 ==== Dial-up connects, but no websites open ==== ==== Dial-up connects, but no websites open ====
   * Most current websites do not support unencrypted HTTP connections. As far as I understand, old operating systems do no longer have valid certificates,​ and this prevents connections to most websites. You can still explore archived websites using a Wayback Proxy server. See the section [[guides:​connecting_windows_9x_to_the_internet#​Internet Access|Internet Access]] for more information.   * Most current websites do not support unencrypted HTTP connections. As far as I understand, old operating systems do no longer have valid certificates,​ and this prevents connections to most websites. You can still explore archived websites using a Wayback Proxy server. See the section [[guides:​connecting_windows_9x_to_the_internet#​Internet Access|Internet Access]] for more information.
   * 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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 +==== Get In Touch With Us! ====
 +Get support, share your thoughts and report bugs on Discord. \\
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