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 ====== Connect Windows 95/98/Me to the Internet with Virtual Modem ====== ====== 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 (//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. ​+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 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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-  * 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**:
 {{ :​guides:​pics:​win95-modem-setup-8.png?​nolink |}} {{ :​guides:​pics:​win95-modem-setup-8.png?​nolink |}}
  
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-  * 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.+  * 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 number. Just make sure the script ends with the **.sh** extension.
   * **Country code** must match your computer'​s locale. ​   * **Country code** must match your computer'​s locale. ​
   * Leave everything else to their defaults. ​   * Leave everything else to their defaults. ​
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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:
 {{ :​guides:​pics:​win95-vmodem-output.png?​nolink |}} {{ :​guides:​pics:​win95-vmodem-output.png?​nolink |}}
  
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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 ====
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 +==== Get In Touch With Us! ====
 +Get support, share your thoughts and report bugs on Discord. \\
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-Questions? Comments? [[:Contact Information|Contact Me!]]+{{tag>​Guides Guides:Networking}}
  
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