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--- guides:connecting_windows_9x_to_the_internet [2020-12-17 01:47]
omolini [Internet Access]
+++ guides:connecting_windows_9x_to_the_internet [2022-12-20 05:52] (current)
omolini [Video recap]
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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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-  * 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.
   * 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:
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 ==== 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 settings. If 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 =====
+==== 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 ====
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