Installing Dial-Up Networking on Windows 98
From your desktop click Start, Settings, and Control Panel.
Double click Add/Remove Programs
Click the Windows Setup Tab. Highlight Communication then
click on details below.
Check the Dial-Up Networking box and click OK, now click OK
again.
Windows will now copy files needed to enable Dial-Up
Networking and you will be prompted to restart Windows.
NB: You may be asked to insert your Windows 98 CD in your CD-Rom Drive if the files
cannot be located on your hard disk drive.
Now that your Dial-Up Networking is enabled you will now be required to setup your
dial-up connection to iconnection.
Setting Up Your Dial-Up Connection
NB: The following procedure assumes that you have correctly configured and installed
your modem device. If not, then do so now before proceeding.
 From your desktop, double click My Computer, and then
double click Dial-Up Networking.
 Double click Make New Connection.
 You will be prompted to supply a name for your connect e.g.
iconnection.
 Click next and type the telephone number 0860007249
 Leave area code blank
 Be sure you select Country code as South Africa 27
 Click next, and then click finish.
Configuring Your Dial-Up Connection
NB: Your Dial-Up Networking Dialogue should now also display your connection
icon called I-Connection.
You will now configure your dial-up connection properties
 Select your I-Connection icon and with the right mouse
button click and select Properties.
Uncheck Use Area Code And Dialing Properties
 Now click Server Types Tab
 Verify that Type of Dial-Up Server is PPP Internet
Windows 98.
 Verify in the Advanced Options that:
o Logon to network is checked
o Enable software compression is checked
o
 Verify in Allowed network protocols that
o NetBEUI is unchecked
o IPX/SPX Compatible is unchecked
o TCP/IP is checked
 Now click TCP/IP Settings and verify that:
o Server assigned IP address is selected
o Server assigned name server addresses is selected
o Use IP header compression is checked
o Use default gateway on remote network is checked
o Now click OK and OK.
 You are now ready to connect to iconnection.
 On your iconnection icon, right click and select create
desktop icon and click OK.
 Your connection will now be displayed on your desktop
for easy access.
Connecting to iconnection for the first time
 Double click your connection icon on your desktop
 Fill in your username and password supplied by iconnection
 Check the Save password box and verify your phone number
is correct.
 Now click connect
 A status window will appear, that indicate your dialing status,
 Once you are connected a tray icon will appear at the bottom
right of your screen in the Windows status bar.
Congratulations and welcome to iconnection