1. Installing Windows 95's Dial-Up Networking (this step is only necessary if Dial Up Networking is not already installed). To determine if Dial Up Networking is already installed or not double click on the My Computer icon. A window will open, which will contain the Control Panel icon. If there is an icon for Dial Up Networking it is already installed. In that case please go to step 2 below.

Please also refer to the "Using Dial-Up Networking" section in your Windows 95 manual for illustrations.

• Click on Start\Settings\Control Panel
• Double click on the add/remove programs icon
• Click on the Windows Setup Folder
• Click on Communications. Now click on Details
• Place a check in the Dial-up Networking box and click on OK.
• Place your Windows 95 CD in your CDROM drive, or find the communications installation disk and place this in your a:\ drive
• Click on OK at the bottom
• Follow the instructions on the screen. It is not necessary yet to restart your computer.

• Double click on My Computer, then on Dial-Up Networking, then on Make New Connection.
• The name of the computer can be mycomputer (or whatever you want).
• Click Next.
• Enter the appropriate phone number
  local to your location:
  Blacksburg 808-4450 & 808-4494
  Narrows 726-5017 & 5000
  Narrows 726-6015 & 6025
  Narrows 726-6025
  Pearisburg 922-3067 & 3043
  Pulaski 440-5017
  Pulaski 994-7015 & 7025
  Radford 831-8016 & 8025
• Click Next, then click on Finish.
• Now restart your computer.

• Double click on My Computer\ Dial-Up Networking
• Click once on the icon you created for Blacksburg.Net.
• Choose File/Properties
• In the General folder click on Configure and in that General folder make sure that your modem port is properly set, and that the baud rate is configured for your modem. (Use a value for the baud rate that is greater than your modem speed.) Fix it if necessary.
• In the Connection folder, make sure the comm specs are 8,None,1. Click on Wait For Dial Tone before dialing. Click on Cancel The Call If Not Connected within 60 secs. Click on Advanced and make sure that hardware flow control is checked.
• In the Options folder, check the following (leave all else blank):
• display modem status
• Click OK
• Click on Server Type. The server type must be PPP Windows 95 ... . Place a check on the following (leave all else blank):
• TCP/IP
• Now, click on TCP/IP Settings... Place a check on the following:
• server assigned IP address
• server assigned name server addresses
• use IP header compression
• use default gateway on remote network
• Click OK (in each of 3 windows)
• Now double click on the Blacksburg.Net icon. Fill in your username and password here, and optionally check the Save Password box. Fill in the phone number (953-9015) if it does not yet appear. Select Dialing from Default Location. Click on dial properties to verify your Call Waiting options, and select tone or pulse depending on your phone line.

-->5. You are now ready to logon to Blacksburg.Net

• We are now ready to login. Go to your "Dial Up Networking" icon for Blacksburg.Net and double click on it (My Computer/Dial Up Networking/Blacksburg.Net). Make sure that your username and password are indicated in the window. If you like, you can check Save Password. (If there are children in your household you may control their access by not checking Save Password so that knowledge of the password will be required for access.) Then you will not have to enter your password in the future. However, if you change your Blacksburg.Net password you will need to also change it here. Then click on Connect.

 At this point you should hear your modem dialing the Blacksburg.Net system. The connection window will pop up (or will be available from the status bar), and display "Verifying your username and password". Within a few seconds, it should tell you that you are connected. The connection window will display your connect time to help you keep account of your time online.

If you have any questions, We can reached by e-mail at: help@blacksburg.net.

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