Step 1: Once you have started up Windows 98 click Start, Settings, Control Panel.

Step 2: Double-click the Network icon

Step 3: You may be prompted that TCP/IP was not previously installed on your computer.

Click the OK button.

If you are not prompted to install TCP/IP proceed to step 8

Step 4: At some point, you will be prompted to reboot your computer.

Click Yes.

Step 5: After rebooting, it will copy some files and then you will be prompted to provide computer and workgroup names.

Click OK.

Step 6: Click on the Identification tab. Enter a computer name and a workgroup name.

Click the Close button.

Step 7: At this point, you will be prompted for your Windows 98 CD-ROM.

Insert your Windows 98 CD-ROM into your drive, pause briefly for the CD to spin up, and then Click OK.

Step 8: After you insert it, you will see several "Copying Files..." messages.

If prompted, click OK, otherwise please wait for all of the file copying to finish.

Step 9: After copying all of the necessary files, you will be prompted to reboot your computer a second time.

Click Yes.

Step 10: After rebooting you will be prompted to logon to windows.

Note: You do not have to have a windows logon. However, if you want to enter a user name and password, you should enter the same user name and password as assigned by your ISP.

Click OK or Cancel based on your preference.

Step 11: You should now be at your desktop and if it didn’t exist before, you should now have a new icon titled "Network Neighborhood".

Step 12: Go into the Control Panel by clicking Start, then Settings, and then Control Panel.

Step 13: Double-click the Network icon.

Step 14: Select the Dial-Up Adapter and then click the Properties button.

Step 15: Select the Bindings tab and uncheck IPX/SPX and NetBEUI protocols.

Make sure TCP/IP remains checked.

Click OK.

Step 16: Select Client for NetWare Networks and click the Remove button.

Select each occurrence of IPX/SPX and click the Remove button.

If prompted, continue to click OK in order to remove the extraneous networking protocols.

The only protocol required for Remote Access is TCP/IP

Step 17: If it appears, select each occurrence of VPN Support and click the remove button.

Again, if prompted continue to click OK in order to remove the extraneous networking protocols.

Step 18: You should have only three items left in the network window:

1. Client for Microsoft Networks

2. Dial-Up Adapter

3. TCP/IP

If this is correct click OK, otherwise click Cancel and repeat steps 15 & 18 again.

Note: Your Windows 98 CD-ROM should still be in your drive. If not, you may be prompted for it.

Step 19: At this point, you will be prompted to reboot your computer for the third and final time.

Step 20: At this point, you may be prompted to logon to Windows.

Based on your earlier decision, you should enter your user name and password (same as your account assigned by your ISP) and click OK, --OR-- click the Cancel button.

If the Control Panel window is open, close it.

Double-click the My Computer icon.

Step 21: Then double-click the Dial-Up Networking icon.

Step 22: If this is your first time in Dial-Up Networking, you will be prompted to create a new dial-up networking connection. Otherwise, double click on the “Make New Connection Icon” and immediately proceed to Step 25.

Click Next.

Step 23: Enter a name for the new connection.

"CGDN+ Remote Access" is used here as an example.

Click Next.

Step 24: Enter the phone number, of your ISP.

Click Next.

Step 25: Click the Finish button to save your settings and create the new connection.

Step 26: Go into Dial-Up Networking.

In the Dial-Up Networking folder, select the CGDN+ Remote Access icon--Do not double-click it.

If you do not have a CGDN+ Remote Access icon, double-click "Make New Connection" and return to step 24.

Now, go to the File menu and select Properties.

Step 27: In the CGDN+ Remote Access Properties, click the Configure button.

Step 28: In Configure, select the Options tab.

Step 29: In Options, check "Bring up terminal window after dialing".

Click OK.

Step 30: Back in CGDN+ Remote Access Properties, click the Server Types tab.

Check "Log on to network" and "Enable software compression".

Uncheck "NetBEUI" and "IPXSPX Compatible".

Leave "TCP/IP" checked.

Now click the TCP/IP Settings button.

Step 31: Select "Server assigned IP Address".

Select "Specify name server addresses.

Enter your Primary DNS and secondary DNS addresses. These addresses will be provided to you by your ISP. 

Now enter your Primary WINS and Secondary WINS addresses. Again, these will be provided by your ISP. 

Click OK twice to save your settings and go all the way back out to the Dial-Up Networking folder.

Step 32: Back at the Dial-Up Networking folder, double-click the CGDN+ Remote Access icon.

Note: You do not need to enter any information here. Click the Dial Properties button.

Step 33: Enter your area code, and if required number to access an outside line.

Click OK.

Step 34: Click the Connect button.

Again, you do not have to enter any information here.

Step 35: Dialing...

Step 36: At this point, you may be prompted to enter your user name and password if you did not create a Windows logon earlier in step 10.

This user name and password should be the same as assigned by your ISP.

Step 37: You may be prompted to confirm the password that you just typed.

Click Cancel unless you want to create a Windows logon for your computer.

Step 38: To hang up the remote access dial-up networking connection, double-click the two computers and click the Disconnect button.

Step 39: If you want to create a shortcut to your dial-up networking icon, go into the Dial-Up Networking folder. Select your dial-up networking icon. Then go into the File menu and select "Create Shortcut".

Step 40: After you answer Yes to the message, a new shortcut icon will be created on your desktop.

In the future, you can double-click this icon instead of having to go into the dial-up networking folder each time.

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