How to configure PPP on Windows NT

(Specific to the goldinc Analog Server)

Introduction

This short tutorial covers the setup of Remote Access Services (RAS) on Windows NT for use with a goldinc PPP account. Before you start, you should have the Windows NT networking support loaded on your system. In particular, you need to have the TCP/IP protocol loaded. Other protocols (IPX, NetBEUI) are not needed for your PPP connection. Consult your system manuals for information about loading network software from your installation disks or CD.

Configure RAS

  1. Double-Click the Remote Access Services icon to run RAS.
  2. Click New to create a new entry in the dialing directory.
  3. Enter goldinc for the entry name.
  4. Set the phone number to the goldinc dial-up number from your User Account Data Sheet.
  5. Enter something descriptive in the Description field (e.g. goldinc).
  6. Make sure that "Authenticate using current user name and password" is not selected.
  7. If there is a button labelled Advanced in the window, click it.
  8. Select a port which is appropriate for the modem installed on your machine.
  9. Click on the Network button.
  10. Make sure that PPP is selected.
  11. Unselect both NetBEUI and IPX. Make sure that TCP/IP is selected.
  12. Select "Request LCP Extensions".
  13. Click the TCP/IP Settings button.
  14. Select Server Assigned IP Address
  15. Select Specify name server addresses. Set Primary DNS to 63.164.70.2, leaving the other 3 boxes filled in with 0's.
  16. Select Use IP Header Compression
  17. Select Use Default Gateway on Remote Network
  18. Now you're done. Click OK on all the menus back to the RAS dialing directory.

Using Your PPP Account

To log in:

  1. Run RAS.
  2. Double-click the goldinc entry in the dialing directory.
  3. Fill in the User Name and Password information. Be sure to enter the user name and password which correspond to your PPP account (case matters).
  4. Leave the Domain field empty.
  5. Click Connect (or is it Dial?) to establish a connection.
  6. After you are connected, you can then run any programs which access the the network (telnet, FTP, Netscape, etc.)

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