Dial-Up Networking

Connecting 2 computers via telephone as if they were connected by cable in the same building - Does not Require the Internet. (A different Dial-up Networking connection is also used for your Internet Connection to your ISP - Note: Whilst PC to PC settings can use the defaults set up automatically, settings are different for connection to an ISP. These should have been set for you by the Internet setup CD or by a program downloaded if you signed up on-line. See ISP Dial Up Settings). Let's now go back to PC - PC Connections PC - PC Connecting Double-click 'My Computer' on the Desktop and locate 'Dial-up Networking'. Double-click this icon. If you get the window shown here, Dial-up Networking is installed, otherwise you will get a Dial-up Networking Wizard. If it is the latter, then complete the setup (you will probably need your Win95/98 CD Rom, so have it ready). Part of the setup process will ask for a connection name, this is for the first of your connections. See below for Make New Connection.

Make New Connection

Whether it appears during setup or when you wish to add a new connection (New Connection wizard), you will be asked to give a connection name, put in the name of the person/company you want to connect to, this will be the label name of an icon which will appear in the Dial-Up Networking window.

Next give the telephone number of the person/company and Ensure that you choose the correct Country name in the New Connection wizard.

Allowing Caller Access

Before a connection is established between two computers, it must be established who is calling who. The computer receiving the call MUST be set to Allow Caller Access. To set this on your computer (you receive) then use the menu at the top of the Dial-Up Networking window.

• Click: Connections menu (not new connection icon).
• Click: Dial-up Server (if this is not on the list then you have rnaap files missing from your Windows folder, remove Dial-Up Networking - use Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Software - and re-install it)

• Click :Allow Caller Access radio button
• Click: the Apply button, click OK

.Before using the Connection for the first time

• You MUST know the name of the other computer.

To establish the name of any computer: Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network, Identification tab

• Both computers must also be sharing a drive, or one or more folders. If the other computer isn't - nothing will be seen

Using my Computer: Single click the C Drive or select a folder(s):

Click: File, Sharing to get this window:

Click: Shared As Whatever object (C drive or Folder) you selected for sharing, a share name will be offered in the share name window - accept it or type a new name Click: Full (access Type) Unless you want security of passwords (but be careful here - you might forget the password) In any event if Allow Caller Access is NOT enabled another computer cannot get in without or without a password.  Click: Apply

Using the Connection Once you have a connection shown in the Dial-Up Networking window it can be used. Either you double click your connection icon, or the other computer connects (in which case you need to Allow Caller Access.). Assuming you are doing the calling then after double clicking an icon you will see this window. The password is the password of the other computer, leave blank if is has none. Click the Connect button.

After Connection is made - Map the Drive

Pre Windows 95 Ver 2

Once any password have been verified, you may not be able to see folders or files the other computer's hard drive window until you use Connect to Network Drive in 'My Computer'

Click the Map Network Drive icon Windows 95 Ver 2 / Win98 Right Click My Computer, then left click Connect Network Drive.
Mapping the Drive For the first time of connecting type in the name of the computer and the share name of the folder/drive you have connected to. \\ - this preceeds any other detail DARRELL - name of this computer \ - separates computer from share name C - share name - in this case the C drive For A Computer called RAY with a shared D Drive This would be: \\Ray\D

Once this is done (the other computer is mapped to a psuedo drive on your computer), you can view the other computer as you would using 'My Computer' on your own system.

To copy file(s) from the other computer

1. Open a folder on your drive where you want to copy files to.
2. Open a window on the other computer where the file(s) you want are stored
3. Right click and drag a file from the other computer's folder window
4. Drop into your window, then left click 'Copy here'

To copy file(s) to the other computer

• Reverse the procedure shown above

Of course you can manipulate files in other ways, move, rename...etc, but obviously don't do anything that the other user has not given permission for you to do, otherwise the other user will never allow you access again.

Transferring files using 'Dial -Up Networking' sure beats copying files on to diskette and posting, or taking them to the other computer.

In addition if the file is large say 8MB, if would not even be possible to zip it on to a diskette, but you can send it using Dial-Up Networking - sending it 'as is' or zip it on your drive and then send it (to save transmission time)

 ISP Dial-Up Network Settings

Notice that 'Log on to network' is NOT ticked. Notice that the only allowed (ticked) protocol is 'TCP/IP'. For further explanation see: Dialup Settings - ISP