Setting up Windows 95 as a Dial-up Server
   
                                      
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   Windows 95 is able to act as a dial-up server. You can access your
   computer from anywhere in the world with just a modem! You cannot,
   however, use this feature to make Windows 95 an Internet server.
   Windows 95 is unable to route IP addresses.
   
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What You Need to Get Started:

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     * A Windows 95 machine with a functioning modem
     * Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95
       
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Step 1: Install Microsoft Plus!

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   The Microsoft Plus! setup program will check to see if Dial-up
   Networking was installed on your system. It will install all the
   necessary files for the Dial-up Server. Microsoft Plus! must be
   purchased separately from your local software reseller.
   
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Step 2: Configure Your TCP/IP Settings

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   In your Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. Make sure that
   the IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol, the NetBEUI protocol, and the TCP/IP
   protocols are all installed. If any or all are not,select Add.., then
   Protocol, then Microsoft, then select any of the three mentioned
   protocols you do not have installed and press OK.
   
   Still in the Network properties dialog box, change the Primary Network
   Logon to Windows Logon. You're now ready to configure the server.
   
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Step 3: Configure the Dial-Up Server

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   Open up My Computer from the desktop and double-click the Dial-Up
   Networking icon. The resulting dialog box should look something like
   this.
   
   From the Connections menu, select the Dial-up Server... option. You'll
   see a dialog box like this.
   
   At the top of the dialog will be the names of all configured modems on
   the system (you'll probably only have one). Select your modem, then
   select the Allow caller access option. If you want to protect your
   computer with a password (I suggest you do so), press the Change
   Password... button. In the Comment section, you can enter any comment
   about your server (it will be displayed when outside callers connect).
   
   If you select the Server Types button, you'll get a dialog box like
   this. The default options should be just fine, but you can change the
   default if you're having trouble with dial-in connections.
   
   Press Apply and you'll see the Status line change to Waiting for
   connection.... You can press OK and the server will run in the
   background.
   
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Step 4: Share Some Resources

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   Even though your dial-up server is configured, no callers will be able
   to use any of your computer's resources (drives, directories,
   printers, etc.) unless you share them. Check out the Windows95.com
   Sharing Page for information on how to set up this feature.
   
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Step 5: Accessing a Dial-up Server

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   If other users want to access your machine, they need to set up their
   Dial-up networking and make a new connection in their Dial-up
   Networking folder for your server. In the Server Types option, they
   need to select PPP: Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, Internet, check Log on
   to network, and then check any and all allowable network protocols.
   They do not need to configure TCP/IP Settings such as IP address and
   DNS for a dial-up session to another Windows 95 machine.
   
   When the calling party connects to the dial-up server, he or she will
   need to "run" the computername of the server (the computername is also
   known as the NetBIOS name, and can be found in the Identification tab
   of the Network properties dialog box). From the Start Menu, select
   Run... then type in the UNC (Universal Naming Convention) address for
   the server. For example, if the remote server were named JOHN, the UNC
   would be \\JOHN (for your information, NetBIOS names are not case
   sensitive). Upon running the remote computer's name, all available
   shared resources will be displayed as a folder. If there is a person
   using the dial-up server machine, he or she can also run the
   connecting computer's name to see its remote resources.
   
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Peer-to-Peer Capabilities

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   For capabilities and features that are available to you in a Windows
   peer-to-peer environment (such as dial-up server or cross-Internet
   networking), check out the Windows95.com Peer-to-Peer Networking Page.
   
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