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CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINDOWS 95/98

Please review the Terms of Service agreement (Eriecoast Policies) before proceeding with these setup instructions. A copy of this agreement will be provided upon request. You may terminate this agreement at any time by providing ERIECOAST with a written notice by United States mail. Notice of your termination will be effective upon receipt by ERIECOAST.
When calling technical support, please have your account login name, password, and Windows 98 setup CD or disks handy.
   
  1. Double-click on "My Computer" that is located on your desktop. In the new screen, double click on "Dial up Networking". You should see "Make a new connection". Double click on that icon.
  2. The Dial up networking wizard should pop up. Input "Connection to Eriecoast" for "Type a name for the computer you are dialing."
  3. In this screen, input the access numbers to Eriecoast. (numbers can be found on our availability page) Click "Next".
    ERIECOAST WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CHARGES INCURRED BY USING THESE NUMBERS. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the call will be toll free. If you are uncertain which number to dial, you should dial "0" and check with the telephone company operator.
  4. Click on "Next". Then in the next screen, click "finish". This should take you back out to "Dial up networking", now with "Eriecoast" as one of the icons.
  5. Right mouse click on the "Connection to Eriecoast" icon and choose properties. Select the "server types" tab and make sure "Enable software compression" and "TCP/IP" are selected. Uncheck every other option.
  6. Press the "TCP/IP" settings button. Make sure "Server assigned name server addresses" is checked. Click "OK". Click "OK" again in order to exit out of "Connection to Eriecoast" properties.
  7. Right click on "Connection to Eriecoast" again and select "Create Shortcut"/ Windows will immediately ask you "Windows cannot create a shortcut here, would you like to place the shortcut on your desktop?" Click "YES".
  8. Close the "dial up networking" window. Click on Start, then settings, then control panel. Once inside the control panel, double click "Network". In the "Network" screen, make sure IPX/SPX and NetBEUI do not exist. If they do, click on them and hit "Remove". After you've done this, click "OK" and exit out of "Control Panel". Restart your computer if Windows prompts you to do so.
  9. On your desktop, double click "Shortcut to Eriecoast". Input your username and password in the appropriate fields. If you need help recovering your password, please contact our support department.
  10. Finally, press "Connect" to connect to the internet.

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