Click the Internet Protocol TCPIP to select it, and click the Properties button. The

Appendix C ✦ Telecommuting Figure C-9: Set the modem’s properties. Installing and Configuring Dial-Up Networking The dial-up networking feature in Windows is easy to install and configure. If you already have dial-up networking installed, you can skip to the configuring section that follows. Otherwise, install the feature and then configure it for remote access. Before you can use dial-up networking successfully, you need to make sure that both computers — yours and the one on the other end attached to the network — have the following network components installed: ✦ Client for Microsoft Networks ✦ A common network protocol ✦ File and Printer Sharing services ✦ A valid computer name in the Identification tab of the Network dialog box. Installing Dial-Up Networking You can install the dial-up networking feature if it’s not already installed in Windows 98. To check, open the My Computer window and look for the folder called Dial-Up Networking. If you don’t see it, you must install it. When installing dial-up networking, you might be prompted to insert the Windows Installation CD. Windows 2000 and XP come with dial-up networking installed. Appendixes To install dial-up networking to Windows 98, follow these steps:

1. Choose Start ➪ Settings ➪ AddRemove Programs. The AddRemove Programs

Properties dialog box appears. 2. Choose the Windows Setup tab. 3. Double-click Communications in the Components list. The Communications dialog box appears. 4. Check the check box to the left of the Dial-Up Networking component and then click OK. 5. In the AddRemove Programs Properties dialog box, click OK to install the feature. If prompted to insert the Windows Installation CD, do so.

6. When Windows has finished installing the dial-up networking feature, it displays the

Dial-Up Networking Setup dialog box. Click OK and restart your computer. Creating a connection in Windows 98 To configure dial-up networking, you first must create a connection. You can create connec- tions to Internet service providers, government agencies, your home network, and your office network, for example. Then, when you’re ready to call, you simply open the connection and Windows takes over. To create a remote access connection in Windows 98, follow these steps: 1. Open My Computer. 2. Double-click the Dial-Up Networking icon. The Dial-Up Networking window appears, as shown in Figure C-10. Figure C-10: Create a new connection.

3. Double-click the Make New Connection icon. The first dialog box of the Make New

Connection Wizard appears, as shown in Figure C-11.

4. Accept the default name — My Connection — for the new connection, or type a name of

your own.