Manual dialing - Internet Connection
To dial using a phone and to be able to let the computer take over at some point you’ll need to have both the telephone and the computer connected to the phone line at the same time. This is no problem when using acoustic couplers, as the coupler is attached to the phone itself. It can be more difficult when connecting with a phone line adapter.If you are using Windows 95 :
Microsoft has included some convenient features that you can use to simplify manual dialing if you use the Dialup Networking feature of Windows 95 to connect to the Internet. Here’s how to set up an appropriate connection for use with manual dialing.
Open the Dial-up Networking folder usually found at the top level of My Computer that is found on your desktop. Select Make New Connection and name the new connection something appropriate, such as "Manual Dialing." At the bottom of the Make New Connection’s first screen you’ll see your modem listed. Click on the Configure… button below it.
A window will come up with four tabs across the top. Click on the Options tab and then look toward the middle of the window for a section called Dial Control. Place a check mark before the line that reads "Operator assisted or manual dial."
Next click on the tab labeled Connection. Look at the line that reads "Cancel the call if not connected within __ seconds." Place a check before the line if there isn’t one already there and ensure that the number of seconds indicated is set to 60 or more. This is to give you enough time to complete your connection before your modem gives up waiting.
Also while your at the Connection tab, you may want to remove the check before the line that reads "Wait for dial tone before dialing." It doesn’t actually affect this manual dialing procedure, but it’s best to get into the habit of ensuring this line is not checked whenever you will be connecting while abroad so that your modem won’t be confused by unfamiliar dial tones.
Then hit OK to complete your modem configuration. Then hit Next to proceed to the Make New Connection wizard’s next screen that asks you to specify what telephone number you would like to dial. You don’t need to type in a phone number here, as you are going to be dialing it by hand (or having an operator do so), but Windows won’t let you pass without putting something in as a telephone number. It’s safest simply to put a single comma in as the telephone number. Windows will accept the comma and your modem will simply register it as a pause command. You can leave the Area Code blank and there’s no need to alter the Country Code that is specified.
Click on Next and then on Finish from the next screen and you should be all set to use the connection.
To the establish a connection, double click on the new item that you just created. It will that appear in your Dial-up Networking folder, named Manual Dialing, or whatever name you specified. Enter in your username and password in the opening screen and click on Connect. A new window will then appear that instructs you to manually dial the phone number at that time, and then hit the Connect button on the bottom of that window once you hear the computer on the other end of the phone line. Do as the window instructs. Dial the call manually or have the operator place the call, then hit Connect once you hear the annoying computer carrier. You can then hang up the phone, generally the quicker the better.
Now you are on! Happy browsing!
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