NCSA Mosaic for MS Windows User Guide: WinSock


Windows 95 can be configured in one of two ways:
- direct network connection
- Plug and Play should identify your network adapter and allow you to configure it for various network communication protocols during the Windows 95 installation. To configure the network card for Internet access, add the TCP/IP protocol from the Microsoft protocol group during the protocol definition phase of the configuration. If your network card is already installed and you need to define the TCP/IP protocol, you can define it by clicking on the network icon in the control panel. Select Add, open the Microsoft protocol group, and select TCP/IP Protocol. If you are adding a new network card to your computer, select Add/Delete Hardware from the control panel. The Plug and Play program identifies your card and lets you configure it for TCP/IP.
- dial-up connection (modem)
- Plug and Play should identify your dial-up networking adapter (modem) and allow you to configure it for various network communication protocols during the installation of Windows 95. To configure your modem for Internet access, add the TCP/IP protocol from the Microsoft protocol group during the protocol definition phase of installation. If your modem is already installed and you need to define the TCP/IP protocol, you can install it by clicking on the network icon in the control panel. Select Add, open the Microsoft protocol group, and select TCP/IP Protocol. If you are adding a new modem to your computer, select Add/Delete Hardware from the control panel. The Plug and Play program identifies your card and lets you configure it for TCP/IP.
Once you have installed the TCP/IP Protocol (winsock.dll) you need to configure a dialer link to your Internet access provider. Select Start, Programs, Accessories, Dial-up Networking. Next doubleclick on the telephone icon titled Make New Connection and configure it for your Internet access provider. Once it's configured, click OK and Windows creates another telephone icon for that configuration. Doubleclick on the new icon and Windows 95 will log into your Internet access provider, establish a PPP connection, and let you run TCP/IP network applications.

