A Guided Tour can be followed using Windows Help, under Connecting to the Internet (using Dial-up Networking)

Step 1: Setting Up A Modem In Windows 95

Open the Control Panel window using the Settings menu from the Start button. Click on the icon that reads Modems

1. If a modem is not installed, the Install New Modem window will automatically be opened; Before continuing, be sure that your modem is connected and turned on
2. Click Next so that Windows 95 can automatically detect your modem
3. If a modem is detected, Click OK; If no modem is detected, contact your modem supplier
4. Restart your computer by Clicking Start, Shut Down, and Restart

Once the computer has restarted, Click Start, go to Programs, then Accessories, then Internet Tools and finally, Click Internet Setup Wizard or Get On The Internet; The following may not be in the same order on your computer

1. Click Next to skip the introduction; The new release Windows 95 has a Setup Options window in which you choose Manual; In the next screen Click I already have an account with another Service Provider; For Service Provider, please enter TPG Internet. Type in Area Code, Telephone Number of the nearest TPG Internet dial up location and select Australia from the list of countries
2. Ensure Bring up terminal window after dialling is selected; Click Next
3. Enter your Username and Password; Please Note: That all names and passwords are case sensitive, and are normally lower case; Click Next
4. For the IP address, choose My Provider automatically assigns me one, and Click Next
5. Type in the DNS 1 and DNS 2 numbers into the primary and secondary DNS fields (details on your TPG Internet invoice); Select the box Use Internet Mail; Now enter your E-mail Address, usually yourusername@tpg.com.au where yourusername is substituted with your personal username; Now enter the internet mail server as POP3 Email Host (details on your TPG Internet invoice); Click Next
6. In the Exchange Profile window, Internet Mail Settings should be in the profile box; Use this profile when starting exchange should be selected; Click Next, then Finish

In the My Computer folder, select Dialup Networking, here you will find an icon labelled TPG Internet (you just created this); Point at it, click and hold with the right mouse button, and edit its properties; Make sure that everything in here is correct, that this adaptor is bound to TCP/IP, and you have software compression, but not Log onto network at this stage

1. In the Configure, then Options menu, you should select Bring up terminal window after dialling; Enter the Server Type settings menu, and ensure you have a server assigned IP address, specified name server addresses (DNS 1 & 2 details on your TPG Internet invoice), nothing in WINS, and use default gateway on remote network; You can also edit the properties of the Internet icon on your desktop

Click the Internet icon, check the phone number is correct, and Click Connect; After the modem has dialled and the usual tones complete, the Terminal Window should appear, if it stays blank for more than a few seconds press Enter; If this window does not appear, you should re-read the above steps

1. When prompted enter your username and press Enter
2. Enter your password and press Enter; Make sure that it is in lower case (as you will not be able to see the password)
3. Once your details have been verified, you will be presented with a prompt containing the word choice; Type ppp and press Enter
4. On switching to PPP, you will see gibberish in the terminal window; This is your cue to Click Continue/F7 at the bottom of this window
5. You are now online and ready to access the internet
6. You can now use any Internet software compatible with your system whilst online
7. You can use the Windows Help to find out how to automate the login process using a Dial-Up Networking script