The Windows 95 or 98 installation CD-ROM or disks

A modem configured for Windows 95 or 98 with no conflicts or errors.

Part 1: Check if Dial-Up Networking is installed

1. Click on the START menu button.
2. Go to the SETTINGS menu and click on the CONTROL PANEL option.
3. Double click on the ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS icon.
4. Click on the tab labeled WINDOWS SETUP.
5. In the window, click on the actual COMMUNICATIONS word. Look at Figure 1 below.



Figure 1


6. If the DESCRIPTION box displays "3 of 4 components installed" or "4 of 4 components installed", click the CANCEL button and skip to PART 2: Configuring The Network
7. If there is not a check in the checkbox to the left of the COMMUNICATIONS word, then click the box to the left of the COMMUNICATIONS word to put one there.
8. Click the DETAILS button in the DESCRIPTION box. You should now see a COMMUNICATIONS window which looks like Figure 2. Click the checkbox which is next to DIAL-UP NETWORKING in the components box and then click the OK button at the bottom of the window.



Figure 2


9. You are now back at the ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS window (Figure 1). Click the OK button at the bottom of the window. The computer might prompt you for the Windows 95/98 installation disk or CD-ROM. Go ahead and put it in and click OK. The computer might also ask you to restart Windows 95/98. Go ahead and click YES to restart the machine.

Part 2: Configuring The Network

1. Click on the START menu button.
2. Go to the SETTINGS menu and click on the CONTROL PANEL option.
3. Double click on the NETWORK icon.
4. In the NETWORK window, there should be a box stating that 'The following network components are installed' (Figure 3). If the window is blank, continue with this part. If the window is not blank, please follow the instructions in the warning above.



Figure 3


5. Click on the ADD button.
6. The SELECT NETWORK COMPONENT TYPE window will appear (Figure 4). Double click on the ADAPTER icon in the box.



Figure 4


7. The SELECT NETWORK ADAPTERS window will appear (Figure 5). In the MANUFACTURERS box, scroll down the list until you see MICROSOFT. Single click on it. In the NETWORK ADAPTERS box, single click on DIAL-UP ADAPTER so that it is highlighted. Click OK when done.



Figure 5


8. You will now be back at the NETWORK window with the configuration filled with a bunch of things. Click the ADD button again.
9. The SELECT NETWORK COMPONENT TYPE window will appear (Figure 6). Double click on the PROTOCOL icon in the box.



Figure 6


10. The SELECT NETWORK PROTOCOL window will appear (Figure 7). In the MANUFACTURERS box, single click on MICROSOFT. In the NETWORK PROTOCOLS box, single click on TCP/IP so that it is highlighted. Click OK when done.



Figure 7


11. You will now be back at the NETWORK window.
12. For the PRIMARY NETWORK LOGON box, pull down the menu and select CLIENT FOR MICROSOFT NETWORKS. The NETWORK window should now look like Figure 8.



Figure 8


13. Single Click on the IDENTIFICATION tab at the top of the network window. The window should now look like Figure 9.
14. For the COMPUTER NAME, type in your first name.
15. For the WORKGROUP, type in 'NONE'
16. For the COMPUTER DESCRIPTION, type in whatever you want (e.g. 'My Pentium').



Figure 9


17. Single Click on the CONFIGURATION tab at the top of the network window. The window should now look like Figure 8 again. You are now ready to proceed to Part 3.

Part 3: Configuring the TCP/IP Protocol

1. Double click on the TCP/IP word in the NETWORK COMPONENTS box.
2. You should now be at the TCP/IP properties window (Figure 10). Single click on the IP ADDRESS tab and make sure that the bullet is on OBTAIN AN IP ADDRESS AUTOMATICALLY.



Figure 10


3. Click the WINS CONFIGURATION tab (Figure 11). Make sure that the bullet is on DISABLE WINS RESOLUTION.



Figure 11


4. Click the GATEWAY tab (Figure 12). In the NEW GATEWAY box, type in '198.68.144.1' and then single click the ADD button. 198.68.144.1 should now appear in the INSTALLED GATEWAYS box.



Figure 12


5. Click the BINDINGS tab (Figure 13). Make sure that the CLIENT FOR MICROSOFT NETWORKS checkbox is checked.



Figure 13


6. Click the DNS CONFIGURATION tab (Figure 14).
7. Click for the bullet to be on the ENABLE DNS option.
8. In the HOST box, type in your username which you gave to RAIN.
9. In the DOMAIN box, type 'rain.org'.
10. In the DNS SERVER SEARCH ORDER window (the one with the dots), type in '198.68.144.2' and then single click the ADD button. 198.68.144.2 should now appear in the DNS SERVER SEARCH ORDER box below.
11. In the DNS SERVER SEARCH ORDER window (same one as in the previous step), type in '198.68.144.20' and then single click the ADD button. 198.68.144.20 should now appear in the DNS SERVER SEARCH ORDER box right under the 198.68.144.2 entry.
12. In the DOMAIN SUFFIX SEARCH ORDER window, type in 'rain.org' and then single click the ADD button. 'rain.org' should now appear in the DOMAIN SUFFIX SEARCH ORDER box. The window should now look like Figure 14 with the exception of your RAIN username being in the HOST box.



Figure 14


13. Single click the OK button.
14. We are now back at the NETWORK window. Single click the OK button. At this time the computer might prompt you for the Windows 95 installation disk or CD-ROM. Go ahead and put it in and click OK.
15. The computer will ask you to restart Windows 95. Click the YES button.
16. As the machine reboots, it might ask you for a username and password. Type in your first name for the username and leave the password box blank. Click the OK button. Another window will come up asking you to confirm your username and password. Click OK. You should not see this happen again on future restarts.

Part 4:Configuring Dial-Up Networking

1. Double click on the MY COMPUTER icon on the desktop.
2. A window will pop up with icons in it. Double click the DIAL-UP Networking folder.
3. A Dial-Up Networking setup wizard may appear. If not, click the icon in the new window which says MAKE NEW CONNECTION.
4. You should now have a setup window like Figure 15. In the 'Type a name for the computer you are dialing.' Box, type in RAIN.
5. In the 'Select a modem.' Box, the type of modem you are using should appear in the box. This may appear as the brand name or speed of the modem and whether or not it is internal or external.



Figure 15


6. Click the NEXT button.
7. On the new window, type in the number you need to use to dial into RAIN. The numbers are as follows. Pick the one which is a local call for you:

• Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpenteria, Montecito: 690-7246
• Ventura, Ojai, *Camarillo, Oxnard, Port Hueneme: 804-7246
• West Lake Village, Thousand Oaks, Simi, Moorpark, Agoura Hills, Canoga Park,
  Fillmore, Santa Paula, *Camarillo, Conejo Valley, Northridge: 876-7246
• Santa Maria: 361-7246
• Solvang, Santa Ynez: 694-7246
• San Luis Obispo: 597-7246
• Lompoc: 875-7246
• Paso Robles: 591-7246
• Cambria: 935-7246
• New Cuyama: 766-2566

*Note: Note: If the dialup area you live in has an asterisk prefixing it(*), please call your local telephone provider (GTE,PacBell,Other) to ask them which number is local to you before selecting one of the numbers from the list. If it is not local, please call 1-888-770-7821 to receive an alternative dialup #.

1. Click the NEXT button.
2. In the next window, click the FINISH button. You will now have a DIAL-UP Networking icon for RAIN as shown in Figure 16.



Figure 16


3. Use the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON and RIGHT CLICK on the RAIN icon. A menu should pop up. Single left click on the PROPERTIES selection at the bottom of the menu.
4. You should get the RAIN window (Figure 17). Single click the SERVER TYPE button.



Figure 17


5. You should be at the SERVER TYPES window (Figure 18).
6. The TYPE OF DIAL-UP SERVER should be set for WINDOWS95, WINDOWS NT 3.5, INTERNET.
7. Examine the values in the ADVANCED OPTIONS box:

• LOG ON TO NETWORK should be UNCHECKED
• ENABLE SOFTWARE COMPRESSION should be UNCHECKED
• REQUIRE ENCRYPTED PASSWORD should be UNCHECKED

1. Examine the values in the ALLOWED NETWORK PROTOCOLS box:

• NetBEUI should be UNCHECKED
• IPX/SPX COMPATIBLE should be UNCHECKED
• TCP/IP should be CHECKED

1. Your window should now appear as Figure 18 below. Click the TCP/IP SETTINGS button which is to the lower right of the window.



Figure 18


2. You are now at the TCP/IP SETTINGS window (Figure 19).
3. Click to make sure the bullet is on SERVER ASSIGNED IP ADDRESS.
4. Click to make sure the bullet is on SPECIFY NAME SERVER ADDRESSES. Most of this window will be grayed out, and that's fine.
5. Now enter the following. In PRIMARY DNS enter: 198.68.144.2 and in the SECONDARY DNS window enter: 198.68.144.20
6. Put a check mark in both the USE IP HEADER COMPRESSION and USE DEFAULT GATEWAY ON REMOTE NETWORK boxes. The window should now appear like Figure 19.



Figure 19


7. Push the OK button on each of the 3 windows we just opened to close them and save the new settings. You should now be back at the DIAL-UP Networking box.
8. Left click on the RAIN icon and hold down the mouse button while dragging the mouse pointer to the background desktop (otherwise known as 'click and drag'). Release the mouse button when the icon transparency is over the desktop. The computer will warn you, 'YOU CANNOT MOVE OR COPY THIS ITEM TO THIS LOCATION. DO YOU WANT TO CREATE A SHORTCUT TO THE ITEM INSTEAD?' Click the YES button. You will now have a RAIN telephone icon on your desktop.
9. Click the 'X' box in the upper right of the DIAL-UP Networking window to close it. You are now ready to proceed to Part 5.

Part 5: Connecting to RAIN and the Internet

1. Double click on the RAIN icon which is on your desktop.
2. You should now have a CONNECT TO window (Figure 20).
3. For the USERNAME box, type in 'ppp:yourusername'. For example, if your username for rain is 'joeuser' then your PPP username is 'ppp:joeuser'. The ppp: part in front of your username is VERY IMPORTANT as well as having it on lowercase rather than uppercase. Many of the tech support issues we get is because ppp: was left out from the front of the username.
4. For the PASSWORD box, type in your password. It will show up as asterisks in the box.
5. Check the SAVE PASSWORD box in the middle of the window.
6. Click the CONNECT button to start the dialer.



Figure 20


7. Now for the moment of truth! Your modem will dial into RAIN and attempt a connection. There will be a window in the middle of your screen (Figure 21). It will first display 'DIALING' then 'VERIFYING USERNAME AND PASSWORD' and then it should display 'CONNECTED AT #####BPS' where ##### is some number. A DURATION timer should begin counting seconds in the window as well.



Figure 21


8. CONGRATULATIONS! You have successfully connected to the RAIN Network and the Internet. You can minimize the connection window by clicking on the button in the upper right corner of the connection window which has the dash ( _ ) in it.
9. For future connections, all you have to do is follow the instructions in Part 5. Since you have achieved a successful connection, the computer will remember your username and password for next time.
10. When you are ready to disconnect from RAIN, click on the RAIN bar in your taskbar (move the mouse to the very bottom of the screen to get the taskbar) and click the DISCONNECT button.

Part 6: PINGing the Internet

1. Connect to RAIN as described in Part 5 if you have not done so already.
2. Click on the START menu button.
3. Go to the PROGRAMS menu and click on the MS-DOS PROMPT option. You should now have a DOS prompt which reads C:\WINDOWS>
4. Type ping -n 15 198.68.144.2 and push the ENTER key. This will send 15 'pings' to the machine at address 198.68.144.2 (the RAIN name server) and you should get responses back something like the ones below:

Pinging 198.68.144.2 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=167ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=104ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=103ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=103ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=104ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=104ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=849ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=102ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=103ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=104ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=104ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=103ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=103ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=102ms TTL=254
Reply from 198.68.144.2: bytes=32 time=103ms TTL=254

The important thing is to be getting 'Reply from…' lines back. If you get ALL 'Request timed out.' messages back, try typing the ping line again. If after a few tries it still responds 'Request timed out.', then either the RAIN server is down or there is something incorrect in your settings. Go through this setup again, make sure all of the settings are correct, and make sure that you are still connected to RAIN (Part 5).

5. Type ping -n 15 mit.edu and push the ENTER key. This will send 15 'pings' to the machine at address mit.edu (a server at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and you should get responses back something like the ones below:

Pinging mit.edu [18.72.0.100] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=220ms TTL=238
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=205ms TTL=238
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=225ms TTL=238
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=200ms TTL=238
Request timed out.
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=212ms TTL=238
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=203ms TTL=238
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=227ms TTL=238
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=208ms TTL=238
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=777ms TTL=238
Request timed out.
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=212ms TTL=238
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=212ms TTL=238
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=206ms TTL=238
Reply from 18.72.0.100: bytes=32 time=213ms TTL=238

It's okay to get a few 'Request Timed out.' messages like the ones above. If they ALL come back with 'Request Timed out.' messages, then try pinging a different site. For example, you can try ping -n 15 www.microsoft.com or ping -n 15 www.yahoo.com

6. PING is a good utility to test your connection to the Internet. All you have to do is specify the machine name or IP number and PING will do its job. Congratulations!! You are now finished with RAIN's setup guide for Windows 95/98!!