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Setup your Windows NT4 machine for free internet access.
When you make a dial-up connection to Calico UK you must use the username calico and the passsword login. This dial-up login information is totally independent of any personal usernames and passwords you might have for your mailboxes.
 
Please make a note of calico and login in case you ever need to input these manually during a dial-up connection.
 
Select the file for your modem
No changes are made to any existing connections you may have with other service providers. The choice of connection is always yours.
 
Auto Set Up simply creates a new Calico UK settings file in Windows Dial Up Networking.
 
Selecting Auto Set Up downloads a small .ins script file that configures your free connection, and includes the access details.
 
If you wish you can check the scripts before downloading.
 
Once downloaded double click the file to complete the set up.
 
If you prefer to setup your connection manually, please refer to the following setup instructions for Windows NT4 or click here to save a plain text version.
 
Manual set up instructions
  1. To set up your dial up connection in NT4 double-click the My Computer icon or go to start, programmes, accessories and dial-up networking.
     
  2. Click on Dial-Up Networking and then click New
     
  3. Name the new phonebook entry: Calico UK and click Next
     
  4. Check "I am calling the Internet" and "Send my plain text password", then click Next
     
  5. Add the phone number.
     
    0845 662 1309 for most modems and ISDN
     
    Click Finish
     
  6. Select your Calico UK address book entry, then click More
     
  7. Select Edit entry and modem properties.
     
  8. Select the Server tab,
     
  9. Check that the Dial-up server type box is PPP etc. Internet.
     
  10. There are 5 other boxes. Make sure the only one selected is TCP/IP -- untick any others
     
  11. Click on TCP/IP settings
     
  12. Check the bullets are on "Server assigned address" and "Server assigned name" server addresses.
     
  13. Tick the bottom 2 boxes: "Use IP Header compression" and "Use Default Gateway"
     
  14. Click on OK
     
  15. To connect click on Dial and add the username: calico and the password: login
     
  16. Leave the Domain box empty. Remember everything is case sensitive, so type it exactly.
     
  17. Click on the connect button to test your connection.
Once connected you can start any Internet application such as your browser.
 
You can now also select to dial this connection automatically using Microsoft Explorers "Connection" tab.