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Setup your Windows 95-98-ME-2000 machine for free internet access
When you make a dial-up connection to Calico UK you must use the username calico and the password login. Please make a note of these in case you ever need to input them manually during a dial-up connection. This dial-up login information is totally independent of any personal usernames and passwords you might have for your mailboxes.
 
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 95-98-2000 or click here to save a plain text version.
 
Manual set up instructions
  1. Ensure that Windows Dial Up Networking is installed on your machine. If you need to install go to:
     
    Control Panel -> Add Remove Programs -> Windows Setup -> Communications -> Dial Up Networking
     
  2. Open Dial Up Networking and click Make New Connection. There will be a short description of what Dial Up Networking does. Click on Next.
     
  3. Type a name for the service you are dialing (Calico UK). and click on Next.
     
  4. Add the telephone number. Select the appropriate number for your modem.
     
    • 0845 662 1309 for most modems and ISDN
     
    Add the area code and the telephone number in the relevant boxes. Click on Next.
     
  5. You have successfully created a Dial Up Networking connection called Calico UK. Click on Finish.
     
  6. A Calico UK icon will now have appeared in Dial Up Networking. Select the icon by right clicking on it with your mouse and choose the Properties option from the menu. Now you can complete the setup of your Internet connection.
     
  7. Tick the box labelled Country Code and Area Code.
     
  8. Choose the tab called Server Types from the top of the screen.
     
  9. Check that the Dial-up server type box is PPP etc. Internet.
     
  10. There are several 'tickable' boxes on your screen (eg 6 for Win95, 8 for Win98). Make sure the only one ticked is the bottom option, TCP/IP -- untick any others.
     
  11. Click on TCP/IP settings. Check the bullets are on:
     
    • Server assigned address
    • Server assigned name server addresses
       
  12. Tick the bottom 2 boxes:
     
    • Use IP Header compression
    • Use Default Gateway
       
  13. Click on OK and you will return to the icon in Dial Up Networking.
     
  14. All that remains is for you to install your Calico UK log in information in the icon by double left clicking on it. A Connect To box will open on your screen.
     
  15. Add the username calico and add the password login. Remember everything is case sensitive, so type it exactly.
     
  16. 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 Internet Explorer's Tools -> Internet Options... -> Connections tab.