Dialing out via DUN to the Internet

Once the Connection has been configured properly, you are ready to dial:

	On selecting "Dial", you need to define your "User-Name" and your Password.
	You should "hear" now your modem trying to connect.....
	If you defined a Script, then that script will now take over and send to your ISP the User-name and password.
	You are connected ! To avoid to get this screen on future connections, you can put a check-mark on both options.

The Internet is based on the "TCP/IP"-protocol, and with the huge number of systems out there, it is important to have a working "DNS: Domain Name Service", so lets check it out by using the "TCP/IP"-utility "ping":

In this example, I "ping" my WebSite server "ourworld.compuserve.com".
TCP/IP works out via DNS, that the IP-address is : 149.174.213.37, so :
DNS is working !
Also, the TCP/IP connection to the Internet-server is up-and-running, because we are getting the ping-reply (this test can be made with ANY Internet server !)

In your Taskbar, look at the icon for "Dial-Up networking Monitor" Right-click and call up the "Monitor":

The "Dial-Up Networking Monitor" shows now the Statistics: - transferred data The tab:"Summary" shows all active connections (do not forget: NT can handle MULTIPLE simultaneous connections). The Button "Details" shows you the IP-address, which was assigned to your system for this connection by the DHCP of your ISP.

Once you are finished "surfing" the Internet: Do NOT forget to hang-up: Right-Click on the taskbar-icon and select to hang-up your connection.

To make it quicker to get to the Dial-Up connection icon, you can create a short-cut to it on the Desktop:


That's it: Happy Internet Surfing !