Setting up Dial-up Networking for HALNet with Windows ME.

Figure 1

Click on START, Settings, Dial-Up Networking. See Figure 1.

Figure 2

Double Click "Make New Connection." See Figure 2.

Figure 3

Change the name from "My Connection" to HALNet. See Figure 3.
Click NEXT.

Figure 4

Put 713 in the Area Code box and 7136259909 in the Telephone Number box. See Figure 4.
Click NEXT

Figure 5

Click FINISH. See Figure 5.

Figure 6

A new HALNet icon will appear in the Dial-Up Networking box. See Figure 6.

Figure 7

Right Click on the HALNet icon and left click on PROPERTIES. See Figure 7.

Take the check out of " Use area code and Dialing Properties." See Figure 8.

Make sure the phone number is 7136259909 in the Telephone Number box.

Click the NETWORKING tab.

Figure 9

Make sure the "Type of Dial-Up Server" has PPP in it. See Figure 9.

Remove all check marks EXCEPT the one for TCP/IP on the bottom.

Click the TCP/IP Settings button on the right.

Figure 10

Make sure "Server assigned IP address" is dotted. See Figure 10.

Put a dot in (click on) "Specify name server addresses" and delete the first 0 (zero) in the Primary DNS. Type in 204 and it will "jump over" the period. Then type in 52 and press the space bar key on your keyboard (the large/long key) then type in 135, then 2.

Hit the tab key and go down to Secondary DNS. Type in 204, 52 space, 135, 1.

Primary and Secondary WINS should be 0 (zeros).

Uncheck "Use IP header compression" and leave "Use default gateway on remote network" checked.

Click OK until you get back to the General tab of HALNet (figure 8).

Figure 11

Click the "Dialing" tab. See Figure 11.

Place a check in (click on) "This the default Internet connection" if one is not present.

You may put a dot in (click on) "Dial whenever a network connection is not present" if you have both a LAN connection and modem dial-up, or simply put the dot in "Always dial my default connection."

Click OK. This should take you back to the "Dial-Up Networking" box (figure 6). Close the Dial-Up Networking box with the "X" on the top right.

Note: If you wish to place a "Shortcut to HALNet" on your desktop, you may right click on the HALNet icon and left click on "Create Shortcut". A message will appear stating it can't place one there, but do you want it on the desktop instead. Click YES, to place it on the desktop.

Figure 12

By either clicking on the "blue E" for Internet Explorer or "Shortcut to HALNet" (if you made one) you should get the dialog box above. See Figure 12.

Put in your USER NAME (your email address - username@hal-pc.org) in the "User Name" box.

Put your HAL-PC (HALNet) password in the "Password" box.
If you wish to have the password saved, click "Save password" to put a check in the box.
(Note: your password will not be saved until you make a successful connection to HALNet.)

Click the CONNECT button to dial.

Note: If you are connecting by using the "Shortcut to HALNet" icon on your desktop, only a phone line connection is made. You will get two little green monitors or lights in the right corner of your screen near the clock. These are your "modem connection lights." Now the computer is waiting on you to open your web browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape). Once finished, you will need to double click the two little green monitors and click on DISCONNECT to hang up the phone.