LapLink MN-LGD011-XX-US manual Checklist for Dial-Up Networking connections

Checklist for Dial-Up Networking connections

Ensure that Dial-Up Networking is installed

You can connect over Dial-Up Networking only if Microsoft Dial-Up Networking has been installed. Dial-Up Networking should already be installed. However, if necessary, you can install this feature from your Windows 95/98/ME CDROM as follows: In the Windows Control Panel, double-click Add/Re- move Programs. Click the Windows Setup tab, and double- click Communications. If Dial-Up Networking is checked, it is installed. If it is not checked, click Dial-Up Networking, and then click OK to begin installation.

NOTE For more information about Microsoft Dial-Up Net- working, consult Windows Help.

Once connected using Dial-Up Networking, connect to your corporate network

When you connect over Dial-Up Networking in LapLink, you dial in to a remote access server and connect to a network. Then you make LapLink connections in the Connect Over LAN(Network)Connect Over LAN(Network) dialog box. Un- less you specify otherwise, the list of available LapLink con- nections appears automatically as soon as you are connected to the network. If the list of connections does not appear automatically, click the Connect button on the Link- Bar and then click Network.

TIP To connect to another LapLink computer once a Dial- Up Networking connection is established, make sure that this box is checked in the Connect over Dial-Up Networking dialog box: After Connecting to the Network, Choose a LapLink Connection.

Ensure that your computer is set up for network con- nections

Making connections to other LapLink computers through Dial-Up Networking requires that your computer meet the re- quirements for network connections in LapLink: a network protocol must be installed, your network ports must be en- abled in LapLink, and so on. For more information about net- work connections, see page 159.

NOTE To let other computers connect to your computer through Dial-Up Networking, you must change the security setup established during installation.

Run LapLink on both computers

No connections are possible by Dial-Up Networking or any other means unless LapLink is running on both computers. You can connect to a computer running LapLink Gold or an- other Windows-based version of LapLink. Verify that the computer has a network port enabled for the same kind of network connection as your network port.

Use Dialing Properties to simplify the dialing process.

In the Telephone Number box, type the number EXACTLY as it is to be dialed, including numbers dialed to get an out- side line, area codes, country codes, and a “1” when dialing long distance.

Disable other programs that use serial (COM) ports while running LapLink

You may experience problems if you use LapLink to connect by modem while running any other programs that monitor serial (COM) ports; modem and fax software, as well as PDA programs, typically monitor serial ports for incoming calls or

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