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New FrogNet User's Windows 95/98 Manual Setup Instructions
This tutorial describes in detail how to connect your Windows 95 or Windows 98 computer to FrogNet for the FIRST TIME. It is intended for new customers, or current customers who are trying to connect a new machine to FrogNet for the FIRST TIME.
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Turn on your computer, wait for Windows to finish loading.
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Double click on the My Computer icon
(it
is usually in the top, right hand corner of your screen) a new window will
appear. 
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Use the left mouse button to double Click on the
icon
for Network and Dialup Connections You may have to scroll down to find
it. The contents of the "My Computer" folder are listed alphabetically
by default. Once you double click on the icon, and a new window will appear...
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You should see an icon called "Make New Connection." Sometimes new computer come pre-installed with many dialup connections. For example, companies like MSN or AOL sometimes pay computer manufacturers large sums of money to pre-install their dialup connections on new computers in an attempt to trick novice users into using their services. If any other icons are present in this folder, we reccomend that you Click on each one once with the left mouse button and press the delete key on your keyboard. Repeat until the only icon left is "Make New Connection"
Using your left mouse button, double click on the "Make New Connection" icon. A new window will appear...
- Change the name from "My Connection" to "FrogNet",
and click on Next. At this point, you may have to set up and configure your
modem, if that hasn't been done yet. Refer to your computer owner's manual
or to your computer manufacturer's technical support line for this or any
other hardware-related issue. FrogNet does not provide tech support for other
company's hardware.
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You do not need to specify an area code, because you are not making a long distance call, so leave the Area Code field blank (or erase anything that is there). See our list of national phone numbers and select the local phone number closest to you. If don't know if a number is local, please call your phone company and confirm that number you picked is indeed billed as a local call. Click "Next"
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Click "Finish" to close the wizard. You should now see the "Dial-Up Networking" window. If you do not, repeat steps 2 and 3 and return to this step. In the "Dial-Up Networking" window right-click once on the "FrogNet" icon which you just created, and select Properties from the popup menu. A new window will appear.
- Click on "Server Types". This will appear as a button (in the
bottom, right hand corner of the window) on older versions of Windows95;
in newer systems it will appear as a tab (in the top, middle of the window).
In the Allowed Network Protocols box, uncheck "NetBEUI" and "IPX/SPX
compatible". Make sure that TCP/IP is the only protocol with a check
in it's box. Then click on the "TCP/IP Settings..." button.
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In the TCP/IP Settings window, click on "Server assigned IP address" and verify that there is a black dot next to it. Do the same for "Server assigned name server addresses" and leave all other settings as they are. Click on the OK button until you get back to the Dial-Up Networking window.
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In the Dial-Up Networking window, use the left mouse button to double click on the FrogNet icon. A new window will appear...
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Look closely at the username. It should look like an email address. If your username is joefrog, then your username on this screen should look like joefrog@frognet.net if it doesn't add @frognet.net to the username. If you do not know what your frognet username is, look at your last bill. It will be listed as frognet login, account name, or username.
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If security isn't an issue then you may want to place a check mark by "Save Password" if it isn't already checked.
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Verify that the phone number is correct, and click on Connect to get connected!
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