Windows XP Department Dialup

  1. Go to Start->Control Panel. Select Network and Internet Connections. Under Pick a Task, select "Create a connection to your network at your workplace" 
    OR 
    Open Windows Explorer. Under the Control Panel submenu (click on the "plus" sign next to Control Panel), click on "Network Connections". Click on File->New Connection.
  2. This will start the New Connection Wizard as shown below. Click "Next"
  3. Select "Connect to the Internet" and click "Next".
  4. Select "Setup my Connection manually" and click "Next".
  5. Select "Connect Using a Dialup Modem" and click "Next".
  6. Enter a suitable name as ISP. We have used "sbcs".
  7. Enter the correct phone number. If you are in the "631" are code, then you need only enter as shown below. Otherwise, you need to enter the complete number starting with 1 as in "16316327670".
  8. Depending on your needs, either select if this connection will be used by everyone who uses your computer (other user accounts) or just for yourself and click "Next".
  9. You can skip the username and password on the next screen. This is not transmitted to the dialup server. However, you can disable the personal firewall for this connection option (not recommended). Click "Next".
  10. On the last screen, enable to option "Create a shortcut on my desktop" to create a shortcut (recommended). Click "Finish".
  11. Now go back to "Network Connections" under the Control Panel submenu. You can go there also by going to Control Panel and in the right window, select "Network and Internet Connections". Then select "Network Connections".
  12. Right click on the connection we just created and click on "Properties".
  13. From here we have two options

    You do not have to enter the login information you dialup. However, your login information is stored in a plain text file and can be accessed by anyone who has access to the computer. 
    Download the login.scp file and store it in a suitable location such as c:\windows\system32\ras. Edit the file to store your login information. Suppose my username and password are "foo" and "foopass" respectively, my file will look like

    Then on the Security subwindow on the connection properties, select the "Run Script" option and from the drop down list, select your login script as shown. Click "Ok".
     

    • Connect Manually (recommended)
      With this method, you enter your password everytime you dialup. This is more secure compared to the second "automatic" method.
      Select the option "Show terminal Window" under the Security subwindow and click "Ok". Go to Step 14.
    • Connect Automatically
      You do not have to enter the login information you dialup. However, your login information is stored in a plain text file and can be accessed by anyone who has access to the computer. 

      Download the login.scp file and store it in a suitable location such as c:\windows\system32\ras. Edit the file to store your login information. Suppose my username and password are "foo" and "foopass" respectively, my file will look like

      Then on the Security subwindow on the connection properties, select the "Run Script" option and from the drop down list, select your login script as shown. Click "Ok".

       
  14. Now go to Internet Options under Control Panel. You can access it also by starting Internet Explorer and then click on "Internet Options" under the tools menu.
  15. Click on the Connections subwindow, and select "Dial whenever a network connection is not present". This will prevent Windows from dialing when you are connected to LAN or wireless.
  16. Click Ok.
  17. To connect either double click on the shortcut on your desktop of start Internet Explorer (sometimes you have to press the Refresh button since IE starts working in offline mode). Click on Dial. If you selected to connect in the "automatic" method, then you are done. If you selected manual connection, then a black terminal window will pop up after you modem establishes a connection to the department. In place of user name, enter your department username. Enter the password, when prompted to do so. The password is hidden and will not be displayed. When a prompt "csterm3:" follows, type ppp and hit enter. As soon as you see junk characters, hit "continue". A small icon should appear at the bottom right of your taskbar indication that you are connected. This step has to be repeated every time you connect to the CS department.