Configuring Windows 95 for TropicNet

Required Software

• In the Network Control Panel (Start:Settings:Control Panel:Network), verify that the following items are installed:
  
• TCP/IP protocol
• Dial-up Adapter
• Client for Microsoft Networks

If any of these items are missing, follow the procedures depicted in the Windows 95 manual and the on-line help facility to install the modules.

• In Accessories (Start:Programs:Accessories), verify that the Dial-up Scripting Tool is present. If you do not have this tool, download dscrpt.exe and install it on your machine.
• Download tropicnet.scp. This is your TropicNet login script for automatic PPP dial-up connections.

Dial-up Networking

The Dial-up Networking selection can easily be configured by following the steps described below:

• Open the icon named My Computer.
• Open the folder named Dial-up Networking.
• Click twice on the Make Connection icon. Enter the requested information:
• For name of Internet Connection type TropicNet
• Fill in the Area code 305 and Telephone number 531-2929
• Click the Finish button. A new icon will be created within the Dial-up Networking folder called TropicNet.
• Highlight the icon named TropicNet and click the right mouse button. A small window will pop up.
• Click on Properties. A new window will pop up.

• Click on Server Type. A new window will pop up. Fill in the required information:
• For Type of Dial-up Server choose PPP: Windows 95, Windows NT, Internet
• In the Advanced options section, check only Enable software compression, rest stays blank.
• In the Allowed network protocols section, check only TCP/IP, rest stays blank.
• Click on TCP/IP settings. A new window will pop up.

• Configure TCP/IP settings as follows:
• Mark the button Server assigned IP address.
• Mark the button Specify name server addresses.
• Fill in only Primary DNS: 205.159.140.2, rest stays at 0.0.0.0
• Check Use IP header compression
• Check Use default gateway on remote network
• Click OK in the TCP/IP Settings window.

• Click OK in the Server Types window.
• Select the appropriate modem used on your machine.
• Click Configure in the TropicNet window.
• In Connections, verify the modem is dialing out using 8 data bits, No parity, 1 stop bit.
• Important: Only if you do NOT have Dial-up Scripting tool, select Options, and click on "bring up terminal window after dialing".
• Click OK in the TropicNet window.

Configuring the Client for Microsoft Networks

The properties for the Client for Microsoft Networks found under Network (Start:Settings:Control Panel:Network:Client for Microsoft Networks:Properties) must be configured for Quick Logon (Network drives are not used until you need them).

Configuring Automatic PPP login

Execute Start:Programs:Accessories:Dial-up Scripting Tool. A new window will pop up.

• In the Connections section, highlight TropicNet.
• In the Script section, click on the Browse button, and search for the script tropicnet.scp which was downloaded earlier.
• Once the script is located, click OK on the bottom and the full path and file name will be displayed in the Script section window.
• Check Start terminal screen minimized, leave the other selection blank.
• Click the Apply button.
• Click the Close button.

Starting Automatic PPP login

Once configured, a connection to TropicNet's Internet Services can be established by simply clicking on the TropicNet Icon within the Dial-up Networking folder. A new window named Connect to will pop up.

• In the User name selection type your login code, as assigned by TropicNet.
• In the Password selection type your account password.
• Check Save password option.
• Click the Connect bottom.

You can now start your desired Internet application.

Other 32-bit Applications

You can download the latest Netscape Navigator software directly from their official site:

[Download Netscape Software]

And don't forget to contact TropicNet before attempting to "tweak" the settings for your PPP connection!