Making a Dial-Up Networking Connection

After you have defined a remote connection by using the Make New Connection wizard, you can make a connection in two ways:

• Double-click a connection icon in Dial-Up Networking.
• Connect to a remote network resource when you are working in an application other than Dial-Up Networking. If you cannot find the resource on the current network, Windows 95 responds by automatically activating Dial-Up Networking.

After you establish or end a connection, you do not need to restart the computer or restart Windows 95. When you attempt to perform the following tasks, Windows 95 starts Dial-Up Networking:

• When you try to access a network resource and your computer is not connected to any network
• When your application specifies a UNC name (which uses the form \\servername\sharename) that can't be accessed by using the local area network
• When you double-click a link that points to a remote network object; for example:
  • When an application attempts to connect to a file on a network server
  • When you reconnect to a remote OLE object

When you choose a remote connection, Windows 95 retrieves the server information from the addresses stored in the Registry. If the information is not available, you are asked to select a server from the connection icons in Dial-Up Networking, or to type a new server name.

If Dial-Up Networking cannot find the network resource, it displays a net error message. If the connection is successful, Windows 95 remembers the connection for future use.

You can disable the prompt that asks if you want to use Dial-Up Networking when you are attempting to connect to a network resource.

To disable the Dial-Up Networking prompt

1. In Dial-Up Networking, click the Connection menu, and then click Settings.
2. Click the option named Don't Prompt To Use Dial-Up Networking.