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Windows 98 - Finally online: Dialing into the Internet

November 11, 2013
Updated: December 6, 2021
Quick overview:

Thanks to the previous tips, you have already set up your Internet connection via modem or ISDN perfectly. Now all you have to do is choose the right provider and connect via theirs. In most cases, magazines such as CHIP or ComputerBILD will help you find the right provider. In many cases, the user name and password are also included. On the other hand, you can register with a large provider, who will then conveniently send you this data by post.

And this is how you use them:

1. Click on Dial-up Networking in the Control Panel and immediately select Create new connection.

2. Enter any name for the selected computer in the line Enter the name for the selected computer and select only your already installed modem/ISDN device under Device.

3. After you have clicked on Next, you only need to enter the phone number of your provider and continue with Next.

4. Click on Finish to apply all settings and generate a new icon that you can use for the connection from now on.

5. Now double-click on it and enter the respective data you received from your provider under User name and Password and click on Connect. If everything went well, you are online for the first time.

Now that you have finished, you can move on to the next step: find and install the best and basic drivers for your system.

NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in 2001, his helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write for international publications such as PC-Praxis, Computerbild, PCWorld in the USA, IMTEST.de and Hifi.de. Sandro's main job is as Global Product Marketing Lead and Consultant for various global tech companies, including Microsoft, AVG, Avast, Nero, TeamViewer, Swiss IT Security Group and now currently in the fintech sector for Gendigital. But he can't get rid of his passion and shares his tweaks here again. Privately, he enjoys traveling the world and loves Asia, especially Japan, Singapore and Korea, but also natural places like Iceland and the Nordics. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.

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