Learning by Doing: CISCO Certified Network ... - SCN Research

(Step 1) Configure a connection on the PC
1. Check to see if you computer has dial-up networking capabilities first. If not,
then you will have to install dial-up networking software from your Windows
installation CD.
a. Double-click on the “my computer” icon on your desktop.
b. If you have a folder called “dial-up networking,” then you have DUN
installed and are ready to go!
c. If not, then you will have to install DUN.
i. Click on Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs
ii. Click on the tab for “Windows Setup”
iii. The computer will search for settings. Then select
“Communications.”
iv. Select “Dial-up Networking.”
v. Select “Dial-up Server.” This will allow you to receive calls.
Figure 1—Select Dial-up Networking and Dial-up Server.
vi. Click on “ok.” You may be prompted for the Windows installation
CD rom.
If you are doing this at school, then chances are your school
network administrator may have put the installation files (*.cab
files) on the computer (so you won’t need the cd). These are
files that contain compressed images of the Windows operating
system. A long time ago, before CD-roms, we had to install
operating systems from floppy diskettes. These *.cab files are
an off-shoot from those days. Currently your operating system
may need as many as 30-35 floppy diskettes to make a back-up
copy from the CD-rom. In the “old-days” we could make
back-up copies with seven floppy diskettes (Windows 3.x) or
even three (DOS).
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