• Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, Network Setup Wizard

• At the Welcome window, click Next

• In the Before You Continue window, review the checklist for creating a network, then click Next

• Select the statement that best describes your network, then click Next

• Follow the on-screen prompts

• Click Start, then click Control Panel

• Double-click Network Connections

• Click the Create a new connection link

• Choose the type of connection, enter the phone number, and choose the availability you want for this connection, then click Finish

Changing the dial out settings

• From the Network Connections window, click the connection whose settings you want to change, click File, then click Properties

• Click the General tab to enter a new phone number or change an existing one

• Click the Alternates button, then click the Add button to type an alternate phone number to dial in case the first number fails to connect

• Click the Options tab to require a name and password, to change the number of redial attempts, to change the amount of time between redial attempts, to change the amount of idle time before automatically disconnecting, or to have Windows automatically redial if the line gets disconnected

Setting up an incoming connection

• From the Network Connections window, double-click Create a new connection

• Click the Set up an advanced connection radio button, then Click Next

• Click the radio button next to Accept incoming connections, then click Next

• Click the check box next to the connection device you want other computers to use to connect to your computer, then click Next

• Click the radio button next to Do not allow virtual private connections, then click Next

• Click the check box next to each user you want to allow to connect to your computer, then click Next

• Check the check box next to each networking component you want to use for incoming connections, then click Next

• Click Finish