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Setting up your VPN under Windows 98

Setting up PublicVPN access under Windows 98 is simple. The following instructions go step–by–step through the creation process.

System Requirements

Before setting up the VPN, you will need to download and install Microsoft Dial-Up Networking 1.4 from the following website:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/win98/Update/17648/W98/EN-US/dun14-98.exe

After the page loads, click the Download link on the right side of the page. Then download and install the update. After the update is finished reboot your computer.

Open Dial-Up Networking

First, double-click on ‘My Computer’. Then double–click on “Dial–Up Networking’.

Start the Wizard

When the Dial–Up Networking folder opens, double–click on ‘Make New Connection’. You should see the “Welcome to Dial–Up Networking” screen. Click the ‘Next’ button to continue.

Name the Connection

Next, type ‘PublicVPN.com’ for the name of the computer you are dialing. Make sure your window looks like the one below, then click the ‘Next’ button.

Enter the PublicVPN.com host name

On this screen, type ‘gateway.publicvpn.net’ and click the ‘Next’ button. ‘gateway.publicvpn.net’ is the host name of the PublicVPN.com server.

You're Done!

Next, click the ‘Finish’ button to complete the configuration. You’re done!

New icon in Dial–Up Networking

When the wizard exits, you should see your new VPN connection in the Dial–Up Networking folder.

Set up connection settings

Next, we'll set up the connection settings. Double–click on the new connection, and you will see a window that looks like the one below:

In the yellow ‘User Name’ box, enter your PublicVPN.com username. In the green ‘Password’ box, enter your PublicVPN.com password. Optionally, click ‘Save Password’ to save your password as part of the connection. That's it!

When you want to connect

When you want to connect to PublicVPN.com, just double–click on the connection and click the ‘Connect’ button. You'll see the following screens while you connect:

Your computer is verifying your PublicVPN.com username and password.

Your computer is logging on to the PublicVPN.com network

Your computer successfully logged on to PublicVPN.com!

Congratulations! Your connection is now secure!

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