Re: EXE to update dialers

Mark ( inetmail@fiber-net.com )
Sat, 15 Aug 1998 08:47:56 -0400

Will it also work for new systems that have the stuff installed but are just
getting on the internet and haven't set anything up yet ?

At 09:20 AM 8/11/98 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi Mike
>
>If you create a file in notepad called whatever.ins , and add the
>following detail (obviously changing it with your DNS, dialin number info
>etc.) the user can then just double click on it and it will setup a new DUN
>connection and make it the default. This will work on virtually all
>Win95/98 machines because the .ins extension is associated with the Internet
>Connection Wizard (part of IE and dial-up networking). Otherwise there's an
>app in Microsofts IEAK which I believe allows you to do this.
>
>----------------------------------------------------
>[Entry]
>Entry_Name=The Internet
>
>[User]
>Requires_Logon=Yes
>Name=
>Password=
>
>[Phone]
>Dial_As_Is=yes
>Area_Code=02
>Phone_Number= 1234-5432
>Country_Code=61
>Country_ID=61
>
>[Device]
>Type=modem
>Name=
>
>[Server]
>Type=PPP
>SW_Compress=no
>PW_Encrypt=no
>Network_Logon=no
>SW_Encrypt=yes
>Negotiate_NetBEUI=no
>Negotiate_IPX/SPX=no
>Negotiate_TCP/IP=yes
>
>[TCP/IP]
>Specify_IP_Address=no
>Specify_Server_Address=yes
>DNS_Address=203.22.207.1
>DNS_Alt_Address=203.22.207.2
>IP_Header_Compress=yes
>Gateway_On_Remote=yes
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Paul
>_______________________________
>
>Paul W. Wilcox
>Director - Sales and Marketing
>Surf The Net Australia
>Email: paulw@surfthe.net.au
>Web: http://www.surfthe.net.au
>Phone: +61 2 9439 9830
>_______________________________
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike McCarn <admin@calcoast.com>
>To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com <ntisp@emerald.iea.com>
>Date: Tuesday, August 11, 1998 8:53 AM
>Subject: EXE to update dialers
>
>
>>Does anyone know of an executable that can be distributed to users that
>>will change the phone number settings in the win95/98 dialer?
>>
>>We are moving our dial-ups to another number and I would like a simple way
>>for my users, the computer-challenged ones, to change their settings.
>>
>>Any Suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Mike McCarn
>>
>
>
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