Instructions for Windows 95/98
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There are two steps to this process:
Step A: Set up your connection.
Step B: Connect to the internet and set up your email.
(after you have registered your account) You can register here.
Step A: Set up your connection:
1) To setup your dialer, follow these instructions:
From your Windows 95/98 desktop, Double Click on My Computer (on your desktop)
Double Click on the "Dial-up Networking" folder
Double Click on "Make New Connection"
Type the Name of the Computer you are Dialing (Example: Freewwweb)
Select your Modem Type (Note: Usually this has already been selected)
Click Next
Enter the Local Access Number and Area Code (selected from the web-site)
Enter Country (Note: Usually this is already filled in) If not CAPS USA
Click Next
Click Finish
2) The next step is to configure the dialer to connect to Freewwweb and to place it on your desktop:
The new connection you just created called "Freewwweb" is now in your Dial-up Networking folder.
Right click on the new connection called "Freewwweb"
Click on Properties
Click on the TAB (near the top) called "Server Types"
Only two boxes need to be checked all other have no checks:
Check Enable Software Compression AND TCP/IP
Click on any other boxes to uncheck them.
Then click on the button titled "TCP/IP Settings" (this is near the bottom
and to the right of the TCP/IP)
The first setting should be checked (i.e. Server assigned IP address)
Then check "Specify Name Server Address" and put the following entries in
the Primary and Secondary DNS Numbers
Enter 216.70.64.1 for the Primary DNS Numbers and
Enter 216.70.64.2 for the Secondary DNS Numbers
Primary and Secondary WINS should be all zeros
Also, check the last two boxes at the bottom of this page
(Use IP Header and Use Default Gateway should both be checked)
Then click OK and OK again
To put your New Freewwweb dialer on your desktop:
Right click again on the New Connection called Freewwweb
Click on "Create a Shortcut"
When asked "...place Shortcut on your desktop" Click "YES"
Step B - Connect to the internet and set up your email:
Hi! Please be sure to see our special email TIP at the end of these instructions.
To connect to the internet:
1. Double Click on new Connection
2. Type in your user Name (Example [email protected])
3. Type in your Password (Example: *****)
4. Use all lower case letters when entering your username and password
5. You can save your password by checking the appropriate box
before clicking on the connect button
To set up your email:
For Netscape 3.x Browser use these instructions:
Click on Options from the menu
Then click on Mail and Network Preferences
Click on the Servers tab
Fill in the first three Boxes as follows:
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.freewwweb.com
Incoming Mail Server: pop3.freewwweb.com
Pop3 User Name: (Example: [email protected])
Under News (NNTP) Server enter: news.freewwweb.com
Then click on the Indentity tab
Fill in your name, your email and return email address
(Example: [email protected] )
Then Click OK
NOTE: To avoid being deactivated from Freewwweb's advertiser supported service, you must have home.freewwweb.com as your home page. To do so, follow these instructions:
Click on Options
Click on General Preferences
On Startup Launch: Click on Netscape Browser
For Browser Starts With: Click on Home Page Location and enter:
home.freewwweb.com
Click on OK to complete this step
Note: Do not use www before the home page address:
Example: Correct way: home.freewwweb.com
Incorrect Way: www.home.freewwweb.com
For Netscape 4.xx Browser use these instructions:
Open up your Netscape Communicator browser
Click on Edit
Click on Preferences
Click on the (+) next to Mail & Groups
Click on Identity
Enter your name
Email address (e.g. [email protected])
And return address (same as email address)
Next, Click on Mail Server (Under Mail & Groups)
Fill in the first three Boxes as follows:
User Name: (Example: [email protected])
Outgoing Mail: smtp.freewwweb.com
Incoming Mail: pop3.freewwweb.com
Also, the Mail Server Type "Pop3" should be checked If you want to set up
the news server:
Click on Groups Server (Under Mail & Groups)
Enter in the News Server: news.freewwweb.com
Click OKv
NOTE: To avoid being deactivated from Freewwweb's advertiser supported service, you must have home.freewwweb.com as your home page. To do so, follow these instructions:
Click on Edit
Click on Preferences
Click on the (+) next to Navigator
Under the "Navigator Starts with" make sure the "Home Page" is selected
Then under home page enter: home.freewwweb.com
Then click OK
Note: Do not use www in the homepage address:
Correct way: home.freewwweb.com
Incorrect way: www.home.freewwweb.com
Instructions For Microsoft Outlook Express:
Open Internet Explorer
Click on Mail icon to Open Microsoft Outlook Express
Click on Tools
Click on Accounts
Click Add
Type your Name
Click Next
Type in your E-Mail Address (Example: [email protected])
Click Next
Type in your POP Account: pop3.freewwweb.com
Type in your SMTP Account: smtp.freewwweb.com
Click Next
Type in your User Name (Example: johndoe) do not use @freewwweb.com after your username
Type in your Password (Example: *****)
Check to save your Password, at this time if desired
Click Next
Click Finished
To set up newsgroups (NNTP) on Outlook Express use news.freewwweb.com
If there is a box on the newsgroups signon screen "My ISP requires me to logon" check that box.
Outlook Express 5 users: Place a checkmark at "Any Available" in your settings.
NOTE: To avoid being deactivated from Freewwweb's advertiser supported service, you must have home.freewwweb.com as your home page. To do so, follow these instructions:
For Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.xx use these instructions
Open up Internet Explorer
Click on View Menu
Click on Options
Click on the Navigation Tab
Select Start Page and enter in the address box: home.freewwweb.com
Note: Do not use www in the homepage address: Correct way: home.freewwweb.com
Incorrect way: www.home.freewwweb.com
Click APPLY and you are finished configuring MS Internet Explorer
For Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.xx use these instructions
Open up Internet Explorer
Click on Tools Menu
Click on Options
In the general Tab Enter in the Homepage address box: home.freewwweb.com
Note: Do not use www in the homepage address: Correct way: home.freewwweb.com
Incorrect way: www.home.freewwweb.com
Click APPLY and you are finished configuring MS Internet Explorer
Congratulations! You have completed your installation of Freewwweb. Please tell your friends about us! We are at www.isps-free.com and www.theinternetisfree.com
TIP: To avoid switching back and forth between Freewwweb accounts just to send or receive email, you can send and receive email from up to 5 POP3 email accounts simultaneously at WebBox (a free service) http://www.webbox.com You will still need to keep http://home.freewwweb.com or htttp://freewwweb.snap.com as your homepage. Settings you will need to know for setting up your WebBox account are: POP3 is pop3.freewwweb.com SMTP is smtp.freewwweb.com Username: Use your username with @freewwweb.com after it, as in [email protected]
If, after following the above instructions, you still have difficulty using Freewwweb, please go to "Common Problems" at the bottom of this page.
NOTE COMMON PROBLEMS:
When trying to connect and the dial-up connection box appears, be sure @freewwweb.com follows your username, i.e., [email protected] if not, just type it in. (Note: Freewwweb has three w's in it and should be in lower case only) In order to set this as a default configuration (in other words, if you don't want to have to type it in each time you connect) close the dial-up box and restart your computer.
Be sure your caps lock is not on when trying to connect.
Check your settings against the instructions to be sure they are correct.