Chuck,

In the last three weeks I have sent two kids off to their freshman years
(Dickinson College & Drexel University).  At each school, the IT/IS
department had a complete set of step by step instructions -- and both were
different.

In both cases, there was a static IP address for the dorm room, but there
was extra software/network-configurations to set up a roaming account so
that the students can access their account from anywhere on the campus
(Media center, library, labs, etc.)  My advice is to wait until you get to
school and find out their particular requirements.

Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Hassenplug <[log in to unmask]>

> As my first day of college fast approaches, I am getting my computer ready
> for using the Ethernet network (fast!) in the dorms for the internet.
Right
> now I am using dialup networking and a modem to access the internet on my
> Win98 machine. Obviously no dialup will be needed, and I heard that one
must
> disable dialup networking in order for the Ethernet access to work.
> Question: what do I have to do to set up the machine to access the
internet
> through the network and not through a modem? Thank you,
>

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