Windows95/98 as VPN-Client dialing into a Novell network

Setting up and configuring Windows95/98 as a VPN-dialin to access a Novell Netware network is very similar to Installation of the Windows95/98 VPN-Client and Configure the Windows95/98 VPN Connection, so I will keep this a little shorter:

First, install Dialup-Networking (be sure, that it includes the VPN modules,
otherwise install the DUN 1.2 upgrade)

Install the Dialup adapter, load the TCP/IP protocol required for Internet connection and use the "Client for Microsoft Network" to enable the password caching.

	Define your Dial-out connection to the Internet
	and configure it. (no need to "log on to Network") Make a connection to test your current setup.

	We then add the VPN-components: - 2nd Dialup adapter - MS VPN Adapter - NDISWAN protocol
	Since we like to browse/access the Novell-servers, we need to install: - Client for Netware Networks - IPX/SPX-protocol Loading of IPX/SPX creates a binding to BOTH Dialup adapters, which is NOT required: - delete IPX/SPX on Dialup Adapter - delete TCP/IP on Dialup Adapter#2 (VPN)
	Since I am connecting to a Windows NT4 system (which always loaded NetBIOS support for IPX) , I configure also here "NETBIOS support for IPX/SPX"

we define our Dialup Network connection to the VPN-server, selecting as device the: "Microsoft VPN Adapter" (when it asks for the Host-name or IP-address of the VPN-server, enter it if you know it already, otherwise type any name)

Configure this VPN-connection: - this time, we need to logon to the network since we like to gain access to the Novell servers. We select as VPN-protocol IPX/SPX.

Connection to the VPN-Server (Gateway to the Novell network):

	Make your connection to the Internet Test first with "PING", that your VPN-server is also connected to the Internet.
	Verify/define for your VPN-connection, that the IP-address of the VPN-server is correct.
	Then make your connection to the VPN-server. You need to define a username and password, which is defined as an NT user with dialin permission.

Error 629: "You dialed the wrong number" ! That IP-address may be valid on the Internet, but it is NOT configured as a VPN-server. Check your IP-address.

Also make sure, that on starting up (booting) your Windows 95/98 system,
that you got a Logon window:

and that you entered here already your valid username and password,
because this is used to determine your permissions on the network, once you
are connected.
Suggestion: use for the connection and for the
Startup Logon the same Username and password !

Once you are connected, you have 2 Dialup connection:

You are on the network, connected as directly on the LAN-cable.
However, when looking into your "Network Neighborhood", you see first:

for a while (sorry, your Internet connection is most probably just a modem connection, typical 28.3, 33.3 or 56 K), which is a LOT slower than a typical LAN connection of 10 or 100 Mbit), but then everything is accessible:


Copying files will also be a little slow, get get used to see:


Don't forget to hang-up on BOTH Dialup-connections, once you are done !.