Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 Internet.txt File Contents

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.0 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.0 for Windows NT 4.0

SUMMARY

The information in this article is a copy of the information in the Internet.txt file included with Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0.

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CONTENTS

INSTALLING PC CARD (PCMCIA) MODEMS USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK PROXY OR FIREWALL USING PROGRESSIVE NETWORKS' REALAUDIO SUPPORT USING INTERNET EXPLORER WITH VIRTUAL MEMORY

INSTALLING PC CARD (PCMCIA) MODEMS

If you are using a PC card (PCMCIA) modem for your Dial-up Networking connection to the Internet and have not yet installed the modem, you may have to enable Windows 95 PC card socket support before running the Internet Setup wizard.

To enable PCMCIA socket support:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the PC Card (PCMCIA) icon to start the PC Card Wizard, and then follow the instructions on your screen.

   NOTE: If you can't find the PC Card icon, you may need to install

            the PC card (PCMCIA) drivers. To do this, double-click the
            Add New Hardware icon, click No, click PCMCIA Support from
            the list of hardware items, and then follow the instructions
            on your screen.
   
   
   

USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK PROXY OR FIREWALL

If you want to use a proxy or firewall to protect your Local Area Network from being accessed by other on the Internet, follow these steps:

1. Run the Internet Setup Wizard.

   You can run the wizard after by clicking the Start button, pointing to Programs, then pointing to Accessories, then pointing to Internet Tools, and then double-clicking Internet Setup Wizard.

2. Configure your computer to connect to the Internet by using TCP/IP on on your local area network.

3. When asked for the gateway address, type the address supplied by your network administrator only if your organization uses gateways for routing information over the network.

   NOTE: The gateway computer is not the same as the proxy or firewall computer which protects your local area network from the Internet, so do not type your proxy or firewall address here.

4. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

5. Click the Internet icon, and then click the Advanced tab.

6. Make sure the Use Proxy Server box is checked.

7. Type the http server address and the port number for the computer you want to use as the proxy server in the Proxy Server box. The following is an example of a proxy server address and port number:

         http://myproxy.mycompany.com:80
   

   In the Bypass Proxy On box, type the names of the computers, domains, and ports on the Internet that, when accessed, will not go through the proxy server. Separate each item you type with a comma.

   If you do not know what to type in the Proxy Server, or Bypass Proxy On boxes, see your network administrator. For Help on these items, click the ? in the title bar, and then click the item.

USING PROGRESSIVE NETWORKS' REALAUDIO SUPPORT

The Microsoft Internet Explorer includes support for Progressive Networks' RealAudio. This enables you to listen to audio files in real time over a dial-up modem or direct-network Internet connection. To use RealAudio, you must have a Windows 95-supported sound card installed in your computer. RealAudio works best on 486/33 or faster processors.

To try RealAudio, connect to http://www.realaudio.com.

NOTE: RealAudio will not work if your connection is routed through

      a local area network proxy or firewall.

USING INTERNET EXPLORER WITH VIRTUAL MEMORY

Internet Explorer requires you to use virtual memory. Otherwise, Internet Explorer will not run properly. To make sure you are using virtual memory: