1. To access your dial-up networking settings, first double click on My
Computer then double click on Dial-Up Networking. Once inside the
dial-up networking window, you should already have a dial-up connection
already created (ex., MVA.NET). If not, click here for help on how to create one.
If you do, right click on your connection and select "properties".
    

2. Now that you are in your dial-up networking connection properties,
you can now adjust the settings so that you may connect correctly to MVA.NET. At the top of the new window, you should see "tabs". The tabs
should say the following: General, Server Types, Scripting, Mulitlink.
Information in that can be changed in this first window (General Tab)
includes: Area Code, Telephone Number, Country Code, and Connect Using.
If you need to change a telephone number, delete the current number in
the box and replace it with a number that is local to you. Click here
for a list of current MVA.NET access numbers. Make sure that the
number you select is is local to you. If you are unsure what number is
local to you, check your phone book or call your telephone service
provider. Also, make sure that your modem appears in the Connect Using
area.

3. Click on the Server Types tab (or button in older versions of Windows
95). Your Type of Dial-Up Server should be "PPP:........" (what follows
PPP: depends on your version of windows). In the Advanced Options
section, the only box you want to have checked off is Enable Software
Compression. In the Allowed Network Protocols section, the only box you
want checked off is TCP/IP. After you make sure those settings are
correct, click on the "TCP/IP Settings..." button.

4. In the TCP/IP Settings window, you should have the following settings
with the bullet next to them.
     Server Assigned IP Address
    Server Assigned Name Server Addresses

Also, both boxes at the bottom of the window need to be checked off.