Connection via Dial-up or ISDN
If you have dial-up access to the Internet (regular 56K or ISDN) on a PC running Win95, Win98 or NT4.0, you have what's needed to run WinRoute. WinRoute must run on a computer that includes:
In case you have an ISDN modem connected to your computer via Ethernet, refer to the chapter for DSL. In that case you will configure WinRoute to work with two Ethernet cards.
Before the connection
Before connecting to the Internet, double check the following:
WinRoute uses Dial-up Networking or RAS services available in your operating system for Internet connection.
It is recommended that you connect the Internet to the computer where WinRoute is to be installed PRIOR to installing and running WinRoute to insure that the connection is correctly configured and dial-up networking or RAS properly working.
WinRoute configuration
After you've performed all of the configuration described above:
Remember! NAT has to be checked "ON" on RAS interface while "UNCHECKED" on the interface(s) that is linking to the Internal network.
Ethernet interface configuration
You may set WinRoute to provide you with the dial on demand feature, where the connection is established automatically based on the traffic (data) going out of the local network.