Microsoft KB Archive/231867

= Install MSN Internet Access for LAN Connection without a Modem =

Article ID: 231867

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q231867



SUMMARY
When you run MSN, The Microsoft Network Internet Access Setup, you are instructed to install a modem before continuing. This article discusses how to configure MSN for a Local Area Network (LAN) connection to the Internet without first installing a modem. Note that the steps in this article assume you have a working LAN connection to the Internet.



MORE INFORMATION
To configure MSN for LAN access:
 * 1) Double-click Setup MSN Internet Access on the desktop.
 * 2) When you receive the "We will need to install a modem before continuing" prompt, click Next.
 * 3) When the Install New Modem dialog box appears, click Cancel.
 * 4) At the "To set up MSN using your Local Area Network, click LAN" prompt, click LAN.
 * 5) If you already have a LAN connection, the LAN connection is tested, and if you can successfully connect to the MSN site through your LAN, the MSN Welcome screen appears.
 * 6) On the MSN Welcome screen, enter your user name and password account information, and then click Next.
 * 7) When you are prompted to select a state and dial-in primary and secondary phone number, click Cancel, and then click Next.

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