Setting up your Internet Connection (PPP Adapter)

For all revisions of Windows 95 and Windows 98

The following instructions will help you set up a Cowboy.Net PPP adapter for all revisions of Windows 95 and Windows 98.  If you experience problems or have questions, please call Technical Support at (877) 372-7704.

  1. Double-click the MY COMPUTER icon on the desktop (wallpaper).  Once the MY COMPUTER window is displayed, open the DIAL-UP NETWORKING window by double-clicking on the DIALUP-NETWORKING icon with your mouse.  Once displayed as in the picture below, double-click the MAKE NEW CONNECTION icon.

  1. Type Cowboy.Net in the provided text field.  It does not matter what is placed in this field, for this is a description.  Ensure that the correct model of modem is selected is the SELECT A DEVICE menu.  If only one device is present, disregard this option and click NEXT.

  1. Enter the dialup telephone number without the area code for the city you are in. The following table has the cities and numbers listed:

Name of City

Telephone Number

Stillwater, OK

(405) 334-4022

Cushing, OK

(918) 725-0005

Pawnee, OK

(918) 303-1701

Ripley, OK

(918) 714-9701

Yale, OK

(918) 395-9701

Perry, OK

(580) 307-3001

Pawhuska, OK

(918) 604-0701

Morrison, OK

(580) 416-1701

Okmulgee, OK

(918) 770-4020

Glencoe, OK

(580) 414-1701

  1. You're finished with the PPP adapter once you click the FINISH!  Next, we will input your username and password information.

  1. Click the START button at the bottom-left corner of your screen.  Next, click SETTINGS and CONTROL PANEL.  Once in the CONTROL PANEL, locate and double-click the INTERNET OPTIONS icon.  Type www.cowboy.net as shown in the picture below.

  1. Next, locate and click the CONNECTIONS tab, which is between the CONTENT and PROGRAMS tab in most cases.  Under the DIAL-UP SETTINGS box, ensure that ALWAYS DIAL MY DEFAULT CONNECTION is selected.  Also ensure that the Cowboy.Net dialer is selected in the DIAL-UP SETTINGS box.  Once selected, click the SET DEFAULT button directly to the right of ALWAYS DIAL MY DEFAULT CONNECTION.  Once you have these options in uniform with the picture below, click the SETTINGS button, which is directly beneath the REMOVE button.

  1. Ensure that the following window looks similar to the picture displayed here.  None of the checkboxes should be checked and your username and password should be entered as shown in the picture below.  You must place '@cowboy.net' or '@perryisp.net.1dial.com' (Perry, OK customers) on your username.  Nothing should be entered in the DOMAIN field.  Once the window's information is entered correctly, click the ADVANCED button, which is located directly beneath the PROPERTIES button.

  1. On the ADVANCED DIAL-UP window, uncheck the DISCONNECT IF IDLE FOR # MINUTES and DISCONNECT WHEN CONNECTION MAY NO LONGER BE NEEDED checkboxes.  The other two options may be left alone.  Once this is done, click OK and OK to the remaining windows.  To connect to the internet, just open an internet browser of your choice and the PPP adapter you created should initialize to connect to the internet.  Wait while the modem establishes a connection to Cowboy.Net.