Configuring MacTCP and Config PPP

You should print this document for easy reference while configuring MacTCP and Config PPP. For purposes of this document, information that you type in is shown set off by " ". Do not actually type " " around your text. This document assumes you know basic Macintosh operations such as opening and closing windows and selecting buttons and boxes, etc.

  1. Configuring MacTCP
    1. Open MacTCP from your Control Panels folder.
    2. Choose PPP in the MacTCP window. PPP should now be highlighted.
    3. Click on the "More..." button at the bottom of the MacTCP window. A new window will open.
    4. Under "Obtain Address" select the button next to "Server."
    5. Under "Routing Information" the "Gateway Address:" should be 0.0.0.0
    6. Under "IP Address" the Class should be set to "A".
    7. Under "Domain Name Server Information" set "Domain" to "netkonnect.net" and set the "IP Address" to "63.140.32.3", additionally, type "netkonnect.net" and set another "IP Address" to "63.140.32.4" and click on the "Default" button.
    8. Click on the "OK" button to close the dialog window.
    9. Close the MacTCP window and restart your computer.

II. Configuring Config PPP

    1. From the Control Panels folder open Config PPP.
    2. In the "Port Name" window choose the port you connect your modem to.
    3. Set "Idle Timeout (minutes):" to None.
    4. Set "Echo Interval (seconds):" to Off.
    5. "Teminal Window" should be unchecked.
    6. "Hangup on Close" should be checked.
    7. "Quiet Mode" should be unchecked.
    8. Click on the "New..." button and type "Network Konnection" in the text box.
    9. Click on the "OK" button to close the text box.
    10. "PPP Server:" should now say Network Konnection.
    11. Click on the "Config..." button to open a new dialog box.
    12. Network Konnection should be highlighted in the "PPP Server Name" box.
    13. Set "Port Speed:" to 57600.
    14. Set "Flow Control:" to CTS & RTS.
    15. Click the "Tone Dial" button unless your phone line is on a pulse dial system.
    16. In the "Phone Number" box enter "301-881-0414". If you are outside the local area enter "1-301-881-0414".
    17. Leave the modem init box blank unless you know that your modem requires a specific set of init characters.
    18. Set "Modem Connect Timeout" to "90" seconds.
    19. Click on the "Authentication" button to open a new dialog box.
    20. Enter your loginID in the first box.
    21. Enter your password in the second box.
    22. Change wait timeout to 60 seconds.
    23. Click on the "OK" button to close that dialog window.
    24. Click on the "Done" button to close the "Config..." dialog window.
    25. You are now ready to start a PPP session. Close the Config PPP window. Make sure your modem is turned on. Launch any Internet application such as MacWeb or Turbogopher. Within a few seconds you should see a window open which will show the login sequence as it happens. When the sequence is completed, you will see the word "Network" in the window, and the window will close. Your PPP newtork connection is now open and your Internet application is active.
    26. When you are finished with your Internet application, open your Config PPP Control panel and click the "Hard Close" button. Your network connection will close and your modem will automatically hang up.

Macintosh PPP Configuration

 

 

Macintosh sytems vary depending on their age and operating system. The two basic internet-capable systems are either "MacTCP plus FreePPP" or "Open Transport (TCP/IP) plus PPP".

MacPPP/FreePPP is freeware, but the others are part of the operating system. If you have a very old system and don't have either a MacTCP or a TCP/IP control panel, you need a system upgrade before going any further.

The Mac OS 8 Instructions may be required if you have a recently purchased Mac, or have upgraded.

FreePPP is available on the uniserver. However, the current version is quite different from the version these notes were prepared from - and the notes now apply only to the older versions.

There are three components of FreePPP.
"Config PPP" and "PPP". These should be located in the Control panels and Extensions folders respectively of the System folder.
"PPP Preferences". This should be located in the Extensions folder of the System folder.

Restart your Mac before Proceeding.

Configure MacTCP

 

Open MacTcp from the Control Panels. Select PPP. Click the "More.." button.

Configuration should like something like this
(text rather than a snapshot, to allow viewing from a text browser): 

          Obtain Address                        IP Address

      

         o Manually                  Class  A  Address 128.0.0.0

         * Server                       Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0

         o Dynamically

      

      

          Routing Information

      

           Gateway Address

           0.0.0.0            Domain Name Server Information

      

                                    Domain          IP Address       Default

                                    Netkonnect.net  63.140.32.3        *

                                    .               63.140.32.4        o

                                    .               198.6.83.1          o

      



    *  Items marked thus are those selected



    Subnet mask - this is the default when class A is selected.  If you can

    change it using the 'slider' underneath it, 255.255.255.255 is suggested.

 

Close MacTCP

Configure Open Transport

 

Open TCP/IP from the Control Panels. The fields should be set thus: 

         Connect via:    Free PPP      (or whatever PPP you have installed)

           Configure:    Using PPP server

                                                           Starting domain name:

          IP Address:    < will be supplied by server >    netkonnect.net

         Subnet mask:    < will be supplied by server >

      Router address:    < will be supplied by server >

   Name server addr.:    63.140.32.3

                         63.140.32.4

Configure MacPPP/FreePPP (Older versions)

 

Open Config PPP from the Control Panels. Click on the Config button. There may be considerable variation in the correct contents of the fields depending on your modem. The following is suggested for a 28.8K modem.

Please note: the phone number suggested is the most reliable for a first attempt. However, it is a time-charged number (30 cents per hour) nad may not be appropriate for long web-browsing sessions. Other numbers are 93813054 and 93476334. 

      PPP Server Name:    Network Konnection

      Port Speed:         57600

      Flow Control:       CTS & RTS (DTR)

      *  Tone Dial   o  Pulse Dial

      Phone num           301-881-0414

      Modem init

      Modem connect timeout:  90  seconds