Introduction to PPP

You do not need PPP for a system with an ethernet connection. Students in residence halls and faculty or staff who already have an ethernet card and a network connection do not need PPP.

The information about PPP is divided into the following sections. Following one of these links will move you to that section within this document.

What is PPP?
What hardware and software do I need to use PPP?
General Technical information
How do I obtain help for PPP?

What is PPP?

PPP stands for Point to Point Protocol. It is a method of providing a direct connection to the Internet over a serial modem connection.

The effectiveness of interactive sessions will be directly related to the speed of your modem. If most of the work that you do requires an interactive ASCII terminal interface, using PPP will be less satisfactory than using a terminal emulator such as Kermit. The communications servers that connect the dial-up modems to UDelnet also support multiple simultaneous terminal sessions without using PPP.

If you only check your e-mail and occasionally run gopher or read news, you do not need PPP; in fact, PPP would just make things seem slower.

PPP does excel in allowing you to do the following sorts of things over a dial-up connection:

Send and receive files via FTP or Fetch
Use a gopher client on your computer to connect to U-Discover! and other gopher servers.
Use a WWW browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Mosaic
Any combination of the above, simultaneously
Use other programs that require a "live" internet connection

If you run some sort of Unix derivitive, such as Linux, you can install PPP and have the benefits of rsh, rcp, FTP, finger, X connectivity, etc.

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What hardware and software do I need to use PPP?

In order to use PPP you need a computer with at least 4M of RAM (preferably 8M) and a reasonably fast processor (e.g., at least an Intel 386/25 or Macintosh IIsi). You will also need a modem and a phone line. We strongly suggest at least a v.32 (9600 bps) modem (14,400 recommended).

You will also need PPP client software and desktop network client software.

Windows-based systems

Windows 3.1
- OnNet 2.1 software
- Netscape
  To pick up a full set of diskettes for the OnNet 2.1 software and the Netscape client, bring 14 high-density diskettes for OnNet and 2 high-density diskettes for Netscape to the TSC in 002b Smith Hall between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., M-F. You can also pick up the software at the following computing sites: 116 Pearson Hall, Harrington, Morris Library, McDowell or Dickinson.
Windows 95
- OnNet 2.1 software
- Netscape
  To pick up a full set of diskettes for the OnNet 2.1 software and the Netscape client, bring 14 high-density diskettes for OnNet and 4 high-density diskettes for Netscape to the TSC in 002b Smith Hall, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., M-F. You can also pick up the software at the following computing sites: 116 Pearson Hall, Harrington, Morris Library, McDowell or Dickinson.

Macintosh Systems

MacTCP version (for any 680X0 Macintoshes: Mac IIx, Quadras, and some Performas, and the Power Macintosh 6100, 7100, and 8100)
- MacTCP (University has purchased a site license)
- Free-ppp 1.0.4
- Macintosh clients for gopher, telnet, Netscape, and Fetch (ftp).
  To pick up the required software, bring 2 high-density diskettes to the TSC in 002b Smith Hall, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., M-F. You can also download the software and desktop clients from fiesta.tsc.udel.edu via anonymous ftp (in the /pub/internet/mac directory) or from the Distribution folder in the Smith, Harrington, or Pearson Hall sites.
Open Transport version (for Power Macintosh 7200, 7500, 8500, 9500, and newer models only)
- MacTCP for Open Transport
- Free-ppp 1.0.4
- Macintosh clients for gopher, telnet, Netscape, and Fetch (ftp).
  To pick up the required software, bring 2 high-density diskettes to the TSC in 002b Smith Hall, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., M-F. You can also download the software and desktop clients from fiesta.tsc.udel.edu via anonymous ftp (in the /pub/internet/mac directory) or from the Distribution folder in the Smith, Harrington, or Pearson Hall sites.

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General Technical information

```
Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
```

PPP Server:     via.nss.udel.edu  (128.175.13.37)

Default Router: via.nss.udel.edu  (128.175.13.37)

NNTP Server:    news.udel.edu     (128.175.13.59)

SMTP Server:    mail.udel.edu     (128.175.13.92)

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How do I obtain help for PPP?

For general discussion, comments and questions, post to
```
udel.ppp 
```

For problems installing or starting PPP, send e-mail with as much information as you can provide to
```
consult@udel.edu
```
or call the Information Technologies Help Desk at 831-6000.

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Last revised March 6, 1996