Installing Mac PPP for MacTCP

(For 680X0 Macintoshes: Mac IIx, Quadras, some Performas, and the Power Macintosh 6100, 7100, and 8100)

UDel Mac PPP Installation Instructions

The UDel Mac IP Installer contains everything you need for PPP. It is available for copying at the Technology Solutions Center, 002b Smith Hall; from the UD Home Page at URL http://www.udel.edu/eileen/sw, and by anonymous FTP on the host fiesta.tsc.udel.edu in the file: /pub/internet/mac/ud-macip-install-X.X.X.-mactcp.hqx where X.X.X. is the most current version number.

This file is a binhexed, self-extracting file and must be decoded before using it on your Macintosh. If you do not understand how to do this, call the IT Help Center at 831-6000 or visit the TSC where you can receive the installer on disk.

The following instructions are for Macintoshes running System 7.0 or greater. If you are not running System 7.X, contact the MRC for further instructions. A machine that is unable to run System 7.X will not be very useable for PPP access.

Double-click on the installer and follow the instructions that come with it. After you have finished the installation, reboot your machine.

  1. Open the MacTCP Control Panel from the Control Panels menu under the Apple menu. Select the PPP icon in the MacTCP control panel. Click on the More... Button at the bottom of the window.

  2. In the next window, click on the Server button in the "Obtain Address:" section in the top left.

  3. Make sure the IP Address section reads Class B and has a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
    To change the subnet mask number, use the slider bar under the subnet mask number.

    Click OK. Close the MacTCP window.

  4. Open the Config PPP control panel from the Control Panels menu under the Apple Menu.

  5. Most of the parameters you'll need to connect to the UDel PPP service have been preset for you. Leave most of the default settings for now.

  6. The PPP Server pop-up menu should show "UDel". Click on the button labeled "Config..." in the lower left corner.

  7. You may wish to change the phone number if you are not calling from the local area or if you need to dial a prefix to get an outside line, etc.

    The modem init, port speed and flow control are set for a US Robotics Sportster 28.8 modem communicating at 14.4 K baud. This may or may not work on other brands of modems. Contact the IT Help Center at 831-6000 if you have problems connecting.

  8. Click the "Done" button to close the next dialog box.

  9. Click the close box at the top left of the Config PPP control panel window.

  10. Reboot the Macintosh.

  11. To test the configuration, open the Config PPP control panel and click on the "Open PPP" button. You should get a dialog box asking for your name and password and then a status screen showing the attempted connection. Finally, you should get a message indicating the connection has been established.
Next, try a TCP/IP application like Netscape or Fetch.

To close the connection, click on the "Close" button in the Config PPP control panel.

Once you've completed configuration, you can begin your PPP session either by clicking on the "Open" button on the Config PPP Control Panel or by launching an application that uses MacTCP.

Last revised December 6, 1996