Mac PPP Installation
at UALR


Installing MacPPP --TCP/IP Access Over Serial Lines
Overview

To use MacPPP, you must be dialing into a terminal server that is capable of supporting PPP.

MacPPP requires MacTCP 1.1 or higher (or Open Transport 1.1.1 or higher), Macintosh System 6.0.5 or higher, and a Hayes-compatible modem for dial-in connections.

Getting Started

Once you have finished installing and configuring MacPPP, as described below, your dial-in TCP/IP sessions will be handled automatically. You'll simply click on the 'Open PPP' button on the Config PPP Control Panel or start up a software application that uses MacTCP (or Open Transport). Your modem will dial automatically.


Configuring MacTCP
  1. Open up the MacTCP Control Panel.
  2. Click the "More" button and open up a dialog box to change settings.
  3. Under Obtain Address select 'Server' - if you aren't able to change the other settings then select 'Manual' and then after you have made the relevant entries go back and select 'Server'.
  4. Under Routing Information for the Gateway Address, enter 0.0.0.0
  5. Under IP Address choose "B" in the pop-up menu box. This should set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0
  6. If the Subnet Mask is not 255.255.255.0, then click and drag the sliding bar until the Net, Subnet, and Node Bits read 16 - 8 - 8 as shown below.
  7. Under the Domain Name Server Information enter ualr.edu for the Domain and the IP address is 144.167.10.48 with the default button checked.
  8. Click the OK button. To become effective RESTART your computer

SUMMARY:
Obtain Adress:Server
Gateway Address: 0.0.0.0
Class B Address
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Domain Name: ualr.edu
IP Address: 144.167.10.48
Default: checked

Make sure the MacTCP Control Panel looks like this:

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Open Transport

Open Transport is the MacTCP equivalent that now comes with the PowerPC Macs. Open Transport v1.1.1 is the current version. Open Transport is included with your PowerPC Macintosh System Software. It is also available on the Internet.

If you are using MacTCP, ignore this section. Open Transport users will see that the settings are the same as for MacTCP.

1. Open up the TCP/IP Control Panel.
2. Your TCP/IP Open Transport configuration should look like this:

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Configuring MacPPP
  1. Drag the files PPP and Config PPP to the closed System Folder..
  2. Restart your Macintosh.
  3. Open the Config PPP Control Panel.
Make changes to the Config PPP Control Panel so it looks like this:

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  1. Click the Connect Script... button from the Config dialog box.
  2. Make changes so that the Connect Script looks like this:

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Starting a PPP session
All should be in order now. You could launch MacPPP from the Open button on the Config MacPPP dialog. However this is not advisable (according to Apple) if you are using Open Transport.

If running Open Transport, you should just launch the application you want to run instead of initiating your connection with the Open button on the Config MacPPP dialog. Starting Netscape or NCSA Telnet will do. The application will startup MacPPP and you can watch the progress of the connection process in the MacPPP alert box.