Finally! This version has pictures. Now it should be relatively simple for you to set up your PPP account with Cyberspace.
Note: If enough people request it, I will make another version of this document that is backwards compatible with older Macintoshes. Otherwise email tech. support for setting up PPP will be available, but someone setting up an older Mac (pre-system 7.5 or not running Open Transport and OT/PPP) will not have this picture-complete helper document tailored for their needs.
System 7.5.x running Open Transport and OT/PPP (both are available from Apple Computer). The Current version of OT is 1.3.1 and OT/PPP is 1.0.1.
You should have 16 MB of RAM to fully enjoy the joys of the Internet (32+ MB preferred)
Any Power Macintosh or a fast 68040 will be great (I have even set up PPP access on a LCIII with a 25 mhz 68030 that worked at an acceptable level)
If you did not install the software already (for example, when you upgraded to OS 8, if you did not upgrade to OS8, you should, you'll like it)...
Run the installers for both Open Transport (do this first) and then Open Transport/PPP do the easy install for both and restart the computer when told to do so.
Make sure you have the software you need to do what you want on the internet, i.e. use Netscape or Internet Explorer (WWW, HTTP), Claris Emailer or Eudora (POP-3, SMTP), Fetch or Anarchie (FTP), Newswatcher or one of its variants (Usenet), Ircle or Homer (IRC)...
Open the AppleTalk control panel, and even if AppleTalk is inactive, make sure that it is NOT set to the same port that your modem is on (you most likely will set it to the printer port). Close the AppleTalk control panel, if it asks you to save changes, click yes.
If you are not connected to an AppleTalk network (you should know if you are), then you do not want to have AppleTalk active (using AppleTalk to connect to a Laser printer counts as having an AppleTalk network). You can turn AppleTalk off by using the Chooser, or by using the control strip.
Open the Modem control panel, set the port to the port your modem is connected to (usually the modem port).
Then select your modem from the pop-up menu in the "Setup" box. If your modem is not listed, try a similar modem or check the disks that came with your modem to see if they have any "ARA CCL scripts" (if so, install the CCL scripts and check the pop up menu, wow! your modem now appears in the list) if neither of these works, you'll have to contact the company that made your modem to see if they have an ARA (AppleTalk Remote Access) script that you can download or have sent to you.
Then select the other options in the modem control panel (sound on or off, pulse or touch tone dialing, and whether or not you want the modem to listen for the dial tone). Close the Modem control panel, if it asks you to save changes, click yes.
Open the TCP/IP control panel. In the Connect via pop up menu (at the top) select "PPP". Below that, in the Configure pop up menu select "Using PPP Server". Next, in the "Name server addr:" Box you need to type in two numbers, this is the hardest thing you will have to do (but it is fairly easy). Type "206.150.117.100" and then press return, then type "206.150.119.2" so the box should look like this...
Close the TCP/IP control panel, if it asks you to save changes, click yes.
Open the PPP control panel. In the connection box, select the Registered User radio button. You may type your Handle (name or username) and Password in the boxes if you wish, if you don't you will be prompted for one or both of them at connect time.
**Only type this information in if you are sure that your Macintosh is SECURE**
Otherwise, someone at your computer could use your account on Cyberspace.If your computer is secure, you will also want the "save password" check box checked.
Then enter Cyber's phone number in the phone number blank, if you have a digital account (fast modem or ISDN), enter 4540440 in the blank, if you have an analog account, enter 4547800 in the blank.
The redialing section should be set to your personal preferences, I have it set to redial the main number only, redial up to 5 times and wait 5 seconds before dialing.
The connection section should also be set to your personal preferences. I have it set to connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications, flash icon in menu bar while connected, and to disconnect if idle for 10 minutes.
In the protocol section, all three check boxes should be checked (unless your modem does not support hardware error correction, but this is rare, NOTE: If you have an analog connection to Cyberspace, you do not need to check the third box, connect to a command line host. This option is only needed for users who are using the digital lines.). Allow error correction and compression in modem and TCP header compression should be checked for best performance.
Now, in order for PPP to work over the digital lines, you must have "connect to a command line host" selected. Additionally, select the "use terminal window" button.
Then Click OK. Click the Connect button so that you can call up Cyberspace for the first time in order to set up the terminal script (you will not have to do it this way every time).
When the Terminal window appears Click the "Settings" button and select both of the options. You will see something like this...
Type your Username and Password (when prompted),type your username again at the Login: prompt and then click continue. You will then be prompted to save the connect script (give it a good name and save it somewhere easy to find. For example, name it Cyberspace Connect Script and save it in the System folder). Then you may disconnect from Cyberspace an d finish up the setup process. From the PPP control Panel, click the "Options" button again and in the "Protocol" category, select the "Use connect script" radio button. Then click the "Import script" button and find your newly saved Cyberspace Connect Script.
Click OK. Close the PPP control panel, if it asks you to save the configuration (or save changes) click yes.
You are finished, wasn't that easy? Now you can enjoy all the benefits of PPP, just open the PPP control panel and click connect to get started, or you can have it automatically connect when you launch Netscape or another internet client application, or you can write your own Apple Scripts to control your connections or you could download a program that will add a connection control menu to your computer or you could get a control script item that will control the connection, the possibilities are endless...
With MacOS 8 the Internet Setup Assistant is supposed to help you set up your account, I found it more of a pain than a help, but it can configure the different control panels for you, just answer the questions and remember the info from this document (especially remember that the Name Server Addresses are: 206.150.117.100 and 206.150.119.2)
If you can't get it to work, don't worry about it, you can always change the settings in the individual control panels in the outline described in this document.
I make no warranties either expressed or implied about the worthiness of my advice to you it may work it may not, it's not my problem :) of course, if you write me and I'm in a good mood, I could possibly help you out if you have a problem.
Additionally, do NOT copy, plagiarize, make derivative works, etc. with respect to this document.
1.0-Didn't have a version number, first release, Called "MacSLIP help.txt" written for cyber's SLIP/CSLIP stuff before PPP
2.0-Didn't have a version number, first release of "CyberPPP" (It might also be named PPP Help.txt)
2.1-Doesn't exist anymore, never publicly released, written for me...fixed a few typos, added some stuff
2.2-Fixed DNS information, added more info on FreePPP, added part about MacTCP Watcher...fixed a couple of version numbers and maybe some typos
2.21-Another typo-fixing, maintenance version
3.0-Finally, support for Open Transport and OT/PPP. If you still have MacTCP, check out version 2.21, also includes up to the minute support for MacOS 8
4.0-Enhanced support for OT and OT/PPP. Support OS8.1 (because that is what I have now) I used ClarisWorks Office 5.0 to write it which means that I used spell check :) Additionally, I added graphical helpers.
4.1-Took the ClarisWorks Office 5.0 version and made it into a Web Page (HTML) with Claris Home Page Light.
Future 5.0-Support for Rhapsody or Allegro
Future 6.0-Support for MacOS X (pronounced "Ten")
Tell Digger or Blue Eyes to make me a *sysop* in charge of Macintosh stuff...
Have fun,
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