PPP for Mac OS 8.6/9.x

Requirements for a modem connection

• 350 MHz G3 processor (or above) with 128 MB RAM.

• Apple Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2

• A 56 Kbps modem.

  Configuring the modem

  1. Turn on your modem and computer.

  2. Click the Apple icon located on the menu bar in the upper left corner of your desktop.

  3. Choose "Control Panels" from the pop-up list.

  4. Double-click on the Modem control panel.

  5. From the "Connect via:" pop-up list, select the port your modem is connected to.

     Note: Modern Macintoshes connect via the "Internal Modem" port and this will automatically be listed in the "Connect via:" field.

  6. From the "Modem:" pop-up list, locate and select your modem. If your modem is not on the list, choose the modem most closely related to your modem (by the same manufacturer).

  7. Close the Modem control panel window. Click "Save" if prompted to save changes to current configuration.

  Configuring TCP/IP

  1. Double-click the TCP/IP control panel.

  2. From the "Connect via:" pop-up list, select "PPP".

  3. From the "Configure:" pop-up list, select "Using PPP Server".

  4. In the Name Server addr field, type "216.19.223.25, or 216.19.223.26"

  5. Type your ISP's domain name in the Search domains field. "getnet.com".

  6. Select "User Mode..." from the Edit menu.

  7. Click on the "Advanced" button in the User Mode dialog box and click "OK".

  8. Click the "Options..." button on the TCP/IP control panel window.

  9. Uncheck the "Load only when needed" box and click "OK".

  10. Close the TCP/IP control panel window. Click "Save" if prompted to save changes to current configuration.

  Setting up a modem to access the Internet

  1. Double-click the Remote Access control panel.

  2. Select "Configurations..." from the File menu.

  3. Click the "Duplicate..." button.

  4. Type the name of your ISP and click "OK". For example, type Getnet and click "OK."

  5. Click the "Make Active" button.

  6. In the Remote Access control panel window, type your ID in the Name: field.

  7. Type the appropriate number for your Internet connection in the Number: field. For example we will use a local Getnet number.

     To configure your Internet phone number	Type the following
     A phone without call waiting	602.264.7000
     A phone with call waiting

  8. If you want to initiate a connection, click "Connect" and follow the instructions in "Connecting to the Internet" starting at step 3. If you do not want to initiate a connection, close the Remote Access control panel and click "Save" to save changes to the current configuration.

  Connecting to the Internet

  1. Click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of your desktop, choose "Control Panels" from the pop-up list, and double-click the Remote Access control panel.

  2. Click "Connect".

  3. When you see the message asking for your password, type your password and click "OK". As the connection is being established, you should hear some negotiation sounds from your modem, after which you should be connected to the Internet.

  4. To "hang up," log off any services you are connected to and quit any network applications you have open, and then click "Disconnect" on the Remote Access control panel.

     Note: Simply turning off your Macintosh may not hang up your modem connection.