Introduction:
PPP installation method for Macintosh is very much similar
to our usual IBM compatible computer. The major difference
being between IBM compatible and Mac software is the kind
of dial up networking being used. In Mac computers, we have
an option of using Free PPP or PPP software (which can be
differentiated visually by their icons). The other major difference
is their basic working of the operating system (which I hope
you are pretty much familiar with). The other difference is
the type of compressed files. In Mac most of the compressed
file in *.HQX format which can be decompressed with the help
of Stuffit Expander or Stuffit Delux. Details can be viewed
in www.tucows.com
PPP
Installation method:
1. Go to the Control Panel and then to TCP/IP settings.
2. Here choose the type of PPP connection i.e. between Free
PPP, PPP and Mac PPP. Choose what ever is appropriate in your
kind your selection of connection method.
3. Next choose PPP assigned IP address. For Network Connection
choose Manually assigned IP address and give the required
IP, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway addresses as is appropriate
at the user's site.
4. Define the name server as 202.52.255.47 and 202.52.255.3.
Leave the domain blank.
5. Click on the square button located at the upper left hand
corner of the window. Then choose Save to save those changes
just made recently.
6. Now go to Control Panel and then to Modem. Choose the type
of modem that has been installed at the client's site and
adjust the speed to 38400 bps. Then click OK to save changes.
- Case
1
If you are using PPP for your dialup, go to Control Panel
and then to PPP settings. Here we need to enter details
as username, password and telephone number 240525 for Internet
connection. We can click the option of save password if
the user does not want to enter his password details each
and every time. To save the changes click on the small square
box located in the top left hand corner of the PPP window.
Choose the option to save changes. Connection for PPP can
be initiated from the icon located at the desktop or from
the Remote Server Connection icon located below the Apple
pull down menu.
- Case
2
If you are using Free PPP, double click on the Free PPP
Setup icon located on the desktop or on the hard disk. If
Free PPP setup cannot be seen on the desktop create a duplicate
copy from the hard disk. Here we need to add an account
as Mercantile with necessary details as login name, password,
telephone number and Primary and Secondary DNS numbers i.e.
202.52.255.47 and 202.52.255.3. The next thing is to choose
our type of modem and the modem port. The modem port can
be Modem Port for external modem and Internal Port for internal
modem. Also adjust the speed accordingly to the optimum
value of 38400 bps. Clicking on the Connect button can make
the required connection.
NOTE: INSTALLATION OF FREE PPP IS GIVEN BELOW
- Case
3
If you are using Config PPP, open it up and click on Configure…
button. Give the necessary details as PPP server name, Port
Speed and telephone number i.e. 240525. Then click on the
Authentication… bar and give the required Internet
user name and password (optional) of the user. Also adjust
accordingly for the modem port. Clicking on the Open button
can make connection in the end. Configuration of the browsers
(Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer as well as Email
software) is logically same as with normal IBM compatible
software.
INSTALLATION
OF FREE PPP
- Insert
the Free PPP diskette and put it's contents in the hard
disk.
- Open
up the Free PPP folder (just created) and run the Free PPP
Setup file.
- Just
click next when instigated.
- Now
run the Free PPP Setup as is described above in Case 2 above.
MAC-UUCP
Settings: MAC UUCP settings require Eudora and UUCP disk software.
Here the settings is straightforward and should be done step
by step as given below. If we assume that our email address
as jamesbond@england.mos.com.np. The userid would be jamesbond
and nodename would be England. Install UUCP and Eudora diskette
in the hard disk first.
Adjusting
the Eudora Setting.
1. Go to the apple signed pull down menu.
|2. Then choose Eudora Apple FAT option.
3. Then go to Special and then to Settings.
4. Choose Getting Started Option:
5. Here fill in the details as given below
6. POP Account=!Hard Disk Name:uucp:mail:userid
7. Real Name=Full Name of user
8. Communication Method=Communications Toolbox
9. Personal Information details:
10. POP Account=As above
11. Return address= userid@nodename.mos.com.np
12. Dialup username= userid@nodename.mos.com.np
13. Hosts:
14. POP Account=as above
15. SMTP=!userid!disk name:uucp:spool:!userid!:0000
Adjusting
the UUCP Settings:
