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The
FreePPP Setup Control Panel is accessed via the Apple Menu
in the upper left of your screen, inside Control Panels. If
you do not have FreePPP, but have ConfigPPP
instead, click here.
If you do not know what software you have, go to General
Macintosh Help
for instructions.
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1 ) Locate FreePPP Setup on
your hard drive and open it. If the window
looks as shown to the left, click the
triangle in the bottom left and more
options will appear.
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2 ) The FreePPP Setup window
will expand to reveal more options. Your
version may appear slightly
different.
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3 ) Click on the tab labeled
General.
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4 ) Check Allow applications to
open connection.
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5 ) Check Disconnect if idle for __
minutes and set the time to 15
minutes. Check Check line state
when connected.
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6 ) Click on the tab labeled
Accounts.
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7 ) Under Accounts click on
Edit if you are changing existing
preferences, or New if you are
setting up FreePPP for the first
time.
Clicking
on the Edit or New button
will bring up the following
window.
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8 ) In the box to the right of
Account name: enter Simply
Internet.
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9 ) In the menu to the right of
Connect: select
Directly.
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10 ) In the box to the right of
User name: enter your dialup
username, or login.
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11 ) In the box to the right of
Password: enter your dialup
password.
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12 ) Clicking on the tab labeled
Dialup brings up the window to the
left.
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13 ) Under Dialup you will need
to enter your primary and alternate
access
numbers.
For a list of access numbers,
click
here.
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14 ) In the box to the right of
Area code: enter the area code of
your access number.
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15 ) In the box to the right of
Phone number: enter your local
access number.
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16 ) Only check the box to the left of
Dial area code if your local
acccess number uses a different area code
than the line that the computer is plugged
into.
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17 ) Repeat the previous steps if you
would like to enter alternate access
numbers (optional).
NOTE:
It is the customer's resposibility to
contact the operator to verify that an
access number is local.
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18 ) Clicking on the tab labeled
Options brings up the following
window:
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19 ) Under Options leave the
box to the right of Domain name:
blank.
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20 ) In the boxes titled Primary
DNS and Secondary DNS enter
0.0.0.0.
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21 ) To the right of IP
address: check Assigned by PPP
server.
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22 ) Click the OK
button.
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23 ) Now you will be back in the main
window. Clicking on the Locations
tab brings up the window to the left. You
should have Home in the
Locations window, or click the
New button to set up a new
location. If you set up or edit a
location, click OK to return to
this window.
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24 ) Clicking on the Modems tab
brings up the following window.
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25 ) You will see the window to the
left after clicking on the Modems
tab. Click on the Edit button if
you are changing existing modem
preferences, or New if you are
setting up a modem for FreePPP for the
first time.
Clicking
on the Edit or New button
will bring up the following
window.
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26 ) You will see the window to the
left after clicking on the Edit or
New button. Configure these options
as recommended by your modem manufacturer
or refer to the tables
below.
Click
on the OK button to save changes
and return to the main window.
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Flow
Control Table
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Modem
Model
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Flow
Control Setting
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All modems, except Global
Village and Apple:
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CTS & RTS (DTR)
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Global Village modems:
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CTS only
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Apple Express Modems:
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NONE
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External modems for PowerBook
series
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CTS &RTS (DTR)
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Internal modems on PowerBook
series 500 or 200
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NONE
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Modem
Init Table
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Modem
Model
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Initialization
String
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Global Village
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AT&F1&D0E0
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US Robotics 28.8
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AT&F1&H1&R2&I0&D0E0
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Supra
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AT&F2&D0E0
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Cardinal
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AT&F1&Q5\N3%E2%C2E0
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Zoom, Zoltrix, Intel
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AT&F&Q5&D0\N3E0
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For all others, try this
generic one:
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AT&F1&D0E0
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27 ) If you haven't already done so,
you will need to configure your network
Control Panel (e.g. TCP/IP
or MacTCP).
Go to General
Macintosh
Help
if you do not know how to find out what
network software you have, or select
your software from the table
below.
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