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1 ) Double-click on the hard drive
icon on your desktop (you may have named
yours something different).
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2 ) Open the System Folder in the hard
drive.
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3 ) Look for the Preferences folder
inside the System Folder. You may wish to
click on the "View" menu and select "as
list" (System 8.X) or "by name" (System
7.X) to make it easier to find
items.
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4 ) Open the Preferences folder and
view by list/name again.
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5 ) Drag the appropriate Preferences
files (SEE TABLE BELOW) to the Trash (but
do not attempt to empty the trash yet).
New copies of these files will be created
when your computer restarts.
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Control Panel
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Corresponding
Preference File(s)
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MacTCP
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MacTCP Prep
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TCP/IP
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TCP/IP
Preferences
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PPP
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Remote Access
(Folder)
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Remote Access
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Remote Access
(Folder)
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ConfigPPP
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PPP Preferences
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FreePPP
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PPP Preferences or
FreePPP Preferences
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6 ) Restart the computer. You will
need to re-enter the appropriate
settings for any of the Control Panels
whose corresponding preferences were
deleted. After re-entering settings and
testing to see that your connection works,
you may safely empty the trash.
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7 ) If you are using MacTCP and
are having problems connecting (e.g.
the Open button is grayed out in
ConfigPPP), open the MacTCP
control
panel
and do the following:
- Select
LocalTalk (single-click on
it).
- Re-select
PPP, MacPPP or
FreePPP (whichever you are
using).
- Close
MacTCP and restart the
computer.
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