This is not meant to replace the excellent information on either Jag's House, Matti Haveri's internet FAQ, or the ISKM. It's just for conveinence.
This guide covers the installation and setup of MacTCP, MacPPP 2.0.1 and FreePPP 1.0.5. For conveinence, I have provided links for other TCP apps like a browser, FTP and email clients for older Macs.
Download MacPPP 2.0.1
Download FreePPP 1.0.5
Download MacTCP 2.0.6 - note this a 2.1 MB file with a lot of MacTCP extras.
Download MacTCP 2.0.6 - this is just the control panel.
Download NCSA Telnet 2.7b4
Download Fetch 3.0.3
Download Eudora Light 1.5.5
Download MacWeb 1.00a32 - 68k version
Download MacWeb 1.00a32 - this is a fat application and can be used on either a 68K Mac or a Power Mac
I cover two PPP options: MacPPP 2.0.1 or FreePPP 1.0.5. Both require MacTCP. MacPPP only provides PAP authentication. If you need CHAP authentication, you must use FreePPP 1.0.5.
MacPPP 2.0.1 and MacTCP setup
The "minimum" requirement for this setup is System 7.0. (You can use System 6 - see the System 6 links below)
Once you've downloaded and unstuffed MacTCP and MacPPP, drop the MacTCP file, the PPP file and the ConfigPPP file on the closed system folder. A dialog box will appear indicating that these files should be placed in specific folders within the system folder. Click OK to allow the system to put the files in the appropriate folders.
Open MacTCP (You can open it using the Control Panels option under the apple menu).
Click on the PPP icon to highlight it (black). Unless your ISP assigned you a static IP address, leave the box toward the bottom (with the 0.0.0.0) alone and click on the more.... button.
Although there are a lot of options in this window, you should only have to change a few of them. Looking at the left side of the window, leave the "obtain address" set for "server" and gateway address as "0.0.0.0" unless told to do so otherwise by your ISP. Again, unless told to change it, leave the IP address box in upper right side alone. You will need to enter the Domain Name Server (DNS) information as provided by your ISP. In the first Domain box, enter the name of the DNS server (eg - imperial.com). In the first IP address box, enter the address of the DNS server (eg - 198.264.36.1). In the next Domain box put a period (.) and tab over the the second IP address box. In the second IP address box, enter the exact same IP address as above (eg - 198.264.36.1). In the third Domain box put a period (.) and tab over to the IP address box. Now enter the alternate DNS address (eg - 198.264.36.4). You can add another DNS server (with a different host) in the fourth row if you want. Click OK when finished.
Click the close button in the upper left corner of the window to close MacTCP.
Restart the Mac.
When the finder has loaded, open ConfigPPP (it's a control panel).
In the main PPP window, choose the port your modem is connected to and then click the Config... button
Edit the name of PPP server if you like. Set the port speed to the highest speed you can successfully use with you modem (some modems will not work at all the listed speeds). As for Flow Control, I use "CTS only" (Adam Engst says "CTS only" can eliminate hangups; I've never had a hangup while using "CTS only".) Select tone or pulse dialing and enter the phone number (it isn't neccessary to use dashes or spaces). If you need an init string, enter it. I won't go into init strings here, check some of the links in my Internet and Networking section. Click on the Authentication.... button (I won't cover Connect Scripts here; I assume that most ISPs can use authentication).
The authentication box is rather straight forward: enter your user name and password and adjust any of the numerical values as you see fit. Click OK.
Click Done.
Click the close button in the upper left corner of the window to close ConfigPPP.
Restart the Mac.
When the finder has loaded, try out your connection. If it doesn't work, you'll need to troubleshoot it. (If you get a "Link Dead" message after waiting a long time during the establishment phase, you probably need CHAP authentication [FreePPP 1.0.5]. Try to connect in terminal mode and see what happens. In a few cases, you may not be able to connect to to your ISP using termanal mode - some "smart" servers will detect that your not using authentication and automagically send you into a commannd-line (Unix shell) interface.) Check out some of the links in my Internet and Networking section for help.
Congratulations!
In order to get past the "link access protocol error" that usually accompanies FreePPP 1.0.5 installations on System 7.1 Macs, you need to install FreePPP 1.0.5 using the following method. (For some reason, Mac PPP 2.0.1 doesn't seem to work the same way FreePPP 1.0.5 does).
Once you've downloaded and unstuffed MacTCP and FreePPP, open the System Folder and put MacTCP in the Extensions folder and add a space or two in front of the name MacTCP
Drag PPP and ConfigPPP to the closed System Folder. A dialog box will appear indicating that these files should be placed in specific folders within the system folder. Click OK to allow the system to put the files in the appropriate folders.
Restart. Make an alias for MacTCP and put it into the Control Panels folder.
Open MacTCP (You can open it using the Control Panels option under the apple menu).
Click on the PPP icon to highlight it (black). Unless your ISP assigned you a static IP address, leave the box toward the bottom (with the 0.0.0.0) alone and click on the more.... button.
Although there are a lot of options in this window, you should only have to change a few of them. Looking at the left side of the window, leave the "obtain address" set for "server" and gateway address as "0.0.0.0" unless told to do so otherwise by your ISP. Again, unless told to change it, leave the IP address box in upper right side alone. You will need to enter the Domain Name Server (DNS) information as provided by your ISP. In the first Domain box, enter the name of the DNS server (eg - imperial.com). In the first IP address box, enter the address of the DNS server (eg - 198.264.36.1). In the next Domain box put a period (.) and tab over the the second IP address box. In the second IP address box, enter the exact same IP address as above (eg - 198.264.36.1). In the third Domain box put a period (.) and tab over to the IP address box. Now enter the alternate DNS address (eg - 198.264.36.4). You can add another DNS server (with a different host) in the fourth row if you want. Click OK when finished.
Click the close button in the upper left corner of the window to close MacTCP.
Restart the Mac.
When the finder has loaded, open ConfigPPP (it's a control panel).
In the main PPP window, choose the port your modem is connected to and then click the Config... button
Edit the name of PPP server if you like. Set the port speed to the highest speed you can successfully use with you modem (some modems will not work at all the listed speeds). As for Flow Control, I use "CTS only" (Adam Engst says "CTS only" can eliminate hangups; I've never had a hangup while using "CTS only".) Select tone or pulse dialing and enter the phone number (it isn't neccessary to use dashes or spaces). If you need an init string, enter it. I won't go into init strings here, check some of the links in my Internet and Networking section. Click on the Authentication.... button (I won't cover Connect Scripts here; I assume that most ISPs can use authentication).
The authentication box is rather straight forward: enter your user name and password and adjust any of the numerical values as you see fit. Click OK.
Click Done.
Click the close button in the upper left corner of the window to close ConfigPPP.
Restart the Mac.
When the finder has loaded, try out your connection. If it doesn't work, you'll need to troubleshoot it. Check out some of the links in my Internet and Networking section for help.
Congratulations!
I have never gotten a link protocol error using this method. I tested this several times by deleting all PPP and TCP files and then reinstalling them. I even did a clean re-install of the system, including formatting the HD. Works fine.
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