Step 1: Configuring the TCP/IP
Control Panel:
TCP-IP and Open Transport are almost the same
thing. TCP-IP came first, but the later version bore the name Open
Transport. They both accomplish the same thing, a modern replacement
for the MacTCP. Users wishing to upgrade to TCP/IP or Open Transport
need to be aware of one extremely important issue. Both will
require either a MacPPP version 2.2 or higher, or any version of
FreePPP.
In your Control Panels,
find TCP/IP and open it. Your screen may differ
slightly from the one above, but the important settings should still be
there. Our example will focus on configuring TCP/IP for use with
FreePPP. First, set the Connect via:
box to FreePPP (Note that if you are
using a different PPP program, you would change the Connect
via: setting to your particular program). Next set the Configure:
setting to Using PPP Server. Skip down
to the bottom of the window to fill in the Name server
addr.: with 209.184.57.1. When
you are done, close this window and the settings will automatically be
saved.
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| Step 2: Begin Configuring
FreePPP: |
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If you don't already have a copy of FreePPP,
you can
download a copy.
To begin configuring FreePPP, you need
to find and open the FreePPP Setup
program. On the first
screen, you should see three tabs in the middle of the window,
General, Accounts, and
Locations.
If you do not see this on your screen, then there should be a small triangle
on the left side of the window. Clicking on it should make it point down,
and reveal the three tabs. Click on the Accounts
tab to setup a Pyramid 3 account.
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Step 3: The Account Tab:
On the
Account
tab, simply click the New button to
create a new account.
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Step 4: Enter Login Information:
In the Server name:
box, type Pyramid 3 Network.
In the Phone number:
box type your local access number.
Leave Connect:
set to Directly.
In the User name:
box type your Pyramid 3 login name
in all lower case (Note your login name does not have an @pyramid3.net
at the end. So if your login name was roberts you would type roberts NOT
roberts@pyramid3.net).
Finally type your password for your account. When you
are finished, click on the OK button to save
the settings and you are done.
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