ARCHIVED: How do I configure my Mac OS PPP client to use the IUB or IUPUI modem pools?
Note: If you use Mac OS X, see ARCHIVED: At IUB or IUPUI, in Mac OS X, how do I connect to the modem pool?
To configure your Mac OS PPP client to use the Indiana University Bloomington or IUPUI modem pools, see the appropriate section below:
If you don't know which PPP client you have, see ARCHIVED: In Mac OS, how do I determine what PPP software I have installed on my computer?
You must also configure your TCP/IP or MacTCP control panel when you are using PPP; see ARCHIVED: In Mac OS, if I am dialing into IUB or IUPUI over PPP, how do I configure my TCP/IP control panel?
Phone numbers
There are two phone numbers for the IUB modem pools:
- 856-5200 for two-hour access
- 856-5202 for eight-hour access
Note: If you are dialing in from the IUB campus, you need to dial only 6-5200 or 6-5202.
There is one phone number for the IUPUI modem pools:
- 278-5620 for four-hour access
OT/PPP and Apple Remote Access 3.0+
- From the Apple menu, select , then .
- In the "Connect via:" field, choose the appropriate port for your modem.
- From the list next to "Modem:", select your modem. If your modem isn't listed, try one of the or options.
- Close the control panel. Then, if you are prompted to save your current configuration, click .
- From the Apple menu, select OT/PPP) or (ARA 3.0+) . , and then either (
- Click the passphrase, click the button. button. If you want PPP to remember your
- Fill in the information as follows:
- In the "Name:" field, type your Network ID username. If you leave this field empty, you will be prompted for your username when you dial in.
- In the "Password:" field, type your Network ID passphrase. If you leave this field empty, you will be prompted for your passphrase when you dial in.
- In the "Number:" field, type the dial-up number for your campus modem pool (see the phone numbers above).
- Click the button, then click . You can set the number of times PPP redials and the length of time between redial attempts. Click the tab and make sure that is not checked. Click .
- If you wish to configure OT/PPP to dial using a different modem pool, click the menu and choose . Click the button to make a copy of your current configuration. You can then choose to make the copy active and change the number to the alternate number you have selected. You can switch between the modem pools through the menu item.
- Close the control panel and click to save your changes.
- When you want to connect, open the
PPP
control panel and click the button.
FreePPP 2.5.x
- From the Apple menu, select , then .
- Click the bottom left arrow to expand the window. Click the folder tab, and then click .
- Fill in the information as follows:
- In the "Server name:" field, type a name for your connection, such
as
IUB 2 hour
orIUPUI 5620
. What you type here isn't essential, but it should be descriptive. - In the "Phone number:" field, type the dial-up number for your campus modem pool (see the phone numbers above).
- In the "Connect:" menu, select .
- In the "Username:" field, type your Network ID username. If you leave this field empty, you will be prompted when you dial in.
- In the "Password:" field, type your Network ID passphrase. If you don't type anything, you will be prompted when you dial in.
- In the "Server name:" field, type a name for your connection, such
as
- Click the folder tab.
- Fill in the information as follows:
- In the "Port Speed:" menu, if you have a 14.4Kbps modem, select . If you have a 28.8Kbps or faster modem, select .
- In the "Flow Control:" menu, try . This will work for most modems.
- In the "Modem init string:" field, type whatever your modem manual
says to use. If you aren't sure what this is, try
at&f
.
- Click .
To set up FreePPP 2.x for the other modem pools, repeat these steps, replacing the current number with the alternate number.
MacPPP and FreePPP 1.0.x
- From the Apple menu, select , then .
- At the bottom of the
Control Panel
window, click the button. - In the "PPP Server name:" field, type a name for your connection,
such as
IUB 2 hour
orIUPUI 5620
. What you type here isn't essential, but it should be descriptive. Click . - Click the button.
- Fill in the information as follows:
- In the "Port Speed" menu, if you have a 14.4Kbps modem, choose . If you are using FreePPP 1.0.x, and you have a 28.8Kbps or faster modem, choose .
- In the "Flow Control" menu, selecting will work with most modems.
- In the "Phone num" field, type the dial-up number for your campus modem pool (see the phone numbers above).
- In the "Modem Init" field, type whatever your modem manual says to use.
If you're not sure what this is, type
at&f
.
- Click the
- In the "Auth. ID" field, type your Network ID username. If you don't type anything, you will be prompted when you dial in.
- In the "Password:" field, type your Network ID passphrase. If you don't type anything, you will be prompted when you dial in.
Once you've filled out these fields, click
. button. Fill in the information
as follows:
- Click . You are now ready to try the new service.
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 10:39:04.