IOLS
Technical Support
Setting Up Your Macintosh for
Connecting to IOLS
Mac OS 7.5.3 - OS 8
Operating
System (OS) 7.5.3 - OS 8
Getting started
Note: If you are
currently using any of these Operating Systems on you Mac we
strongly suggest you upgrade to at least Mac OS 9 or above.
The primary reason is because advances in the Mac OS
If you do not want to upgrade we suggest you use Open
Transport Networking verses using the classic Macintosh networking
system. The reason for this is because Open Transport is much
more reliable than using MacTCP. In order to use Open Transport,
you need to download Open Transport PPP from Apple
Computers Website. This is a free download. Once you
have Open Transport PPP installed on your machine, please proceed.
Modem Control Panel
- Choose control panels from the Apple
Menu.
- Choose the Modem Control Panel
- In the connect via pop-up box,
choose the port that your modem is connected to.
- In the Modem Pop-up, choose the
modem you are using.
- Go to File->Quit.
- Select Save.
TCP/IP Control Panels
- Choose Control Panels from the Apple
Menu
- Open the TCP/IP Control Panel
- Choose PPP from the Connect Via
Pop-Up Menu.
- Choose Using PPP Server for
Configure
- In the DNS Servers field, type
204.178.185.5 and 204.178.185.105
- In the Search Domains field, type
iols.net
- Go to File->Quit
- Choose Save
PPP Control Panels
- Choose Control Panels from the Apple
Menu
- Open the PPP Control Panel
- Select Registered User
- In the User ID box, type
username@access
- In the Password box, enter your
personal password
- In the access number field, enter
your local access number.
System 7.5 and Below
Getting Started
Note: You will need software to enable your connection. You will
need two things in particular: MacTCP (this is included in your system
software if you have version 7.5 or higher), and a PPP client (some
examples are FreePPP, and MacPPP (ConfigPPP).
1.Once you have installed your PPP
client, the first step would be to setup MacTCP. Open your MacTCP
control panel by going to "Control Panels" under your apple
menu. Once the control panel is open, make sure that "PPP"
is selected in black rather than Localtalk. Click on the button
labeled "more".
2. Once you are into MacTCP you will
notice in the upper right hand corner the words "obtain
address". Check the bullet next to "Server". Next to
the obtain address field you should notice the "IP Address"
field. The Gateway address field leave blank. The class should be set
to "C". Under the IP Address field you will notice the
Domain Name Server Information. Under the "Domain" field
input: starnetinc.com. Next to starnetinc.com in the "IP
Address" field input the numbers: 216.126.128.41 Make sure that
this is set to the default. Next, under the Domain field under the
starnetinc.com entry, input a period. Under the IP Address field next
the the period input the numbers: 216.126.136.250
If you become confused about setup at any particular time please refer
to the picture below.
Note: You will need to restart
your Macintosh for your changes to take effect.
Congratulations!! you've setup
MacTCP!! Now for the second half....
Config PPP
The following instructions are for
those using Config PPP. Config PPP is a somewhat old ppp client but it
will still make a reliable connection if configured properly.
Configuration of Config PPP is more difficult than FreePPP. If you
wish to continue using Config PPP please follow the instructions
below.
Note: If you are using
FreePPP please skip over Config PPP instructions to the FreePPP
instructions.
1. After installing ConfigPPP (place
the control panel in the control panels folder in your system folder),
open the ConfigPPP control panel by opening the ConfigPPP control
panel the "control panels" folder under your apple menu. You
should see a control panel resembling the graphic below.
2. Once you are in the control panel
click the "new" button located at the bottom of the control
panel. The next screen you will see should have the text: "PPP
Server Name:" located at the top. In the blank next to the text
input: IOLS. Once you have input the text check the port speed (19200
if you have a 14.4 modem, or 57600 if you have a 28.8 modem). Set the
flow control to None. Check the Tone Dial box and input the phone
number. You may leave the modem init blank if you are unfamiliar with
your particular modems initialization string. Do not worry about the
modem connect timeout, the default setting should work correctly.
3. Click the "Connection
Script" button located in the lower left hand corner of your
window. You should now have a window with the text: "wait
timeout" located at the top. Do not change the default of the
wait timeout seconds.
4. You should see "out" and
"wait" radio boxes. Make sure you set the Connection script
exactly as shown in the graphic with the exception of "your
username" and "your password". Please input your
personal username and password in these blanks. When you are done
click the "OK" button in the bottom right of the screen.
5. Once you’ve clicked "OK"
you’ll be placed back into the PPP server name window. Now, click
the button labeled Authentication. Please leave Username and Password
Blank. When you are finished click "Done". This will move
you back to the PPP server name window. Click "Done" and you
will be moved out to the ConfigPPP control panel. Now you have
finished setting up your ConfigPPP control panel. When you want to
make a new connection just click "Open". When you are
finished with your connection click "Close".
Free PPP setup.
The following is the setup for FreePPP.
1. After you have installed FreePPP click on the new telephone icon
located on the menu bar (it will be next to the "?" or
finder). Drag down to the option "FreePPP setup". Once you
have selected FreePPP setup you will get the setup window.
2. Click on the "Account" tab. Next, click on the "New
account" tab. Input the server name (starnetinc.com) and make
sure the "connect" is set to Directly. Next input the
telephone number. Also input your personal username and password.
*After you click
"New..."
3. Click on the "Connection"
tab and check your port speed (19200 for 14.4 modems, 57600 for 28.8
modems). Click on "OK" That’s it!! You’re done!
Additional Resources
Web Sites
The following web sites are also recommended for additional
information:
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