Check your control panels to see which version of the TCP and PPP system files that are installed on your Mac. System 8 and above come with TCP/IP and PPP. In system 8.5, PPP is called "Remote Access". In any case, you will need two control panels, one which manages your TCP settings, and one (PPP) which manages dialing and authentication. If you don't have any TCP or PPP control panels, check your system software.
If this is the first time you're configuring your Mac for an internet connection, you will probably be walked through a setup wizard. You will be asked for the following information (not necessarily in this order):
- IP should be assigned by server
- Domain (search domains, etc): channel1.com
- Name Server (DNS) addresses should be specified:
- channel1.com 199.1.13.9
- channel1.com 199.1.13.13
- channel1.com 204.96.33.3
- Gateway: 199.1.13.1
- Related Info:
- pop.channel1.com is the mail server (incoming & outgoing aka POP and SMTP):
- (some setup wizards will configure Eudora for you, in which case you'll be asked for a pop account. Your pop account is your username@pop.channel1.com)
- news server: news.channel1.com
- Find your local access number
If this is not the first time your Mac has been connected to the internet, you can simply change the settings in your control panels as follows.
1. Open the tcp/ip control panel by clicking on the apple, then > control panels> tcp/ip
2.Set up tcp/ip like this:
3. Then open remote access by clicking on the apple, then > control panels> remote access:
4. Once you are in remote access you can set other stuff, like having an application dial in:
5. Or the age old, why does my remote access disconnect itself:
If you have an Older Mac than system 8.0, you might want to look at our Older Macintosh Information.
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