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The first step in configuring FreePPP (once it has been installed) is opening the setup window. This can be done one of two ways. You can go to your menu bar and locate the icon of the world and telephone and choose "Open FreePPP Setup" as shown below.

If your computer has a control strip you may use the FreePPP icon (telephone) that is on that strip (as shown below) then you can click on the telephone and choose "Open FreePPP Setup" to get into these settings. 

If you still can't access or change the FreePPP settings then check the Extensions Manager to make sure that FreePPP is enabled. You might also need to check to see if administrative mode has "locked" the settings.

This is the FreePPP setup window. Notice that the version is specified under the telephone as 2.5v2 (2.5.2). The two most common versions are 2.5.2 and 2.6.2. This tutorial uses 2.5.2 but the screens should be very similar.

By clicking on the arrow in the lower left-hand corner you will be able to modify the rest of the settings as shown above. We don't need to worry about the rest of the settings in this particular window.

This is the expanded FreePPP setup window. Verify that all the check boxes are as shown in the screenshot, and then click on modem setup. Note: You can add a checkmark to "open application on connect" to make Internet Explorer or Netscape startup automatically after the connection is established.

This is the modem setup window. Again make sure all the check boxes are as shown above, you will need to switch the Modem Init String Settings to AutoDetect init string. Then click on OK.

Once you have finished the Modem Setup, click on the Accounts tab to bring up another section of the FreePPP setup as shown below.

Now that Accounts is the active tab, we need to click on the button labeled New as shown. (Remove any old dial-up connections first. We don't want them to interfere with our connection.)

You'll need to enter in some information at this step.

• Server Name: ISP name

• Phone Number: Enter in the local dialup number for your area (with commas).

• Make sure connect is set to: Directly

• Username: This is case sEnSiTive. Make sure that the "caps lock" isn't on.

• Password: This is your password. *NOTE* The password will appear as stars as you enter it.

• Once you have entered in everything and double checked it, you are ready to click on Connection.

Make sure that your Port Speed is set correctly:

- 57600 for 56K modems
- 38400 for 33.6 modems
- 38400 for 28.8 modems
- 19200 for 14.4 modems

Click on the Options tab and put in the DNS numbers: 209.210.176.8 (Primary DNS) & 209.210.176.9 (Secondary DNS). Don't put any extra spaces in there. Click OK when finished.

Now that we have finished setting up the new account profile, click on the General tab.

The next step is to click on the button in the lower right hand corner of the window. It will say "Open MacTCP" or "Open TCP/IP"

Some Macintoshes have MacTCP and some have TCP/IP. These do the exact same thing, however they look very different. MacTCP is very old and doesn't work very well. TCP/IP is on most Macs that still work. Your ISP's installation CD will probably install TCP/IP 1.1.1 or better if you need it. For this reason, we haven't included instructions for MacTCP.

Click here for TCP/IP screen shots and instructions.

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Last Update: Saturday, May 05, 2001