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Mac OS
9: How to Connect to the Internet via PPP (Dial-Up
Access)
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Topic
Use the steps in this document to connect to the
Internet using the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), which
is also known as "dial-up" access.
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Discussion
Note: This document does not apply to Mac OS 9 when used
in the Classic environment of Mac OS X. The Classic
environment uses Mac OS X network settings. For
information on Mac OS X connectivity, see technical
document 106796, "Mac OS X: Internet and Network Topics
(Getting Connected, Troubleshooting)".
Gather information
Before you begin, gather this information from your
Internet service provider (ISP):
user name and password
dial-up number
Once you have this information, you may stop here and
use the Internet Setup Assistant, or you may continue
with the steps below to configure manually, using the
Remote Access, Modem, and TCP/IP control panels. The
location of the Internet Setup Assistant on your hard
disk differs slightly between versions of Mac OS 9, so
you may use Sherlock to find it.
A modem is required. If your computer does not have a
built-in modem, then select your external modem in Step
8.
4. If you select the checkbox in Step 6, below, and
later find out that your computer is connecting to the
Internet at unexpected times, see technical document
24877, "Mac OS: Modem Unexpectedly Dials".
Steps to connect
Follow these steps to connect:
1. Open the Remote Access control panel.
2. Click the radio button for Registered User.
3. Type the user name, password, and phone number into
the corresponding fields. If you want your password to
be saved so that you do not have to enter it at each
connection, select the checkbox for "Save password".
4. Click Options.
5. Click the Protocol tab.
6. Locate the checkbox for "Connect automatically when
starting TCP/IP applications". If you want your computer
to dial up automatically when necessary, select this box
(see Note 4, above).
7. Choose Modem from the RemoteAccess menu.
8. Choose your modem from the Modem pop-up menu. If you
need help making this selection, see technical document
106650, "Mac OS 9, Mac OS X: How to Choose an Apple
Modem".
9. Set the modem sound on or off, as desired.
10. If your local phone exchange does not work with
touch-tone phones, select the radio button for Pulse.
11. Close the Modem control panel, clicking Save when
prompted.
12. Close the Remote Access control panel, clicking Save
when prompted.
13. Open the TCP/IP control panel.
14. Choose PPP from the Connect via pop-up menu.
15. Choose PPP or Manually from the Configure pop-up
menu, as you were instructed by your ISP.
16. Enter your DNS server address(es) in the "Name
server addr" field. Unless instructed otherwise by your
ISP, you may ignore the "Search domains" field.
17. Close the TCP/IP control panel, clicking Save when
prompted.
18. Open the Control Strip (Figure 1), and locate the
Remote Access portion, which is labeled with the icon of
a Macintosh computer over a telephone pole (Figure 2).
If the Control Strip is not visible, open the Control
Strip control panel and select Show Control Strip.
Figure 1 The Control Strip
Figure 2 The Remote Access portion of the Control Strip
19. If you did not select "Automatically connect" in
Step 6, then you may connect manually by choosing
"Connect" from the Remote Access portion of the Control
Strip.
20. Open a Web browser to check your connection to the
Internet. If you selected "Automatically Connect" in
Step 6, then your modem should dial up now.
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