This guide is suitable for Mac O/S 7.1 and above. The PPP control panel is system specific, and some versions of PPP will not work on some operating systems.

As a result, this setup guide is provided for your information only, and there is no guarantee it is fit for all configurations.

MacPPP has two files associated with it. These are ConfigPPP and PPP. PPP belongs in your extension folder, ConfigPPP belongs in the Control Panels folder. If these two files are not in their correct place, place them there and reset your computer. This means switching the computer off and then on again.

Edit the ConfigPPP dialogue box to look the same as the one above. If necessary, change the port name. This is the serial port your computer uses to access the modem. When you are sure that all these settings here are correct, click on the New button, enter in First Link for the PPP server name and then click the Config button.

Edit your dialogue box to look the same as the one above, or as necessary for your system. The port speed of your modem if you have a 28.8 or 33.6k is 38400, and if you have a 56.6k modem it will be 57600. You will need to enter in the correct phone number for your nearest First Link POP. These are listed below:

• Sydney 28.8/33.6k - (02) 9841 5600
• Sydney 56k V.90 - (02) 9841 5600
• Sydney 56k X2 - (02) 9841 5656
• Sydney 56k Flex - (02) 9841 5657
• Newcastle 28.8/33.6k - (02) 4979 1000

Once finished putting these in, click on the Connect script to continue setting up your connection.

Edit your dialogue box to look exactly the same as the one above. Once this has been done, click OK.

Now, click on Authentication and the above dialogue box should appear. The entries username and password should be replaced by the username and password you supplied First Link Internet Services upon subscription. Both of these should be entered in lowercase characters, e.g. username and NOT UserName.

You can now click OK, click on Done and close the ConfigPPP window.

Now you need to configure your MacTCP settings.