Set Up the TCP/IP Control Panel for Mac OS 9

This tutorial will show you how to set up the TCP/IP control panel so that your computer will be able to make a dialup connection.

1. Click on the Apple menu, select "Control Panels," and then select the TCP/IP control panel.

   

2. When the TCP/IP control panel opens up, click on the "File" menu and select "Configurations."

   

3. In the Configurations window which appears, make sure that the "Default" configuration is highlighted, and press "Make Active." If you do not see a "Default" configuration, use the "Duplicate..." button to duplicate an existing configuration, and name that new configuration "Default." When you are finished, make sure that "Default" is selected, and press "Make Active."

   

4. Now you need to make sure everything is unlocked in Administration mode. Click on the "Edit" menu and select "User Mode..."

   

5. In the window which appears, please mark the circle labeled "Administration." Please DO NOT set up a password. Press "OK" to return to the Remote Access control panel window.

   

6. Back in the TCP/IP control panel, make sure that the padlock icons are unlocked. When you are through, back track through steps 4 and 5 above to get back to "basic" mode.

   

7. Next, you need to make sure that TCP/IP is active, and is set to be used only when needed. Click on the "Options" button in the lower-right-hand side of the TCP/IP control Panel. In the window which appears,
   • Set TCP/IP to "Active"
   • Check the box labeled "Load only when needed"
   When that's done, press "Ok" to finish configuring the TCP/IP control panel.

   

8. First, you should set TCP/IP back to the "basic" user mode. Click on the Edit menu again, choose "User Mode..." and then click "basic" and press OK in the window which appears. The TCP/IP control panel should be set back to the basic configuration. Please use the following settings:
   • "Connect via" should be set tot "PPP" or "PPP Slot 0" depending on what Apple computer you're running.
   • "Configure" should be set to "Using PPP Server"
   • Although you shouldn't need to do so, the "Name Server Addr" field can have the following two sets of numbers written on two separate lines:
     • 208.201.224.11
     • 208.201.224.33
   • "Search Domains" should just be "sonic.net"

   

That's it, you're done! Close the TCP/IP window, and save the changes you have made. If you would like more information about this feature of Mac OS 9, click on the question mark in the lower-left-hand-corner of the TCP/IP window. Back to the Macintosh setup guides.