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Mac FreePPP 2.5 Setup

#Open your Apple menu, go to <span class="button">Control Panels</span>, and select <span class="button">FreePPP</span>.
#Click on the small blue arrow on the bottom left of  the window to show the configuration tabs.
#Uncheck every option under <span class="button">General</span>.
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#Click <span class="button">Modem Setup...</span>.
#Make sure the only boxes checked are <span class="button">Modem speaker on while connecting</span> and <span class="button">Hangup on disconnect</span>.
#Click <span class="button">OK</span>.
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#Click on the <span class="button">Accounts</span> tab.
#If you don't see your area listed, click <span class="button">New...</span>.
#:<div class="messagebox metadata">'''Note''': If you do see your area listed, select it and click <span class="button">Edit...</span>. Some of the steps that follow will already be completed for you.</div>
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#In the <span class[[Category:Dialup|Free PPP 2.5]]="button">Server name:</span> field, enter <tt>XMission</tt>.
#Enter the phone number for the XMission location you will  be dialing in the <span class="button">Phone number:</span> field.
#:<div class="messagebox metadata">'''Note''': Do not click <span class="button">Dial area code</span>  or <span class="button">Dial as long distance</span> unless you are intentionally calling a location  that isn't a local call. XMission is not responsible for long distance charges.</div>
#In the menu next to <span class="button">Connect:</span>, select <span class="button">Directly</span>.
#In the field labeled <span class="button">User name:</span>, enter your XMission account name.
#In the field labeled <span class="button">Password:</span>, enter your XMission password. You can leave this blank if you'd like to be prompted for your password when you connect.
#:<div class="messagebox metadata">'''Note''': Your account name and password are case-sensitive.</div>
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#Click on the <span class="button">Connection</span> tab.
#<div class="messagebox metadata">'''Note''': These settings should be left as default. However, if you  have a Global Village modem, <span class="button">Flow Control:</span> needs to be set to '''CTS'''.</div>
#Click on <span class="button">OK</span>.
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