Difference between revisions of "FreePPP 1.05 Setup"

Revision as of 12:50, 13 March 2008

1. Open your Apple menu, go to Control Panels, and select FreePPP.
2. Set the Port Name: to which port your modem is on.
3. Idle Timeout (minutes): should be set to None.
4. Echo Interval (seconds): should be set to Off.
5. Check Disable Auto Connect, Hangup on Close and Quiet Mode.

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6. Click on Config....
7. Enter XMission into the PPP Server Name: field.
8. Flow Control: should be set to CTS & RTS (DTR) unless you have a Global Village Modem, then it should be set to CTS Only.
9. Enter your local XMission dial-up number in the Phone Num field.
10. Set Modem connect timeout: to 90 seconds.

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11. Click on Authentication....
12. Enter your XMission username in the Auth. ID: field
13. Enter your XMission password in the Password: field.

    Note: Your account name and password are case-sensitive.

14. Retries: should at least be set to 1 and the Timeout: should be set to 3 seconds.
15. Click on OK.

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16. Click on LCP Options.
17. Click on Default Settings.
18. Check all boxes next to Protocol field compression and Addr/cntl field compression.
19. Check Want and Will under the Remote column next to Authentication.
20. Click on OK.

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21. Click on IPCP Options....
22. Click on Default Settings.
23. Uncheck all boxes next to TCP Header Comp.(VJ).
24. Click on OK.

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25. Click on Done.