Instructions for Configuring MacTCP and MacPPP For Connecting to WestNet

1. Open the MacTCP control panel from the control panels folder.

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|		MacTCP			        |	
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|						|
|						|	
|  ppp						|	
|						|	
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|	IP Address  0.0.0.0			|	
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|		more				|
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2. Select the PPP icon.

3. Do not change the IP address.

4. Click on More button to bring up the MacTCP configuration Dialog.

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|---Obtain Address--	 ---------IP Address----------| 	|
|     Manually	      	 | Class: C  Address          | 	|
|  X  Server             |   Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0| 	|
|     Dynamically     	 |                            | 	|
|			 |                            | 	|
|			 |			      | 	|
|			 |			      | 	|
|			 |			      | 	|
|-------------------     |----------------------------| 	|
|						        	|
|                                                       	|
| -Routing Information-						|
|   Gateway Address:	 ----Domain Name Server Info--- 	|
|			 |   Domain        ip address  Default	|
|			 | -------------   ------------         |
|			 | |westnet.com|   |206.24.6.2|   X     |
|		   	 | -------------    -----------         |
|		 	 | -------------   ------------         |
| 			 | |.          |   |206.24.6.9|         |
|			 | -------------    -----------         |
|		 	 | -------------   ------------         |
|			 | |.          |   |206.24.6.2|         |
|			 | -------------   ------------         |
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	         MacTCP config dialog
1. Set obtain address button to server
2. Set class to Class C
Since the addresses are set by the system, the gate way address does not have to be set.
3. Set the Domain Name server information as in the table above.
4. Click on OK

To configure PPP, bring up the config PPP control panel.
1. Set PPP Server to westnet.com
2. click on the config button

MacPPP Configure Server dialog:
1. PPP Server Name: westnet.com
2. Port Speed: 19,200, 38400, or 57,600 depending upon you modem
3. Flow control: CTS&RTS (DTR)
4. Tone Dial
5. Enter the appropriate phone number for your area and modem. Please only use the numbers marked US Robotics if your modem is a US Robotics Sportster or Courier.

6. Modem Init: (Enter the initialization string for your modem)
7. Modem Connect time out 90 secs.
8 . Click on Connect Script

Mac PPP Connection script for westnet:

(In Look for/Wait for field: Text in brackets is an instruction as to what to enter. Other text should be entered EXACTLY as it appears below.

out/wait  |   Look for/Wait for      | CR
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out*      |   [leave blank]          | X*     /*I send two returns to get a */
out       |   [leave blank]          | X     /*"login:" prompt.             */
wait      |   ogin:                  |
out       |   [username]             | X
wait      |   ssword:                |
out       |   [user password]        | X
wait      |   nnex:                  |
out       |   ppp                    | X

*check this option
Close MacPPP and Mac TCP
Reboot to make sure everything is changed.
Go to the ConfigPPP Panel.
Click on open.

You should be up and running


Configuring Eudora

To configure Eudora to read your e-mail:

1) Run Eudora

2) From the Special menu, select Configuration

3) Enter the following:

Leave all other fields blank. Click on OK

4) From the Special menu, select Switches

5) In the top center of the window, check the Save Password option.

6) To read your mail, from the File menu, select 'Check Mail'


ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS


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