Realtime Communications Help Center

Macintosh OS 8 & 9

Using PPP / Remote Access


These images are only screenshots. Please use these images as an example of what you should see on your own computer.

  • Click on Apple Menu -> Control Panels -> Remote Access
    (It might say PPP instead of Remote Access.)

  • Put a dot next to Registered User

  • In the Name box, type your realtime.net email address

  • In the Password box, type your password.

  • Put a check next to Save password, if you desire.

  • In the Number box, type your local dialup number (found here).

  • Click the Options button.

  • Click on the Redialing tab

  • Here you can set your redialing preferences.

  • Click on the Connection tab

 

  • Put a check next to Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications.

  • Put a check next to Flash icon in menu bar while connected.

  • Click on the Protocol tab.

  • Put a check next to Allow error correction and compression in modem.

  • Put a check next to Use TCP header compression.

  • Click the OK button.

  • Close the PPP window completely

TCP/IP

  • Click on Apple Menu -> Control Panels -> TCP/IP

  • In the Connect via drop down list, select PPP.

  • In the Configure drop down list, select Using PPP Server.

  • In the Name server addr box, type 205.238.128.39

  • On the next line, type 205.238.128.42

  • In the Search domains box, type realtime.net

  • Close this window.

MacTCP

  • Click on Apple Menu -> Control Panels -> MacTCP.

  • Highlight the PPP icon, then click the More button
    (the icon might be called FreePPP or Config PPP)

  • In the Obtain Address section, put a dot next to Server.

  • In the Gateway Address box, type 0.0.0.0

  • In the IP Address section, select Class C.

  • In the first two Domain boxes, type realtime.net

  • In the first IP Address box, type 20.238.128.39

  • In the second IP Address box, type 205.238.128.42

  • Click the OK button.

  • Close the MacTCP window

You should now be setup to connect to the Internet!