These instructions show you how to dial the 2 Fords Network modem pool using Macintosh computers. Important: These instructions only support systems 7.6 - 9.2 With PPP and Open Transport only!

If you are unsure what system you have, click on the apple and open "About this Macintosh" or "About this Computer". This will tell you what version of the operating system you have. To make sure Open Transport/PPP is installed, open your extensions manager and look for PPP and Open Transport Library.

Modems

Here at 2 Fords Network we have 56K - V.90 modems. We recommend 28.8K or faster for the internet, but we do support 14.4K modems. With the Macintosh computers, connecting to the internet is very easy. The entire dialup process can be broken down into only three basic sections, the first two are one-time-only setup requirements. The final section is the actual signing on process.

Section 1: TCP/IP

1.a From the apple menu, select Control Panels, and click on TCP/IP Where it says Connect Via: Make sure PPP is selected. You can enter more than one dns number in the provided box. For access to the entire 2 Fords Network system you should enter these numbers

67.67.226.4
67.67.226.254

1.b - For the name server address Enter "2fords.net" for the search domain.
1.c - Close and save.

Section 2: PPP

OS 7.6 to 8.1 From the apple menu, select the control panels, and click on PPP.
OS 8.1 to 9.2 From the apple menu, select the control panels, and click on Remote Access. Select Registered User for connection.
Enter your dial up number or numbers where prompted. If you do not know your dial up number, call the 2 Fords Network 24 hour tech support staff.
Type your username where prompted.
Type your password where prompted. NOTE: If you don't want to type your password in every time you connect, check the box to save your password.

Click on the options button at the bottom of the menu. Select the protocol tab. Use the pull-down menu to select the PPP protocol. Check the box for "Allow error correction and compression in modem." Check the box for "Allow TCP Header Compression." Click OK

Section 3: Connecting

At this point you should be back to the initial PPP menu and click on connect. From now on, you only have to go to this initial menu.

Now, you should now be connected: Make sure to disconnect when finished.
If you have any problems connecting, email johnford@2fords.net