ZipLink Support

Connecting to ZipLink Using your Macintosh

1. Make sure that you have MacTCP or Open Transport installed on your computer. If neither MacTCP nor Open Transport is installed on your computer, consult your Apple documentation for instructions on installing the appropriate software. The instructions that follow assume that you are using MacTCP 2.0.6 or Open Transport 1.1. MacTCP comes standard with System 7.5 and later. Open Transport comes with System 7.5.2 and above.
   
2. Ziplink has free Mac software that has everything you need to connect with. Click on the News button and read about it on Ziplink's News page.
3. You will need a program that can make a ppp connection. MacPPP and FreePPP are both able to make ppp connections and there are others. Installing MacPPP will place a control panel called Config PPP in your Control Panels folder, and an extension called PPP in your Extensions folder. FreePPP will put an extension call Freeppp and a menu for FreePPP setup in your memubar. Both of these programs are available for download from most any Mac Archive site or on-line service.
   
4. If you already know how to configure MacTCP or Open Transport then go to
   Configuring the Dialer

1. Open up the MacTCP control panel. Select the PPP icon from the icons in the upper window. Click on the More button. In the Obtain Address box, click on Server. Your IP address should be set to Class C and the address should read 192.0.0.0. The netmask should read 255.255.255.0.
   
2. Set up the Domain Name Server by putting ziplink.net under domain. Then in the IP box nets to ziplink.net type 206.15.168.65. Click on the radial button next to the IP.
3. Now go to the box underneath ziplink.net and type in just a period. In the IP box type 206.15.168.69. Don't click on the radial button next to this number.
4. Click OK to close the window and then restart your computer.

1. If you already have another provider and want to save that information. If you don't have another provider skip steps 3 - 5.
2. Open the TCP/IP Control Panel.
3. Click on File and choose Configurations.
4. Then click on the Duplicate button. It will make a copy of you settings. Then click Done.
5. Now follow the rest of the steps. After you are done you can rename this configuration to Ziplink.
6. Set the Connect Via pop-down menu to MacPPP.
7. Select Using PPP Server from the Configure pop-down menu.
8. In the Name Server Address box, enter the IP number 206.15.168.65 On the next line in this box enter 206.15.168.69.
9. In the Search Domains box, enter ziplink.net.
10. Quit and save the changes.