Re: Livingston PPP compatable with Apple Open Transport

Bill Butler (bill@telalink.net)
Wed, 5 Jun 96 11:40:02 -0000

>A user who upgraded hss Mac OS started getting some
>sort of web slowup (nameservice or transfer) and
>after he called Apple he reported that they
>said something to the effect:
>
>you provider must be compatable with "Open
>Transport" - the coming standard.
>
>We haven't changed anything but this is the
>first I've heard of Open Transport and
>I assume any compatability issue would
>be with the portmaster's ppp.

Open Transport (1.1) is completely compatible with the portmaster PPP.
You will want to make sure that you are using FreePPP 1.0.5.
ftp://ftp.telalink.net/pub/mac/tcp/ppp/

If you are using OT prior to 1.1, you will probably experience problems.
Setup is a breeze. Just set OT to FreePPP in the first popup and set to
get the address from the PPP server on the second popup. Add dns
addresses and a default domain name and connect. Works every time. Make
sure that users are running System Software 7.5.3 and life will be much
easier. The update is available [free??] from Apple and must be installed
on 7.5.0 or later.

PS, I heard a rumor that a 7.5.3 patch is coming out soon if anyone cares.

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