1. Introduction
2. Set Up Your Connection With OS 9
3. Set Up Your Connection With OS 10
4. Troubleshooting

I. Introduction

These instructions will walk you through how to set up your Macintosh to dial-in to Gatorlink services.

If you have Operating System 9, please follow Step 2.

If you have Operating System 10, please follow Step 3.

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II. Set Up Your Connection Using OS 9

For your computer to be able to connect to the Internet, some settings must be specified. Please follow the steps below to set up dial-up for OS 9:

1. Click on the Apple menu, and open Control Panels.

2. Open Remote Access. This will open a window which displays spaces for your username and password. In the username space, type your Gatorlink username with a   /i  behind it. Your Gatorlink username is the first part of your e-mail address (username@ufl.edu).

3. In the password space, type your current Gatorlink password. You may choose to click "Save Password" underneath the space.

4. Finally, enter the dialup number, which is 9550056.

5. You may now exit out of Remote Access; just make sure you save changes.

6. In Control Panels, click on TCP/IP. At the top, select Connect via PPP from the pull-down menu. Next, select Configure using PPP server from the pull down menu. In the Domain Name Server Addresses, enter in the following numbers: 128.227.128.24   or  128.227.148.253

7. Finally, In the Search Domain space, enter:   ufl.edu    

   Close the TCP/IP window, saving changes. Also, close the Control Panels window.

8. These instructions should enable you to dial in to the Gatorlink server. To dial in, click on the apple menu and select Remote Access Status, and click dial.

If you have trouble after using these instructions, please see Troubleshooting.

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III. Set Up Your Connection Using OS 10

For your computer to be able to connect to the Internet, some settings must be specified. Please follow the steps below to set up dial-up for OS 10:

1. Click on the Apple menu, and open System Preferences. You can also access System Preferences through the docking bar.
2. Click on the Network Icon. In the Location pull-down menu, select Automatic. In the Show pull-down menu, select Internal Modem.
3. On the TCP/IP tab, in the Configure pull-down menu, select Using PPP. Below these settings, two boxes should appear. In the Domain name servers box, enter in these numbers:  128.227.128.24  or   128.227.148.253
4. In the Search Domain box, enter ufl.edu.
5. Click on the PPP tab. In the Service Provider box, type Gatorlink. In the Account Name box, type your Gatorlink username with a   /i   behind it. Your Gatorlink username is the first part of your e-mail address (username@ufl.edu).
6. In the password space, type your current Gatorlink password. You may choose to click "Save Password" underneath the space. Finally, enter the dialup number, which is 9550056.
7. On the bottom of the PPP tab, click on the PPP options button. A new window will appear, and under Advanced options, select Send PPP echo packets, Use TCP header compression, and Connect using a terminal window (command line). The last option is needed to connect to the Gatorlink server; when you connect, simply press "Continue."

8. Once you have finished, click Okay at the bottom.Click on the Proxies tab. All the settings should be blank.
9. Finally, click on the Modem tab. Select your modem from the pull-down list. Both settings (enable error correction and compression in modem and wait for dial tone before dialing should be unchecked.) Click Apply Now at the bottom of the Network menu and then close the Network window.
10. Click on the phone icon at the top of the Finder bar. It should be at the upper right hand corner next to the time stamp. Once you open this, click connect, and your computer will start dialing in.

If you have trouble after using these instructions, please see Troubleshooting.

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IV. Troubleshooting

If you experience troubles connecting, make sure that the selection enable error correction and compression and modem is unchecked.

You will find this setting in OS 9 by opening Remote Access, clicking on Options, and then clicking on the Connection Tab. In OS 10, open System Preferences, click on Network, and then click on the Modem tab.

Also, in OS 10, make sure that the setting connect using a terminal window (command line) is enabled. This setting can be found by opening System Preferences, clicking on Network, clicking on the PPP tab, and then opening PPP Options.

If you continue to have difficulties, please contact the UF Computing Helpdesk at (352)-392-4357.