The TCP/IP Control Panel is accessed via the Apple Menu
in the upper left of your screen, inside Control Panels. If you do not have TCP/IP, but have MacTCP instead, click here.
NOTE: If your menus and other settings are inaccessible, then your computer has been locked via "Administration User Mode." To unclock items, go to the Edit menu and select User Mode..., check Administration and click OK. If you are asked for a password and you do not know it, you will have to delete your TCP/IP preferences (see the TCP/IP troubleshooting page). Otherwise, click the lock symbols in the TCP/IP control panel to unlock your settings.
TCP/IP Admin Mode:  |
( 1a ) Click on the arrows on the right side of the "Connect via:" menu to open the menu. When the menu pops up, select "PPP."
( 1b ) If you do not find "PPP" listed, but find "MacPPP" or "FreePPP" in the "Connect via:" menu, select one of those instead.
( 2 ) Click on the arrows on the right side of the "Configure:" menu to open the menu. What you select depends on how your Internet service provider (ISP) operates. If your ISP uses DHCP, select "Using DHCP Server" and skip to step (5). Otherwise, select "Using PPP Server" and proceed to step (3).
( 3 ) Click in the box to the right of "Name server addr.:". Type in the DNS numbers provided by your ISP, separated by periods (.), for example:
207.167.112.8 example only
On the following line, type:
207.167.112.9 example only
( 4 ) Click in the box below "Search domains:." Type in the domain of your ISP, for example:
simplyweb.net example only
( 5 ) Close the TCP/IP Control Panel by clicking in the box in the upper left corner of the window. When prompted "Save changes to the current configuration?", click "Save."
( 6 ) You will also need to configure your internet dialer Control Panel (e.g. PPP, Remote Access, ConfigPPP, or FreePPP). Select your dialer from the table below, or go to General Macintosh Help for instructions on how to find out what dialer you have.
