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Article #5772Re: 7.5.2 and MacPPP
From: Alan Legg
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 1995 00:00
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 1995 00:00
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In article <AC6164BA96683ED2@miro.demon.co.uk>, david@miro.demon.co.uk (David Baker) wrote: >[SNIP - outline of MacPPP and 7.5.2 incompatibility] > > >>1. You need to get the Open Transport 1.0.7 patch available at: >> >><ftp://ftp.support.apple.com//pub/apple_sw_updates/US/mac/Networking %26 >>Communications/Other N%26C Software/Open_Transport_1.0.7_Patch.hqx> >> >>2. And MacPPP2.1.2SD at: >> >><ftp://mirrors.aol.com//pub/info-mac/_Communication/tcp/mac-ppp-212sd.hqx> >> >>3. Turn off Virtual Memory >> >>4. Turn on AppleTalk >> >>These four steps have solved *all* of my crashes and problems on my 7500. >> >>Good luck! >> >>J. David Rogers > >I would add: > >5. Use MacTCP not TCP/IP (even though TCP/IP is one of the things the patch >updates). > >Unfortunately I couldn't even get a connection with the above set up. It >went through ogin: ocol: etc fine until "Establishment" at which point it >just stayed like that and eventually hung up the phone. > >I'm now back to MacPPP 2.2.0a with sort of a half connection. I have the same problem, I have updated to Open Transport 1.0.7 with the patch and am using MacPPP2.1.2SD but I never get a connection. I lose the line after the 10th attempt at "Establishment". Is OT a removable part of the system? I would much rather go back a step, where my connection at least works. I am using another Mac to get this message posted. Alan...
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10b5a2,41ce60ee78cb7e63 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b5a2,public X-Google-Thread: 103cba,41ce60ee78cb7e63 X-Google-Attributes: gid103cba,public X-Google-Thread: 10e148,41ce60ee78cb7e63 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e148,public X-Google-Thread: 10f989,41ce60ee78cb7e63 X-Google-Attributes: gid10f989,public From: alan@damocles.demon.co.uk (Alan Legg) Subject: Re: 7.5.2 and MacPPP Date: 1995/09/06 Message-ID: <AC73A845966890B41@damocles.demon.co.uk> X-Deja-AN: 109593394 distribution: world x-nntp-posting-host: damocles.demon.co.uk references: <AC610788966867DB@miro.demon.co.uk> <comenius-2308951439020001@kappus.port.net> <AC6164BA96683ED2@miro.demon.co.uk> newsgroups: demon.ip.support.mac,demon.tech.mac,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.comm