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Welcome to FreePPP 2.5! ••Reading the following will greatly enhance your experiences with FreePPP. •• NOTE: This version is a "public beta" and will stop working on May 13th, 1996. A full, non-beta, release will be available well before May 13th, 1996. Compatibility Issues. RAM Doubler FreePPP is not compatible with RAM Doubler on some systems. Connectix should have a fix for this soon, if they don't already. If you experience system crashes and have RAM Doubler installed, remove RAM Doubler and try again. Apple Fax Extension FreePPP is not compatible with Apple Fax Extension. We're looking into the problem and should have it fixed for FreePPP 2.5.1 Global Village Status Display There are some minor (no crashing) problems with this. We looked into it and found it is Global Village assuming too many things when they draw to the menu bar. ConfigPPP FreePPP is definitely not compatible with older Control Panels from FreePPP and MacPPP including MacPPP 2.5. The Internet Setup Monkey removes it and you should not put it back (unless you don't like connecting to the Internet). Third Party MacPPP Utilities FreePPP 2.5 breaks a great deal of 3rd party utilities such as PPPop and the PPP Control Strip. Please don't use these with FreePPP 2.5. If you are and don't notice any problems yet that doesn't mean that problems won't crop up later and bite you hard (ouch!!). RockStar Studios has an SDK that they give away FREE to developers of freeware products. If you are a developer of one of these utilities or want to be one, go to http://www.rockstar.com to get information on the FreePPP SDK. Some changes from FreePPP 1.0.5 and other Free/MacPPP versions. FreePPP 2.5 has many more connection options then other versions. When installed FreePPP is setup to : • Auto Detect your modem to come up with the best init string. Not all modems are in the auto detect database. If your modem is not detected read the Auto Detection Errors section of this document. • Connect Directly (Use PAP or CHAP Authentication) If you normally use a connection script or terminal session to connect you must set this option in the FreePPP Setup application included with FreePPP 2.5. To do so follow these steps: 1) Launch the FreePPP Setup application located in the FreePPP Folder on your hard drive. 2) Expand the FreePPP Setup window and click on the "Accounts" tab. 3) Select your account (configuration) and click "Edit..." 4) Select the correct setting in the "Connect:" pop-up menu. 5) Close FreePPP Setup. Auto Detection Errors If FreePPP cannot detect your modem and you can't connect you will need to specify an init string for your modem. To determine a valid init string consult your modem manual or contact the maker of your particular modem. To change your init string, follow these steps: 1) Launch the FreePPP Setup application located in the FreePPP Folder on your hard drive. 2) Expand the FreePPP Setup window and click on the "Modem setup..." button. 3) Select "Per Server Init String". 4) Close the Modem Setup dialog 5) Switch to the Accounts tab 6) Select the service you want to modify and hit the "Edit…" button. 7) Switch to the Connection tab and enter the modem init in the field provided. 8) Close the account configuration dialog. 9) Close FreePPP Setup. If you would like your modem added to the database follow these steps. 1) Open your Preferences folder (in your System Folder) 2) Find the file "PPPAutoDebug" 3) Send that file and your modem type to rreynold@rockstar.com The Auto Detection database will be updated frequently and posted to info-mac and www.rockstar.com. A note from the FreePPP Group There are two pieces to FreePPP 2.5, "FreePPP", the mdev that is in your Extensions Folder, and "FreePPP Setup " the setup application that replaces ConfigPPP. FreePPP (the mdev) handles the connection and does all the dirty work including displaying the connection dialog and connection alerts. This is a very tricky piece of software that must get along with every aspect of the MacOS. So far it seems to play nicely. Setup FreePPP is your interface to preferences that FreePPP uses to connect etc. It is still in a beta (feature complete but not fully tested and verified yet) stage. You may encounter some problems with it but nothing that will prevent you from using it. If you find a bug and would like to help us, check http://www.rockstar.com for information on how to report bugs to us. Known Setup FreePPP Bugs: The FreePPP Setup application still has a few wrinkles to be ironed out before it is declared 'final'. It was supposed to have been done by now but Steve went on vacation and came back with the respiratory infection to end all respiratory infections and has been unable to do any programming due to rapid phlegm buildup on the CRT anytime he sits in front of his Mac. Good medication seems to be getting this under control and he should soon be finishing up (after he gets a paint scraper for his screen that is). :) The FreePPP Menu and FreePPP Control Strip Item are owned by RockStar Studios Inc. They are included with FreePPP because they are very useful and replace current shareware utilities that will break under this release of FreePPP. MacPPP 2.5, FreePPP 2.5 and the Apple Internet Connection Kit. MacPPP 2.5 and FreePPP 2.5 are very much the same. The same person worked on both of them. FreePPP 2.5 has more features then MacPPP 2.5 and even fixes some small bugs found in MacPPP 2.5. Which do you use? Its up to you. If you are an Apple Internet Connection Kit user you might want to stick with MacPPP 2.5 unless you are a "power user" and can deal with any minor issues that pop up if you don't use MacPPP 2.5. If you bought your Apple Internet Connection Kit before April 1st you may have an older version of MacPPP (2.1.4) in that case you should download MacPPP 2.5 from the AICK Home Page. FreePPP 2.5 and MacPPP 2.2 Get rid of MacPPP 2.2 and use FreePPP 2.5. nuff said. Latest news and information including a FAQ For the latest news on FreePPP 2.5 go to http://www.rockstar.com/ppp.html. There you will find the FreePPP FAQ and other tidbits of information. We've strived to create the best PPP solution for the Macintosh and keep it free and available. A lot of time and energy when into our creation and we hope it shows when you use this software. Steve, Rick, Yan and the rest of the group will be looking to comp.sys.mac.com and other Macintosh publications anxiously awaiting your comments. Enjoy it!! The FreePPP Team... ©1996 FreePPP Group Inc. FreePPP, the FreePPP Icon and FreePPP Setup are copyrights owned by the FreePPP Group Inc. RockStar Studios and the RockStar Studios Logo are Trademarks of RockStar Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Mention of non-FreePPP Group or RockStar Studios products is for informational purposes and constitutes neither anendorsement nor a recommendation. FreePPP Group and RockStar Studios assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of these products. 
