This document describes how to install the pre-configured MacTCP driver software on a Macintosh computer and how to use the MacTCP control panel to set the link level information for a specific computer. The document is intended for users who have received a MacTCP driver that has already been configured for them by the network administrator. These users need only install the software and set the link level information for their computer.
Note: If you have a floppy disk system (no hard disk), you can install the MacTCP software if you run system software version 6.0.x. For computers running system software version 7.x, we recommend installation of MacTCP software on a hard disk only.
OBTAINING THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
Your network administrator has determined a method for distributing and installing the TCP/IP Connection software that best suits your environment.
You may have received the software and this User Instructions file on a disk.
You may have received a message to download the software and this User Instructions file from a server onto a disk and use the disk to perform the installation.
You may have been instructed to install the software directly onto your computer from a server on your network.
Follow your network administrator’s instructions, using the procedures in this document to check details.
UPDATING YOUR NETWORK SOFTWARE
Before you install the TCP/IP Connection software, it may be necessary for you to run the Network Software Installer (NSI) program, version 1.3 or later, to install AppleTalk version 58.0 or later and other appropriate drivers for your system. Only then should you proceed to the TCP/IP Connection installation instructions that apply to your system software version. To use the NSI program, perform the following steps:
1. Insert the Network Software Installer disk into your floppy disk drive or connect to the network device where the NSI program is located.
2. Open the Network Software Installer disk or folder, then double-click the Installer icon to open the Apple Network Software Installer program.
The Network Software Installer startup screen appears. Click the OK button. The Easy Install dialog box that appears next lists the software that the Installer will place on your hard disk.
3. Make sure that the hard disk indicated on the screen is your current startup disk.
If another disk is currently selected, click the Switch Disk button until the name of your current startup disk appears.
4. Indicate how you want to install the software.
If you want the Installer to choose software based on the type of Macintosh computer and interface cards you have, click Install and then proceed to step 8.
If you want to choose which software to install manually, perform steps 5 through 9.
5. Click the Customize button to select specific software options for installation.
The Customize dialog box lists all software options available for installation.
6. Click an item in the list to select it, then Shift-click all additional items to be installed.
7. Click the Install button to install the selected software.
8. If you see a message indicating that the software cannot be installed on the current startup disk while other application programs are running, click the Continue button. (If you do not want to quit other open application programs, click the Cancel button.)
The Installer begins to install the selected software on your hard disk. On-screen messages report the progress of the installation.
9. When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, click the Restart button. Your computer restarts with the new driver software you just installed.
Note: If you are using the Token Ring 4/16 NB Card, you must set the speed for your card before using the MacTCP Token Ring Extension. Follow the instructions in the next section, “Setting the Network Speed for Your Macintosh.” If you do not have a Token Ring 4/16 NB Card, turn to the section “Installing TCP/IP Connection Software.”
SETTING THE NETWORK SPEED FOR YOUR MACINTOSH
If you are using the Token Ring 4/16 NB Card, you must set the speed for your card before using the MacTCP Token Ring Extension. The Token Ring control panel allows you to set the network speed for your Macintosh computer to that of the Token Ring network to which your Macintosh is connected.
1. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu.
2. Open the Token Ring control panel.
If you are running system software version 7.x, double-click the Token Ring icon in the Control Panels window to open the Token Ring control panel.
If you are running system software version 6.0.x, the Control Panel icons are displayed in a scrollable list on the left side of the window.
Click the Token Ring icon to open the Token Ring control panel.
If you have either a Token Ring 4/16 NB Card or a TokenTalk NB Card installed, the slot number in which the card is installed appears highlighted. If more than one Token Ring card is installed, the slot number corresponding to the card that has the lowest address appears highlighted. You can change the card selection by clicking another slot number that contains the Token Ring icon.
Before you can change the network speed for your Macintosh, you must first click the Allow Changes button. The Allow Changes button becomes the Lock Settings button.
Note: If a TokenTalk NB Card is selected, the 16 megabits/second (Mbits/second) speed always appears dimmed because the TokenTalk NB Card does not support 16 Mbits/second.
3. Click either the “4 megabits/second” button or the “16 megabits/second” button.
Warning: All devices on a Token Ring network must be set to the same network speed. Do not change the network speed without first receiving authorization from your network administrator. Because of cabling or equipment specifications, not all networks support a network speed of 16 Mbits/second. Setting your Macintosh computer to a different network speed from that of the Token Ring network to which your computer is connected will disrupt network services the next time you use the Token Ring 4/16 NB Card.
Once you’ve selected a speed and clicked the Save button, one of two things will happen:
If a program is currently running on the Token Ring 4/16 NB Card, the network speed will become effective when you restart your Macintosh computer.
If no program is running on the Token Ring 4/16 NB Card, the network speed will become effective the next time the Token Ring 4/16 NB Card is initialized.
INSTALLING THE TCP/IP CONNECTION SOFTWARE
To install the MacTCP software on your Macintosh computer’s hard disk or on a startup disk, follow the appropriate set of instructions on the following pages.
Important: If you already have MacTCP software on your system and have received a new version of the MacTCP driver, your network administrator might instruct you to remove any existing MacTCP Prep file before you install the new MacTCP driver.
INSTALLING ONLY MACTCP ON A HARD DISK - VERSION 6.0.X OR 7.X
To install the MacTCP software on a hard disk, perform the following steps:
1. Get the MacTCP software from your network administrator.
Follow your network administrator’s instructions for obtaining the files you need.
2. If you received a Hosts file, drag it into your System Folder.
3. If you received a MacTCP Ping file, drag it onto your hard disk. (This file may be in a folder named TCP/IP Utilities.)
4. Double-click the Installer icon to open the Installer program.
The “Welcome to MacTCP” screen appears. Click the OK button.
5. Click the Customize button to select specific software options for installation.
The Customize dialog box lists all software options available for installation.
6. Select the appropriate version of MacTCP for your system. Use the scroll bar to find “MacTCP (System 6).”
7. If you have a Token Ring connection, select the appropriate version of the MacTCP Token Ring Extension for your system. Use the scroll bar to find “MacTCP Token Ring Extension (System 6).”
8. Click the Install button to install the selected software.
9. If you see a message indicating that the software cannot be installed on the current startup disk while other application programs are running, click the Continue button. (If you do not want to quit other open application programs, click the Cancel button.)
The Installer begins to install the selected software on your hard disk. On-screen messages report the progress of the installation.
10. When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, click the Quit button to exit from the Installer program.
11. Installation of the TCP/IP Connection software is complete. Refer to the section of this document titled "Setting Link Level Information Using the MacTCP Control Panel."
INSTALLING ONLY MACTCP ON A FLOPPY DISK-BASED SYSTEM--VERSION 6.0 ONLY
To install MacTCP on a floppy disk–based system, perform the following steps.
Important: It is recommended that you use a high-density disk. If your computer does not have a high-density disk drive, perform a customized system software installation to install the minimum system software for your specific computer.
1. Create a startup disk.
Install system software version 6.0.x on a blank disk. (The disk may have to be initialized.)
2. Get the MacTCP software from your network administrator.
3. Drag the MacTCP file into the System Folder on your startup disk.
This disk is now your MacTCP startup disk.
4. If you received a Hosts file, drag it into the System Folder on your MacTCP startup disk.
5. If you received a MacTCP Token Ring Extension file, drag it into the System Folder on your MacTCP startup disk.
6. If you received a MacTCP Ping file, drag it onto your MacTCP startup disk.
7. Start up your computer from the newly created MacTCP startup disk.
Choose Restart from the Special menu. The disk is ejected; then a disk icon with a blinking question mark appears. Reinsert the disk.
8. Installation of the TCP/IP Connection software is complete. Refer to the next section of this document titled "Setting Link Level Information Using the MacTCP Control Panel."
SETTING LINK LEVEL INFORMATION USING THE MACTCP CONTROL PANEL
This section describes how to indicate the link level hardware and software in your computer using the MacTCP control panel. The way you open and use the MacTCP control panel differs in the system software version 6.0.x and 7.x environments. Read the section that applies to your environment.
Version 7.x environment
Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu. The Control Panels window appears with a scrollable list of icons.
Click the MacTCP icon. (It may be necessary to use the scroll bar to bring the MacTCP icon into view.) The MacTCP control panel appears as shown here.
Version 6.0.x environment
Choose Control Panel from the Apple menu, and the panel appears with a scrollable list of icons at the left side of the window, as shown here.
Click the MacTCP icon. (It may be necessary to use the scroll bar to bring the MacTCP icon into view.) A new display appears in the right three-quarters of the window.
The top half of the MacTCP control panel displays the available link level protocols on which the MacTCP driver can run. Different icons are displayed depending on your network configuration.
If your Macintosh computer is using an Ethernet interface card, make sure that the card’s software is installed. The MacTCP control panel also provides a way for you to learn the hardware address of your Ethernet interface card if you should need this information for purposes of troubleshooting. Press and hold down the Option key, and click the Ethernet icon. The hardware address of the card is displayed beneath the icon, as shown here.
Five possible network configurations are described on the following pages. Select the one that applies to your network, and follow the instructions to set the link level information.
Note: You may need to consult your network administrator to determine your network configuration and the zone where your DDP-IP gateway is located.
Network configuration 1: a Macintosh computer on an AppleTalk network using LocalTalk cable with a gateway to an internet.
If this is your network configuration, the upper section of the MacTCP control panel contains the icon shown here.
The box beneath the icon displays the network zone where your DDP-IP gateway is located. If your gateway is located in another zone, direct the pointer to the zone box beneath the icon and press the mouse button. A pop-up menu appears with a list of zone names, as shown in the following illustration. Holding the mouse button down, drag the pointer to the list and highlight the appropriate zone. When you release the mouse button, the pop-up menu disappears, and the zone name you selected appears in the box.
Network configuration 2: a Macintosh computer with one Ethernet NB Card on an AppleTalk network using Ethernet cable.
If this is your network configuration, the upper section of the MacTCP control panel contains the following icons. Select the Ethernet icon to allow your Macintosh computer to use TCP/IP to communicate with other TCP/IP hosts on the network. (AppleTalk is already being used to communicate with the AppleShare file server and LaserWriter printer.)
Network configuration 3: a Macintosh computer with two Ethernet NB Cards (located in slots 4 and 5) on an AppleTalk network using Ethernet cable.
If this is your network configuration, the upper section of the MacTCP control panel contains the following icons. (If the Ethernet NB Cards are located in slots other than 4 and 5, the numbers in the icon names will be different.) Select the Ethernet (5) icon to allow your Macintosh computer to use TCP/IP to communicate with other TCP/IP hosts on that network.
Network configuration 4: Macintosh computers on EtherTalk cable segments separate from the TCP/IP host use AppleTalk protocols to communicate with the gateway, and the gateway uses TCP/IP protocols to communicate with the TCP/IP host. Macintosh computers on the same Ethernet network as the TCP/IP host use standard TCP/IP protocols to communicate directly with the TCP/IP host.
If this is your network configuration, the upper section of the MacTCP control panel contains the following icons. If your computer must communicate through a gateway to reach a TCP/IP host, make sure that the EtherTalk icon is selected. If you are on the same Ethernet as the TCP/IP host, select the Ethernet icon.
Network configuration 5: A Macintosh computer on a Token Ring network, connected either to an IP host on the Token Ring network or to an IP host on an Ethernet network through an IP router or Ethernet-to-Token-Ring bridge.
If this is your network configuration, the upper section of the MacTCP control panel contains the following icons. Select the Token Ring icon to allow your Macintosh computer to use TCP/IP to communicate with other TCP/IP hosts on that network.
Note: If you have a Token Ring card installed in your computer, the Token Ring icon that appears in the MacTCP control panel includes the NuBus slot number. This number differs from the physical card slot number that is displayed in the Token Ring control panel. The following figure shows the Token Ring and MacTCP control panels for a Macintosh II computer with multiple Token Ring cards. The table at the end of this section maps the correspondence between the physical slot numbers shown in the Token Ring control panel and the NuBus slot numbers shown in the MacTCP control panel.
The following table shows physical slot numbers (top row), and NuBus slot numbers in various Macintosh computers.
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