Getting Home IP Software

Before you and your computer can use the Home IP service, you need to install and/or configure the PPP connectivity software on your machine.

Workstation Support Services distributes and supports the Connecting@Berkeley CD-ROM for the Macintosh and PC/Windows platforms. If you have either a Macintosh or PC, we recommend using the Connecting@Berkeley software. The CD-ROM includes software for common Internet applications, such as Netscape, Eudora, Telnet, Fetch.

Many operating systems, such as Windows 95, Linux and FreeBSD, come with PPP software.

The UCB Linux Users Groups (CalLUG) has some tips for the UCB modems at ftp://ftp-callug.cs.berkeley.edu/pub/scripts/

To find software for more exotic operating systems, check out the PPP FAQ from the comp.protocols.ppp newsgroup. If you run into problems, you might try posting for information on Usenet. The newsgroups to read and post questions on are ucb.net.home-ip.discussion, the Berkeley local newsgroup that deals with the home-ip service, and comp.protocols.ppp, the global newsgroup discussing PPP software. If you are posting to the group with a question about a particular operating system or software package, it is courteous to include this information in the subject line, ie:

	Subject: [PC/Windows] Where can I get mosaic?

This allows people to skim over the messages they know nothing about.