Mac Exodus Setup

Setup

All Versions

The settings described here are intended to get things to work and are not necessarily the optimal ones.

What you need

• some version of PPP. I used MacPPP 2.0.1. I hear that FreePPP is also good.
• MacTCP (included with eXodus)
• Mac eXodus

PPP setup

• Install: drag the 'PPP' extension and the 'Config PPP' control panel to your system folder and then restart
• Configure:
  
  • Port Name: whatever port your modem is connected to
  • Idel Timeout: None
  • Echo Interval: Off
  • Terminal Window: Unchecked
  • Hangup on Close: Checked
  • Quiet Mode: Checked
  • hit 'Config' button and set:
    • PPP Server Name: ObjecTime (or whatever you want to call it)
    • Port Speed: 38400
    • Flow Control: CTS & RTS (DTR)
    • Phone num: 5913090
    • Modem Init: at&f1
    • Authentication: your Unix userid and password. You can leave this blank, but you will be prompted for this everytime you start a modem connection.
• Usage: the 'Open' button will initiate a connection. You don't need to open a connection this way since MacTCP will open one automatically when it needs to, but you can open a connection manually to see if your settings are correct.

MacTCP

• Install: install MacTCP from the eXodus installer
• Configure:
  
  • startup up the MacTCP control panel and then,
  • select the PPP icon
  • click the 'More' button and set:
    
    • Obtain Address: Server
    • Gateway Address: 192.139.251.125
      (you have to click the 'Manually' button in order to enable this field for editing. Don't forget to set it back to 'Server')
    • Class: C
    • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.128
      (drag the pointer handle under the 'Subnet Mask:' field to change this number)
    • Domain: objectime.on.ca
    • IP Address: 192.139.251.2
    • Default: on
• Verifiy Setup: you can verify your installation and setup of MacTCP and PPP by starting the 'MacTCP Ping' application, entering your machine name (eg. 'otl8') in the 'Ping Host Address' field and hitting the 'Start Ping' button. If everything is setup correctly, the display should show a successful ping. If not, then check your setup. This debugging part is the hard part.

eXodus

• Install: use the installer to install eXodus.
  Don't forget to install macTCP also.
• Setup: One possible set of settings are:
  
  • Screen Editor: Type - Rootless (Motif)
  • Modifier Keys:
    
    • Use Command Key as: X Meta Key
    • Use Option Key as: Macintosh Key
    • Button 1: mouse down
    • Button 2: Option - '
    • Button 3: Option - mouse down
• Clients: Clients can be set in the 'Client Editor'. For example:
  
  • Host: otl8
  • Username: joe
  • Password: None
  • Timeout: 10
  • Command Processor: RSH
  • Command: setenv DISPLAY $$ME$$ && /usr/openwin/bin/xterm
  • Client Name: xterm
  • No autolaunch
  when you create your own clients, don't forget to use the full path name, since these commands are executed without a $PATH being specified.

Unix workstation setup

On your Unix workstation in your home directory you need to create a '.rhosts' file with something like the following (if you already have a .rhosts file, add these lines to the end of it):

    remote1 joe
    remote2 joe
    remote3 joe
    remote4 joe

MacTCP

• Install: install MacTCP from the eXodus installer
• Configure:
  
  • startup up the MacTCP control panel and then,
  • select the PPP icon
  • click the 'More' button and set:
    
    • Obtain Address: Server
    • Gateway Address: 192.139.251.125 (you have to click the 'Manually' button in order to enable this field for editing. Don't forget to set it back to 'Server')
    • Class: C
    • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.128 (drag the pointer handle under the 'Subnet Mask:' field to change this number)
    • Domain: objectime.on.ca
    • IP Address: 192.139.251.2
    • Default: on
• Verifiy Setup: you can verify your installation and setup of MacTCP and PPP by starting the 'MacTCP Ping' application, entering your machine name (eg. 'otl8') in the 'Ping Host Address' field and hitting the 'Start Ping' button. If everything is setup correctly, the display should show a successful ping. If not, then check your setup (you know, this is like 'left as an exercise for the reader' :). This debugging part is the hard part. You can talk to me for more info on what to do here. Rob and Steve Saunders are also good people to ask on what to do here.

eXodus

• Install: use the installer to install eXodus. Don't forget to install macTCP also.
• Setup: the settings I found acceptable for me are (the ones changed from the default setting):
  
  • Screen Editor: Type - Rootless (Motif)
  • Modifier Keys:
    
    • Use Command Key as: X Meta Key
    • Use Option Key as: Macintosh Key
    • Button 1: mouse down
    • Button 2: Option - '
    • Button 3: Option - mouse down
• Clients: I set my clients in the 'Client Editor' like:
  
  • Host: otl8
  • Username: joe
  • Password: None
  • Timeout: 10
  • Command Processor: RSH
  • Command: setenv DISPLAY $$ME$$ && /usr/openwin/bin/xterm
  • Client Name: xterm
  • No autolaunch
  I also created a client for 'mailtool' same as above but using mailtool instead of xterm.
  When you create your own clients, don't forget to use the full path name, since these commands are executed without a $PATH being specified.

Unix workstation setup

On your Unix workstation in your home directory you need to create a '.rhosts' file with someting like the following (if you already have a .rhosts file, add these lines to the end of it):

    remote1 joe
    remote2 joe
    remote3 joe
    remote4 joe

Of course you should replace 'joe' with your userid. The above file is needed for the RSH command processor for your clients. It allows eXodus to start up clients using RSH without a password (remoteN are the names of the four dialup modems). You can apparently avoid the need for this file by using the REXEC command processor, but if you do, you will have to use the Password option on your client, and you will have to enter your password when you want to start up clients.