AOL offers advice on setting up TCP/IP for AOL

Judith Whetter encountered a problem with AOL and both of her new Macs (an iMac and an iBook, running Mac OS 9). She writes: "On both computers, I noticed a 'warning' that would appear at every startup regarding the need to set up TCP properly for AOL use. The warning went away on the iBook after I removed AOL and its extensions. As for the iMac DV, I noticed that certain TCP functions (such as web access) would often fail partially or completely while using AOL. This would be fixed if I went to TCP/IP control panel and 'reset' the settings, but the problem resumed again after a while." AOL tech support offered the following advice (which worked!): Close down all programs and launch the TCP/IP control panel. Click on File on menu bar. Choose Configuration . Set Active configuration to Default. Then click on "Make Active " button. Top box.... "Change connect Via" to AOL LINK ENHANCED. Then change Configure to "Using Boot P Server" If the IP Address says "Will be supplied by server" - then we will move on to the next step. Sub Net Mask Box Type 255.255.0.0. (You will need to be in Advanced User mode to do this) Save the settings and quit TCP/IP. restart the Mac.