Yea! I did it. I have everything configured and up & running. Due to the theme of the support list, I'm anxious to share my findings and pointers to help you get Netscape up & running on your home Mac.
First off, make sure you have the right software. (it's all free, so don't worry about that) You need ZTerm, InterSLIP, and the range of communications software that you want (ie: Eudora, Netscape, Fetch, MacIP/NCSA Telnet, etc). You can get ZTerm from the Help Desk at Wilson Library if you don't have it. Just bring in a floppy and they'll be glad to exchange it for one w/ the software on it. You can get InterSLIP from its home site at: ftp://ftp.intercon.com/InterCon/sales/InterSLIP. You can get the variety of communication software all over.
Okay, so you have all of the software, eh? Now you need SLiRP. It's also free (unlike TIA) and does the same thing. Basically it's the intermediate between your internet account and your home Macintosh. You can find it at its home site at: ftp://blitzen.canberra.edu.au/pub/slirp. After you download it comes the hard part, pending on your internet account (ie: is it SunOS, Solaris, Ultrix, ad nauseum). You need to compile SLiRP. Fortunately, they've done a lotta work w/ SLiRP and they have a shell script that will configure the config.h and Makefile. So cd into the slirp/src directory and type: ./configure. Sit back and enjoy while it works on finding more about your system. After it's done, type: "make all" and hope it works. If so, move the slirp binary into a path of yours (ie: ~/bin) and type: "rehash" (this updates some cmd thingie). If not, then don't fret. See if you have a UNIX guru on your site who will be gracious to configure it for you so it will compile. If you're on ISIS, hold tight (I'm still working on the compilation there).
So, let's see. You have the software, SLiRP, and what next? Pretty simple, really. First configure your MacTCP (don't fret). When the Control Panel pops up, (if you've installed InterSLIP) click on the InterSLIP icon. Then click on More. Okay, first make sure the upper left corner is on Manually. Then type in the Gateway Address (152.2.254.254). Then move to the upper right corner and change the Class to C. (You're almost done) Then go to the lower right corner and specify the nameserver (152.2.21.1) and to the left of that the domain (unc.edu). Make it the default. You can define others (in case hermes [the campus nameserver] is down) ... I know a few: 152.2.100.1, 152.2.191.2. You should be fine w/ those 3. (be sure to put unc.edu as the domain to the left of all of those) Now click on OK. The IP Address field should be highlighted. If not, you prob. locked the net stuff inside. (just go back in the More window and unlock 'em) Put 192.0.2.1 as your IP. (Don't worry ... it's a null/void IP that won't mess you up or any other machine here on campus) You may have to restart your computer for it to accept the changes.
Okay, so now you have MacTCP configured. Now to configure InterSLIP. The installation should have placed the InterSLIP Setup in your Apple Menu Items. Open that up and make a new item. (Under the File Menu ... or hit Command-N) Type in a nice name and then it appears in the menu below. Double click on your menu item to configure it. Configure your modem stuff first. Then click on Hardware Handshaking. For a Dial Script, choose Direct Connection. (trust me :)) Then move to the next column and for the Gateway, again choose Direct Connection. Then move down to the IP Address and put 192.0.2.1. Then enter 152.2.21.1 as the Nameserver. For the MTU Size, put 1500. Now you're done w/ InterSLIP. Hit OK.
Now open up ZTerm. (this is the fun part :)) Configure it to your liking and also: In the Connection Settings (Command-E), make sure you have Hardware Handshaking specified and in the Terminal Settings (Command-T), make sure you have the Don't Drop DTR option checked.
Now dial up UNC Services (2-9911). Upon entering, type: 18 Then type: "set port local %". Then type: "c [host]", host being your internet account (ie: gibbs.oit.unc.edu, etc). Login as usual. At the prompt, type: "%" and then type: "set session pasthru" Type: "fg" to go back to your internet account. Now type in: "slirp -b # -m 1500", # being your baud rate. Work with the # a little to find your maximum throughput. I have a 14.4 and so far, have found 30000 to be stable. I'm still optimizing that part.
Anyway, now quit ZTerm. Chose InterSLIP Setup again and click on Connect. Then hide it and Voila!! ... You can now open Netscape/Fetch/etc. Cool, eh? Now remember, this is only good for a Mac. I'm working on the IBM side.
Please don't bomb the Help Desk or OIT w/ questions about this. I take full responsibility for introducing this new stuff and I will help people out as much as I can. This letter's purpose is merely to thank those who helped and to share what I've found so that others can enjoy what I am. I'm probably going to set up a seperate list (so the support list won't be flooded) to handle any questions you may have about SLiRP, etc. For now, please mail any questions just to me and if I can answer them, I will. I tried to make this letter as spamless as I could, so I'm probably leaving some trivial details out. I hope this helps advance people's experience and impression of the internet instead of the other way around. :)
Hope this helps. :)