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* Copyrights
See the file "COPYRIGHTS" for copyright information for this release.
* License
The GNU General Public Licence version 2 (see the file "COPYING") applies
to the whole distribution, exept for files explicitly stated in
the file "COPYRIGHTS".
* About This Distribution
The revision 2 is still to be considered as a "gamma" version, that is,
there might still be some bugs left and something will certainly change.
The e-mail address for bug reports is:
amitcp-bug@hut.fi
There is also a mailing list for the developers, it can be joined by
sending mail to:
amitcp-request@hut.fi
Any problems and suggestions can also be discussed on the newsgroup
comp.sys.amiga.datacomm.
* About the included FTP and Telnet clients
The FTP and Telnet clients included in the binary distribution are
supplied by:
Mark Tomlinson <mark@garden.equinox.gen.nz>
Goeff McCaughan <geoff@equinox.gen.nz>
for who you are free to send any comments about the FTP and the Telnet.
Source code for these two programs can be found from the Aminet under
the directory comm/net.
* To Install AmiTCP/IP:
You can't install this new version on top of any older version. If
your disk space allows, leave the old version on the disk and delete
it when you have the new version running.
First extract distribution archives (AmiTCP_xxx_20.lha) to a
directory in your hard disk (e.g. WORK:).
Before you proceed, you must get some information from your network
administration. (if you don't get the information, you must modify
your database afterwards). This information includes:
* Internet protocol address allocated for your computer. This
is a series of decimal numbers separated by dots. For
example, 130.233.161.40 is a legal internet address.
* Destionation IP address of a point-to-point link. This applies only
if you use a point-to-point medium, such as a serial line.
* Netmask for your network. This specifies how many bits in your
internet address specifies your network address. Netmask is like
255.255.255.0. If your network is not sub-netted, then do not have
to supply this value (a default computed from the IP address is used).
* Name of your host. This is a mnemonic name which can usually be
used instead of the internet address to refer to your computer.
This is like "Amiga1".
* Domain name of your site. For example, "hut.fi" is the domain name for
the Helsinki University of Technology in Finland.
* Address(es) of the Domain Name Server(s) which will be used to translate
host names to the corresponding internet addresses. A local
database must be used instead if there is no name server on your
domain.
* Address of the default gateway via which to send packets to
hosts not in your local network. There may be more than one of
them.
* The network interface to use. This may be Ethernet, SLIP or
something else. We assume that you have proper hardware installed
and the appropriate Sana-II compatible device driver installed in
directory DEVS:Networks. AmiTCP/IP needs the name of device
driver in order to use it. The unit number for the device in
question is also needed (usually this is 0).
When you are ready, you may start the installation by
double-clicking the "Install_AmiTCP-2.0"-icon.
* What Happens in the Installation?
Here is explained shortly what happens during the installation. This is
provided to those of you who want to know what happens to their
computer.
* First destination is selected.
* Some files are copied to their proper locations on your system.
* Information to setup network is asked.
* Your host name is stored to environment variable HOSTNAME
* Configuration information is saved in AmiTCP:db/netdb-myhost.
* Script to start AmiTCP/IP and interfaces is
created to Amitcp:bin/startnet.
* s:user-startup is modified to make right assigns and paths.
* If you select to start AmiTCP/IP when your computer boots,
command for this is added to s:user-startup.
Here are examples of startnet and netdb files.
Sana-2 device driver: slip.device (Serial Line IP)
Unit: 0
Name assigned to computer: slip-2
Name of your Domain: hut.fi
aliases: amy
Address assigned to computer: 130.233.161.50
Destination address (terminal server): 130.233.161.90
Netmask in network: 255.255.252.0
Address of gateway: 130.233.163.254
Address of primary nameserver: 130.233.224.1
AmiTCP:bin/startnet: (comment = ;)
run AmiTCP:AmiTCP
SYS:Rexxc/WaitForPort AMITCP
Wait 2 secs
; configure loop-back device
AmiTCP:bin/ifconfig lo/0 localhost
; Configure Devs:Networks/slip.device unit 0
AmiTCP:bin/ifconfig Devs:Networks/slip.device/0 130.233.161.50 130.233.161.90 netmask 255.255.252.0
; Add route to this host
AmiTCP:bin/route add slip-2.hut.fi localhost
; Add route to the default gateway
AmiTCP:bin/route add default 130.233.163.254
run AmiTCP:bin/inetd
Amitcp:db/netdb-myhost: (comment = ;)
; This host
HOST 130.233.161.50 slip-2.hut.fi slip-2 amy
; Domain names
DOMAIN hut.fi
; Name servers
NAMESERVER 130.233.224.1
Your user-startup will contain something along following lines:
;BEGIN AmiTCP/IP
setenv HOSTNAME slip-2.hut.fi
assign AmiTCP: HardDisk:Work/project/DIST-2.0.24
path AmiTCP:bin add
;END AmiTCP/IP