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TCPIP (Arc KA9Q) Version 2.01
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Note - this is suitable for Risc OS 3 onwards only.
At long last, the first non test release of !TCPIP V2.
This doesn't mean that everything is known to work perfectly (I wish..),
it just means that I am more or less happy with the bits I've added, and
that bits recently added by Anthony and Tom Huges seem to do their jobs.
I had hoped to get a demand dialer implemented and some desparately needed
improvements to the FTP server and client, but alas other things have had
to take priority, if only so that certain sections can be left alone for
a while.
Doubtless there will still be bugs and many things that need improving.
Anyway, for now this seems to be a good stable release, and suitable for
general circulation.
Note, the version preceding this, 2.00g was never intended for public
circulation, though was uploaded to the Risc OS developers directory on
Demon's ftp server so that Anthony could get at it - I dont like
emailing huge archives - it tends to get a bit expensive, at least until
SMTPv2 and MIME become common.
Anyway, for those who didn't by some means or other obtain a copy of
2.00g, I would suggest you read the New_2.00g in conjunction with the
the New_201 file.
Setting up !TCPIP
=================
Appologies to those who are upgrading. !TCPIP Resources have been
re-organised such that they have their own psuedo application, which
also replaces !MailDir.
This will mean that this particular upgrade will be more awkward than
previous ones, however future upgrades will be very much easier.
- A note to the few 2.00g users:
- !TCPIPUser has changed very slightly. Unpack the new version over the
- original and move !TCPIPUser.spool, alias, folder into the new
- !TCPIPUser.MailDir.
First of all, you will need to ammend your dialer as follows:
Whichever dialer you are using, you will have to amend the OS variable it
uses to reference the !TCPIP application.
For !SlipDial:
Ammend the dialer script as follows:
Search for the line:
task <TCPIP$dir>.!Run
and replace it with:
task <TCPIP2$Dir>.!Run
For !CallDemon:
Ammend the file "!CallDemon.CallDIS" as follows:
Change the line:
if "<DIS$Connect>" = "CONNECT" Then WimpTask Run <TCPIP$Dir>
to:
if "<DIS$Connect>" = "CONNECT" Then WimpTask Run <TCPIP2$Dir>
- (New users can ignore this bit)
- Next, you will want to keep copies of your existing !TCPIP and
- !MailDir, so do the following:
- Rename !TCPIP as O!TCPIP
- Rename !MailDir as O!MailDir
- Next unpack !TCPIP and !TCPIPUser from the archive.
- As the system variables have changed slightly, you will need run
- !TCPIP.!Boot and !TCPIPUser.!Boot.
Now run !TCPIPUser. You should end up with a file in you text editor,
and a directory viewer open on the !TCPIPUser.Install directory.
Edit this file, entering you details and save it over the original.
(If you manage to destroy it, you can allways fetch a fresh copy from the
archive.)
Was this is done, double click on !Config in the viwer that was opened
for you. This will write entered information into various !TCPIP's
config files.
Thats it, basic !TCPIP configuration is done for use with Demon.
If you are using this software with another provider, still go through
this process, then amend any other details in !TCPIPUser.Config,
!TCPIPUser.AutoExec, !TCPIPUser.Domain, !TCPIPUser.Resolve.resconf as
needed.
If you upgrading from a previous version, I would suggest you still do
the same as then new information needed in !TCPIPUser.Config will be
present, leaving you to merge in the old information.
Once this is done, you may wish to create / copy in finger information
from your O!TCPIP.Finger.* files. Also you may wish to copy banner files
over, FTPUsers etc. Before copying over resolve.hosts, have a look at
the new resolve.hosts and ensure the information for you own host is
present. This is needed by the reverse DNS for offline usage.
Finally, if you have an alias file in !MailDir, copy this to
!TCPIPUser.MailDir.
Hopefully thats it. You should be operational again.
I hope to be supply a wimp config program with future version of !TCPIP
that will make the above process somewaht easier for first time users.
Also, in future, software upgrades will be alot easier, as !TCPIP has
been separated from its configuration and data files.
Adam Goodfellow <adam@comptech.demon.co.uk>
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Please report bugs to tcpip2@comptech.demon.co.uk.
Suggestions are perhaps best raised in the usenet group
demon.ip.support.archimedes.