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                               SLIP_*
                 Package put together by John Mudge
               FidoNet: 1:352/111    SurvNet: 9:91/0
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Overview:

This is a combination of several programs available through other sources,
with some of the programs being shareware.  Please read the doc files and 
register as appropriate.

PHONE and UMSLIP are from the University of Minnesota.  The other programs 
are from various sources as indicated in their DOC files.

This package contains everything you need to set up a SLIP (Serial Line 
Interface Protocol) connection to Internet.  SLIP varies from an Internet
Shell Account in that the connection is made automatically and you are 
issued a temporary IP (Internet Protocol) address for the duration of your 
call.  This is done through a handshake procedure known as BOOTP, which
passes certain information between your system and your host.

Installation:

Make a directory on your C: drive called SLIP:
         CD \
         MD SLIP
Make a subdirectory under \SLIP:
         CD \SLIP
         MD MAIL
Copy all programs from wherever they are to the SLIP directory:
         CD \SLIP
         XCOPY C:\wherever *.*
Add two lines to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
         SET TZ=PST8PDT 
(or whatever is appropriate for your timezone.)
         C:\SLIP\UMSLIP.COM 0x60 2048
Reboot your machine.
Run PHONE SETUP
         CD \SLIP
         PHONE SETUP
Press ALT-S and set up your modem and slip info.  You will need to contact
your Internet provider to get some of the info.  See further instructions 
below for exact setup details.

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Modify the script PHONE.CMD for your modem and the custom login portion.

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Running the included batch file will automatically call your provider at 
the number set up in PHONE and use the login script PHONE.CMD.  After the 
connection is complete, you will be placed in the application that is 
included with this archive.

All uploading and downloading will be done from or to your machine rather 
than your host machine!
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INSTALLATION
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Make a suitable directory to hold the files, e.g. C:\SLIP, and copy
this archive into it. Unzip the archive (using PKWare's PKUNZIP.EXE 
V2.04g or a similar program).

CONFIGURATION
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Run SLIP SETUP. You will see the following screen:

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    Actions  Setup                                                 13:38:27 



   Transaction Log   []ͻ
                                                                           
 Press function key:                                                       
                                                                           
    F4   to setup modem                                                    
    F5   to setup SLIP                                                     
                                                                           
    F6   to quit                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
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 F1 Help  This window displays what is happening during a login.            


Press F4 and this screen will appear:

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[] Modem Settings ͻ
                                                       
    Baud rate     COM Ports     Modem                  
    ( )  1200     () COM1      ADI                   
    ( )  2400     ( ) COM2      COMSTATION3           
    ( )  4800     ( ) COM3      GENERIC               
ͺ    ( )  9600     ( ) COM4      HAYES                 []ͻ
             ( ) 14400     ( ) COM5      HAYES-1200                     
 Press fu    ( ) 19200     ( ) COM6      HAYES-OPTIMA                   
             ( ) 38400     ( ) COM7      MULTIMODEM-V32                 
    F4       () 57600     ( ) COM8      POWERUSER-V1                   
    F5                                                                   
             Advanced                                    
    F6       Parity        Stop Bits     Dialing                         
             () None      () One (1)   ( ) Pulse      OK              
             ( ) Odd       ( ) Two (2)   () Tone                
             ( ) Even      Handshaking                Cancel            
             ( ) Mark      [X] CTS       Init str                
             ( ) Space     [X] RTS       any other commands              
         ͼ         
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 F1 Help  Enter any modem setup commands you wish to add.                   


Parity, Stop Bits, Handshaking and Dialing can be left as they are.

If you have successfully connected using some other package, you should be
able to find the appropriate settings for Baud rate, COM Ports, Modem and
Init str from your existing setup. If not, or you aren't sure, do the
following:

Baud rate:  If you have a 14400 or faster modem and a buffered UART (16550),
            select 57600. If you aren't sure whether you have a 16550, try
            38400 first. Then try 57600. If things go faster, keep that
            setting; if they go slower or more jerkily, go back to 38400.
            If you are running with a locked serial port, set this option
            to the locked rate.
COM Ports:  Select the COM port that your modem is attached or set to.
Modem:      Scroll through the list and select the most appropriate modem.
            If your modem isn't listed, and you know what your initialisation
            string should be, select 'GENERIC' and enter the string, without
            the preceeding 'AT', in the Init str box, e.g. you know that
            your modem works well with just 'ATZ', so you just type Z in the
            Init str box. If you aren't sure what your init string should be,
            try 'GENERIC' and Z or 'HAYES-OPTIMA'.

Select OK and you will be returned to the start-up screen. Press F5 and the
following screen will be presented to you:

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[] SLIP setup ͻ[]ͻ
                                                                         
 Press f  User Name      jmudge                                          
          Password                                          
    F4    Phone Number   923-4082                                        
    F5                                                                   
                                         OK        Cancel              
    F6                                                   
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 F1 Help  Enter your full user name.  Example:  bob0001@student.tc.umn.edu  


User Name:    Enter your username as known to your ISP.  For instance, I am
              jmudge@wln.com username is jmudge (as shown above).
Password:     Enter the password that you use for your ISP. Do this carefully,
              as what you type isn't echoed to the screen!!
Phone number: Set this to the number of your ISP.

Select OK and you will be returned to the start-up screen. Press F6 and you
will exit to DOS.

Everything is now set up.  Have Fun!

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