|
DataMuseum.dkPresents historical artifacts from the history of: DKUUG/EUUG Conference tapes |
This is an automatic "excavation" of a thematic subset of
See our Wiki for more about DKUUG/EUUG Conference tapes Excavated with: AutoArchaeologist - Free & Open Source Software. |
top - metrics - downloadIndex: R T
Length: 8773 (0x2245)
Types: TextFile
Names: »README«
└─⟦9ae75bfbd⟧ Bits:30007242 EUUGD3: Starter Kit
└─⟦this⟧ »EurOpenD3/network/ka9q/README«
The files in this directory represent the latest release of the KA9Q TCP/IP
package, dated 890421.0. Questions, comments, bug reports, etc., to me as
bdale@col.hp.com...
- - - - -
total 2312
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 7884 Apr 24 15:59 README
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 38642 Apr 22 11:20 bm_src.arc
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 85066 Apr 22 05:09 drivers.arc
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 173957 Apr 21 21:19 net_pc.arc
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 342460 Apr 22 02:13 net_src1.arc
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 162518 Apr 21 12:46 net_src2.arc
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 12242 Apr 27 1987 pkx.com
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 53998 Dec 30 1987 tnc_ash.arc
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 15872 Dec 28 1987 tnc_ldr.arc
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 34710 Jan 2 1988 tnc_tnc1.arc
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 49664 Dec 28 1987 tnc_tnc2.arc
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 129108 Apr 22 11:05 userman.arc
-rw-r--r-- 1 bdale wizard 52905 Apr 22 11:03 xobbs.arc
- - - - -
Welcome to the KA9Q Internet Software Package.
Revision 890421.0
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY MADE YOUR BACKUP COPIES, DO IT NOW
As distributed, this package contains two diskettes:
1ea Plug and Play disk configured for use with an
IBM PC/clone.
1ea Documentation and TNC software disk.
As a first time, or early user you will initially be
interested in the Plug and Play disk. If you are interested in
doing development work or browsing through the source code you
will find want to obtain our other 2-disk set that contains all
of the sourcecode in 'C'.
This disk is designed to help you get on the air as quickly as
possible running the TCP/IP protocol suite. What has been
done is to put together a disk that is ready to run, except
for a few simple site-specific things that you'll have to do
yourself.
The files you need to modify are the 4 files that contain
information specific to your machine and situation. Use your
favorite text editor to make the required changes. The files
that are provided have been heavily annotated to *briefly*
describe what each function is. See the documentation referred
to below for complete explanations.
The files that need to be changed are:
\AUTOEXEC.NET - primary config file for the NET.EXE
program. Check each entry line that does
NOT begin with an '#'. Substitute your
callsign, etc as appropriate.
\FTPUSERS - follow the instructions on the sample file,
making changes as necessary.
\BM.RC - check your hostname, username, and favorite
editor.
\HOST.NET - prepare a separate hosts.net file which
will reflect the hosts accessible from your
computer.
Once you've done this, you should be able to run NET.EXE
successfully.
If you have a problem which appears to be hardware related
there is a good deal of information in the documentation
provided. Your easiest solution may, however, be to get in
touch with someone who is already running TCP/IP on your type
of equipment. Problems always seem to get fixed faster when
there's an expert around!
You will find that this disk is organized into several
subdirectories, and with the files contained therein as
follows:
\(ROOT)__ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . autoexec.net
| ftpusers
| hosts.net
| bm.rc
| *net.exe
| *bm.exe
|
|___SPOOL_. . . . . . . . . . .** net.log
|
|
|___MAIL. . . . . . .** user.seq
| ** user.txt
|
|___MQUEUE. . . . . .** sequence.seq
| ** #.txt
| ** #.wrk
|
|___RQUEUE. . . . . .used if you're a mail
gateway...
(As an aside, if you duplicate this disk for a friend, and you are
*encouraged* to do so, you must use diskcopy and not 'copy *.*'
since there are subdirectories involved)
NOTES
* If you are using a hard disk the subdirectory
configuration should be the same as shown EXCEPT that
the files marked with a single asterisk '*' need to be
placed in a separate subdirectory of your root directory.
This directory can be called NET, TCPIP or anything of
your choice. This subdirectory then becomes the one from
which you will execute NET.EXE.
** The files marked with a double asterisk '**' will be
automagically installed for you when you execute BM.EXE.
NET_DOC.ARC is a compressed file containing USERMAN.DOC.
You will want to read USERMAN.DOC as soon as possible,
look for it on disk 2 of 2.
Future revisions:
Revisions to the KA9Q code have been occurring approximately
once per year. When they occur they are announced on the
global Internet, Compuserve, TAPR's Packet Status Register
newsletter, Gateway, packet BBS's and almost anywhere amateur
news travels. Revisions, when announced, are available as
follows:
Floppies (IBM format):
Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR)
Box 12925
Tucson AZ
85732
(602) 323-1710
Floppies (other than IBM format):
Future arrangements will be announced when made.
Comments and suggestions concerning this disk package
should be addressed to:
Andy Freeborn N0CCZ
President, TAPR
5222 Borrego Drive
Colorado Springs CO
80918
N0CCZ @ K0HOA
uucp: winfree!andy
arpa: andy%winfree@col.hp.com
Addendum:
The following suggestion for floppy users provided by John
Conner, WD0FHG.
------
Note to floppy users with two drives and using DOS 3.0 or
later (you don't have two drives?---go trade a HT battery pack
for one they are much more useful :-):
At present NET does not understand different drives. To make B:
accessable to NET enter the following command from A:> BEFORE
running NET.
JOIN B: A:\PUBLIC
This command makes drive B: appear to be the subdirectory PUBLIC
on drive A: and all files and subdirectories on B: can be accessed
by adding \PUBLIC\ to the file name. In effect we just doubled the
size of the A: drive. A couple of cautions about using this command.
First be sure you have a formated disk in B: when running NET or it
will hang trying to read the B: disk. Second the JOIN command is
actually a file on your DOS disk and will need to be on the disk
in the A: drive when you enter the command.
( PUBLIC can be any name that is not already used on drive A:. I
use the \PUBLIC as the area all ftp users have access to. WD0FHG)
- - - - -
The sources to the KA9Q package have been split into two archives, named
NET_SRC1.ARC (on this disk), and NET_SRC2.ARC (on disk 2 of 2).
The program PKX.COM is provided in case you don't have an un-arc utility on
your system. To see what the options are, run the program with no options,
like:
PKX
To work on the sources, you'll need a hard disk. Even a 1.44meg 3.5" floppy
is not big enough to build the program from scratch. The suggested method
is to create a subdirectory somewhere, unarc both source archives into it,
and then proceed to editting config.h and picking the appropriate makefile.
Disk 2 of 2 also contains the sources to the W2XO PBBS program. This is a
program designed specifically to interface with the KA9Q program when run
under System V Unix. Jim gave us a snapshot of his efforts at the time of
the release. He will no doubt continue to improve the program. Contact him
at durham%w2xo@vax.cs.pittsburgh.edu if you use his code...
Good luck...