Welcome to Minicom Version 3.3 Help
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Minicom Version 3.3 is produced by CS-JAMI and
is designed for PCs running Win'95, Win'98 or Windows NT. The PCs
can be connected together on an Intranet ( LAN) or modem (
requires Win'98 or Win NT on the Server ) and using the TCP/IP
protocol.
... start and stop
programs on other PCs.
...exchange clipboard text with other PCs.
...setup Minirem on other PCs.
...control local and remote modems
...monitor and control other computers from your computer
...synchronise your PC Time from another computer
Minicom requires a minimum of a 486 66
Mhz computer with at least 5 Megabyte spare disk space and VGA/
SVGA graphics card. Minicom works on Win'95, Win'98 and NT V4.0
systems.
Install the software on
all the PCs you wish to control.
Now start MiniRem.exe on
each PC.
Finally start Minicom on your own PC and away you go.
If you use a Hosts file in
the windows directory on your PC then a list of possible hosts
will be loaded automatically when Minicom starts for the first
time.
You are asked for the name of the
computer, ( "Select a Host to Connect to"). Here you
can enter the Network name of the computer eg. "Fred"
or if known the internet address such as
"150.100.100.200".
The dialog also has a Settings button.
Having entered the name, press
"OK".
...allows you to Start and Stop a
program on another computer on the network.
Select "Connect",
"Program" from the Menu and connect to a remote host.
You are now asked for the name of the
program you wish to start , ( "Start Remote Process").
Now lets start Notepad.exe on computer Fred. Enter the path and
program file name on the remote computer eg.
"c:\windows\notepad.exe".
A window should now appear that says
"Process Start- <Computer Name>
c:\windows\notepad.exe". In the window should be the result.
eg "Process Start: OK Process ID="-193467""
or similar.
To stop this process select
"Connect", "Program" from the Menu.
...allows you to exchange clipboard
text with another computer.
Select "Connect",
"Clipboard" from the Menu connect to a
remote host.
If there is any clipboard text on your
PC you can "Send" it to the remote PC clipboard. If the
remote PC has any clipboard text you can press "Get"
and copy it to your PC clipboard.
...allows you to setup Minirem on
another computer on the network.
Select "Connect",
"MiniRem" from the Menu and connect to a remote host.
The "Setup Minirem" dialogue
allows you to modify the password and TCP-IP port on the remote
PC and whether Minirem is minimised or invisible .
...allows you to start and stop local
and remote dial-up connections.
Select "Connect",
"Modem" from the Menu connect to a
remote host.
A dialog will appear with a list of the
remote PCs dial-up connections.
Select a connection and click the
"start" or "hangup" button.
...allows you to view and control other
PCs from your own screen.
Select "Connect",
"Screen" from the Menu and connect to a
remote host.
A window should now appear that says
"Command - <Computer Name>
Connected". In the window you should see the other PC
screen.
You can View this as a Full Screen Display giving the
impression of working directly on the other computer. To exit
from the Full Screen Display press the "Esc" escape
key.
(See View/ Refresh to update the screen if there is a line
transmission problem.)
...allows you to set your computer
clock from another computer on the network.
Select "Connect", "Time" from the Menu and connect to a remote host.
A window should now appear that says
"Time - <Computer Name> Connected".
After a few seconds you should see a
time string eg. "16:00:45", appear in the window. This
means that the time has been sent from the other PC and that your
PC clock has been synchronised to that time.
You can start Minicom with a Command
Line Parameter. For example if you want immediately to connect as
the screen of computer "Fred" then add Fred to the
command line for Minicom. The command line will then look like...
"c:\Program
Files\Minicom\Minicom.exe Fred"
When you start Minicom it will
immediately try to connect to Fred and open a Full Screen
Display.
Registering is quite easy, on the
Internet just Web Browse into
"members.xoom.com/jamixoom" and check out how to .
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