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- INSTALL.EXE NOS TCP/IP INSTALLATION KIT 3/1/91
-
- This is a pre-release copy of the "install" program for KA9Q's (NOS) TCP/IP
- package for the IBM-PC. The installation performed by this program is
- intended for Ham Radio (hard-wire LAN support is not included). The program
- is also specific to the version made available as "901130". To use, follow
- these steps:
-
-
- - if you don't have a 3.5" floppy, get someone to copy the files
- to disks you can use. I suggest putting the "nos_exe.*" files
- on one 360k disk, and all the others on a second disk. Then
- create a subdirectory on your hard disk (you *do* have a hard
- disk, right?), and copy all the files into it.
-
- - if you do have a 3.5" disk, just stick the floppy in a drive.
-
- - change drives and directories so that when you do a "dir", you
- get a list of all the files on this distribution. For example,
- if your 3.5" floppy drive is drive A:, just type: "A:<ENTER>".
- If you have copied the distribution files into the directory
- called "\dist" on "drive C:", then first change to drive C by
- typing: "C:<ENTER>", and then change directories: "cd \dist".
-
- - run "install"
-
- - Once installation is complete, you should add the path to the
- NOS binaries directory in your autoexec.bat file. For example,
- if you install NOS in "C:\NOS", then add "C:\NOS\BIN" to your
- PATH statement in your autoexec.bat.
-
- - You should also add a variable to your autoexec.bat file for a
- path to the "TMP" directory. If you installed NOS in "C:\",
- then add the line: "set TMP=C:\TMP" to the autoexec.bat file
- (if you don't already have one).
-
- - To start KA9Q NOS running (if you've installed both KA9Q & G1EMM),
- type "startnos" or "startnos ka9q" at the DOS prompt. To start
- G1EMM NOS (if both are installed), type "startnos g1emm". If you
- have only installed one or the other, but not both, then just
- type "startnos".
-
-
- Be careful, I still don't have a lot of error checking (sanity checking?) in
- the code, so if you *want* to break the program, it's a cinch that you can
- accomplish your goal.
-
- You will still have to "hand-edit" the "domain.txt" file to add other IP
- station's addresses, and also the "ftpusers" file to enable other users to
- be able to "log in" to your system. In the "autoexec.net" file, the first
- interface chosen in the install list, will automatically be made the port
- to be used for default routing. This likely will not be desirable in all
- cases.
-
- Once the installation is complete, and you have edited all the config files
- that you want to, change to the drive you installed the software on, "cd" to
- the "base" directory that NOS was installed into, and simply execute the
- "startnos.bat" file. This will delete any lock files that may have existed
- the last time NOS was run, copy the log file to a backup filename, and start
- TCP/IP running.
-
- Please send comments/questions/suggestions about this installation procedure
- to:
-
- Dave Fritsche (wb8zxu)
- 1947 E. Citation Ln.
- Tempe, AZ 85284
- (602) 820-1629
- dlf@phx.mcd.mot.com
-