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= PIPEX Dial Version 3.1 =
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Section 1: Installation Notes
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1.0 Installation
This version of PIPEX Dial cannot be installed over a version
of Dial prior to version 3.1. If you have an existing version
of Dial on your PC, then you should upgrade to Dial 3.1 via
the Online Upgrade route. Alternatively, you may uninstall your
existing Dial software, then install PIPEX Dial 3.1.
1.1 Registration (New Accounts)
After installing the PIPEX Dial software, you can register for a
PIPEX Dial account by clicking on the 'Register' button in the
Quick Launch panel, or by selecting the Commands->How To
Register menu. You will be allocated your own personal account
and password, and your PIPEX Dial software will be automatically
upgraded to the full version.
Your new account will remain valid for a number of days after
installation. Each time you connect to the Internet with Dial
you will be told how many days you have remaining before your
account expires. If you wish to continue using Dial after this
time you must subscribe to the PIPEX Dial service. To do this,
you should click the 'Subscribe' button on the expiry dialog box,
or select to the Command->How To Subscribe menu.
1.2 Registration (Existing Account Holders)
After installng the PIPEX Dial software, you should register
your existing Dial account by clicking on the 'Register' button
in the Quick Launch panel, or by selecting the Command->How To
Register menu. Your PIPEX Dial software will be automatically
upgraded to the full version.
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Section 2: Setting up an email alias
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2.0 Introduction
You have been allocated an email address with your PIPEX Dial
account. By default, this address consists of your Dial account
username (without the letters sol or bbc if these are given with
your account information) @dial.pipex.com For example, if your
username is zzz99, your default email address would be
zzz99@dial.pipex.com
2.1 Registering an alias
You can register a "friendly" email alias of your own choice
(perhaps your name or company name) by accessing the PIPEX
Dial Support Services web page at URL:
http://www.dial.pipex.com/support/
and following the links to the Email Alias Registration Form.
Once this email alias has been registered and activated you
must continue to log into the service using your current
username but you will receive any email sent to either your
original email address or your new email alias.
2.2 Restrictions
There are a few restrictions to the email alias you can choose:
You may only use letters, numbers, "-" or "."
Upper and lower case letters are the same, so that
"Joe.Smith" is the same as "joe.smith"
Spaces cannot be used (we suggest that you replace any spaces
with full stops)
You may only have one email alias per PIPEX Dial account, so
think carefully about what you want it to be before you fill in
the registration form.
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Section 3: System File Modifications
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3.0 Introduction
This section describes the modifications that have been made to
your system files during installation.
3.1 Modifications to the SYSTEM.INI file
Setup adds the following entries:
[boot]
drivers=<install drive><install dir>\pctcp\wcomapi.dll
[386Enh]
device=<install drive><install dir>\pctcp\wcomvxd.386
where <install drive> is the installation drive (eg C:) and
<install dir> is the PIPEX Dial installation directory
(eg \DIAL).
3.2 Modifications to the WIN.INI file
Setup adds the following entry:
[Netscape]
ini=<install drive><install dir>\NETSCAPE\NETSCAPE.INI
where <install drive> is the installation drive and <install dir>
is the PIPEX Dial installation directory.
3.3 Modifications to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
If you allowed Dial to automatically modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
then the following modifications were made. If you skipped this
part of the installation you must now insert the following lines
yourself.
The following lines are added to the top of the file:
REM the next line was inserted by PIPEX Dial Version 3.1
set pctcp=<install drive><install dir>\pctcp\pctcp.ini
REM the next line was inserted by PIPEX Dial Version 3.1
<install drive><install dir>\pctcp\vxdinit.exe
where <install drive> is the installation drive and <install dir>
is the PIPEX Dial installation directory.
The following lines are added immediately after you first set your
PATH environment variable, so that <install dir>\pctcp is added to
your PATH:
REM the next line was inserted by PIPEX Dial Version 3.1
PATH %PATH%;<install drive><install dir>\pctcp
where <install drive> is the installation drive and <install dir>
is the PIPEX Dial installation directory.
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Section 4: Working With Other Networking Software
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4.0 Introduction
This section describes how to create a DOS boot menu. You may
need to do this in order to run PIPEX Dial on a machine that
already has other network software installed.
Network software will usually be DOS based or Windows based. DOS
based network software will normally be run from the AUTOEXEC.BAT
file or the CONFIG.SYS file (DOS startup files) at system boot
time. Windows based network software (.DLL or .VXD) may be
started from the Windows configuration files (SYSTEM.INI).
The DOS startup files can easily be managed by a simple DOS boot
menu. You will need to have version 6.0 of DOS or higher. PIPEX
recommend that you use the latest version of DOS (6.22) to create
a boot menu.
The Windows configuration files can be managed by having a number
of versions of the relevant files and copying the appropriate
version into the Windows directory before Windows is started.
4.1 Example DOS 6.X Boot Menu
This example demonstrates how easy it is to create a DOS 6.X boot
menu to cater for both PIPEX Dial and Sun Microsystems PC-NFS. If
you require further information then please refer to your DOS
manuals.
CONFIG.SYS
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[menu]
menuitem=pcnfs, Sun Microsystems PC-NFS
menuitem=dial, PIPEX Dial 3.1
menudefault=dial
[common]
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
BUFFERS=30,0
FILES=50
DOS=UMB
LASTDRIVE=Z
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DOS=HIGH
COUNTRY=044,,C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\DISPLAY.SYS CON=(EGA,,1)
STACKS=9,512
[pcnfs]
REM pc-nfs specific entries go here
DEVICEHIGH=C:\NFS\PCNFS.SYS
DEVICE=C:\NFS\SOCKDRV.SYS
DEVICE=C:\NFS\NFSODI.SYS
[dial]
REM no entries required for Dial
AUTOEXEC.BAT
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REM common lines go here
C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE /Q
PROMPT $p$g
PATH C:\WINDOWS;C:\DOS
MODE CON CODEPAGE PREPARE=((437) C:\DOS\EGA.CPI)
MODE CON CODEPAGE SELECT=437
KEYB UK,,C:\DOS\KEYBOARD.SYS
SET TZ=GMT0
GOTO %config%
:pcnfs
REM pc-nfs specific lines go here
PATH C:\NFS;%Path%;T:\MISC
SET NFSLANG=USA
SET NFSPATH=C:\NFS
SET TN_DIR=C:\NFS\TELNET
SET TNW_DIR=C:\NFS\TELNETW
C:\ODI\LSL
C:\ODI\EM960
C:\NFS\PRT *
C:\NFS\NET INIT
C:\NFS\RTM
GOTO end
:dial
REM PIPEX Dial specific lines go here
SET PCTCP=<install drive><install dir>\PCTCP\PCTCP.INI
<install drive><install dir>\PCTCP\VXDINIT.EXE
PATH %PATH%;<install drive><install dir>\PCTCP
GOTO end
:end
where <install drive> is the installation drive and <install dir>
is the PIPEX Dial installation directory.
4.2 Summary
The mechanisms described above are intended to help you and may
require some adjustment according to the exact nature of your
system. Your System Administrator will be able to help you with
this process.
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Section 5: Trouble Shooting, Hints and Tips
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5.0 Netscape Runs Slowly On My System (Windows 3.1/3.11)
Netscape needs quite a lot of memory to run. On a system with
little memory, Windows may use a swap file to temporarily copy
some information to disk. This can slow down your PC.
Check that Windows is using a permanent swap file. To do this, run
Control Panel from the Program Manager. Double click on the 386
Enhanced icon, then on the Virtual Memory button. If the swap file
type is shown as Temporary, click on the Change>> button. In the
New Settings section, select Permanent. Accept the recommendation
for the swap file size, then click on OK in each of the Windows to
finish. This should speed up the operation of your PC.