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From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ppp,comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: [?] MS-DOS Kermit 3.14 and Dynamic IP Addresses
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Date: 28 Jan 95 17:16:58 MDT
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In article <D340HB.3yy@indirect.com>, monty@indirect.com (Jim Monty) writes:
> My Internet service provider recently "upgraded" its terminal servers and
> now only supports dynamic IP addressing. I've not yet been able to make
> MS-DOS Kermit 3.14 work with any packet driver other than SLIP8250.COM,
> and I can no longer use it because it requires static IP addresses.
>
> Has anyone out there found a way to use MS-DOS Kermit in a situation like
> mine? Should I try CSLIP? Are there DOS-based PPP drivers that, unlike
> Merit's ETHERPPP, will work with Kermit?
>
> I can't (won't!) run Windows.
>
> I _must_ run MS-DOS Kermit. (Because I love it!)
>
> I can't communicate with my ISP. (They're way too arrogant!)
>
> I'm desparate.
---------
Well, just how does your service provider indicate the IP number
to be used for a particular connection? If it's sent as part of a logon
message then what you need is to write a tiny script to do the logon chatter
and pick out the IP number. Note that MSK v3.14 supports \v(input) to
make the INPUT command's buffer available to the sundry \f...() string
manipulation operators.
Might your provider support Bootp over SLIP? If so that's the end
of the problem.
Joe D.