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From: [e-mail] (Ian)
Subject: Re: MSKermit with Dospppd
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 21:47:59 +0000 (GMT)
Organization: Complete shambles.
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F> :> Ive been trying to settup MSKermit 3.15 with the packet driver Dospppd.
F> :> The object is to connect to my ISP and use this for Telnetting into
F> :> a Public Lynx. Im connecting but getting no further. What I really
F> :> need is working sample script that I can adapt. Ive had a look around
F> :> the Columbia Uni site but so far I havnt found anything promising.
F>
F>   It sounds like you've got EPPPD to establish a PPP link, but are
F> having trouble configuring your application, MS-Kermit, properly.
F> Here are some tips.
F>
F> 1.  It is very helpful to get your network parameters into DOS
F> environment variables.  For example,
F>
F> set MYIP=<your ip address (probably dynamic)>
F>
F> and perhaps similary for some or all of GATEWAY, NETMASK and MSS.
F> This is not hard to do with DOSPPP, see its doc's.

*** Hi Frank ***

Right, Im happy with using these env vars with DOSPPPD. Youre saying
that they can be used by Kermit as well?

F> 2.  When you invoke Kermit, make sure it does NOT "set port com1" (or
F> whatever com port your modem/ppp is on).  If you do this, Kermit will
F> try to handle the serial port, fritzing the packet driver that's
F> already there.  Instead, you need to do "set port tcp/ip" (see next
F> point).

Yes, my first mistake. There was "set port 1" in my MSCUSTOM.INI.


F> 3.  Configure all the tcp/ip parameters in kermit.  What I do is "take
F> tcpip.ini" where the configuration file TCPIP.INI contains something
F> like this (be sure to use your own nameservers and so on):

I see. Keeping that stuff in a separate file makes things a bit clearer.

F>
F> ;=======================================================================
F> set tcp/ip address \$(MYIP)
F> set tcp/ip subnetmask 255.255.0.0
F> set tcp/ip domain cc.umanitoba.ca
F> set tcp/ip gateway \$(GATEWAY)
F> set tcp/ip primary-nameserver 130.179.16.67
F> set tcp/ip secondary-nameserver 130.179.16.8
F> set tcp/ip broadcast 255.255.255.255
F> ; MSS would usually be 1448 for PPP
F> set tcp/ip mss \$(MSS)
F> set tcp/ip Packet-Driver-interrupt \x60
F> set tcp/ip newline-mode on
F> set tcp/ip debug-Options off
F> set tcp/ip host pollux
F>
F> ; This must *replace* "set port COMn"
F> set port tcp/ip
F>
F> def session set port tcp \%1, con
F>
F> ; TELNET macro, and macros for telnetting to particular hosts
F> ; using appropriate terminal type.
F> ;   \%1 = IP host name or address
F> ;   \%2 = TCP port (optional, default is 23)
F> ;   \%3 = terminal type (optional)
F> ;
F> define telnet -
F>   set flow none,-
F>   set port tcp \%1 \%2,-
F>   if def \%3 set term type \%3,-
F>   pause 0, if fail end 1, connect       ; pause  is enough to start connection
F>
F> set window 4
F>
F> echo TCP/IP setup implemented.
F> ;=======================================================================
F>

The $(xxxx) presumably refer to the env vars.

F>   Hope this helps,

Yes it does. Thanks. Ill stitch this into my settup.


--
Bye now,
        Ian.