<P>Netplex is supplied with two support applications - <I>SysLog</I> and <I>System</I>. You should copy the version of System supplied over your existing copy to merge in the <I>InetServices</I> module which Netplex needs. The SysLog application should be copied to a writable medium and then run so that it knows its location.</P>
<A NAME="dont"><H2>Don't Panic!</H2></A>
<P>Most Internet software packages will usually set up a 'loopback' interface which allows a machine to contact <I>itself</I> as if it were a distant machine. By using the 'loopback' interface you can run both the server and client (i.e. Netplex and your browser) on the same machine without actually needing to connect to the Internet.</P>
<P>If your software doesn't have a loopback interface configured - if the link in the next section doesn't work - then you must issue the following command at the command line :</P>
<P>Users of the ANT Internet Suite should refer to the supplied 'ANT-Notes' file which describes how to configure their setup so that the loopback interface can be used.</P>
<P><I>(If you have any problems in getting Netplex to operate on your setup, <A HREF="mailto:CMSDTHOM@livjm.ac.uk">mail me</A> giving details of your setup and the problems you have encountered.)</I></P>
<A NAME="running"><H2>Running Netplex</H2></A>
<P>Once Netplex is loaded it will install on the left hand side of the icon bar, to the right of any network devices.</P>
<P><CENTER><A HREF="http://localhost/00-start#running">Once it is loaded, try clicking here</A>.</CENTER></P>
<P>Assuming your browser is correctly setup (ensure that you have any proxying turned off) you will see this page again, except that it will have been served by Netplex and will have the URL 'http://localhost/00-start'.</P>
<P>Essentially, that's all there is to it. :-)</P>
<A NAME="docs"><H2>The Documentation</H2></A>
<P>The first document I recommend you read is the <A HREF="a1-gloss">Glossary</A> to familiarise yourself with the terms I have used throughout this documentation. After reading that, I recommend that you use this documentation as a reference, as opposed to reading the whole way through - it's not a terribly exciting read. :-)</P>
<P>At the bottom of each page you will see either two or three buttons :</P>
<IMG SRC="images/buttons/up" WIDTH=32 HEIGHT=32 BORDER=0 ALT="[ Index ]">
<IMG SRC="images/buttons/fwd" WIDTH=32 HEIGHT=32 BORDER=0 ALT="[ Next ]">
</CENTER></P>
<P>use these buttons to navigate your way through the pages. Blue arrow takes you back a page, green arrow takes you forward a page and black arrow takes you to the index page.</P>
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<P><CENTER>
<A HREF="index"><IMG SRC="images/buttons/up" WIDTH=32 HEIGHT=32 BORDER=0 ALT="[ Index ]"></A>
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