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- From: Michael <shotgun@slip.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Help, installed AmiTCP, then nothing at all.
- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 22:45:32 -0700
- Organization: Slip.Net
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-
- Hi,
-
- Just spent 12 hours trying to get AmiTCP4.0 demo to work. First it
- complained about the default gateway being wrong, it turned out that the
- answer to the question was right, but that AmiTCP was wrong about what it
- was asking for.
-
- Anyway, now that everything was installed correctly, and it no longer
- complained about anything. I started my terminal program and called my
- ISP. Once I had the connection, I quit Terminus and at the shell prompt I
- typed "startnet". So far everything is fine, no complains.
-
- After the OK was un-ghosted I clicked it and AmiTCP didn't complain
- anymore.
-
- As a test I ran PING and I saw the modem SD/RD light blinking about every
- 15 to 20 seconds. So it appeared as if everything was working.
-
- The only problem is that it did nothing else. I tried Awed and it
- complained that it couldn't connect to the internet, but only after I
- stopped Awed. I tried to use ncftp, nothing again, it just sat there doing
- nothing until I quit. In fact everything I tried did nothing and there was
- no complains from any of the software and that includes AmiTCP itself.
-
- So as a test I disconnected the modem and started AmiTCP and it didn't
- even know that the modem was turned off and later removed from my system
- all together. I guess it was just happy to see that the serial port wasn't
- being used?!? That's not a good sign, it should of noticed the modem was
- gone and sitting on the bed.
-
- My system is...
-
- Amiga A500 - Rev. 6a, ECS, OS 3.1/1.3, DKB MultiStart II, 1MB CHIP RAM
- 2nd Disk Drive and IconoGraphics WB icons.
-
- GVP A530 - 68030/40mhz, 4MB 32-bit FAST RAM, GuruROM (v6.10), 120MB
- Maxtor SCSI Hard Drive and mmu.
-
- 1084s Monitor - 662x430x16 (NTSC)
-
- Conner 1.01GB FAST/WIDE SCSI Hard Drive.
-
- BocaModem 14.4Kbps.
-
- Epson RX-80 printer.
-
- ...as I mention at the top, nothing is complaining so I can find out what
- is wrong, so I turn to the internet for help. I have looked through the
- brief instruction that came with the demo and I have read the FAQ and
- still nothing that says something like "If AmiTCP doesn't complain and it
- doesn't work, then the problem is...". Or for that matter any of the other
- software I tried.
-
- Here is the startnet script...
-
- .key IPADDRESS
- .bra {
- .ket }
- .def IPADDRESS 140.174.173.1
-
- ; log in
- echo
- echo login: mike
- AmiTCP:bin/login -f mike
- AmiTCP:bin/umask 022
- AmiTCP:AmiTCP
- WaitForPort AMITCP
- ; Configure loop-back device
- AmiTCP:bin/ifconfig lo0 localhost
- ; Assure that ENV:Sana2 exists
- if not exists ENV:Sana2
- makedir ENV:Sana2
- endif
- ; Create cslip0 configuration file
- echo "serial.device 0 38400 0.0.0.0 MTU=1500 7WIRE " >ENV:Sana2/cslip0.config
- ; Configure cslip0
- AmiTCP:bin/ifconfig cslip0 {IPADDRESS} 204.182.11.16 netmask 255.255.255.0
- ; Add IP address entry for this host
- rx "address AMITCP; 'ADD HOST {IPADDRESS} bdt.com'"
- ; Add route to this host
- AmiTCP:bin/route add {IPADDRESS} localhost
- ; Add route to the default gateway
- AmiTCP:bin/route add default 204.182.11.16
- setenv HOSTNAME `AmiTCP:bin/hostname`
- Assign TCP: Exists > NIL:
- IF Warn
- Mount TCP: from AmiTCP:devs/Inet-Mountlist
- EndIf
- ; Start the internet `super server'
- run AmiTCP:bin/inetd
-
- ...so what do you think? Do I have something typed wrong? Has this problem
- ever been reported before? Is AmiTCP crap? Or what? Any and all
- information would be greatly appreciated.
-
- This time I have gone further then I have ever gone with installing
- AmiTCP. The times before were all failures of one kind or another. Now it
- does nothing :( . Except for giving a friend of mine a good laugh at how
- crappy it works.
-
- I hope I don't have to go back to using the IBM for a reliable internet
- connection :) .
-
- Please, if you need more information then write me back.
-
- Thanks,
-
-
- Michael (shotgun@slip.net)
-
- Founding member of S.A.D. (Slipnet A Disappointment)
-
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