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- From: "Holger Kruse" <kruse@america.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: AmiTCP/PPP/Amosaic problem
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 08:11:25 -0500
- Organization: private Amiga site
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <kruse.53114708@america.com>
- References: <christo.2zri@nostromo.gate.net>
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- In article <christo.2zri@nostromo.gate.net>, Christopher Jeter
- <christo@nostromo.gate.net> wrote:
- > Ok Don't getr the interinstall151 it doesn';t work get the older version.
- > completley take all of the amitcp and pp of t\your system create a draw for
- > interinstall and put the .lha of ppp and amitcp in it and dearc them both
- > then
- > hit interinstall. it will do all the work and do it right. Don not istall
- > amitcp or ppp by themselves they will not work. make sure your whole system
- > is
- > clear of both amitcp and ppp first that includes the startr up sequence if
- > you
- > have nay more prblems you can call me at 407-687-9180 anytime.
-
- Sigh...
-
- When do people finally understand that **there is no such thing as a setup
- that works for everybody** ?
-
- Posting comments like "This programs does not work, do it this way" usually
- only tend to confuse users. Please do not assume that just because one
- particular setup program worked for you, that it also works for everyone
- else. The opposite is true also: If a program failed to work for you,
- it may still work for other users.
-
- Installing AmiTCP 4.0demo and ppp.device 1.30 in this order (without any
- other dialers or install packages) *DOES* work for the majority of users
- and is always the preferred way to go. Just make sure that you actually
- *read* and *follow* the installation instructions in PPP.guide. And *DO
- NOT* follow instructions from other sources like "HotToUsePPP.lha". Most
- of these doc files are obsolete and only describe a few special cases.
-
- Once you have PPP up and running, if you need a better dialer or other
- additional features you can always add them later.
-
- After you installed and configured ppp.device and AmiTCP, first try simple
- things like "ping", "telnet" and "ncftp". This will at least tell you if
- your Internet connection is working. Do not attempt to run "AMosaic"
- or other browsers as your first program. Only run them once you know that
- your setup is working.
-
- If you use the above method and cannot get your connection to work, do not
- play around with the settings and/or try different installation programs.
- This will usually just mess up your installation and make it much more
- difficult to correct it later. If you *have* to re-install, be sure to
- first delete *all* traces of AmiTCP, i.e. try something like
- "delete AmiTCP:#? all" before re-installing everything.
-
- If you still have problems, just send me your startnet file, your dial
- script, your ppp0.config file and a PPPLog file with LOG=50. The PPP docs
- describe how to create one. In most cases I can then pinpoint what your
- problem is and tell you how to correct it. If you use any other installation
- package I will usually not be able to help you if you have any problems,
- and would have to refer you to the author of that package instead.
-
- --
- Holger Kruse kruse@cs.ucf.edu kruse@america.com
- http://www.america.com/~kruse/home.html
-
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