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* Copyrights

  See the file `COPYRIGHTS' for the copyright information of the
  AmiTCP/IP and included material.

* License

  The GNU General Public License version 2 (see the file `COPYING')
  applies to the whole distribution, except for files explicitly
  stated in the file `COPYRIGHTS'.

* This Release

  We still consider the release 2 (version 2.0) as a `beta' version,
  that is, there might still be some bugs left and some details will
  certainly change.

* How to Contact the Authors?

  Authors of the AmiTCP/IP can be reached from the e-mail address

    [e-mail]

  The e-mail address for bug reports is:

    [e-mail]

  There is also a mailing list for the developers, [e-mail]. You
  can join it by sending a request to:

    [e-mail]

  Please include a word `ADD' along with your mail address in a single
  line in your message body.

  Any problems and suggestions can also be discussed in the newsgroup
  comp.sys.amiga.datacomm.

* About the FTP and Telnet Clients

  The FTP and Telnet clients included in the binary distribution are
  supplied by:

    Mark Tomlinson <[e-mail]>
    Goeff McCaughan <[e-mail]>

  You are should send your comments about FTP and Telnet to them.

  Source code for these two programs can be found from the Aminet
  under the directory comm/net.

* How to Install AmiTCP/IP:

  You should not install the current version on top of any older
  version.  If your disk space allows, leave the old version on the
  disk and delete it when you have the new version up and running.

  Extract first the distribution archives (AmiTCP_xxx_20.lha) to some
  directory in your hard disk (e.g. WORK:).

  Before you proceed, you should get the following information from
  your network administration (if you don't have the information, you
  have to modify your network database afterwards):

  * Internet protocol address for your computer. This is a 32 bit
    integer represented as a series of decimal numbers separated by
    dots. For example, 130.233.161.40 is a legal internet address.

  * If you have a point-to-point connection to the network, you need
    to know your destination IP address, that is the IP address of
    the host you are connected. SLIP, CSLIP and PPP are examples of
    point-to-point connections.

  * Netmask for your network. This specifies how many bits of your
    internet address are used to specify the network address. Netmask
    is like 255.255.255.0. If your network is not sub-netted, then do
    not have to supply this value (a default computed from the IP
    address is used).

  * Address of the default gateway. If your host do not know any route
    to a host it resorts to the default gateway. If you have only one
    point-to-point connection, you should use the host you are
    connected as a default gateway.

  * Your host name. Host name is a more convenient way than the internet
    address to refer your computer. This is like `Amiga1'.

  * Domain name of your site. For example, "hut.fi" is the domain name
    for the Helsinki University of Technology in Finland. The part
    after the first dot in your full host name is usually (but not
    always) your domain name.

  * Addresses of the Domain Name Servers which will be used to
    translate host names to the corresponding internet addresses. A
    local database must be used instead if there is no name server on
    your domain.

    If you have an access to a Unix machine in your network, you can
    probably find a list of domains and name server addresses in the
    file `/etc/resolv.conf'. Also, if there is no name server, you can
    copy the file `/etc/hosts' to the `AmiTCP:db/hosts'.

  Next you should obtain a SANA-II compatible device driver for your
  network adapter. The SANA-II drivers are usually installed into
  directory `DEVS:networks'. We have included a few freely
  distributable drivers with the AmiTCP/IP. You can use the SLIP or
  CSLIP drivers with a serial interface.

  AmiTCP/IP uses the name of SANA-II device driver to access it. You
  should also know the number of unit you are using (usually 0). You
  might also have to make a configuration file for your device driver.
  The configuration files have usually the name of the interface
  appended with unit number and `.config', e.g. unit 1 of sana.device
  uses the configuration file `slip1.config'.  Configuration files are
  usually stored into the directory `ENV:Sana2/'.

  You may start the installation by double-clicking the
  "Install_AmiTCP-2.0"-icon.

* What Happens in the Installation?

  The course of installation is shortly explained for those of you who
  want to know what happens to their computer:

  * Amount of free memory and version of system software is checked
  * Destination directory is asked for
  * An earlier installation is checked in the destination directory,
    so you can change your setup by running the installation script
    again
  * The AmiTCP/IP files are copied to the destination if needed
  * Included Sana-II device drivers are installed
  * EmacsTCP is installed
  * NapsaTerm is installed
  * You are queried some information concerning your network setup:
    * Your host and domain name name is stored to the environment
      variable HOSTNAME
    * You are asked for aliases (nicknames) for your host
    * You are asked for the name, unit of the interface you are using
    * Likewise the interface (and destination) IP addresses and
      netmask are asked
    * You are asked for the IP address of the default gateway
    * You are asked for domain names and domain name server IP
      addresses
  * If you select to start AmiTCP/IP when your computer boots,
    appropriate command is added to your s:user-startup.
  * S:user-startup is modified to make right assigns and paths.
  * Installer creates Amitcp:bin/startnet, a script to start
    AmiTCP/IP, configure Sana-II interfaces and provide basic routing
  * Other network information is saved in the file
    AmiTCP:db/netdb-myhost

* If There Is Some Problems with Installation

  Here is an example of the required information:

    Name of your computer:             slip-2
    Your domain part:             hut.fi
    Aliases for it:             amy
    Your Internet address:             130.233.161.50
    Destination address (terminal server):    130.233.161.90
    Netmask of used in your network:    255.255.252.0
    Address of the default gateway:     130.233.163.254
    Domain names to search:            hut.fi
                        cs.hut.fi
    Addresses of nameservers:         130.233.224.1
                        130.233.224.13
                        128.214.4.29
    SANA-II device driver:             slip.device
        (Serial Line IP)
    Unit of the SANA-II device driver:     0


  `AmiTCP:bin/StartNet' (lines beginning with `;' are comments):

    run AmiTCP:AmiTCP
    SYS:Rexxc/WaitForPort AMITCP
    Wait 2 secs
    ; configure loop-back device
    AmiTCP:bin/ifconfig lo/0 localhost
    ; Configure Devs:Networks/slip.device unit 0
    AmiTCP:bin/ifconfig Devs:Networks/slip.device/0 130.233.161.50 +
    130.233.161.90 netmask 255.255.252.0
    ; Add route to this host
    AmiTCP:bin/route add slip-2.hut.fi localhost
    ; Add route to the default gateway
    AmiTCP:bin/route add default 130.233.163.254
    ; Start the internet `super server'
    run AmiTCP:bin/inetd

  `Amitcp:db/netdb-myhost' (lines beginning with `;' are comments):

    ; This host
    HOST 130.233.161.50 slip-2.hut.fi slip-2 amy
    ; Domain names
    DOMAIN hut.fi
    DOMAIN cs.hut.fi
    ; Name servers
    NAMESERVER 130.233.224.1
    NAMESERVER 130.233.224.13
    NAMESERVER 128.214.4.29

  `S:User-Startup' will contain something along following lines (if
  you do not choose to start AmiTCP at the system startup):

    ;BEGIN AmiTCP/IP
    setenv HOSTNAME slip-2.hut.fi
    assign AmiTCP: HardDisk:Work/project/DIST-2.0.24
    path AmiTCP:bin add
    ;END AmiTCP/IP