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Connecting To Kali - A Netcruiser's Guide
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I'm writing this because a strange thing happened to me today. I was
chatting on IRC on the #DESCENT channel when I noticed the topic was
"Netcruiser's who want to use Kali... you can't!", or something to
that
effect.
Well this is an account of the trials and obstacles I (a simple
Netcruiser account user) went through to finally log on to (and
successfully play games on) Kali. Yes it can be done.
Background
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I am not a computer expert by any means. I am a maintenance man at
Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Georgetown, KY. If you own a Camry or
one of the new Avalons, then you've seen some of our fine, quality
vehicles. I am a computer hobbyist who, when I get my mind set on
something, intend to accomplish it. I was tired of hearing "you're
a Netcruiser? Oh! you can't Kali!", "you can't Kali! Get a real
account!". Well, I had a real account and I've used it to connect
to Kali and play several times. If you have a Netcom Netcruiser
account and you're interested in using Kali, then read on.
Equipment & Software Needed
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I have a standard, $19.95 a month Netcruiser account.
A different IP address, which is assigned by my Internet host,
everytime I login.
A Supra 144i, 14.4k fax / modem.
The latest Kali package (KALI109H.ZIP as far as I know).
The PPP / modem packet driver PPP.ZIP
The Kali chat program, KALI.ZIP
The Kali ping program, PING.EXE
Setting Up The Software
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KALI.CFG
Nickname = B. Followell
; serial =
; key =
; port = 2213
This file clears out the 15 min. Kali time limit when the correct
serial # and key # are entered. You don't get those until you
register Kali, so, don't enter anything. The only thing you need to
change in this file is the Nickname. If you don't, I'll log on one of
these days and think I'm logged about 20 times! I'm not sure exactly
how many characters it will accept, but, I'd limit it to about 15.
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DIAL.PPP
send "atz\r"
recv 3000 "OK\r\n"
send "atdt{yourdialup#}\r"
recv 60000 "login: "
send "#{username}\r"
recv 6000 "Password: "
send "{password}\r"
This file may take a little experimentation, but, since we're all
talking about Netcom, I think it'll probably be ok. You'll need to
replace {yourdialup#} with your local access phone number (you can
find it by loading Netcruiser and looking under Settings). Replace
{username} with your valid username. Make sure you keep the # in
front of your username. That's what logs you onto a PPP connection.
Replace {password} with your valid password. And no, you don't need
the braces around these things when you replace them. If you have any
problems, keep in mind that the last 2 send commands, print the host
prompts on your screen just like they're supposed to appear. You may
want to log on with a standard communications package first just to
verify that these actually look like the prompts your host gives.
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DIAL.BAT
ppp /c 2 /d script /s 14400
This is just a handy batch file you'll have to enter yourself if you
want to use it. It'll save you typing a long line of command switches
and parameters required by PPP.EXE everytime you want to connect. The
/c # sets the com port of your modem and the /s # sets the baud rate
you want to connect at.
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WATTCP.CFG
my_ip = 204.31.246.34
netmask = 255.255.255.0
gateway = 204.31.246.1
When you connect, the host will send something like this:
PPP session from (163.179.80.2) to 204.31.246.55 ipx 0 beginning....
Your IP address is the "to" value or in this case 204.31.246.55
Your gateway number will be similar but the last number will be a 1.
The gateway address for the IP address above would be 204.31.246.1
Your gateway should never change unless you move or try a different
dialup number. Your IP address will change everytime, but, only the
last number should change. For example, you may be on 204.31.246.55
this session and then 204.31.246.23 then next time. I left the
netmask value alone and it worked fine for me.
Running Kali
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o Boot your PC so that it's ready to play Descent, Doom2, Heretic or
whatever you're wanting to play.
o Go to the directory that contains the PPP driver and run DIAL.BAT. If
everything is going alright, you should connect to a PPP line on
your host.
o Your host will display the IP address for your current session. Write
down the IP address. Then, edit WATTCP.CFG and change the my_ip line
so that the IP address matches yours for this session. Save it and
exit.
o Run KALI.EXE
KALI {IP address of the Kali server}
I know of one at 204.96.20.10 There are supposed to be others, but,
I havn't been able to connect to them.
o You should see a little message about "looking for nodes...."
Once you are connected to the Kali server your screen will
display a list of users connected to the Kali server, their IP
addresses, and their current status.
o You should start KCHAT.EXE to set up your games. This is and IRC type
chat program that lets you talk to other Kali players to setup games
etc.
o Once you get a game decided upon and eveything set, exit Kchat and run
your game like you normally would for a network game.
o That should be it!
Looking Back
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I won't swear that everyone will be able to follow these instructions to
log on, but, I think most people on the net should be able to figure it
out. I also won't swear that this will answer all of your questions or
help you make your games run faster or help you set your games up
properly. All of that is beyond the scope of this file. It was just meant
to get you online with Kali. The rest will take some experimentation on
your part.
I will, however, be more than happy to help anyone I can. If you have a
problem, a question about something in this file, something you think
should be added to this file, by all means, email me! I can also be
found quite often on IRC channels #doom or #descent.
Again, I this doesn't help everyone, I'm sorry. This is my first attempt
at an FAQ / how to file. I'm sure it will go through future revisions.
Also, if anyone finds the IP addresses of other Kali servers, email me
with the details so I can add them to this file.
Credits
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Michael Sutton - caustic@teleport.com, who wrote the "How to Setup and
Run Kali with PPP" file that helped me and is the basis for this file.
"Thanks loads Michael! I couldn't have done it without you!"
Merit Network, Inc., for their fine PPP packet driver.
Jay Cotton - jay@calc.vet.uga.edu, for his fine piece of software. Of
course I'm talking about Kali itself. Everyone register. I mean it's
only $20! I'm sending my check in Monday!
I'm sure there are others that I forgot to mention. If anyone is offended
then, my apologies. Email me and I'll put you in the next revision.
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This file was written and is maintained by Byron Followell
followel@ix.netcom.com