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- Frequently Asked Questions about FreeNet
- ========================================
-
- This file answers frequently asked questions about Freenet, which
- includes the answers to a number of common problems encountered by
- people using it for the first time.
-
- Please, if you have a problem, take the time to read this file and
- see if has a solution, before you start mailing me for help...
-
- Question Summary
- ================
-
- Q1 - I get a data abort when I run the startup file/when I use
- slattach to configure my serial interface.
-
- Q2 - My modem seems to be sending lots of data, but nothing ever
- comes back - the RX light just stays dead.
-
- Q3 - FreeNet never seems to send anything to the serial port, even
- though *slstat shows that SLIPdriver has sent things.
-
- Q4 - FreeNet refuses to find/talk to my ethernet card.
-
- Q5 - FreeNet won't work with SLIPdriver 1.xx.
-
- Questions and Answers
- =====================
-
- Q1 - I get a data abort when I run the startup file/when I use
- slattach to configure my serial interface.
-
- A1 - You need to install a more recent version of the serial
- blockdrivers - the latest version can be found in the
- directory /pub/archimedes on ftp.demon.co.uk.
-
- Q2 - My modem seems to be sending lots of data, but nothing ever
- comes back - the RX light just stays dead.
-
- A2 - You probably have a speed mismatch between that used by your
- dialler, and that used by the SLIP driver (check the slattach
- line in !FreeUser.Startup to see what that is using).
-
- Alternatively, you may be trying to use ArcTerm to dial, and
- then quit it without dropping the line and start FreeNet. Don't
- do this, as it won't work - this is an ArcTerm bug.
-
- Q3 - FreeNet never seems to send anything to the serial port, even
- though *slstat shows that SLIPdriver has sent things.
-
- A3 - The serial hardware sometimes seems not to wake up (this is
- especially true with fixed serial links where you havn't used
- a dialler). I don't know why this is, but you can force it
- to wake up with OS_SerialOp,2,50.
-
- Q4 - FreeNet refuses to find/talk to my ethernet card.
-
- A4 - You probably have an older DCI-2 driver for your card. This won't
- work with FreeNet 2. You should be able to get a DCI-2 driver from
- the supplier of your ethernet card, but if not then I'm afraid
- you'll have to stick with FreeNet 1.02 which uses DCI-2.
-
- Q5 - FreeNet won't work with SLIPdriver 1.xx.
-
- A5 - Indeed. Those versions of the SLIP driver are DCI-2 drivers and
- will currently only work with FreeNet 1.02 and earlier.
-