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- Kali Documentation for PPPSHARE
- (c) Copyright 1995, 1996 Kali, Inc.
- All right reserved.
- Written by Jay Cotton
- updated 03/14/96
-
- Introduction
-
-
- Kali is an internet game driver. Games that were written to run
- using the IPX procotol on local area networks (LANs) can now be
- played over the internet. Kali has been used to play Descent,
- Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen, Command & Conquer, Apache, Rise of
- the Triad, Terminal Velocity, Warcraft, Warcraft 2, VR Pool, Super
- Karts, Mortal Combat 3, EF2000, and other games over the Internet
- with opponents from all over the world (not all games will be fast
- enough from modem connections). Kali will not work with games that
- require netbios (such as MechWarrior2 and the BullFrog games).
-
- NOTE - This documentation assumes you are using a modem and
- your internet provider supports PPP. If you have a SLIP
- account, a shell account, or a direct ethernet connection,
- please refer to the main kali.doc file.
-
- This document is broken down into ten chapters as follows:
-
- Chapter I: Getting Prepared
- Chapter II: Making the PPP Connection
- Chapter III: Making the Internet Connection
- Chapter IV: Making the Kali Connection
- Chapter V: Using Kali
- Chapter VI: Using Kali Without a Server
- Chapter VII: Puchasing Kali
- Chapter VIII: Kali Servers, ftp sites, and Web sites
- Chapter IX: Troubleshooting
- Chapter X: Credits
-
- I Hate Reading the Manual!
-
- What? You don't want to read all this and you think you're smart
- enough to just jump in there and start using it now? Well, if you
- insist, but at least follow these steps:
-
- 1. Unzip kalippp.zip in it's own directory.
- 2. Edit kali.cfg to configure your nickname, email, and realname.
- 3. Edit net.cfg to enter the correct com port, phone number, and
- modem init string.
- 4. Type "load" at the DOS prompt.
- 5. Select "Connect" and then "Current" from the menu.
- 6. After the modem connects enter your user name and password.
- 7. Press alt-s to start the PPP driver then exit pppmenu without
- hanging up or disconnecting.
- 8. Type "kali /a" to get a list of servers. Then enter "kali
- <server ip#> to connect to a server. Then Run kchat.
- 9. If it didn't work, read the rest of this document and be more
- patient next time. :)
-
- Chapter I: Getting Prepared
-
- A. To use Kali, you will need a high speed modem (14.4 is a minimum
- and 28.8 is recommended) as well as a PPP (point-to-point protocol)
- account with an ISP (Internet Service Provider).
-
- NOTE - If you're currently using PPP, but your drivers operate
- through Microsoft Windows, you will have to reboot yor PC in
- DOS mode to use Kali. Your Windows based drivers will not
- work with Kali. Kali will not work in a DOS window under
- Windows 95. A version of Kali written to work with Win95's
- built-in TCPIP drivers is in development. No release date had
- been predicted yet.
-
- B. You also need the Kali program and all of the related files. The
- file "kalippp.zip" contains everything you need. If you downloaded
- a different file you should go back and get kalippp.zip. These are
- the files included with Kali:
-
- kali.exe - the Kali TSR
- kali.cfg - configuration information for Kali
- kali.doc - instructions for using Kali (non-PPP)
- ppp.doc - this document (directions for PPP users)
- net.cfg - PPP configuration information
- lsl.com - Link Support driver for ppp.exe
- ppp.exe - PPP driver for communicating with your ISP
- pppmenu.exe - setup program for ppp.exe
- pppwat.exe - utility to auto-configure the wattcp.cfg file
- pppstate.exe - utility to check PPP status
- ipstub.exe - packet driver for interface between Kali and PPP
- wattcp.cfg - your internet parameters
- kchat.exe - chat program used to talk to other Kali users
- kchat.cfg - configuration information for the chat program
- ping.exe - program used to test your PPP connection
- load.bat - batch file used to make your PPP connection
- unload.bat - batch file used to unload Kali and disconnect
- nslookup.exe - a program used to test your nameserver
-
- If you don't have all of these files, see Chapter VIII.
-
- C. Create a directory on your PC and put all of these files into this
- directory. You are now ready to make a connection.
-
- Chapter II: Making the PPP connection
-
- A. Run the PPP Driver.
-
- 1. Go to your Kali directory and type "load". The LOAD.BAT batch
- file should contain the following lines:
-
- lsl
- ppp
- pppstate wait IP
- pppwat
- ipstub
-
- You will be presented with a menu with 5 selections:
-
- Connect - select connection options
- Status Displays - select status screens
- Terminal Mode - manually access your modem
- Hang-Up - hang up modem
- Exit - exit pppmenu
-
- 2. Select the "Connect" option. This will show a screen with the
- word "Current" highlighted. Press F1 to modify the "Current"
- profile. You will now get a menu with the following 6 options
- (press Esc to return to the prior menu):
-
- Port - specify the comm port to use
- Modem - settings for your modem
- Scripting - used to automate connection
- LCP Parameters - advanced PPP settings
- IP Parameters - specify internet settings
- Authentication - used for automated password entry
-
- 3. The following paragraphes describe each menu option. Most
- users only have to set the Port and Modem options. Leave the
- rest alone unless you want to try for an automatic login. I
- suggest trying a manual login first.
-
- B. Modify your profile.
-
- 1. Port Settings:
-
- I/O Port: allows you to select com1/2/3/4 or special. If you
- select "special" you will be given the chance to set your
- modem's Base Port.
-
- Interrupt: this is usually selected automatically based on the
- I/O port you selected above. For com1 and com3 use
- interrupt 4. For com2 and com4 use interrupt 3.
-
- Baudrate: if you are using a 16550 uart and a 28.8 modem
- select 115200. Some people have reported problems
- running at this speed. Try 57600 if you get lockups. If
- you have a 16550 uart and a 14.4 modem select 57600. If
- you don't have a 16550 uart you must select a speed of
- 38400 or slower.
-
- Flow Control: select Hardware.
-
- Open Type: select Active for most configurations.
-
- Listen: select Don't Answer.
-
- Connection type: select Modem-Terminal. The other settings
- are used for automated logins
-
- Frame Type: select Ethernet II
-
-
- 2. Modem Settings:
-
- Phone Number: put your local access number here.
-
- Modem Name: just a description of your modem.
-
- Command Strings: Use the Initialization Strings to setup your
- modem to use data compression, error correction, and
- RTS/CTS flow control. Most Hayes compatables need at&f2
- and USR modems use at&f1 (you would normally leave the
- first two init strings alone and put your special init
- string in Init String 3). Check you modem's manual. The
- Dialing Prefix should be set to ATDT in most cases.
- Answer string isn't used but should be set to ATA. The
- hangup string for most modems is ATH0.
-
- Timers/Counters: Set the number of Dial Retries to 10. Set the
- Connection Timeout to 90. Pause time to 5. Inactivity
- time to 5. These numbers aren't written in stone, but
- there's usually no reason to modify them.
-
- 3. Scripting Menu:
-
- This is where you can setup an automatic dialer. I recommend
- manually connecting first before trying this. The scripting
- is accomplished by having you provide a set of prompts and the
- appropriate responses to each. You do not have to enter the
- prompts for dialing and connecting since this will be taken
- care of automatically by pppshare. Your script will probably
- begin with a prompt (Expected String) something like
- "username:". The response would be your actual username. If
- you put a "\r" at the end of the response, pppshare will type
- a carriage-return for you. You *DO* want this in most cases.
- You will then probably need to enter a prompt for your
- password in a similar manner. If you get confused, you can
- always manually edit the script by editting net.cfg as
- described in the next section of this FAQ. Most standard C
- string sequences can be used. E.g. \n for newline, \0-7
- octal number, \" double quote, \r carriage return, etc. Be
- sure to select modem-autodial or modem-demand dial under
- Connection type in the Port Settings Menu.
-
-
- 4. LCP Parameters: do not modify these unless you are told to do
- so or you know what you are doing.
-
- Maximum Receive Unit: set to 1500.
-
- Async-Control Map: set to FFFFFFFF.
-
- Magic Number: set to 00000000.
-
- Protocol Compression: normal set on. Some people might have
- to turn this off if using an older PPP terminal server.
-
- Address/Control Compression: same as above. Normally on.
-
-
- 5. IP Parameters: you don't need to modify these either
-
- Enable/Disable IP: Set to Enable IP.
-
- Header Compression: set to Disable for pppshare. The
- shareware version will not support header compression.
- Since this won't affect Kali don't worry about it.
-
- IP Address: doesn't matter. You do NOT have to set this to
- the number you are using when you connect.
-
- 6. Authentication Menu: don't worry about this unless you want
- to configure your connection for PAP support.
-
- C. Save your new profile and connect to your ISP
-
- 1. Pressing Esc on the configuration menu will prompt you with a
- menu for saveing your setup (if you changed anything). Select
- "Save and write net.cfg" and then exit pppmenu. You will get
- a message stating that PPP is not connected properly. Don't
- worry about this yet.
-
- 2. Type "unload" and then type "load" again from the Kali
- directory. This step is required when you change many of the
- parameters in pppmenu.
-
- 3. Press Enter to select the "Connect" option and then press
- Enter again to select "Current". You should then get a
- message that your modem is being initialized and then a
- message that your modem is dialing.
-
- 4. If everything is working properly you should get a login
- prompt from your internet provider. Normally you just have to
- enter your username and password. Netcom's Netcruiser users
- will have to put a pound sign ("#") in front of their username
- to get PPP access (if your user name is "BillyBob", you would
- enter "#BillyBob"). MSN users must enter "MSN/" before their
- password like: MSN/BillyBob. You will then either get a
- message that your PPP session has started or you might just
- see a stream of strange characters on your screen.
-
- *Netcruiser Users: Add the pound sign, #, to the beginning of
- your user name when logging in like: #BillyBob
-
- *MSN Users: Add the MSN/ prefix to your login: MSN/BillyBob
-
-
- 5. At this point you press "alt-s" (hold down the "alt" key while
- pressing the "s" key). If your connection is working properly
- you should be returned to the main menu in pppmenu with a few
- new menu items.
-
-
- D. Check your PPP connection using PPPMENU
-
- 1. The main menu looks different after connecting. You should
- now see 7 options:
-
- Disconnect - close PPP session
- Status - select status screens
- Send Echo Request - send one "echo" packet
- Performance Test - perform throughput test
- Echo Test - perform response test
- Hang-Up - hang up modem
- Exit - exit pppmenu
-
- 2. Press Status several times to rotate through the two status
- screens. On the first status screen the two options at the
- right labeled "LCP Status" and "IPCP Status" should both say
- "Opened".
-
- 3. While displaying the first status screen (the one that shows
- all the connection stats including number of packets sent and
- received) move the cursor to "Send Echo Request" and press
- Enter once. You should see the bytes sent increase and then
- the bytes received increase.
-
- 4. Run "Performance Test" and "Echo Test" to see how fast your
- connection is. I don't have any statistics compiled on what
- is good and what is bad yet. The idea is just to see that
- everything seems to be working on your PPP connection.
-
- 5. Exit PPPMENU and be sure you don't see any error messages.
- You should see IPSTUB load with a message that IP is open and
- PPPSTATE should report IPCP is open.
-
-
- E. PPP is Connected!
-
- At this point you should have a PPP connection to your ISP. You
- can now run any internet software which uses a packet driver. This
- includes the CUTCP software from Clarkson University, the WATTCP
- software from Waterloo, and Kali.
-
- From now on you should only have to type "load" and then
- select the options to "Connect" using the "Current" profile.
- You will then enter your username and password and press "alt-
- s" to start PPP. Then just exit pppmenu.
-
- So far you haven't done anything directly related to Kali. The
- next section deals with testing your internet connection itself.
- This isn't the same as testing your PPP connection which we did in
- this chapter using pppmenu.
- Chapter III: Making the Internet Connection
-
- A: Configuring your internet connection
-
- Your internet settings for Kali and all other wattcp based programs
- are stored in wattcp.cfg. Other internet applications like CUTCP
- use their own configuration files (for CUTCP the settings are
- stored in config.tel).
-
- The load.bat file should have already configured wattcp.cfg for you
- except for the nameserver. If you have a problem or you want to
- setup your nameserver you can edit wattcp.cfg by using an editor to
- edit/view it's contents. Your wattcp.cfg file would look something
- like this (do not actually use any of the numbers listed below;
- this is just an example):
-
- ppp = 1
- nameserver = 205.244.188.10
- my_ip = 205.184.178.59
- netmask = 255.255.255.0
- gateway = 205.184.178.58
-
- The ppp = 1 setting tells Kali that we are using PPP. The
- nameserver tells Kali and other wattcp apps where to lookup
- internet names. For example, if you wanted to access a server
- called "tracker.texas.net" you will have to list a nameserver
- so wattcp can lookup that name and try to connect to it's ip
- number: 204.96.20.10.
-
- The number for netmask and gateway will usually stay the same
- after each connection. For most people the my_ip setting will
- change each time you connect. The load.bat file runs a
- program called PPPWAT which will automatically update this
- number for you so you won't have to change it each time.
-
- B. Testing your internet connection
-
- The easiest way to test your connection is to use the PING.EXE
- program. This application will try to send a packet to
- another node on the internet and if everything is working the
- other node will respond and PING will display the time for the
- packet to make the round trip.
-
- Try typing:
-
- PING 204.96.20.10 10
-
- This will send 10 ping packets to the server at 204.96.20.10.
- If everything is working you should get a response to most of
- these packets. Don't expect to get a response to all 10
- packets. You should get about 7 or 8 responses each time.
- Try this using other ip numbers that you know exist.
-
-
- C. Testing your name server
-
- The NSLOOKUP.EXE program will ask your nameserver to convert
- internet numbers to names or names to numbers. Try a few
- different queries like:
-
- NSLOOKUP 204.96.20.10
- NSLOOKUP ftp.cdrom.com
- NSLOOKUP kali.net
-
- Each query should return the "resolved" name or number. It
- will automatically convert names to numbers or numbers to
- names.
-
-
- D. Your internet connection works!
-
- You should now have a good PPP connection and a good internet
- connection. Kali should now work properly. Read the next
- chapter on setting up and running Kali.
-
- Chapter IV: Making the Kali Connection
-
- A. Configuring Kali
-
- To configure Kali you will have to edit the kali.cfg file. At
- this time there is no menu available to do this for you. Use
- the DOS edit command or your favorite text editor to edit the
- file kali.cfg.
-
- Your kali.cfg file might look something like this (actually my
- kali.cfg file looks very much like this):
-
- nickname = KingThug (that's me!)
- realname = Jay Cotton
- email = me@my.com
- other = Call 1-801-523-8221 and order Kali today!
- tracker = 206.197.190.20
- @world = kali.net
- @central = 204.96.20.10
- @bob = 128.191.23.34
-
- The nickname, realname, email, and tracker lines are required.
- Always set tracker to the number above unless you are informed
- that the tracker has been moved.
-
- The lines beginning with the @ sign are server shortcuts.
- These lines allow you to type:
-
- KALI @world
-
- and Kali will look in the kali.cfg file for "@world=" and
- replace this with the actual ip# or address.
-
- The "tracker" tells Kali where the Global Kali Server Tracker
- is located. You can type "kali /a" and Kali will query all
- the servers on the Kali Tracker and list the players.
-
- B. Configuring Kali Chat (kchat)
-
- Edit the kchat.cfg file just like you edited the kali.cfg file
- using a test editor. Here is a sample kchat.cfg file:
-
- Nickname = KingThug
- lines = 50
- beeponarrival
- macro1 = I *really* hate macros!
- macro2 = This is my second macro!
- macro3 = This is my third macro!
- macro8 = This is my eighth macro!
- macro9 = /quit Bah! Humbug!
-
- The macros are accessible by pressing alt-#, where # is
- replaced by the number of the macro. "lines" can be set to 25
- or 50. "beeponarrival" causes Kali Chat to beep when people
- join. Read the sample kchat.cfg for more information.
-
-
- C. Querying the Kali Tracker
-
- At the DOS prompt (while still in your Kali directory) type:
-
- KALI /A
-
- Kali should display a list of servers. You will see a server
- number, a server name, an ip#, a description, and possibly a
- list of players who are connected to each server.
-
-
- D. Connect to a server
-
- Decide which of the servers you want to connect to and type:
-
- KALI #<server number>
-
- Replace <server number> with the number from the Tracker
- listing above. Optionally you can enter the servers ip number
- manually by typing:
-
- KALI 204.96.20.10
-
- That ip number would connect you to the server named Kali
- Central.
-
- Once connected you should see a detailed list of everyone
- connected to the server and what "process" they are running.
- The "process" might be a game or it might say "KCHAT" which
- means the users is in the chat facility.
-
- Chapter V: Using Kali
-
- A. Finding other players: using Kali Chat (KCHAT)
-
- When you connected you should have seen a list of players
- connected to the server. Typing "kali /s" will re-display
- this list for you. If you see players with a process called
- "DESCENTR" then they are running the registered version of
- Descent. See the file kaligame.faq for a detailed list of
- games that show up in Kali. If you want to play Descent with
- these people already playing you can simply run Descent at
- this time and join a network game in progress.
-
- If you want to play any game other than Descent you will have
- to find other players. Players waiting for games or just
- wanting to talk usually run Kali Chat. If you see people
- listed with a process called "KCHAT" then you know these
- people are chatting. Just type:
-
- KCHAT
-
- at the DOS prompt and you should enter the Chat screen.
-
- Kali Chat is an IRC-like chat program for IPX networks. It
- was written to help people using Kali communicate before and
- after playing games. You will automatically start out on the
- #chat channel. To see who else is on this channel, type /who.
- To see everyone using Kali Chat, type /who *. To see a list
- if users on a specific channel, type /who #channelname. To
- join a channel, type /join #channelname. To exit, type /quit.
- After finding players for a game, exit Kali Chat and directly
- launch your game as you would for a normal IPX network game
- (see the kaligame.faq or read your game's network gaming
- instructions).
-
- B. More stuff on Kali Chat:
-
- The following commands can be issued while in Kali Chat. The
- "/" prefix is used for all commands:
-
- /help - display the list of commands
- /clear - clear screen
- /[25|50] - select 25 or 50 line mode
- /nick <nickname> - change nickname
- /away <message> - tell everyone that you are away from your PC
- /beep [on|off] - beep when getting a private message
- /join <#channel> - join a different channel
- /who [<#channel>|*] - list people using Kali Chat
- /whois <nickname> - get information on a registered user
- /msg [<nickname>|#<node>] <message> - send a private message
- /me <message> - posture a message
- /ping [<nickname>|#<node>|*] - test connection speed
- /ignore <nickname> - toggles the ability to ignore someone
- /shownodes - will display the user's ip# next to each nickname
- /hidenodes - will not display the ip numbers
- /offer <filename> - offer a file for other people to download
- /get <nickname> <#> <localname> - get file <#> as <localname>
- /xget <nickname> <#> <localname> - same as /get but overwrites
- /progress - displays download progress (from sender)
- /kali - list people connected to the Kali server
- /motd - display message of the day from server
- /quit [<message>] - exit chat program
-
- Pressing alt-x will also exit Kali Chat. Pressing ctrl-l will
- clear the screen.
-
- When offering a file you can offer up to 10 files at a time
- and several people can download these files at the same time.
- When you "get" a file, you can name the file anything you want
- and put in in any directory you want. For example, if Wyvern
- offers the file "#0 c:\kali\kchat.exe" for downloading, you
- can type "/get Wyvern 0 d:\games\kali\kchat20.exe". This will
- take file number "0" offered by Wyvern and place it in the
- directory d:\games\kali\ and name the file kchat20.exe.
-
- Chapter VI: Using Kali Without a Kali Server
-
- Kali will work without a server by having one of the PCs act
- as a server. In this mode Kali will only allow 4 player games
- (the server plus three clients). The server has a special
- role in this mode and the faster PC should take the honors.
- This PC will simply type:
-
- KALI
-
- and press enter. The other PCs will use the IP# of the host
- just like they would when connecting to a normal server. The
- kali /s listing will not include the ping, process, loss, or
- time columns like it does when using a normal server.
- Everything else should work normally.
-
- Chapter VII: Purchasing Kali
-
- So, are you tired of the 15 minute limit in the demo? Go
- ahead and register! The price of Kali is $20 (US dollars).
- When you buy Kali you will get your own personal serial number
- and key to unlock the full power of Kali. Play until you
- drop.
-
- Once you buy Kali you will be assured free upgrades when Kali
- is improved...even if the price goes up in the future.
-
- ----------------------------- cut here ----------------------------
-
- Kali Registration Form
-
- Name (Please Print) ______________________________________________
-
- Address __________________________________________________________
-
- City _______________________ State/Province _____________________
-
- Zip/Postal Code ___________________ Country ____________________
-
- Phone/Fax _________________________________________________________
-
- Email Address _____________________________________________________
-
- The cost for registered Kali is $20 (US currency).
-
- Make checks payable to "Kali, Inc."
-
- Checks must be in US Dollars and drawn on a US bank.
-
- Mail to: Kali, Inc.
- PO Box 282
- Franklin Springs, GA 30639-0282
-
- ***Be sure to include an email address!!!
-
- ------------------------- cut here -------------------------------
- More ordering options:
-
- 1. Master Card or Visa ($20US)
- a. Call 801-523-8221 (Axxis) or 602-878-7001 (Starlink)
- b. FAX your order to 801-576-5663 (Axxis)
- c. Email your order to kali@axxis.com
- d. Online: http://www.axxis.com/kali/orderform.html
-
- 2. Check or money order ($20US and drawn on a bank in the US or
- Canada).
-
- Mail your order to:
-
- Kali, Inc.
- PO Box 282
- Franklin Springs, GA 30639-0282
-
- 3. Overseas:
-
- a. Use any of the methods above.
-
- b. Canadian customers can go to their local post office and
- buy a Postal Money order for $20US and mail it.
- c. The Netherlands - contact e.m.koolen@student.utwente.nl
- for info.
- d. Australia - contact Joe Altoff (jaltoff@powerup.com.au)
- for info.
- e. If nothing else find a local bank that has a branch in
- the US and ask for a check or money order drawn on their
- US branch for $20US.
-
- Allow 24-48 hours on credit card orders and 3-5 days on snail mail
- orders from inside the US. Once I receive payment I will email a
- serial# and a key to you. These will go in your kali.cfg file to
- remove the 15 minute limit. You will get free upgrades to all new
- versions including the Win95 version which should be released in
- beta form in February, 1996.
-
-
- Chapter VIII: Kali Servers, ftp Sites, and Web Sites
-
- A. This is the latest list of Kali servers:
-
- tracker.texas.net 204.96.20.10 Kali Central SunOS
- kali.net 206.197.190.20 Kali World Linux
- slc.axxis.com 205.199.96.2 AXXIS Server BSD
- kali.castle.net 204.97.214.4 CastleNet SunOS
- gate.dungeon.com 193.130.144.1 FlexNet Linux
- kali.internexus.net 206.152.14.2 Internexux Linux
- leo.starlink.com 206.26.42.5 STARLINK BSD
- sai.icis.on.ca 205.233.129.10 Inter*Com Solaris
- pooma.itw.com 204.170.66.6 ITW Linux
- iddc.via.at 194.96.2.60 MCB GamesWorld Linux
- kali.estar.de 194.112.104.1 EuroStar Linux
- eit.com 206.214.38.13 CyberGames Linux
- netrus 198.83.136.1 netrus.net Solaris
- mpx.com.au 203.2.75.12 MPX Australia Linux
- athens.net 205.244.188.10 Home Town Kali BSDI
- powerup.com.au 203.2.122.130 PowerUp Linux
- ViaNet.on.ca 204.187.89.121 ViaNet Solaris
-
-
- B. Kali and related files can be found at these ftp sites:
-
- ftp://ftp.axxis.com/pub/kali/
- ftp://ftp.internexus.net/pub/kali/
- ftp://ftp.kali.net/kali/
-
-
- C. The following Web sites also include information and some files:
-
- http://www.axxis.com/kali/
- http://www.kali.net/
- http://www.internexus.net/kali/
- http://www.teleport.com/~caustic/
- http://gremlinx.bevc.blacksburg.va.us/
-
- Chapter IX: Troubleshooting
-
- Hopefully this might help some people who are having trouble
- getting Kali to work. Just read the questions.
-
- Q: PPPMENU just can't seem to open LCP. What can I try?
-
- A: Try removing the lines "ACCOMP ON" and "PCOMP ON" from net.cfg.
-
-
- Q: Why does PING report, "ERROR: Cannot access packet driver"?
-
- A: Either the PPP driver didn't load properly from the load.bat file
- or you are running Kali already. You cannot run PING while Kali is
- loaded.
-
-
- Q: Why does Kali report, "Error: no response from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"?
-
- A: Either because the ip# you are trying to attach to is not running
- Kali or you don't have Kali configured properly.
-
- Have you tested your connection yet? Can you ping any or all of
- the servers? Have you tried these steps?
-
-
- Q: Why can't I ping anything?
-
- A: Good question! This means you are actually trying to test your
- connection before using Kali! I'm so happy!
-
- Anyway, this is almost always caused by an incorrect value in
- wattcp.cfg. Either your netmask, gateway, or my_ip value is most
- likely wrong (assuming the PPP connection was tested successfully)
-
- Are you absolutely positive that your modem is configured for
- hardware flow control (RTS/CTS) and not software (XON/XOFF)? For
- Hayes compatable modems, this is normally done with AT&F2. For USR
- modems, try using AT&F1.
-
- Try using a netmask of 0.0.0.0 in wattcp.cfg. Using a netmask of
- 0.0.0.0 will make the wattcp kernel think that all nodes are in
- your local network. It will cause Kali and other wattcp apps to
- quit trying to use the gateway.
-
-
- Q: I can ping a server, but I can't connect with Kali. Why?
-
- A: Wow...getting close. The most common problem causing this is an
- incorrect modem init string. Make sure that hardware flow control
- and NOT software flow control is enable on the modem (see A4
- above). This can also be caused by having the wrong info in
- wattcp.cfg. The server might be off-line. Try another server.
-
-
- Q: Ok, I finally connected to a server. Now my PC locks up after a
- few seconds. I haven't even started a game yet. Sometimes it
- locks up before I even run Kali. Sometimes I get the player list.
- What did I do wrong?
-
- A: The most common cause is not having hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control
- enabled (and software/XON/XOFF disabled). Check the manual for
- your modem and make sure your init string enables RTS/CTS and
- disables XON/XOFF.
-
- The second most common reason for PPP users is the omission of the
- ppp=1 line in wattcp.cfg. Also try using a netmask of 0.0.0.0 (PPP
- only).
-
-
- Q: How can I get more conventional memory?
-
- A: Use a memory manager such as DOS's emm386 or QEMM. Load DOS high
- and load Kali high (lh Kali). Add the "noems" option to the emm386
- or qemm line in config.sys. You might be able to get Kali into an
- upper memory block on some systems. Read your DOS manual or type
- "help emm386" at the DOS prompt. If use have a CDROM, try to avoid
- loading all of its drivers. Using DOS 6.0 and above you can create
- multiple configurations in your config.sys. Again, read the DOCS.
- Try adding "lh " in front of lsl, ppp, and ipstub in the load.bat
- file.
-
- Most games that use their own memory menager (like Doom and
- Descent) will still work when used with emm386 or qemm. They also
- still need at least some minimal conventional memory. Both Doom
- and Descent will have fits if the conventional memory is below 350K
- (approx).
-
-
- Q: This stupid document didn't help. What do I do now?
-
- A: If this list doesn't answer your question, please send your
- question to the following address:
-
- help@kali.net
-
- ***NOTE*** You must include the following information for me to be
- able to help. Without this information, I won't answer most
- questions.
-
- 1. What version of Kali are you using?
- 2. What version of DOS are you using?
- 3. What brand/model of modem and speed?
- 4. A copy of kali.cfg
- 5. A copy of wattcp.cfg
- 6. A copy of net.cfg
- 7. A description of the problem and what steps you have taken to
- try to resolve the problem. I want to know at what point in
- the instructions in kali.doc you can't get past. If you send
- me email stating that you cannot connect to Kali Central and
- don't tell me that you can ping it successfully, I will just
- send you a copy of this message. Please try to read the
- instructions first.
-
-
- Chapter X: Credits
-
- I would like to thank all of the people who have made contributions
- to Kali. Without these people you probably wouldn't be playing
- internet games at all.
-
- A special thanks goes to my wife Eleanor and daughter Jennifer. I
- thank my wife for her patience, for allowing me those long hours in
- my office pecking away at the computer, for being my attorney, for
- being a friend and listening to all my problems, and for supporting
- me 100%. I thank my daughter Jennifer for being herself. She's
- just great! :)
-
- The following people and/or companies have contributed in one way
- or another. They are listed in chronological order of
- contribution. I may have made a mistake in the ordering of one or
- two but hopefully I didn't leave anyone out. If I did, *please*
- let me know and I will correct it.
-
- id Software - for writing Doom and providing the source code for
- ipxsetup. This is what got me into multiplayer gaming!
- Jake Page (snake) - the author of tcpsetup. tcpsetup was the first
- program to allow internet Doom.
- Erick Engelke - the author of Waterloo TCP (wattcp). Wattcp is
- used in both iFrag and Kali.
- Scott Coleman (Khan) - the author of iFrag and the original IPX
- code in Kali. My mentor, friend, and adversary (Doom) for a
- long time.
- Parallax - for writing Descent...the program that inspired Kali.
- I guess Interplay gets some credit here too. :)
- Frank Fejes (Warp2) & PooterMan (I still don't know his name!) -
- for registering the first two copies of Kali!
- Danny Gasparovski - the author of SLiRP. He made several changes
- to his program at my request. Without his efforts shell users
- would be stuck with MILK ;-)
- Patrick and Michael Klos - the authors of pppshare (along with his
- brother). At my request they developed pppshare just for Kali
- users.
- Jonathon Roy (roy7) - for porting the kali code to unix to make the
- first Kali server. For providing consulting on further unix
- programming.
- Edward Henigin (Texas Net) - for running the first Kali server and
- the iFrag Tracker.
- Pramod Gumpeni (ZenMaster) - the author of the Kali Game FAQ and a
- beta tester. My number one fan! Also ran Zen's Temple.
- Chung Lau (waver) - author of the netcom shell kit. Available at
- most Kali ftp sites.
- Ethan Winkley - author of the PPP FAQ.
- Byron Followell - author of the Netcruiser FAQ.
- Derek Bumpas - author of snatch.
- Lawrence Reiss - author of the Compuserve FAQ.
- loopy - for cracking every version of Kali before anyone else and
- letting me know just how bad my security was ;-)
- Axxis Corporation - Mark Leslie, Mike Fine, Mike Maxwell, Suzie
- Peterson, Marsha Maxwell - for handling credit card orders,
- running a server, and official Web site.
- Westwood Studios - for writing Command & Conquer and supplying me
- with a whole new set of customers :)
-
- And all the other people who have ftp sites, web sites, kali
- servers, etc. Thanks for everyone who has helped test dozens of
- version of Kali. Thanks for everyone who has registered and
- allowed me to continue to improve Kali.
-
- There are so many people who have contributed ideas that it would
- takes pages to list them all. Thanks!
-
-
- Despite all their efforts.... ;-)
-
- Kali and the kalid server are (c) Copyright 1995, 1996 Kali, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved. Kali is a trademark of Kali, Inc.
-
- Thanks!