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SLIPScripts ver 1.3 Feb. 3, 1995 by Travis Pascoe
pasc8891@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu
What is it?
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SLIPScripts is a set of ARexx scripts used to connect to a host with
dynamic slip IP assignment and initialize the AmiTCP stack.
Requirements
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ARexx (obviously)
AmiTCP ver 3.0b+
rexxserdev.library ver 5.02+ (see Aminet - util/rexx/rxser502.lha)
by Joseph M. Stivaletta
( I would have included rexxserdev in this archive but it
can already be found on Aminet so I decided not to. )
Installation
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There are three ARexx scripts provided. Place them in REXX: or with
your other ARexx scripts after making the necessary modifications
detailed in the comments inside each script.
After making the changes to the ARexx scripts, only one other file
requires changes. AmiTCP includes a DOS script in AmiTCP:bin/ called
'startnet' which should be made similar to the one provided in
this archive. Either make the necessary changes to AmiTCP:bin/startnet
or replace it entirely with the example one provided. The necessary
changes are described in comments in the 'startnet' script itself.
One final comment, if you replace the old startnet script with the
example one, be sure to set the 's' bit on the file so that AmigaDOS
will recognize it as a script file.
Usage
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From a cli, type one of the following depending on your condition:
rx slipstart
rx slipstop
rx slipresume
Warning
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You WILL need to modify the scripts in several places to suit your
host dialup terminal. Follow the comments in each script for
assistance. The example scripts supplied work with my university's
Xylogics terminal server but can easily be modified.
Purpose
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The purpose of these scripts was to allow me to have more control over
my SLIP connection (although other connection protocols could be
supported as well). I got tired of running Terminus every time just to
make a simple connection and I wanted to be able to resume a connection
after reboot (modem still connected) and be able to break connection
without turning the modem off by hand.
Other
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These scripts are intended only as an example and a guideline requiring
modifications by the user to be fully functional.
I make no guarantee as to the suitability of these scripts to any
specific application. The user accepts all responsibility.
History
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ver. 1.3 - Changed parse command in SLIPStart.rexx so that it is more
Feb. 3-95 general purpose, now works when variable length IP addresses
are returned by the provider.
ver. 1.2 - Improved documentation. Supplied sample aminet:bin/startnet
Feb. 1-95 script showing where to use the $ip environment variable.
ver. 1.1 - First AmiNET release.
Dec. 18-94
ver. 1.0 - Not released.
Dec. 1-94