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- Mosaic via. SLIP
-
- Mosaic will run over a SLIP or PPP connection. The most difficult
- aspect is establishing the SLIP/PPP connection. Below is a brief description
- for establishing a SLIP connection using a Shareware product called
- Trumpet Software International Winsock version 1.0. This particular product
- has an internal SLIP driver and an internal modem dialer. If you would
- like to obtain a copy of this product you can find it at the anonymous
- ftp site ftp.utas.edu.au. The file, twsk10a.zip, is located in the
- /pc/trumpet/winsock directory. For the convenience of our users we
- also keep a copy of this Shareware product on our anonymous ftp server,
- ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu. The file, winsock.zip, is in the /PC/Mosaic/sockets
- directory.
- After you have installed the Trumpet Winsock according to it's
- instructions, envoke tcpman.exe and select "Setup". Trumpet will
- need the following information about the SLIP server you are connecting to.
- Get this information from the company that is providing the SLIP service.
-
- IP address 0.0.0.0
- Name server 0.0.0.0
- Time sever 0.0.0.0
- Domain Suffix the.name.of.your.domain
- ie. "ncsa.uiuc.edu" is our domain.
-
- Check "Internal SLIP" and enter in the port number and baud rate of your
- modem. Save the information, click OK, and exit the program. Now, your
- system should be configured properly. Next, envoke Trumpet again and use
- the internal dialer option to place the call. Select the "Dialler" pull
- down menu. You will probably take notice there a few options available,
- however I will only discuss "Manual login" command. If you are interested
- in creating a script then please refer to the Trumpet documentation. Once
- you have selected Manual login you will need to enter the following command
- in the Trumpet window.
-
- atdt xxx-xxxx (where the x's represent the phone number).
-
- NOTE: There are two ways to gain access to the Internet via SLIP:
-
- 1) If you have a static slip account, that is, you were assigned an IP number
- that doesn't change.
- - login to the server.
- - Enter the command "slip".
- - Hit the escape key.
- - Double click on the Mosaic icon.
-
- 2) If you log into a server that assigns you a random IP number.
- - login to the server.
- - Enter the command "slip".
- - Select the "Setup" pull down menu.
- - Enter this IP in the appropriate field.
- Note: After you enter the new IP number you will get a message that
- states you will have to close the application in order for this number
- to take affect.
- - Hit the escape key.
- - Close Trumpet.
- Note: This action will not cause you to loose your connection.
- - Double click on the Mosaic icon.
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-
- Here is a list of some of the companies that can provide nationwide
- SLIP and PPP access to the Internet. These companies are listed in
- alphabetical order and we do NOT endorse any particular provider.
-
- Colorado Supernet (info@csn.org)
- Colorado School of Mines
- 1500 Illinois Street
- Golden, CO 80401
- (800)748-0800
-
- DATABANK, Inc (info@databank.com) SLIP/PPP 1-800 Service
- 1473 Hwy 40
- Lawrence, KS 66044
- Voice 913-842-6699
- FAX 913-842-8518
-
- Institute for Global Communications (support@igc.apc.org)
- PeaceNet/EcoNet/ConflictNet/LaborNet ** International Provider **
- 18 deBoom St.
- San Francisco, CA 94107
- tel: +1-415-442-0220
- fax: +1-415-546-1794
-
- JVNCnet (market@jvnc.net) ** SLIP only **
- Global Enterprise Services
- 3 Independence Way
- Princeton, NJ 08540
- (609)897-7300
-
- NetCom On-Line Communication Services (info@netcom.com)
- 4000 Moorpark Avenue
- Suite 209
- San Jose, CA 95117
- (408)554-8649
-
- Performance Systems International (info@psi.com)
- 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive ** International Provider **
- Suite 1100
- Reston, VA 22019
- (703)620-6651
-
- UUNET (info@uunet.uu.net) ** International Provider **
- 3110 Fairview Park DR
- Suite 570
- Falls Church, VA 22042
- (703)204-8000
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