Short: My AmiTCP4.3 Startnet script (slightly changed) and my .conf files Author: Suamor@student.uni-tuebingen.de Uploader: Suamor@student.uni-tuebingen.de Type: comm/tcp AmiTCP4.3 Scripts ----------------- I've read much about the problems with dialing up using the new scripts provided by AmiTCP4.3 (newsgroups c.s.a.networking, c.s.a.applications, de.c.s.a.comm). I use only aslip.device but it should be no problem to use ppp as well for it (by simply replacing slip through PPP). Disclaimer ---------- This scripts are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and the performance of these scripts is with you. In no event can I be liable to you for damages of any kind arising out of the use of these scripts or any part of it's archive, or the inability to use it. Changes to original Start(Stop)net ---------------------------------- - start Server (i.e. inetd) by default, switch off by using NOSRV - you can specify a provider config when starting up, default is set to the usual provider.conf. - UMS starts the User-Startnet script for me i.e. it fetches news & mails and after that it logs off. - starts httpproxy automatically (if UMS not specified) - Stopnet with option HANG logs off automatically (you need to have IPDial installed for using this feature and a hangup script) (IPDial is avalaible on Aminet: comm/tcp/IPDial20.lha) Configuration (Startnet) ------------------------ You very probably have to remove the UMS switch from the script and change the lines concerned by it: Original If {UMS} If Exists AmiTCP:db/User-Startnet Execute AmiTCP:db/User-Startnet EndIf Else run amitcp:bin/httpproxy cache eh0:tmp del 5184000 expire 604800 log eh0:uue/Spool/httpproxy.log get unread Endif Change to If Exists AmiTCP:db/User-Startnet Execute AmiTCP:db/User-Startnet EndIf Provider.conf files ------------------- My provider.conf files serves as an example how to automatically dial up, login and start the slirp program (I'm not yet using a real slip connection) It has been much adopted to the computer I log into so you will have to change it. The offline.conf can be used either to run AmiTCP offline or to reconnect after a RESET has been done. Simply start with: > startnet offline Remember that the host name MUST be specified in db/hosts and the domain(s) & Nameserver(s) MUST be specified in resolv.conf for the offline config. Devices ------- It seems that most devices have to be configured in db/autointerfaces. At least I did not succeed with slip0 (which is defined in db/interfaces) when not specified there. I got the following error: Sana2 configuration file and contents NOT definedin interface configuration! Could not open serial device for dialing! Interface slip0 not found! Interface configuration failed! Stopping AmiTCP Memory NOT flushed! It worked fine when I changed aslip.device to rhslip.devide in autointerfaces so at least you should find a possibility to use f.e. rhcslip. But I had no problems using magplip device (only defined it in interfaces) (though I have not tested if the link itself works). Final Words/Future ------------------ Please E-Mail me if you have any suggestions/improvements/problems/comments with/to my scripts. I will try then to help you or to improve them. If you ask me very friendly I might (re)write the Dial script so you can provide several phone numbers for dialing (if one is busy..). I might need this myself somewhen in the future. The basic idea is to use an array for the phonenumber and to tell how much numbers we have (-> easy to configure). Author ------ E-MAIL (prefered): ------------------ suamor@student.uni-tuebingen.de SnailMail: ---------- Reinhard Katzmann Schellingstraße 41 D - 72072 Tübingen ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 4234 1922 54.6% 12-Apr-96 23:34:52 +atcp43scripts.readme 2572 1139 55.7% 03-Apr-96 19:50:42 +startnet 517 324 37.3% 04-Apr-96 08:15:26 +stopnet 1578 812 48.5% 08-Apr-96 22:19:58 +hosts 376 231 38.5% 12-Apr-96 23:02:52 +Offline.conf 1184 580 51.0% 03-Apr-96 20:05:56 +Provider.conf 216 116 46.2% 03-Apr-96 14:25:26 +resolv.conf 355 180 49.2% 12-Apr-96 23:26:44 +User-StartNet 66 66 0.0% 12-Apr-96 23:27:24 +User-StopNet 0 0 0.0% 12-Apr-96 23:27:58 +ipdial.log 2132 811 61.9% 12-Apr-96 23:30:56 +hangup.script -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 13230 6181 53.2% 13-Apr-96 11:22:34 11 files