* Copyrights

  See the file "COPYRIGHTS" for copyright information for this release.

* License

  The GNU General Public Licence version 2 (see the file "COPYING") applies
  to the whole distribution, exept for files explicitly stated in
  the file "COPYRIGHTS".

* About This Distribution

  The revision 2 is still to be considered as a "gamma" version, that is,
  there might still be some bugs left and something will certainly change. 

  The e-mail address for bug reports is: 

	amitcp-bug@hut.fi

  There is also a mailing list for the developers, it can be joined by
  sending mail to:

	amitcp-request@hut.fi

  Any problems and suggestions can also be discussed on the newsgroup
  comp.sys.amiga.datacomm.

* About the included FTP and Telnet clients

  The FTP and Telnet clients included in the binary distribution are 
  supplied by:

	Mark Tomlinson <mark@garden.equinox.gen.nz>
	Goeff McCaughan <geoff@equinox.gen.nz>

  for who you are free to send any comments about the FTP and the Telnet.

  Source code for these two programs can be found from the Aminet under
  the directory comm/net.

* To Install AmiTCP/IP:

  You can't install this new version on top of any older version. If
  your disk space allows, leave the old version on the disk and delete
  it when you have the new version running.
  
  First extract distribution archives (AmiTCP_xxx_20.lha) to a
  directory in your hard disk (e.g. WORK:).
  
  Before you proceed, you must get some information from your network
  administration. (if you don't get the information, you must modify
  your database afterwards).  This information includes:
  
  * Internet protocol address allocated for your computer. This
    is a series of decimal numbers separated by dots. For
    example, 130.233.161.40 is a legal internet address.

  * Destionation IP address of a point-to-point link. This applies only
    if you use a point-to-point medium, such as a serial line.
  
  * Netmask for your network. This specifies how many bits in your
    internet address specifies your network address. Netmask is like
    255.255.255.0. If your network is not sub-netted, then do not have 
    to supply this value (a default computed from the IP address is used).
  
  * Name of your host. This is a mnemonic name which can usually be
    used instead of the internet address to refer to your computer.
    This is like "Amiga1".
  
  * Domain name of your site. For example, "hut.fi" is the domain name for
    the Helsinki University of Technology in Finland.
  
  * Address(es) of the Domain Name Server(s) which will be used to translate
    host names to the corresponding internet addresses. A local
    database must be used instead if there is no name server on your
    domain.
  
  * Address of the default gateway via which to send packets to
    hosts not in your local network. There may be more than one of
    them.
  
  * The network interface to use. This may be Ethernet, SLIP or
    something else. We assume that you have proper hardware installed
    and the appropriate Sana-II compatible device driver installed in
    directory DEVS:Networks. AmiTCP/IP needs the name of device
    driver in order to use it. The unit number for the device in
    question is also needed (usually this is 0).
  
  When you are ready, you may start the installation by
  double-clicking the "Install_AmiTCP-2.0"-icon.
  
* What Happens in the Installation?
  
  Here is explained shortly what happens during the installation. This is
  provided to those of you who want to know what happens to their
  computer.
  
  * First destination is selected.
  * Some files are copied to their proper locations on your system.
  * Information to setup network is asked.
    * Your host name is stored to environment variable HOSTNAME
    * Configuration information is saved in AmiTCP:db/netdb-myhost.
    * Script to start AmiTCP/IP and interfaces is
      created to Amitcp:bin/startnet.
    * s:user-startup is modified to make right assigns and paths.
  * If you select to start AmiTCP/IP when your computer boots,
    command for this is added to s:user-startup.
  

Here are examples of startnet and netdb files.

Sana-2 device driver: slip.device (Serial Line IP)
Unit: 0 
Name assigned to computer: slip-2
Name of your Domain: hut.fi
aliases: amy
Address assigned to computer: 130.233.161.50
Destination address (terminal server): 130.233.161.90
Netmask in network: 255.255.252.0
Address of gateway: 130.233.163.254
Address of primary nameserver: 130.233.224.1

AmiTCP:bin/startnet: (comment = ;)

run AmiTCP:AmiTCP
SYS:Rexxc/WaitForPort AMITCP
Wait 2 secs
; configure loop-back device
AmiTCP:bin/ifconfig lo/0 localhost
; Configure Devs:Networks/slip.device unit 0
AmiTCP:bin/ifconfig Devs:Networks/slip.device/0 130.233.161.50 130.233.161.90 netmask 255.255.252.0
; Add route to this host
AmiTCP:bin/route add slip-2.hut.fi localhost
; Add route to the default gateway
AmiTCP:bin/route add default 130.233.163.254
run AmiTCP:bin/inetd


Amitcp:db/netdb-myhost: (comment = ;)

; This host
HOST 130.233.161.50 slip-2.hut.fi slip-2 amy
; Domain names
DOMAIN hut.fi
; Name servers
NAMESERVER 130.233.224.1


Your user-startup will contain something along following lines:
  
;BEGIN AmiTCP/IP
setenv HOSTNAME slip-2.hut.fi
assign AmiTCP: HardDisk:Work/project/DIST-2.0.24
path AmiTCP:bin add
;END AmiTCP/IP