However, Michael Dawley had some of the same troubles with a Compaq
>(950?) and had to revert to a dialer other than Miniterm. (Michael D., jump
>in and let Jack know what you had to do with the Compaq.)
>Jack Cotter wrote:
>>>A.The machines that do not work:
>1.Compaq Deskpro 590 (Intel Pentium 90) using a USRobotics 56K V90
>external modem on Com1. 750 M IDE drive one partition with DOS 6.22. The
>Arachne.cfg file for this machine is shown below.
Jack,
I have to use a Netdial 1.3 - Arachne 1.60 combination.
Here's what I have on that:
In c:\arachne.. my arachne.cfg file has:
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[profile]
Profile aracdial.ACF
Connection READY
Hangup @termin.com 0x60>NUL
-------------------------------------------
and this:
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[tcp/ip]
IP_Address %MYIP%
IP_Grab IP address set to
NameServer 206.156.254.2
AltNameServer 206.156.2.0
Gateway 0.0.0.0
AltGateway 0.0.0.0
Netmask 0.0.0.0
TCPconfig LANTCP.CFG
----------------------------------
You'll need to provide the connection and
packet driver for arachne as follows:
-----------------------------------
I have attached the Netdial 1.3 zip file.
Make a directory c:\netdial and unzip the
file there.
You will have these files when done:
l. epppd.exe 45638
2. netdial.exe 14542
3. holdit.exe 5568
4. netdial.doc 5405
5. termin.com 1419
6. netdial.scr 297 (that's mine, copy below)
7. path.cfg 118
8. ip-up.bat 90
9. setscrn.com 70
10. aracdial.bat (Use copy below, not one supplied, unless you put
your settings, etc. in it.)
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Here is my netdial.scr file:
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#NETDIAL.SCR file for Compaq deskpro 575 computer.
#Bobcat and Arachne.
# INTOP ISP
send "AT&F&C1&D2\r"
recv 15000 "OK"
send "ATDT3551527\r"
recv 75000 ":"
send "username\r" (put your username there)
recv 60000 "sword:"
send "password\r" (put your password there)
recv 60000 "}"
#Since this works, the INTOP server needs nothing more.
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Here is the aracdial.bat
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@echo off
rem A version of Bobcat's bcatdial.bat for use with Arachne.
rem This copy goes in c:\netdial directory. Version for web.bat
rem Modified to boot up Arachne after connection made.
cls
setscrn
echo.
echo ������������[ NetDial 1.3 ]����������Ŀ
echo � �
echo � Dialing INTOP ISP �
echo � �
echo � Getting an Internet Connection �
echo � �
echo � For Arachne 1.60 DOS WWW Browser �
echo � �
echo �------------ ESC to quit ------------�
echo ���������������������������������������
echo.
rem dial up the ISP
:DIAL
NETDIAL BASE 0x2F8 IRQ 3 38400
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO :BUSY
goto :PKTDRVR
:BUSY
setscrn
echo.
echo ���������������������������������ͻ
echo �--------- Redial the ISP --------�
echo � �
echo � No Response... �
echo � will redial automatically. �
echo � �
echo � �
echo �----------- Esc to quit ---------�
echo ���������������������������������ͼ
echo.
Holdit 3 > nul
if errorlevel 200 goto :END
if errorlevel 0 goto :DIAL
setscrn
goto :DIAL
rem logged in, so start the Packet driver using EPPPD
:PKTDRVR
@lh epppd base 0x2F8 irq 3 pktvec 0x60 38400 asyncmap 0 crtscts
call IP-UP.bat
rem set GATEWAY=%REMIP%
echo my_ip=%MYIP% > path.cfg
echo gateway=%remip% >> path.cfg
echo netmask=%netmask% >> path.cfg
echo nameserver=206.156.254.2 >> path.cfg
echo nameserver=206.156.2.0 >> path.cfg
echo Ip address set to %MYIP%
rem connected message area
setscrn
echo.
echo ������������[ NetDial 1.3 ]����������Ŀ
echo � �
echo � Connected to Intop ISP �
echo � �
echo � Going to Arachne 1.60 �
echo � �
echo � �
echo �------------ ESC to quit ------------�
echo ���������������������������������������
echo.
Holdit 5 > nul
if errorlevel 200 goto :END
rem packet driver loaded, so ready to start Arachne
rem change to arachne directory, run arachne.bat
:ARACHNE
C:
cd C:\ARACHNE
arachne.bat %1 %2 %3 %4
:END
setscrn
echo.
echo ���������������������������������ͻ
echo � �
echo � Ending the Connection �
echo � �
echo ���������������������������������ͼ
echo.
Holdit 2 > nul
rem remove the packet driver and hang up the phone
termin 0x60
netdial BASE 0x2F8 IRQ 3 hangup
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For the most part, the above aracdial.bat file works well.
Anyone on the list that has experience with these scripts
kindly send any info as to how to improve this one, please.
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Some notes:
1. the dialer section in your arachne.cfg file isn't used in
this setup, but you may keep it as is since you have your
port settings, etc. there for reference anyway.
2. Here is my own readme.txt I have for the Netdial-Arachne
setup:
----------------------------------------------------------
NetDial Modem Script Dialer 1.3
--------------------------------
Place these files in c:\netdial.
The file web.bat can go in the root directory c:\
-------------------------------------------------
The files in the c:\netdial directory will provide a
connection for Arachne 1.50.
aracdial.bat must have the correct BASE and IRQ and
modem speed for the computer you are using. Check these
lines in aracdial.bat:
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NETDIAL BASE 0x2F8 IRQ 3 38400 TRIES 4
and:
epppd base 0x2F8 irq 3 pktvec 0x60 38400 asyncmap 0 crtscts
or if you load epppd high:
@lh epppd base 0x2F8 irq 3 pktvec 0x60 38400 asyncmap 0 crtscts
and for the hangup:
netdial BASE 0x2F8 IRQ 3 hangup
These files are used by web.bat in root directory.
At the DOS prompt, type "web" (without quotes) and press ENTER.
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Here is the necessary arachne.cfg file to let
arachne use the NetDial dialer:
----------------------------------
See the sub-directory, a:\arachne for the file. Copy it
into your c:\arachne directory. Here are the important areas:
------------------------------
[profile]
Profile FASTPC.ACF
Connection READY
Hangup @termin.com 0x60>NUL
-----------------------------
Or this area:
--------------
[tcp/ip]
IP_Address %MYIP%
IP_Grab IP address set to
NameServer 206.156.254.2
AltNameServer 206.156.2.0
Gateway 0.0.0.0
AltGateway 0.0.0.0
Netmask 0.0.0.0
TCPconfig LANTCP.CFG
---------------------
Both of these areas are important for Arachne to use the
Netdial setup.
--------------------------------------------- (end of readme.txt)
Here is my web.bat file that you place in c:\ (the root directory)
to allow the dialup process to begin:
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@Echo Off
C:
cd C:\netdial
aracdial.bat %1 %2 %3 %4
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I have this setup on several machines, some won't install
packet driver otherwise, some will, so I have two .acf's to allow
Arachne to connect either way.
The Netdial 1.3 - Arachne Combination can't be ALT-H'd and then
ALT-D later. You'll have to ALT-X after an ALT-H, then start over
with "web" ENTER at the DOS prompt to start aracdial.bat which will
establish a connection, and install the packet driver at 0x60, then
boot up Arachne.
-----------------------
Hope this helps,
Michael L. Dawley
Pearl, Mississippi
others work
ND130.ZIP
The file nd130.zip is the Netdial 1.3 files,
which are currently used as a front end dialer
and packet driver handler installer for Arachne.
COMPAQ deskpro 575
