VoiceNet Internet SLIP Kit for Windows 3.1


This kit was compiled to help a user start a SLIP account on the
Internet using Windows 3.1. It contains the clients necessary for mail,
news, ftp, telnet, talk, irc, archie, finger, ping and Mosaic. The
Mosaic version is not the latest, but works fine.  Later versions of
Mosiac require 32 bit drivers and are a bit buggy, so this stable
version was selected.  All of the enclosed programs are either Public
Domain or Shareware, VoiceNet does not take any responsibility for their
functioning.  You also use this disk at your own risk.  Please support
the ShareWare authors and help them to carry on with their great work.
All the programs in the KIT are theirs and they should get credit for
them.

The criteria for inclusion was ease of use and general functionality.
After testing many programs, both shareware and commercial we've found
these to work the best.  I am sure that they will workfor you too.
There is a overlap of functions in some of these programs.  eg Mosaic
can ftp too but I've looked at what works well and does the job
properly.

You will need to have a valid SLIP account to use this kit.  The following
information will be required for configuration and can be obtained from
your Internet provider.

                                  Domain name: voicenet.com
                                    IP number: 100.100.100.100
                                      Netmask: 255.255.255.0
                       Modem telephone number: 555-1212
     Login and Password for your SLIP account:
       Login and Password of your POP account:
Whether Van Jacobsen Slip compression is used: y/n
                                POP Host Name: 192.204.28.5
          Default Gateway name and IP address: 192.204.28.8
                       Name Server IP address: 192.204.28.15
                                  News Server: 192.204.28.5

You'll need this info while setting up your connection.  Write it down
and keep it in a safe place. If VoiceNet provided you with
pre-configured disks, all configuration entries are already made.

If you received this kit as a zip archive then unzip into a temporary
directory and run windows.  If you received the kit on disks, insert the
first disk and run windows.  Select the run option and the "install"
file included with the kit on either the temporary directory you made or
on the supplied disks.  The installation program will copy all the
necessary files, make any required directories and create a new
"Internet" program group with lots of new icons.

After the installation, you must exit windows and add the following
directory to your PATH statement: "c:\windows\internet\winsock".  Now,
reboot your computer and enter windows. Go into the Internet program
group and select the tcpman icon. Go to SETUP under the file option and
fill in the values.  Certain fields may be left blank.  Again, if we
supplied preconfigured disks, no adjustments are required other that
modem port number and speed.

Edit the the file \windows\internet\winsock\login.cmd with an external
editor or using the Dialer option under Edit Scripts select login.cmd.
Your SLIP login name and password where indicated.

Change the options to Automatic Login and Logout on Demand.

You are now ready to try your connection. Start off with ping icon and
try to ping a host that you know.  You will then know that your Tcpman
is working and that other programs can see it.

The News and mail news cliens will also require configuration.  The
first time you enter these clients they will prompt you for the
necessary information. Pre-configured disks will not require any
additional modifications.

Mosaic's configuration was placed in your main windows directory and is
called "mosaic.ini".

Good luck, feedback is welcome!


Carmen DiCamillo
carmen@voicenet.com


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