CompuServe Thread

PPP

8 messages in this thread
#193160From: Hank DuckmanApr 18, 1995 7:44 AM
I would appreciate some help with the following: 1) Must one contact CIS to start using PPP access to the net or simply set up one's system and go ahead? 2) I'm a little confused about domain name servers number and destination address. What are the correct numbers for each for using CIS PPP in the U.S.? 3) If I use Cis PPP to access the net from my personal Amiga, do I need a Sana 2 driver (I'm trying to set up PPP, AmiTCP, AMosaic and GUui-FTP)? If so, where does it get installed? 4) What's the difference between serial.device and dialer.device? Where can I get dialer.device and where do I put it?
#193286From: Clay SpenceApr 18, 1995 9:27 PM
1) Set up your system and go ahead. 2) The domain name server number is 149.174.64.41, enter 0.0.0.0 for the destination address (the last one's in the PPP installation instructions in PPP.guide). 3) PPP is a SANA-2-compatible driver, or at least the documentation says so. 4) I don't know. I haven't needed the dialer.device, but some people have recommended it. Clay
#193364From: Hank DuckmanApr 19, 1995 8:51 AM
Thanks for your help. Is there an extra driver (sana 2) that has to be obtained elsewhere for the set up or is this included in the PPP files? Hank
#193460From: Clay SpenceApr 19, 1995 10:10 PM
I don't think you need anything but ppp.device and the standard serial.device that came with your computer. Clay
#193562From: Dale LarsonApr 20, 1995 3:40 PM
The Amiga PPP driver is a SANA-2 PPP driver. dale@iam.com http://www.iam.com Intangible Assets Manufacturing
#193595From: Hank DuckmanApr 20, 1995 6:36 PM
Thanks, Dale. My ignorance is evident. Hank
#193291From: Marlene Zenker/SYSOPApr 18, 1995 9:37 PM
1) Just set up the software. Since you already have a CIS account, you're all set from that perspective. 2) The domain name is compuserve.com, and the IP address is 149.174.64.41 3) Yes, you need to put ppp.device version 1.30 into the devs:networks directory. 4) I don't know what the dialer.device is used for…. I don't use it.
#193365From: Hank DuckmanApr 19, 1995 8:51 AM
Thanks for the help, Steve. Hank