(Note that some of this information is available using the "tia -address" command.)
Item Comment
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Phone numbers: 744-8000 (2400)
744-8622 (14.4)
747-3802 (28.8)
Domain name: umbc.edu
Gateway IP Address: umbc9.umbc.edu = 130.85.3.12
umbc8.umbc.edu = 130.85.3.8
umbc10.umbc.edu = 130.85.3.14
umbc7.umbc.edu = 130.85.6.7
DNS IP Addresses: 130.85.1.5
130.85.1.4
130.85.1.3
E-mail
SMTP server (outgoing): smtp.gl.umbc.edu
POP server (incoming): pop.gl.umbc.edu
POP username: same as gl username
NNTP server (news): news.umbc.edu
(Don't worry if your particular TCP/IP software doesn't
require every piece of information listed here - we're just
covering all the bases.)
2.1. Click the "Start" button on the taskbar and choose "Settings"
2.2. Select "Control Panel"
2.3. From the Control Panel window, double-click on the "Network" icon.
2.4. From the "Configuration" Tab in the "Network" window, click the "Add..." button to add a component.
2.5. From the "Select Network Component Type" window, highlight the "Adapter" component and click on the "Add..." button.
2.6. From the "Select Network Adapters" window, first highlight "Microsoft" in the left-hand listbox, and then you should see "Dial-Up Adapter" highlighted in the right hand listbox - click OK.
2.7. At this point you should be returned to the "Network" window again (w/the "Dial-Up Adapter" now listed in the "...Network Components Installed..." list box).
Now, we need to add the TCP/IP Protocol for the adapter.
2.8. With the "Dial-up Adapter" highlighted, click on "Add..." again.
2.9. From the "Select Network Component Type" window, highlight the "Protocol" component and click "Add.."
2.10. From the "Select Network Protocol" window, first highlight "Microsoft" in the left-hand listbox, and then select "TCP/IP" in the right-hand listbox - click OK.
2.11. At this point you should be returned again to the "Network" window.
Next, we have to set the TCP/IP settings.
2.12. From the "Network" window, highlight the "TCP/IP"-> Dial- Up Adapter" line and click on "Properties".
2.13. From the "TCP/IP" window choose the "IP Address" tab. Click on the "Specify an IP address" radio button. At this point the area below the buttons should no longer be "grayed out". For IP address, enter the "dummy" IP address 192.0.2.1. (Remember, TIA does not require an IP address; 192.0.2.1 is a test port which will never be assigned.) You do *not* need to enter a subnet mask. (Based on the class of address, Win95 will probably enter the mask of 255.255.255.0 for you the first time you run a session.) (Don't click OK yet).
2.14. Now click on the "DNS Configuration" tab. Click on the "Enable DNS" radio button. In the "Host:" box enter umbc9.umbc.edu (or whichever machine to which you plan to connect.) In the "Domain:" box enter; umbc.edu. Next, enter 130.85.1.5 in the "DNS Server Search Order" box and click "Add". Repeat this step for 130.85.1.4 and 130.85.1.3.
2.15. In spite of all the other options you have - these are the only settings you need to run a successful Win95/TIA connection. Play with the other settings at your own risk.
2.15.a (Note if you plan to use X-redirection you should also include the host machine IP Address in the "Gateway" tab. See above for appropriate IP Addresses.)
2.17. NOW, click OK!
2.18. Finally, click on OK in the "Network" window to complete the configuration. You will be asked to restart your computer at this point - after closing any other open applications - you should choose "Yes" to restart your computer and complete the installation.
The Microsoft FTP file is a self extracting archive. Once you have retrieved the file, simply place it on a floppy disk or in it's own directory on your hard disk and type "dscript". The file will automatically extract to several files.
Also, even if you are not planning on using the SLIP protocol, you will want to go through this process in order to install the scripting tool. The scripting tool will allow you to automate your dial-up process and make connecting to UMBC and starting TIA much easier.
3.1. Make sure that you have rebooted for the network changes to be in effect. Then click the "Start" button on the taskbar and choose "Settings"
3.2. Select "Control Panel"
3.3 Double-click on the "Add/Remove Programs" applet.
3.4. From the "Add/Remove Programs Properties" window click on the "Windows Setup" tab.
3.5. Click on the "Have Disk" button and enter the path to the /admin/apptools/dscript directory on your Win95 CDROM or the directory into which you extracted the dscript.exe files (i.e. d:\admin\apptools\dscript or A:\) Highlight the file name "rnaplus.inf" and click "OK" until you see the entry "SLIP and Scripting for Dial-Up Networking".
3.6. Check the box to the left of "SLIP and Scripting for Dial-Up Networking" Line.
3.7. Click on the "Install" button
3.8. Now click OK from the "Add/Remove Programs Properties" window.
4.1. Click on the "Start" button and go to "Programs"/"Accessories"/"Dial-Up Networking".
4.2. From the "Dial-Up Networking" window double-click on the "Make New Connection" icon.
4.3. At this point you will be launched into a Win95 Wizard. Follow these prompts:
4.3.a) Name your connection (i.e., "TIA"!)
4.3.b) Select a modem (if you haven't configured a modem under Win95 yet, go to "Control Panel" and choose the "Modems" applet and complete this step first.)
4.3.c) Click "Configure" so we can confirm your modem is configured properly for use w/TIA.
4.3.d) In the "Modem Properties" dialogue box choose the "Connection" tab.
4.3.e) Make sure the your "Connections Preferences" are set as follows:
Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop Bits: 1
4.3.f) Set the "Call Preferences" as you like
4.3.g) Click on the "Advanced" button
4.3.h) Click to the left of "Use Flow Control" then click on the "Hardware" radio button.
4.3.i) Click OK to get back to the "Modem Properties" dialogue box.
4.3.j) Click on the "Options" tab.
4.3.k) Under "Connection Control" see that "...before dialing" is *unchecked* and then check "....after dialing". This setting will allow you to do a manual login. Now click OK and return to the main "Wizard" window. Click "Next".
4.3.l) Enter the Area Code, Phone Number, and Country Code. Then click "Next"
4.3.m) Now press "Finish"
4.4. There is one more step! Open the "Dial-up Networking" window again ("Start"/"Programs"/"Accessories"/"Dial-Up Networking").
4.5) Right click on the connection icon you just created (i.e. "TIA!") and choose "Properties" from the pop-up menu.
4.6) Click on the "Server Type" button
4.7) Under the "Type of Network Connection" pull-down box choose the type of TIA connection you'd like to make:
(Please note: these options are only available if you followed our instructions above for loading the SLIP drivers from your Win95 CDROM).
Depending on whether you are using SLIP, CSLIP or PPP certain of the following options will not be available to you. Don't worry, if you can't change it - you don't need to worry about it!
4.8. Under "Advanced Options" all three boxes should be *un*checked.
4.9. Under "Allowed Network Protocols" *only* TCP/IP should be checked.
4.10. Now click on the TCP/IP settings button
4.11. Now you should be in the "TCP/IP Settings" window. We're going to ask you to fill some blanks which are redundant with those you filled in when you configured your Dial-Up Adapter.
4.11.a) Click on the "Specify an IP Address" radio button and then fill in the IP Address box with the IP "192.0.2.1".
4.11.b) Click on the "Specify Name Servers" radio button and then fill in your primary DNS IP Address of 130.85.1.3 and your secondary of 130.85.1.4. Do *not* fill in either of the WINS fields.
4.11.c) Check to the left of "Use IP Header Compression" (You should use this if you selected either PPP or CSLIP as your Connection Type. We can do this since UMBC is using TIA version 2.0.)
4.11.d) Check to the left of "Use default gateway on remote network"
You are almost there! Now, for the test.
Test.1) Open up the "Dial-Up Networking" window again ("Start"/"Programs"/"Accessories"/"Dial-Up Networking").
(For convenience sake you could just drag the icon for your TIA connection from this window onto your desktop and have it instantly available in the future.)
Test.2) Double-click on the icon you created for your TIA connection.
Test.3) In the "Connect To" window you will see fields for Username and Password. These should be blank. If they are not - don't sweat it. They don't come into play unless you set up a script for use with TIA. (See instructions at 5.0 below.)
Test.4) If the phone number looks good hit connect!
Test.5) If you've configured it correctly so far you should see a "Post-dial Connection Screen" which will allow you to go ahead and manually login to your remote host. Go ahead and login but make sure you use
RLOGIN, if you are dialing into the 14.4 modems
(For example, "rlogin umbc8")
TELNET -B, if you are dialing into the 28.8's.
(For example, "telnet -b umbc8")
Once you get to your Unix prompt - type "tia -ppp" (If you selected PPP under "Type of Network Connection"), type "tia -slip" if you selected SLIP under "Type of Network Connection", or type "tia" if you selected CSLIP under "Type of Network Connection" and when you see the "Ready to Start your TCP/IP software" message hit F7. At this point you should see a "Connected to xxx" dialogue box.
Test.6) Now let's really try it out- you can minimize the Connect box if you'd like. Go to "Start"/"Programs"/"MS-DOS Prompt" and type "telnet umbc8.umbc.edu". (or whichever machine holds your account) Windows 95 Telnet client should open and you should get the initial log in screen for umbcx. Go ahead and login and logout. So far so good- this verify that we've configured almost everything correctly. Now close the connection by simply closing the Telnet program- if it hasn't already closed.
Test.7) No let's see if our DNS entries are correct. Open another MS-DOS Prompt from "Start"/"Programs"/"MS-DOS Prompt" and this time type "ftp ftp.umbc.edu" Login as "anonymous" and type your email address as the password. Once you get the connected prompt type "exit" and then "Quit" and then type "Exit" at the DOS prompt to close your MS_DOS Session. If the ftp session was successful, then you are all set to use any TCP/IP software programs on your PC with TIA at UMBC.
TEST.8) Now Congratulate yourself and go take two Tylenol.
5. Creating and running scripts to automate the login process at UMBC using the Windows 95 scripting tool.
5.1 Start the Dial-UP Scripting Tool from "Start"/"Accessories"/"Dial-UP Scripting Tool".
5.2 You should see your named UMBC connection in the left side of the dialog box. In the File Name text box simply type the path and name of the script file you are about to create. (For Example: "C:\Program Files\Accessories\umbc9PPP.scp") Hit the "Edit" button under the File Name text box. If the file doesn't exist the scripting tool will ask you if you want to create it- click "YES".
5.3 In the Notepad editor (which should come up when you click "Edit" or "YES") type the following scripting commands to log into UMBC9 and start TIA using PPP: (You could just cut and paste this...and edit it as necessary.) Or write your own- check out http://umbc.edu/~aalbin1 and look for the Scripting Reference for Dial Up Networking.
---------------------------------------------------------- proc main ;Each script has a main procedure ; Delay for 3 seconds first to allow host time ; to send initial characters and then get things started ; by sending a carriage return. delay 3 transmit "^M" ; Wait for the Annex trailing characters and login waitfor ":" transmit "rlogin umbc9" transmit "^M" ; Wait for the login prompt- then send the username ; and password that you typed into the initial Connect to ; screen. These are saved as encrypted string variables ; by Windows 95 and inserted here at login time. (Judge ; for yourself whether or not your computing environment ; is safe enough to check the "Save Password" option on ; the Connect to dialog. If you choose not to enable ; this option- make sure you type in your password before ; you hit the "Connect" button.) waitfor "login:" transmit $USERID transmit "^M" waitfor "assword:" transmit $PASSWORD transmit "^M" ; Wait for the Unix prompt and start tia in PPP Mode. The default TIA ; mode is CSLIP so just typing "tia" will enable CSLIP. Typing "tia -slip" ; will enable SLIP. Make sure these entry's match the setting in your ; Dial-uP Networking Server Type Configuration! waitfor "%" transmit "tia -ppp" transmit "^M" ; Give TIA a chance to start up. delay 3 endproc -----------------------------------------------------------------
5.4. Now save the script to your accessories folder and give it an extension of "scp" (This makes life easier later) For example: Save- "C:\Program Files\Accessories\umbc9PPP.scp" If you followed the create file instructions in 5.2 above this is already done.
5.5 Next you must assign the script file you just created to your Dial-Up Networking Connection. Click once on the Network Connection Name in the left side of the dialog box to which you want to assign a script. If the path and filename you just created are not already in the File Name text box; click browse and locate the script file you just created. Once you have it in the File Name text box Click "Apply".
5.6 Next you'll want to test the script line by line to make sure it works.
5.6.a) Check the "Step Through Script" box and click "Apply" again then close the scripting tool.
5.6.b) Once again- click your dial-up connection icon, type in your User Name and Password and hit "Connect".
5.6.c) You will get the "Post-dial Connection Screen" again- hit F7 to continue.
5.6.d) The Automated Script Test windows will come up. One of the screens shows you the terminal side of the connection, the other shows you the script itself. Locate the "Step" button on the Automated Script Test window and press "Step" to walk through your script and verify that it works. If not- you should be able to locate the offending line using this method.
5.6.e) Once you have finished stepping through and successfully logged on- you must then hit the F7 or "Continue" button on the "Post-dial Connection Screen" and you'll be logged in.
5.6.f) Finally. Reopen the Dial-Up Scripting Tool, select your Dial-Up Network Connection and uncheck the "Step Through Script" box and check the "Start Terminal Screen Minimized" box.
5.6.g) Next, you must then select "Apply" again, and close the Scripting Tool.
5.7. The next time you start your connection you will see the "Post-dial Connection Screen", just hit F7 and sit back and wait for the Scripting Tool to log you in. Once you get the "Connected to XXX" box- you're all set.
Thanks to Steve Wilmart for compiling the original of this document.
Kudos to Jay Shepherd, who wrote the Windows 95 FAQ also available at http://marketplace.com. And thanks to some smart folks who helped me verify the correct UMBC settings.
I [Adam Albina] provide no promises of success if you follow these instructions, Windows 95 is a temperamental beast at best. If you're not holding your mouth right when you enter the DNS server addresses, you will do evil and a curse will be on you and your Doom2 Deathmatch partner.