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- [Taken from ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/warp/info/warptcp.faq
- Question 5 is the most important for our purposes. --- JdL]
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- This note is an answer to some frequently asked questions about OS/2
- Warp, Internet Access, and TCP/IP 2.0.
-
- (1) Does TCP/IP 2.0 work on WARP?
-
- We are testing this, and we haven't found any problems yet. This is a
- supported combination, meaning that we will fix any problems that do
- arise.
-
- (2) Does the Internet Connection kit work with OS/2 2.1?
-
- No. The Internet Connection kit can only be installed on OS/2 Warp.
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- (3) I have OS/2 2.1 and TCP/IP 2.0. Can I run Web Explorer and Gopher?
-
- Yes. You must have CSD UN64092 installed. Web Explorer can be
- downloaded from the Internet, via anonymous FTP from
- ftp01.ny.us.ibm.net, where it is in the subdirectory /pub/WebExporer.
- Gopher can be downloaded from the Internet, via anonymous FTP from
- software.watson.ibm.com, where it is in the subdirectory /pub/os2/ews.
- The version of Gopher on software.watson.ibm.com is not current, but it
- will be updated soon.
-
- (4) I have OS/2 Warp. Can I use the Internet Connection kit for TCP/IP
- LAN access?
-
- [This is the reason why you downloaded FreeTCP. So, yes it is possible! JdL]
-
- No, the Internet Connection kit only supports dial access. You must
- install TCP/IP 2.0 for LAN based TCP/IP access. A follow-on to OS/2
- Warp is in the works that will include full LAN enablement. (There will
- be an upgrade charge.)
-
- (5) Can I install both TCP/IP 2.0 (for LAN access) and the Internet
- Connection kit?
-
- Yes. This combination is not tested or supported, but it does work. You
- must install TCP/IP 2.0 first. Then you install CSD UN64092. Then you
- install the Internet Connection, in the same directory where TCP/IP 2.0
- is installed. You will see a warning message that the combination is not
- supported. There are some problems:
-
- 5a. The icons of the Internet Connection kit are configured to use a
- dial connection. How do I use these applications on the LAN?
-
- Create program objects for Web Explorer (explore.exe) and Gopher
- (gopher.exe) in your TCP/IP folder.
-
- 5b. The UltiMedia Mail Lite package included with the Internet
- Connection kit is configured to be used with an Internet mail box. How
- do I use it on the LAN?
-
- For LAN based mail, use the LaMail package that ships with TCP/IP 2.0.
-
- Questions 5c and 5d come up when a user tries to use Internet and LAN
- TCP/IP access simultaneously. These problems do not occur unless you try
- to access TCP/IP hosts on a LAN at the same time that you have an active
- dial connection to the Internet.
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- 5c. I want to access TCP/IP hosts on the LAN and via a dial connection
- to the Internet simultaneously. When I dial the Internet, I can no
- longer get to the LAN TCP/IP hosts. The error message is "host unknown".
- What do I do about this?
-
- While you are connected to the Internet, TCP/IP name resolution queries a
- host name server on the Internet to look up host addresses. The Internet
- name server will not know the names of your local hosts. You can use the
- TCP/IP configuration notebook to create a hosts file (page 3 of the
- services section) for hosts on your LAN. Or you can access hosts on your
- LAN by IP address instead of by name.
-
- 5d. I have a default route to a router on my LAN. When I dial the
- Internet, the LAN default route is inactivated, and I can no longer
- access TCP/IP hosts through my LAN router until I hang up the Internet
- connection. What do I do about this?
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- While you are connected to the Internet, your default route is to the
- Internet. You can create host, network, or subnet routes for TCP/IP
- hosts that you access through your LAN router, so that these hosts remain
- accessible while you are connected to the Internet. You use the routing
- page of the TCP/IP Configuration Notebook.
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