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- STiK.ACC Freeware TCP/IP Network Layer Version 01.08
-
- Introduction.
-
- STiK implements TCP/IP on the Atari ST/TT/Falcon series of computers.
- This software will allow you to connect to the Internet. STiK is in 2
- parts, STIKTSR.PRG creates and manages the STiK Cookie and STiK.ACC handles
- the USER/Protocol interaction.
-
-
- Limitations.
-
- Currently, STiK only supports SLIP for Internet connection. But this
- is being worked on.
-
- What you need.
-
- To use STiK you will need a modem and an Internet Service Provider
- who supports SLIP. Apart from that, STiK should run on *ANY* model
- of ST, even on an original 520ST with no hard disk. STiK uses a
- minimum of about 120K of memory to run. Other programs written to
- access the Internet using STiK might not have sufficient memory to run
- on a 512k ST. In particular, CAB will not run with STiK in
- 512K of memory. At least, I have not been able to make it work.
-
-
- Where to put the files.
-
- STiK.ACC should be placed on the root directory of your boot
- disk (or in the directory where you normally place desk accessories).
- The config files STIK.RSC, DEFAULT.CFG, DIAL.SCR, and HOSTA should
- be placed in a directory named STIK_CFG on the same drive as STiK.ACC.
-
- STiKTSR.PRG should be placed in your AUTO folder.
-
- Any other STiK programs such as LISTPORT.TOS and IRC.PRG can be run
- from anywhere.
-
- STiK is internally configured to save a file called `DOMAIN.TXT'
- every 5 minutes. This file has a maximum size of about 35k, but is
- usually smaller. DOMAIN.TXT is written in the STIK_CFG directory.
-
- **NOTE** If you want the config directory to be somewhere
- else, or have a different name, then create a text file called
- STIK_DIR.DAT in the root directory of your boot drive (or the
- directory where STiK.ACC is started from). The first line of
- STIK_DIR.DAT should be the full pathname of the config directory
- *including* the trailing '\' or '/'. Any other lines are ignored.
- eg:
- d:\configs\
-
-
- How to configure.
-
- Some people who have tested this software have found it difficult
- to set up. It might be necessary to get some help from somewhere.
- Your Internet Service Provider would be a good place to start.
-
- nick@flinny.demon.co.uk has generously offered to help set
- up STiK. You can also email Denesh (dbhabuta@cix.compulink.co.uk or
- danny@micros.hensa.ac.uk) for assistance. Nobody has volunteered their
- phone number :-)) so if you don't have access to email, you can send snail
- mail to Denesh at the address listed in the SUPPORT.TXT file.
-
- Configuration can either be done manually (as follows) or with Guy
- Harrisions SETUP program included with this distribution.
-
-
- However, the configuration is not really all that difficult,
- and I've recently made some improvements. Try editing the
- DEFAULT.CFG file using a text editor. Read the comments next
- to each variable and set them to values that seem appropriate
- to you (or specified by your provider). If you don't know what
- a variable is for, then leave it. It will most probably work.
-
- The SERIAL_PORT variable is slightly more complicated. To
- set the serial port and speed, first run the program listport.tos
- which will show all the ports and speeds your Atari computer has
- to offer. Select the port and speed you want, then edit the line
- `SERIALPORT = port name' in default.cfg, and `BAUD = speed' in the
- DIAL.SCR file.
-
- *NOTE* If you have HSMODEM installed, listport might list
- speeds that are only possible after hardware modifications.
- Be carefull not to select a speed your port is not capable of.
-
- Disable also stops the DOMAIN.TXT file being written.
-
-
- The DIAL.SCR file.
-
- Once again, use a text editor to edit DIAL.SCR. Read the
- comments in the file carefully, and make the appropriate changes.
- If you have any trouble with the setup, your service provider
- (or a friend, perhaps) should be able to help.
-
-
- Using STiK.ACC.
-
- Once STiK.ACC has been configured correctly, it is
- very easy to use. Simply click on STiK TCP/IP from the
- Desk menu, then choose an action to perform. The current
- actions are Connect, Disconnect, Disable, and Other Stuff.
- The Other Stuff dialog currently only has two options,
- which is to show the amount of free memory (Internal to STiK) and
- to show/set the IP address.
-
- The Connect and Disconnect options are quite obvious.
- Connect connects to your provider, and Disconnect hangs up.
- Disable is for use when you want to run another program
- that uses the same serial port as STiK. When enabled,
- STiK regularly reads from the serial port, looking for
- TCP/IP Packets. This can interfere with other programs
- that access the serial port by stealing some characters.
- Disable prevents this input theft, and also makes STiK
- appear to be missing when any program tries to access it's
- features. Once disabled, STiK can easily be re-enabled
- by clicking on the Enable button.
-
- *NOTE* If a program that uses STiK is already running
- when you disable STiK, that program will continue to operate
- normally if the connection is still established.
-
-
- After you have connected.
-
- Once you have used the dial option and connected successfully,
- you can run any program designed to use the network features of
- STiK.ACC directly from the desktop. The main program connected
- with this PD release is, of course, Alexander Clauss' Crystal Atari
- Browser. However there are also an IRC client, a Telnet client, Antmail
- (mail client) and MGFTP (ftp client).
-
-
- COPYRIGHTS:
-
- STiK.ACC and STiKTSR.PRG may be freely distributed providing they
- remain unmodified.
-
- The software is all (c) Steve Adam 1995 & Dan Ackerman 1996
- All Rights Reserved
-
- Except for:-
-
- TCP routines which are based Phil Karn's KA9Q software
- that is (c) Phil Karn 1991. (tcpin.c, tcpout.c, tcpsubr.c)
-
- (c) 1994, 1995 by Jan Kriesten, Friedhofstr. 25 b, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- EMail: Maus GI
- 90:400/1002@nest.ftn
- 51:601/103@atarinet.ftn
- 2:2435/707@fidonet.org
- kriesten@Mailer.Uni-Marburg.DE
-
-
- DISCLAIMER:
-
- Well, the bottom line is that this is free software that I've
- worked hard at getting right. It probably isn't quite right yet,
- however I still need to tell you that I will not take responsibiity
- for any loss of Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness, or your
- property or assets that arises from the use of this software...
-
- Except that if you are unhappy about it for some reason, let
- me know, and I'll make every effort to make it work for you, and
- keep you happy :-))
-
- Read the file SUPPORT.TXT for some information on getting
- easy access to bugfix versions, enhanced versions and also
- general information about STiK.ACC and TCP/IP...
-
-
- Steve Adam. 27/9/95
- ====================
- Dan Ackerman 29/3/96