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jwcj@rlb6000.scs.uiuc.edu (John Chen) writes:

>If anyone gets dynamic slip with/with out bootp to work, please email me
>or post here.  Thanks!

Silly me, read the manual first!  To do slip with bootp, load the file
amitcp:db/Provider.conf into your favorite editor, do the following:

1) delete the command ManualConsole and replace it with ShowConsole
2) add the line 'call Dial' after ShowConsole
3) add the line 'ManualConsole'

that's it!  Of course this will require you to log in to your provider
and activate the slip or ppp service manually.  For those of you who
like to automate that, do the following:

1) after call Dial, add the line
       WaitFor "Username: " 
or whatever your provider asks for the login.
2) add the line
       SendLn "YourUserNameHere"
3) add
       WaitFor "Password: "
       SendLn "YourPasswordHere"
       WaitFor ">" 
(or whatever prompt you get after you successfully logged in)
       SendLn "slip default"
(or whatever is needed to get slip to work)

that's it.  Do not add ManualConsole.  AmiTCP will then start bootpconfig
and send the BOOTP command to get connection information.  Once you have
everything working you might even get rid of the 'ShowConsole' command
so you don't have to see the login info.  It's works well and fast, at
least for me.  I like it!

Now I still can't get my daemons to work.  Also, napsaterm doesn't seem
to support TEK anymore, which was one of the best features for me about
it.  I guess I'll go back to reading the manual and see if it's there
before I email NSDi to complain and whine.  :)

But so far I'm encouraged with this new released!
--
John Chen
jwcj@rlb6000.scs.uiuc.edu
Be happier!