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Networking in Belgium FAQ
Author: Ivo Clarysse
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 1996 00:00
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FAQ on Networking in Belgium
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<<Januari 96 edition /1>>
This FAQ is released twice a month, normally around the 1st and the
16th of the month. [Ahem.. I'm not always that punctual :-(]
Maintained by : Ivo Clarysse <GUTEST7@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be>
: Changes since last release
: - Tornado: New address, a lot of new POPs, UUCP
: - Paragraph on peering
: - New EUnet/PING POPs
: - Changed Phone# In Limbo BBS
: - Added NetLine sprl, an 'Internet Added Value Service Provider'
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Additional information, comments, suggestions, etc. welcome through
e-mail.
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This document may be copied and distributed freely, as long as
it is not altered or truncated in any way. Quotes from this
FAQ in other documents are allowed, as long as a reference
is made to this document.
The information in this FAQ is not guaranteed to be correct,
and merely offered for your information.
The information presented here is intended towards people living
in Belgium. If you live somewhere else, the answers given
here are generally not best-suited for you.
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*** Section 0 : Glossary
***
0. Glossary
1. Generic
1.1 Which computer networks are available in Belgium ?
1.2 Which mailing lists exist in Belgium ?
1.3 What is the e-mail address of ... ?
1.4 Is there a Belgian newsgroup ?
1.5 List of various networking institutions / organizations.
2. Internet
2.1 What different types of Internet access exist ?
2.2 Where can I get hooked up to Internet ?
2.3 Is there a dial-in in my telephone area ?
2.4 Which servers can I find in Belgium ?
2.5 Where can I find more documentation regarding Internet in
Belgium ?
3. UUCP
3.1 What different types of UUCP access exist ?
3.2 Where can I connect to UUCP ?
4. FidoNet
4.1 What different types of FidoNet access exist ?
4.2 Where can I find such a FidoNet BBS ?
4.3 How do I send mail from a Fido-system to someone on Internet
or UUCP ?
4.4 How do I send mail from an Internet-connected or UUCP-system to
someone with a FidoNet-address ?
5. The X.25 network
5.1 What different types of X.25 exist ?
5.2 Where can I get hooked up to X.25 ?
***
*** Section 1 : Generic
***
1.1 Q: Which computer networks are available in Belgium ?
A:
This is a list of the (classes of) networks I know of:
- Internet
- BITNET
- FidoNet
- X.25
- UUCP
1.2 Q: Which mailing lists exist in Belgium ?
A:
Look on these mailinglist-servers:
majordomo@ufsia.ac.be
Help: e-mail <majordomo@ufsia.ac.be>
"help".
LISTSERV@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be
Help: e-mail <LISTSERV@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be>
"help".
msr@elis.rug.ac.be
Help: e-mail <msr@elis.rug.ac.be>, subject : help
majordomo@belnet.be
Help: e-mail <majordomo@belnet.be>
"help".
majordomo@igwe.vub.ac.be
Help: e-mail <majordomo@igwe.vub.ac.be>
"help".
And also, the following mailinglists:
Vroedvrouw & Zwangerschap (all aspects of pregnancy and midwifery)
Abo: e-mail <phublou@innet.be>, subj: "subscribe verloskunde"
Admin: <phublou@innet.be>
infoRegio, regional information for the region of Mechelen -
Leuven - Heist o/d Berg.
CheatMachine - Free Cheats/Trainers/Patches Mailing List
Abo: e-mail <Jan.Hertsens@ping.be>, subj: "SUBSCRIBE CM"
1.3 Q: What is the e-mail address of ... ?
A:
- Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal
<rvi@brtn.be>
- Studio Brussel
<stubru@brtn.be>
- "HUMO" Magazine editorial board
<humo@pophost.eunet.be>
- "WAVE" Magazine editorial board
<postmaster@wave.riv.nl>
- Agalev (Flemish Green Political Party)
<agalev@pophost.eunet.be>
- VLD (Flemish Liberal Democrats' Political Party)
<verhofstadt@vld.be>
- Belgian Federal Information Service
<info@Belgium.be>
1.4 Q: Is there a Belgian newsgroup ?
A:
Besides the Usenet-wide soc.culture.belgium newsgroup, there
is also a regional Belgian newsgroup hierarchy. If your
newsserver does not provide these, please ask your news
administrator to contact <stef@innet.be>.
At the moment, the following newsgroups are defined:
be.announce Important Announcements [moderated]
be.commercial Commercial postings
be.comp Computers
be.forsale Non-commercial sales announcements
be.jobs Jobs Jobs Jobs
be.misc Miscellaneous
be.science About science and scientific research
be.tv About Television (programs)
be.politics Politics
1.5 <List of various Network-related institutions/organizations>
BIPT - Belgisch Instituut voor Postdiensten en Telecommunicatie
Astro-toren
Sterrenkundelaan 14 bus 21
B-1030 Brussels
Tel: +32-2-2268888
The regulating authority on datacommunications in Belgium.
B-net vzw/asbl
Vin{c5}ottestraat 5
B-2140 Borgerhout
e-mail: <Rene Gustin, 2:292/850@fidonet.org>
<Rene.Gustin@f850.n292.z2.fidonet.org>
An organisation for amateur datacommunications which unites a
number of FidoNet-sysops in Belgium and takes care of the
cost-sharing of their shared telecom costs.
British Telecom
Tel: +32-2-7182211
A telecom operator offering leased lines and frame relay
in Belgium.
Cyclone bvba
Burggraafstraat 4
B-8310 Brugge
e-mail: <webmaster@cyclonet.be>
Tel: +32-16-200996
Fax: +32-50-550346
URL: http://www.cyclonet.be/
A commercial "Internet Presence Provider"
France Telecom
Av. Louise 326
B-1050 Brussels
Tel: +32-2-6442323
A telecom operator offering leased lines and frame relay
in Belgium.
Guideline
Florali\"enlaan 318
B-2600 Berchem
e-Mail: <fma@guideline.be>
Tel: +32-3-2818241
Fax: +32-3-2307272
URL: http://www.guideline.be/
A commercial "Internet Presence Provider"
Infoboard Telematics
Buro & Design Center
Heizelesplanade 75
B-1020 Brussels
e-mail: <info@infoboard.be>
Tel: +32-2-4752531
Fax: +32-2-4752532
BBS: +32-2-4752929
URL: http://www.ib.be/
Infoboard Telematics is the Belgian division of a European
network of online services that besides offering Internet
access (see Q2.2), is an "Internet Presence Provider".
LARIX bvba
Larikslaan 1
B-2950 Kapellen
e-mail: <info@larix.com>
Tel: +32-3-6201220
Fax: +32-3-6201222
e-mail: <info@larix.com>
URL: http://larix.com/
A commercial "Internet Presence Provider"
MacBel UG vzw
Veldstraat 12
B-8470 Gistel
e-mail: <info@macbel.be>
Tel: +32-2-6404031
URL: http://www.ping.be/~macbel/default.html
MacBel UG is a non-profit user group which unites a number of
enthusiasts of Macintosh Internet, datacommunications and
networking. For their members they offer meetings, a magazine,
a bbs and extra discounts on existing setup and connection
fees of several internet providers.
(membership: 1500 BEF /year, students: 1200 BEF / year)
NetLine sprl
rue Bois l'Ev\^eque 2a bte 011
B-4000 Li\`ege
e-mail: <alain@netline.be>
Tel: +32-41-543004
Fax: +32-41-543004
URL: http://www.netline.be/
A commercial "Internet Added Value Service Provider" and
networking consultancy company.
NetVision NV
Innovation & Incubation Center
Kapeldreef 60
B-3001 Heverlee
e-mail: <info@netvision.be>
Tel: +32-16-270395
Fax: +32-16-270319
URL: http://www.netvision.be/
A commercial "Internet Added Value Service Provider" and
networking consultancy company.
NKO NV - The Reference
Sint-Gillislaan 71 bus 1
B-9200 Dendermonde
e-mail: <jcaudron@innet.be>
Tel: +32-52-220248
Fax: +32-52-220248
URL: http://www.reference.be/reference/
A commercial "Internet Added Value Service Provider".
Riverland Next Generations NV
Excelsiorlaan 42
B-1930 Zaventem
e-mail: <jan@riv.be>
Tel: +32-2-7215454
Fax: +32-2-7215380
URL: http://www.riv.be/
A commercial "Internet Added Value Service Provider" and
networking consultancy company.
Side Desk
Professional WebDesign & Internet Consultancy
Parkstraat 185
B-3000 Leuven
e-mail: <ffa@tornado.be>
Tel: +32-75-471643
Fax: +32-16-294108
URL: http://www.tornado.be/sidedesk/
A commercial "Internet Presence Provider"
***
*** Section 2 : Internet
***
Internet, "the mother of all networks", is a collection of different
networks, largely based on dedicated lines and using the TCP/IP
protocol suite. There is no central administration or ownership
of Internet, and no central policy (although parts of Internet
are indeed owned by organizations or individuals, and some parts do
have policies...). For more information, consult the FYI documents,
or one of the other introductory files on Internet that can be
found on many FTP-sites and BBSes.
2.1 Q: What different types of Internet access exist ?
A: There are two basic levels of having "Internet access":
"shell-account"
o First, you can have an account on a system that is
connected to Internet. You get an e-mail address
on that system, and can use NNTP (news), IRC (chat),
SMTP (mail), FTP (file-transfer) and other services,
depending on what the system administrators of your
host computer allow you to.
"IP-access"
o Second, you can obtain your own Internet address,
and configure your computer as an Internet-site.
This allows the greatest flexibility in accessing
Internet.
The difference between a shell-account and 'real' IP-access
can be illustrated by the way a user 'fetches' a file from a
remote file server on the Internet. A shell-account user
must first use FTP to transfer the file from the remote
file server to his shell-account. Afterwards, he must download
the file to his local computer from the shell-account using
a protocol such as Kermit or Zmodem. A user with IP-access
on the other hand, can FTP the file directly from the remote
file server to his local computer.
There does exist a system ('term'), which, in cooperation with
specially modified client programs, emulates IP-access over a
shell-account. It is however, not exactly 'the real thing',
does not provide the full IP-access functionality and is harder
to install and configure than IP-access. At the moment, term is
only available for Unix-systems.
Both shell-accounts and IP-access are available over dial-up lines,
leased lines, ISDN and X.25.
2.2 Q: Where can I get hooked up to Internet ?
A:
Many government, educational and commercial organizations
in Belgium are connected to the Internet (or plan to be).
If you are interested in accessing the Internet, you
might want to check out wether you can't do so trough
your employer or university.
Otherwise, you can try one of these options:
* Arcadis
Tel: +32-2-5340011
Fax: +32-2-5341188
BBS: +32-2-5343311
URL: http://www.arcadis.be/
(No further information available as yet)
* BELNET
DWTC - SSTC
Wetenschapsstraat 8
B-1040 Brussels
e-mail: <helpdesk@belnet.be>
Tel: +32-2-2383470
Fax: +32-2-2305912
URL: http://www.belnet.be/
This is a project of the Belgian offices for Scientific,
Technical and Cultural Affairs DWTC/SSTC, and maintains a
research network intended for academic and research
institutions. It does not provide network access to
commercial organizations or to individuals.
* EUnet Belgium NV/SA
Stapelhuisstraat 13
B-3000 Leuven
e-mail: <info@Belgium.EU.net>
Tel: +32-16-236099
Fax: +32-16 232079
URL: http://www.eunet.be/
EUnet Belgium is the commercial Internet provider for EUnet in
Belgium. EUnet is available in 34+ countries all over Europe and
has some 80+ PoPs and over 8,000 sites connected. They offer both
shell-accounts and IP-access.
EUnet has dial-up PSTN lines in 02, 03, 09, 010, 011/089, 014,
015, 041, 050, 051, 056, 059, 071 and 081 as well as ISDN and
X.25 access.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact EUnet for exact
conditions; prices are excl. VAT of 20.5 %; special offers
for BUUG members)
abbreviations : CTB = Connection Time Based
o shell-account over modem/X.25 ('EUnetBox')
- subscription fee: 500 BEF / month
- connection fee:
First three hours : FREE
Additional : 4,00 BEF / minute
o IP-access over modem/X.25/ISDN ('DialEUnet'/'PersonalEUnet')
- one-time connection fee : 1.500 BEF (modem, 1 host)
8.000 BEF (modem/X.25, LAN)
16.000 BEF (ISDN, LAN)
- subscription fee : 500 BEF / month (modem, 1 host)
2.000 BEF / month (modem, LAN)
4.000 BEF / month (ISDN, LAN)
3.000 BEF / month (modem FLAT FEE,
1 host)
9.000 BEF / month (modem FLAT FEE, LAN)
16.000 BEF / month (X.25 FLAT FEE, LAN)
18.000 BEF / month (ISDN FLAT FEE, LAN)
- connection fee : 4,00 BEF / minute (modem)
8,00 BEF / minute (ISDN)
FREE (FLAT FEE)
o IP-access over leased-line ('InterEUnet')
- one-time connection fee : 40.000 BEF
- subscription : 12.000 BEF / month (28.8 Kbps FLAT FEE)
36.000 BEF / month (64 Kbps FLAT FEE)
72.000 BEF / month (128 Kbps FLAT FEE)
(There are several infrastructure costs involved with
leased-line access, which are not included here)
o Miscellaneous
EuNet Belgium also offers 'EUnet Traveller', with
access points throughout the European Union, intended
for travellers.
* European lookDatA Network
DAN-A sa/nv
Dept. Telecom
av. Charles Quint 420 - B 189
B-1080 Brussels
Tel: +32-2-3460547
Fax: +32-2-4681282
BBS: +32-2-3463800, +32-2-3463299
lookDatA Network is an online service offering online
access to the Internet.
(Sorry - no pricing information available, yet)
* Globe Internetworking BVBA
Posthoflei 1 bus 11
B-2000 Antwerpen
e-Mail: <sales@glo.be>
Tel: +32-3-2394010
Fax: +32-3-2188090
URL: http://www.glo.be/
Globe Networking provides shell accounts and SLIP/PPP.
Globe has access points in the 03, 09, 02 and 014 areas (PSTN).
(pricing here is merely informative, contact Globe for
exact conditions)
o shell-account + IP access over modem
- subscription fee: 500 BEF / month
- connection fee:
First 15 hours : FREE
Additional : 50,00 BEF / hour
* HCCBD vzw
Lange Lozanastraat 191
B-2018 Antwerpen
Tel.+32-3-238.49.04
Fax.+32-3-238.49.04
HCCBD vzw is a non-profit computer user group. They offer
SLIP/PPP access for private individual usage only, to its
members.
HCCBD has access points in the 09, 014, 02 and 03 areas.
o IP-access over modem
- one-time connection fee: 500 BEF (HCC Members)
1000 BEF (non-HCC Members)
- connection fee:
Bulk 10 hours: 900 BEF
Bulk 25 hours: 1800 BEF
Bulk 100 hours: 6000 BEF
* Hookon vzw
J. Plateaustraat 35
B-9000 Gent
Tel: +32-9-2339550
URL: http://www.hookon.be/
Hookon is a non-profit organisation offering PPP
access to its members.
Hookon has an access point in the 09 area.
o IP-access over modem
- membership: 500 BEF / year
- subscription fee: 500 BEF / month
- connection fee:
First 15 hours: FREE
Additional: 50 BEF / hour
* IBM Global Network - Belgium
Tel: 0800-13270 (Technical, Dutch)
0800-16521 (Technical, French)
0800-71000 (General)
IBM offers SLIP over modem and Leased Line.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact Netpoint for exact
conditions; prices are incl. VAT of 20.5 %)
o IP-access over modem
- one-time connection fee: 1260 BEF (free until 31/12/95)
- subscription fee: 540 BEF / month
- connection fee:
First 3 hours: FREE
Additional: 145 BEF / hour
(Additional price plan: 1301 BEF / month for 30 hours
access per month; subscription and additional hour cost
remain the same)
* Iguana vzw/asbl
Independent Group of Unix-Alikes and Networking Activists
Milcamplaan 101
B-1040 Brussel
URL: http://www.innet.be/iguana/
Iguana is an organisation for enthusiasts of free Unices
and networking. They offer SLIP/PPP access over modem
for private individual usage only to its members.
Iguana has access points in the 09, 014, 02 and 03 areas.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact Iguana for exact
conditions)
o IP-access over modem
- Iguana membership 2000 BEF / year
1800 BEF (students)
- connection fee:
Bulk 20 hours: 1800 BEF
Bulk 80 hours: 6000 BEF
Additional: 120 BEF / hour
* Infoboard Telematics
Buro & Design Center
Heizelesplanade 75
B-1020 Brussels
e-mail: <info@infoboard.be>
Tel: +32-2-4752531
Fax: +32-2-4752532
BBS: +32-2-4752929 ANSI 8N1
URL: http://www.ib.be/
Infoboard Telematics is the Belgian division of a European
network of online services. They currently provide services
in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Portugal and
Sweden. Their main server is located in the Netherlands.
Infoboard has access points in the 02, 09, 03, 041 and 010 areas.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact Infoboard for
exact conditions; prices are INCL. VAT of 20.5 %)
o BBS-account
- subscribtion fee : 2900 BEF / year (Usenet/mail)
1065 BEF / month (2H Internet acces/day)
o IP-access over dial-up (modem)
- subscription fee : 800 BEF / month (outside office hours)
1990 BEF / month (flat fee)
(Contact Infoboard for their other prices)
* Interpac Belgium N.V./S.A.
Louisalaan 350 bus 11
B-1050 Brussels
Tel: +32-2-6466000
Fax: +32-2-6403638
e-Mail: <info@interpac.be>
URL: http://www.interpac.be/
Interpac Belgium is a commercial Internet provider (related
with Belgacom), which offers both shell-accounts and IP-access.
Interpac Belgium provides access over dial-up PSTN, PSDN (X25-DCS),
Videotex, ISDN and leased lines.
Interpac Belgium NV has PSTN, ISDN and LL access points in the
02, 081, 065, 071, 086, 019, 041, 050, 059, 051, 058, 09, 03, 011,
010 and 056 areas.
(pricing here is merely informative; contact Interpac for exact
conditions; prices are excl. VAT of 20,5 %)
o IP-access over dial-up ('InterDial')
Personal Contract
- one-time connection fee: 500 BEF (PSTN)
2000 BEF (ISDN)
- subscription fee: 300 BEF / month (PSTN)
4000 BEF / month (PSTN,flat fee)
1500 BEF / month (ISDN)
6000 BEF / month (ISDN,flat fee)
- connection fee: FREE (flat fee)
4 BEF / minute (PSTN, 07:00 - 19:00)
2 BEF / minute (PSTN, 19:00 - 23:00)
1 BEF / minute (PSTN, 23:00 - 07:00)
7 BEF / minute (ISDN, 07:00 - 19:00)
4 BEF / minute (PSTN, 19:00 - 23:00)
1 BEF / minute (PSTN, 23:00 - 07:00)
Company Contract
- one-time connection fee: 1500 BEF (PSTN,standalone)
7000 BEF (PSTN,LAN)
2000 BEF (ISDN,standalone)
15000 BEF (ISDN,miniLAN)
15000 BEF (ISDN,LAN)
- subscription fee: 500 BEF / month (PSTN,standalone)
4000 BEF / month (PSTN,standalone,flat
fee)
1500 BEF / month (PSTN,LAN)
9000 BEF / month (PSTN,LAN,flat fee)
1500 BEF / month (ISDN,standalone)
6000 BEF / month (ISDN,standalone,flat
fee)
2000 BEF / month (ISDN,miniLAN)
12000 BEF / month (ISDN,miniLAN,flatfee)
3000 BEF / month (ISDN,LAN)
18000 BEF / month (ISDN,LAN,flatfee)
- connection fee: FREE (flat fee)
4 BEF / minute (PSTN, 07:00 - 19:00)
2 BEF / minute (PSTN, 19:00 - 23:00)
1 BEF / minute (PSTN, 23:00 - 07:00)
7 BEF / minute (ISDN, 07:00 - 19:00)
4 BEF / minute (PSTN, 19:00 - 23:00)
1 BEF / minute (PSTN, 23:00 - 07:00)
o IP-access over leased-line ('InterSquare')
- one-time connection fee : 40.000 BEF
- subscription fee : 20.000 BEF / month (28.8 Kbps)
35.000 BEF / month (64 Kbps)
* Innet NV/SA
Posthoflei 3
B-2600 Berchem
e-mail: <info@innet.be>
Tel: +32-3-2814983
Fax: +32-3-2814985
URL: http://www.innet.be/
INnet NV is a commercial Internet provider, providing IP
access over dial-up PSTN, ISDN and leased lines.
INnet NV has access points in the 09, 014, 02, 03, 056,
011/089, 015 and 016 areas.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact INnet for exact
conditions; prices are incl. VAT of 20.5 %)
o IP-access over dial-up (PSTN)
- one-time connection fee : 1.000 BEF
- connection fee: FREE (FLAT FEE)
1.800 BEF (bulk, 20 hours connection time)
6.000 BEF (bulk, 80 hours connection time)
- subscription fee : FREE (bulk)
'Summer Promo' 9.000 BEF / year (FLAT FEE, no soft)
'Summer Promo' 9.900 BEF / year (FLAT FEE, MS-Windows soft)
(Contact INnet for their other prices)
* KnoopPunt Informatie & Kommunikatie Kollektief
Snoekstraat 52
B-9000 Gent
e-Mail: <support@knooppunt.be>
Tel: +32-9-2338155 (office hours), +32-9-2333686 (other hours)
Fax: +32-9-2337343
BBS: +32-9-2341695, +32-9-2341297, +32-9-2240454
URL: http://www.knooppunt.be/
KnoopPunt is a partner of the Association of Progressive
Communication. They offer a system with information
and newsgroups on issues as the environment, politics,
peace movements, ... KnoopPunt has an access point in the
09 area.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact Knooppunt for exact
conditions)
Personal Contract (pricing incl. VAT)
o IP-access over dial-up
- one-time connection fee: 904 BEF (no course)
1.808 BEF (course incl.)
- subscription fee: 1.627 BEF / 3 months (15 hours)
2.169 BEF / 3 months (30 hours)
3.254 BEF / 3 months (60 hours)
4.338 BEF / 3 months (unlimited)
- connection fee:
paid hours: FREE
additional hours: 121 BEF / hour
Company Contract (pricing excl. VAT)
o IP-access over dial-up
- one-time connection fee: 750 BEF (no course)
1.500 BEF (course incl.)
- subscription fee: 2.700 BEF / 3 months (30 hours)
3.600 BEF / 3 months (60 hours)
9.000 BEF / 3 months (unlimited)
- connection fee:
paid hours: FREE
additional hours: 100 BEF / hour
* Netpoint - Impakt NV
Ham 64
B-9000 Gent
e-Mail: <al@netpoint.be>
Tel: +32-9-2253549
Fax: +32-9-2330078
URL: http://www.netpoint.be/impakt/internet.htm
Netpoint (Impakt nv/sa), is a commercial Internet provider which,
in co-operation with IBM Global Network, offers a full range of
access and security services to the Internet.
Netpoint has an access point in the 09 area.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact Netpoint for exact
conditions; prices are incl. VAT of 20.5 %)
o IP-access over dial-up (PSTN)
- one-time connection fee: FREE (modem)
8.500 BEF (modem, FLAT FEE)
- subscription fee: 1.500 BEF / month (modem)
5.000 BEF / month (modem, FLAT FEE)
- connection fee:
First 10 hours: FREE (modem)
Additional: 180 BEF / hour (modem)
FREE (FLAT FEE)
o IP-access over leased-line
- one-time connection fee: 25.000 BEF (28.8Kbps)
78.970 BEF (64Kbps)
- subscription fee: 22.900 BEF (28.8Kbps)
36.900 BEF (64Kbps)
(There are several infrastructure costs involved with
leased-line access, which are not included here)
* Netropolis
Rue du Sceptre 7
Brussels
e-Mail: <al@netpoint.be>
Tel: +32-2-6493693
Fax: +32-2-6499587
BBS: +32-2-6440088, telnet://bbs.netropolis.be/
URL: http://www.netropolis.be/
Netropolis provies Internet access via a BBS or SLIP/PPP,
ISDN and Leased Lines.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact Netropolis for exact
conditions; prices are incl. VAT of 20.5 %)
o BBS-access
- subscription fee: 2.400 BEF / year (e-mail, news, 2H/day)
1.500 BEF / 3months (24H / day)
o IP-access over dial-up (PSTN)
- subscription fee: 2.500 BEF / 3months (outside biz. hours or
4 predefined H/day)
5.400 BEF / 3months (24H/day)
* Novalink
Novalink is an online service providing online Internet
access, and can be reached trough the InfoNet Euro-Connect
dial-ups in Belgium.
(No pricing information available, yet)
* PING NV/SA
Guido Gezellestraat 10
B-8790 Waregem
e-mail: <info@ping.be>
Tel: +32-56-615894
Fax: +32-56-615958
URL: http://www.ping.be/
PING is a spin-off company of EUnet Belgium. It focuses
exclusively on the private consumer market, providing
PPP connections over the EUnet dial-up lines.
EUnet/PING has dial-up PSTN lines in 02, 03, 09, 010, 011/089, 014,
015, 041, 050, 051, 056, 059, 071 and 081.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact PING for exact
conditions; prices are incl. VAT of 20.5 %)
o IP-access over dial-up
- one-time connection fee : 500 BEF (no software)
1.000 BEF (software incl.)
- subscription fee : 900 BEF / month
- connection fee:
Office hours 12 BEF / minute
(= Working days between 09u00-17u00)
Other hours FREE
* SkyNet
Galerie du Roy 10
B-1000 Brussels
e-mail: <info@skynet.be>
Tel: +32-2-5138844
Fax: +32-2-5137759
URL: http://www.skynet.be/
(No further information available as yet)
* Telecom Finland International N.V./S.A. (TFI)
Rue Colonel Bourg 127-129
B-1140 Brussels
e-mail: <info@tfi.be>
Tel: +32-2-7268655
Fax: +32-2-7269852
(pricing here is merely informative, contact TFI for exact
conditions; prices are excl. VAT of 20.5 %)
o IP-access over dial-up
- one-time connection fee : 2.000 BEF (ISDN, 1 host)
30.000 BEF (ISDN, LAN)
- subscription fee : 6.000 BEF / month (ISDN, 1 host)
12.000 BEF / month (ISDN, LAN <= 10 hosts)
18.000 BEF / month (ISDN, 10-50 hosts)
24.000 BEF / month (ISDN, 50+ hosts)
o IP Access over Analog Leased Line
- one-time connection fee : 30.000 BEF
- subscription fee : 12.000 BEF / month (14.4 Kbps)
16.000 BEF / month (19.2 Kbps)
20.000 BEF / month (28.8 Kbps)
o IP Access over Digital Leased Line (Frame Relay)
- one-time connection fee : 30.000 BEF
- subscription fee : 36.000 BEF / month (64 Kbps)
48.000 BEF / month (128 Kbps)
* TORNADO Internet
Nieuwlandlaan 12f
B-3200 Aarschot
Tel: +32-16-551621
Fax: +32-16-551620
URL: http://www.tornado.be/
Tornado offers PPP access over PSTN and ISDN.
Dial-ups are available in 02, 03, 010, 011, 013, 014, 015,
016, 050, 052, 085, 089 and 09.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact Tornado Belgium
for exact conditions; prices are incl. VAT of 20.5 %)
o IP-access over dial-up (PPP)
- one-time setupfee : 1.000 BEF (modem/ISDN)
- subscription fee : 300 BEF / week (modem, FLAT FEE)
or 9.000 BEF / year (ISDN, FLAT FEE)
600 BEF / week (ISDN, FLAT FEE)
or 24.000 BEF / year (ISDN, FLAT FEE)
(minimal subscription period: 10 weeks)
* United Callers
Planet & Partners
Monnikenwerve 17/19
B-800 Brugge
E-Mail: <info@unicall.be>
Tel: +32-50-550300
Fax: +32-50-550900
BBS: +32-50-317517
URL: http://www.unicall.be/
United Callers provides PPP accounts over PSTN.
They have an access points in the 050 and 059 areas.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact United Callers
for exact conditions; prices are incl. VAT of 20.5 %)
o IP-access over dial-up
- subscription fee : 9.000 BEF / year (modem, FLAT FEE)
2.3 Q: Is there a dial-in in my telephone area ?
A:
In every Belgian telephone zone, there is a dial-in either in
the zone itself, or in a neighboring zone. (neighboring does
not necessarily mean adjacent - look in the first pages of the
telephone directory for an accurate table).
Area Local
02 Brussels X
03 Antwerpen X
09 Gent X
010 Waver X
011 Hasselt X
012 Tongeren
013 Diest X
014 Herentals X
015 Mechelen X
016 Leuven X
019 Borgworm
041 Liege X
050 Brugge X
051 Roeselare X
052 Dendermonde X
053 Aalst
054 Ninove
055 Ronse
056 Kortrijk X
057 Ieper
058 Veurne X
059 Oostende X
060 Chimay
061 Libramont-Ch.
063 Arlon
064 La Louviere
065 Mons X
067 Nivelles
068 Aat
069 Tournais
071 Charlerloi X
080 Stavelot
081 Namur X
082 Dinant
083 Ciney
084 Marche-en-F.
085 Huy X
086 Durbuy X
087 Verviers
089 Hasselt X
017 MOB-2
018 Pager (BE)
070 Universal
072 Pager (BNL)
073 Pager (BNL)
075 MOB-3
076 GSM
077 SEX, $$$
0800 NO $$$
0800 Shared Tax.
0900 NO SEX, $$$
2.4 Q: Which servers can I find in Belgium ?
A:
It appears that there is a BELNET working group compiling
a list of the servers on BELNET which was due september '94.
Until then, this list also contains BELNET sites.
I have personally checked the existence of the servers
included in this list.
Note that although a site may be close to you physically,
it may not be close net-wise. For example, below you can
see the route Internet packets followed some time ago,
when they travelled from linux2.cc.kuleuven.ac.be (located
in Leuven, Belgium) to ibbs.ib.be (located in Brussels).
1 cisco-cc.kuleuven.ac.be (Leuven, Belgium)
2 cisco-urc.kuleuven.ac.be (Leuven, Belgium)
3 cisco-belnet.kuleuven.ac.be (Leuven, Belgium)
4 leuven.belnet.be (Leuven, Belgium)
5 brussels.belnet.be (Brussels, Belgium)
6 BE-s2.dante.bt.net
7 ES-s1.dante.bt.net
8 NL-s1-3.eurocore.bt.net
9 NL-f0.dante.bt.net (The Netherlands)
10 Amsterdam1.dante.net (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
11 icm-dante.icp.net
12 icm-dc-1-E4/2.icp.net (Washington DC, USA)
13 (??)
14 icm-pen-1-H1/0-5M.icp.net
15 icm-uk-1-H0/0-T3.icp.net
16 icm-stockholm-2-H0/0-5M.icp.net (Stockholm, Sweden)
17 (??)
18 192.83.3.16
19 193.209.45.39
20 ibbrgate.ib.be
21 (??)
22 (??)
23 ibbr.ib.be (Brussels, Belgium)
As you can see, the packets are routed from Leuven, Belgium
to Brussels, then to the Netherlands, accros the atlantic
to the USA, back to Scandinavia and from thereon to Brussels,
Belgium.
Many Belgian ISPs have peering agreements with each other,
mainly over X-router.belnet.be, located at the premises of
the BELNET offices. When choosing an access provider, you
should ask about their peering agreements if you foresee
yourself using a lot of local, Belgian bandwidth.
Anonymous FTP servers
*********************
sun1.iihe.ac.be STC ftp server
sun4.iihe.ac.be Belgian MICE-NSC ftp server
(Multimedia-apps over Mbone)
cc1.kuleuven.ac.be Local VM/CMS software
ftp.cs.kuleuven.ac.be Information from research groups,
& Ada-Belgium, Internet documents
ftp.elec.rma.ac.be misc hp sources, rfc, docs
ftp.sri.ucl.ac.be Mac Internet soft (in French)
reks.uia.ac.be
wins.uia.ac.be
is1.vub.ac.be Information from research groups,
Mac, msdos
igwe1.vub.ac.be Linux kernel (latest version),
Slackware, Linux networking tools
ftp.belnet.be Linux, X11R6, Internet documents,
network software
ftp.eunet.be Linux, X11R6, Internet documents,
network software, Gnu
ftp.innet.be Linux, FreeBSD, XFree-86, gnu,
Internet documents, network
software
ftp.interpac.be Internet documents, network
software
imec.be Information from research groups
NNTP (news) servers
*******************
There are no public NNTP servers in Belgium that I know of.
HTTP (World-Wide-Web) servers
*****************************
Consult 'http://mailserv.cc.kuleuven.ac.be/wwwservers.html'
for an on-line overview.
Also, 'http://www.ping.be/advalvas/' offers an hierachical
overview of Belgian Web (sub-)sites.
GOPHER servers
**************
Consult 'http://info1.vub.ac.be:8080/Belgium_map/' for
an on-line overview.
2.5 Q: Where can I find more documentation regarding Internet in
Belgium ?
A: There are many such documents, both in print and available
on the Net. However, most of these are beyond the scope
of this FAQ. Please consult RFC1432 and RFC1463 for a selection
(These RFC's can be found on most general purpose FTP sites).
There are however a few documents which concentrate on Internet
in Belgium:
- Guide 'Using KULeuvenNet and Internet', by Herman Van
Uytven. A WWW version can be found on
<http://www.kuleuven.ac.be/~systhvu/ic/ic.html>.
***
*** Section 3 : UUCP
***
UUCP is a computer network connecting computers over telephone
(modem/ISDN) connections. It is a 'store-and-forward' network
that uses the UUCP (Unix-to-Unix CoPy) protocol, hence its name.
The UUCP network uses Internet-style e-mail and news. In Belgium,
UUCP is primerally used as a way to connect computers off-line to
Internet-sites.
3.1 Q: What different types of UUCP-access exist ?
A:
o shell/BBS-account
Some BBSes in Belgium are connected to the UUCP-net, and you
can get an account on one of those to use mail and news
on-line on those BBSes. There are also several educational
institutions that have UUCP access.
o UUCP-node
Setting up your own UUCP-node involves maintaining a local
message database, so access to the UUCP-network can proceed
off-line. This should be arranged with an uplink that
has agreed to link you to his/her system.
3.2 Q: Where can I get a UUCP connection ?
A:
* EUnet Belgium N.V./S.A.
Stapelhuisstraat 13
B-3000 Leuven
e-mail: <info@Belgium.EU.net>
Tel: +32-16-236099
Fax: +32-16 232079
URL: http://www.eunet.be/
EUnet has dial-up PSTN lines in 02, 03, 09, 010, 011/089, 014,
015, 041, 050, 051, 056, 059, 071 and 081 as well as ISDN and
X.25 access.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact EUnet for exact
conditions; prices are excl. VAT of 20.5 %; special offers
for BUUG members)
o UUCP-node over modem / X.25
- subscribtion fee : 500 BEF / month (mail; individuals)
2.000 BEF / month (mail; organizations)
3.000 BEF / month (news, FLAT FEE)
- Mail volume fee :
< 4MB 4-6MB > 6MB
EUnet Belgium (receive) : FREE FREE FREE
EUnet Belgium (send) : 1,50 1,45 1,40
Europe (send/receive) : 2,50 2,40 2,30
Others (send/receive) : 4,50 4,35 4,20
BEF/KB
* IXOnet
Visserijstraat 114
B-3590 Diepenbeek
E-Mail: <info@IXO.be>
Tel: +32-11-324520
Fax: +32-11-333528
IXOnet has a BBS in the 011 area (Alpha Station) that offers
UUCP news & mail (over PSTN).
(pricing here is merely informative, contact IXOnet for exact
conditions; prices are excl. VAT of 20.5 %)
o BBS account / UUCP link
- subscription fee : 500 BEF / 3 months (1.5 Hr / day)
(news+mail)
- mail volume fee :
First 300 KB (every 3 months) : FREE
additional : 250 BEF / 500 KB
* K12Net Belgium
Louis Van Geel
e-Mail: <lvg@k12.be>
<lvg, 2:29/777@fidonet.org>
Educational institutions that want to access UUCP e-Mail and
K12-Usenet and FidoNet newsgroups (_K_indergarten to _12_th grade)
can contact K12Net Belgium. Schools can get a subdomain of
k12.be .
* KnoopPunt Informatie & Kommunikatie Kollektief
Snoekstraat 52
B-9000 Gent
e-Mail: <support@knooppunt.be>
Tel: +32-9-2338155 (office hours), +32-9-2333686 (other hours)
Fax: +32-9-2337343
BBS: +32-9-2341695, +32-9-2341297, +32-9-2240454
URL: http://www.knooppunt.be/
KnoopPunt is a partner of the Association of Progressive
Communication. They offer a system with information
and newsgroups on issues as the environment, politics,
peace movements, ... KnoopPunt has an access point in the
09 area.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact Knooppunt for exact
conditions)
Personal Contract (pricing incl. VAT)
o UUCP feed
- one-time connection fee: 904 BEF (no course)
1.808 BEF (course incl.)
- subscription fee: 1.085 BEF / 3 months (<= 10 newsgroups)
1.447 BEF / 3 months (> 10 newsgroups)
Company Contract (pricing excl. VAT)
o UUCP feed
- one-time connection fee: 750 BEF (no course)
1.500 BEF (course incl.)
- subscription fee: 1.500 BEF / 3 months (<= 10 newsgroups)
2.100 BEF / 3 months (> 10 newsgroups)
* Networking for Everyone vzw (NFE vzw)
E-Mail: <acl@cormix.nfe.be>
NFE is currently has access points in 015, 016, 03, 02 and 09
(ISDN+PSTN). 013 are in test. NFE provides Usenet
news and UUCP mail trough Fido-style mailers, operating mostly
on existing (FidoNet) BBS-systems, all connected with each
other with 64Kbps ISDN lines. News and e-Mail is available
both in fido-style .PKT files, as in UUCP-style newsbatches.
(pricing here is merely informative; contact NFE for exact
conditions; no VAT is to be paid)
o Usenet feed (individual)
- subscription fee : 500 BEF / month (mail+news)
- Mail volume fee (send & receive):
First 1 MB (every month) : FREE
additional : 1,5 BEF / KB
* TORNADO Internet
Nieuwlandlaan 12f
B-3200 Aarschot
Tel: +32-16-551621
Fax: +32-16-551620
URL: http://www.tornado.be/
Tornado offers UUCP access over PSTN and ISDN.
Dial-ups are available in 02, 03, 010, 011, 013, 014, 015,
016, 050, 052, 085, 089 and 09.
(pricing here is merely informative, contact Tornado Belgium
for exact conditions; prices are incl. VAT of 20.5 %)
o Usenet feed
- one-time setupfee : 1.000 BEF (modem/ISDN)
- subscription fee : 400 BEF / month (modem/ISDN, FLAT FEE)
***
*** Section 4 : FidoNet
***
FidoNet ('The mother of all amateur networks' ;-)), is a network
connecting computers, mainly over modem/ISDN connections.
The costs of maintaining this network are usually carried by
the many sysops (system operators) of the 'nodes' than make up
FidoNet. In Belgium, most sysops are united in the bnet vzw/asbl,
which also takes care of the cost-sharing of the backbone connections
in Belgium.
FidoNet *does* have a hierarchical structure and *has* a policy, which
is available on all nodes.
FidoNet is not an on-line network, and as such only offers e-mail
('netmail'), newsgroups ('echomail') and file transfer with the
host system (many file distribution networks exist in FidoNet, though).
4.1 Q: What different types of FidoNet access exist ?
A:
o BBS-account
Several bulletin boards systems in Belgium are connected to
FidoNet. To get an account, it is often sufficient to log in
on the BBS (by modem or ISDN) as a new user and fill in a
questionnaire. After approval of the questionnaire (the sysops
generally like to check on fake usernames and so on), a
user is easily given access to Fidonet areas. Many BBSes offer
access to FidoNet free of charge, but contributions are always
welcome.
o Fido-point
In this case, a unique Fido-pointnumber is assigned, and
the user has its own message base. Every once and a while,
the Fido-point software connects to a Fido-node (the uplink),
and exchanges mail packets. This is generally cheaper than
reading the same volume of mail on-line on a BBS, since reading
can occur off-line. A point system is generally recommended
for heavy e-mail and newsgroup usage (as opposed to BBS-access).
To become a point, on must find a node that is willing to be
your uplink. This is generally done by asking the sysop of
a BBS by leaving him a message while logged in on his BBS.
o Fido-node
A full-fledged Fido-node also has a local messagebase, but
can also accept incoming connections and attach Fido-points.
Becoming a Fido-node is only recommended for experienced
Fido-points and BBS-operators (and generally amounts to
huge telephone bills, divorces, ... ;-)).
4.2 Q: Where can I find such a FidoNet BBS ?
A:
There are a lot of FidoNet BBSes in Belgium, so you're
likely to find one in your local telephone area, which isn't
true for other types of network access.
Consult <http://cc1.kuleuven.ac.be/student/bestbbs.html>, for
a more complete overview. Otherwise, you can try one of
these to get started (these support speeds up to
28.8 Kbps and use 8 databits, 1 startbit and 1 stopbit):
In Limbo BBS, 2:291/702 (Kris Carlier)
+32-2-7681041
Horse Power 1, 2:292/850 (Rene' Gustin)
+32-3-2350043
4.3 Q: How do I send mail from a Fido-system to someone on Internet
or UUCP ?
A:
There is a mail-gateway between UUCP and FidoNet in Belgium,
maintained by Ward Dossche. In orde to send e-mail to someone
with an Internet-style e-mail address of the form
'username@site.name', send a Fido netmail to Uucp, 2:292/875.
The first line of the netmail message must be: "To: user@site.name"
(without the quotes and user@site.name replaced by the repicients'
e-mail address. The line following the "To:"-line must be left
blank, after which the body text of the message can follow.
4.4 Q: How do I send mail from an Internet-connected or UUCP-system to
someone with a FidoNet-address ?
A:
A FidoNet address is of the form Z:NNN/FFF.P@fidonet.org, where
Z is the zone number (Europe is zone 2), NNN is the
net-number (Belgium has net-numbers 29, 291, 292 and 293), FFF
is the node number and P the point-number. Fido-nodes have
0 as point-number, but this may be omitted. The "@fidonet.org"
postfix is used to differentiate FidoNet from other networks
that use the same FidoNet technology such as VIRNET, MEDNET and
HAMNET. (those other networks often use different zone numbers
as well).
To send mail to someone with Fido-address Z:NNN/FFF.P@fidonet.org,
use to following destination address:
FirstName.LastName@pP.fFFF.nNNN.zZ.fidonet.org
(Where FirstName and LastName are the real first and last name
of the recipient, and P,FFF,NNN,Z correspond to Z:NNN/FFF.P)
Although FirstName.LastName@pP.fFFF.nNNN.zZ.k12.be would also
work, the maintainer of the Fido<>Uucp gateway asks that you
don't use that form. Please use .fidonet.org instead. k12.be
is reserved for educational purposes and belongs to K12Net.
***
*** Section 5 : The X.25 network
***
X.25 is a UIT protocol for packet-switched networks. Many national
telecom operators have their X.25 networks, which build up to the
international X.25 network, together with some commercial X.25
networks. The protocol is intended for connecting several terminals
to one big server.
5.1 Q: What different types of X.25 access exist ?
A:
"direct X.25 connection"
o A first option is a leased line to an X.25 switch from
your computer system. Another one is the use of 'DOV'
(Data Over Voice) modems that can operate over regular
PSTN lines.
"PAD access"
o With this access method, a modem connection is made over the
PSTN to a 'PAD' (Packet Assembler/Disassembler), which is
directly linked to the X.25 network.
5.2 Q: Where can I get hooked up to X.25 ?
A:
You can contact one of the following providers.
* Belgacom
nua 224 31 35 (userid: info / pw: info)
(this nua is reachable by modem (7E1) over PSTN by calling
1721 (V21), 1722 (V22), 1723 (V23) or 1724 (V22b-V32b/V42b)
and typing ".INFO" after being linked to the PAD)
* Infonet
Interpac Belgium N.V./S.A.
Louisalaan 350 bus 11
B-1050 Brussels
Tel: +32-2-6466000
Fax: +32-2-6403638
* Tymnet
nua 2210450 (userid: INFORMATION)
* ynet
<EOF> (End Of Faq)
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