NTAS 3.5 with Netcom, netscape, eudora, free agent...HOW?
Kenneth M Byers
I use Netcom with a standard Netcruiser account on a pc running NTAS
3.5 connecting with a 14.4 internal modem.
Does anyone have any ideas on why I don't seem to be able to use
Netscape, Eudora, or Free Agent or any other internet program with that
connection? None of the programs even think that the connection
exists.
If there are any suggestions I would be happy to read them.
Thank you,
Randy Young
>Does anyone have any ideas on why I don't seem to be able to use
>Netscape, Eudora, or Free Agent or any other internet program with that
>connection? None of the programs even think that the connection
>exists.
Are you just using the dialer to call into Netcom? If so, load up and read
the help on how to use RAS to access in Internet provider, then use that. It
works great for me using RAS to my provider. All the standard utilities run
fine under it, like Eudora, Netscape, Mosaic, WinVN etc.
Tom McKeon
>I use Netcom with a standard Netcruiser account on a pc running NTAS
>3.5 connecting with a 14.4 internal modem.
>Does anyone have any ideas on why I don't seem to be able to use
>Netscape, Eudora, or Free Agent or any other internet program with that
>connection? None of the programs even think that the connection
>exists.
>If there are any suggestions I would be happy to read them.
>Thank you,
I got this info from Ron Harris (rhar...@interserv.com) and it works
great.
Setting Up and Using Windows NT RAS to connect to NetCom:
First:
You must set up NT's Remote Access Service (RAS). This will
make a desktop with several icons, one of which is labeled
REMOTE ACCESS.
Second:
You must set up TCP/IP. Follow these steps:
Control Panel
NetWork
TCP/IP
Configure (the display will be grayed out if you don't
have a network card--don't worry, keep going)
DNS
host name: your account name (mine is rwharris)
domain name: ix.netcom.com
domain Name Service: 199 .182 .120 .203
ADD
OK
OK
OK
Third:
You must setup up RAS for NetCom:
Double click on the REMOTE ACCESS icon
Choose ADD
entry name: NetCom
phone number: xxx-xxxx
description: NetCom
do not check: "authenticate...."
port: your port, such as COM1
Modem: set speed, such as 38,400 enable hardware flow and modem
error
control
Network: choose SLIP, check "use default gateway" and choose frame
size 1006
Security: check "accept any authentication...."
terminal or script: none, none
OK, OK
You should be back to the Remote Access windows and NetCom should be
showing
as one of the entries.
Fourth:
In the Remote Access window, double click on NetCom.
The modem should dial NetCom and you will see a window open up.
After connecting, you will see: netcom# login:
You type your login name with a $ sign in front of it, such as
$rwharris, and
hit enter.
Next, you will see: password: Type in your password and hit
enter.
You will see: SL/IP session from (x .x .x .x) to (y .y .y .y)
beginning.
At the lower right hand screen, note the IP address windows. Type in
the
values y .y .y .y above.
Then choose DONE and hit Enter.
You should now be ready to run your winsock software, such as
NetScape, IBOX,
etc.
SETTING UP YOUR APPLICATION (SUCH AS NETSCAPE):
Use the following choices:
PoP Mail Server: popd.ix.netcom.com
Mail SMTP Server: smtp.ix.netcom.com
PoP Password: your account password
News Server (NNTP server): nntp.ix.netcom.com
Tom McKeon
tmc...@ix.netcom.com
Alfredo Jahn
: rwy...@pacbell.com (Randy Young) wrote:
: >In article <3rgrru$i...@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>, kby...@ix.netcom.com says...
: >>Does anyone have any ideas on why I don't seem to be able to use
: >>Netscape, Eudora, or Free Agent or any other internet program with that
: >>connection? None of the programs even think that the connection
: >>exists.
: >Are you just using the dialer to call into Netcom? If so, load up and read
: >the help on how to use RAS to access in Internet provider, then use that. It
: >works great for me using RAS to my provider. All the standard utilities run
: >fine under it, like Eudora, Netscape, Mosaic, WinVN etc.
: PPP is much better supported than SLIP. Ask your service provider for
: a SWITCH.INF file which you'll place in the RAS subdirectory. This is
: the script which RAS will use to log you in.
Good luck getting your service provider to supply a SWITCH.INF file :-)
Isn't that NT-specific??
--
Alfredo Jahn
DSC Communications Corporation
aj...@spd.dsccc.com (home: alf...@wn.com)
Craig A. Hairrell
Stewart Woodruff
Netcruiser is a 16-bit program, all 32-bit programs cannot see it. This
is just a function of NT, and I don't believe there is anything you can
do about it. You can, however, try to run 16-bit versions of Netscape
and Eudora. As long as you don't have Netcruiser, Netscape, or Eudora
running in a separate address space, this should work OK (I'm running
exactly this setup now).
I'm evenually going to switch to a service provider that permits me to
connect directly with RAS, but I'm just too lazy right now :-)
Also, you might try Netscape's Personal Navigator. It is about $40, it
includes everything you need, and it supposedly will dial up Netcom
directly, without needing Netcruiser.