Mosaic via. SLIP Mosaic will run over a SLIP or PPP connection. The most difficult aspect is establishing the SLIP/PPP connection. Below is a brief description for establishing a SLIP connection using a Shareware product called Trumpet Software International Winsock version 1.0. This particular product has an internal SLIP driver and an internal modem dialer. If you would like to obtain a copy of this product you can find it at the anonymous ftp site ftp.utas.edu.au. The file, twsk10a.zip, is located in the /pc/trumpet/winsock directory. For the convenience of our users we also keep a copy of this Shareware product on our anonymous ftp server, ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu. The file, winsock.zip, is in the /PC/Mosaic/sockets directory. After you have installed the Trumpet Winsock according to it's instructions, envoke tcpman.exe and select "Setup". Trumpet will need the following information about the SLIP server you are connecting to. Get this information from the company that is providing the SLIP service. IP address 0.0.0.0 Name server 0.0.0.0 Time sever 0.0.0.0 Domain Suffix the.name.of.your.domain ie. "ncsa.uiuc.edu" is our domain. Check "Internal SLIP" and enter in the port number and baud rate of your modem. Save the information, click OK, and exit the program. Now, your system should be configured properly. Next, envoke Trumpet again and use the internal dialer option to place the call. Select the "Dialler" pull down menu. You will probably take notice there a few options available, however I will only discuss "Manual login" command. If you are interested in creating a script then please refer to the Trumpet documentation. Once you have selected Manual login you will need to enter the following command in the Trumpet window. atdt xxx-xxxx (where the x's represent the phone number). NOTE: There are two ways to gain access to the Internet via SLIP: 1) If you have a static slip account, that is, you were assigned an IP number that doesn't change. - login to the server. - Enter the command "slip". - Hit the escape key. - Double click on the Mosaic icon. 2) If you log into a server that assigns you a random IP number. - login to the server. - Enter the command "slip". - Select the "Setup" pull down menu. - Enter this IP in the appropriate field. Note: After you enter the new IP number you will get a message that states you will have to close the application in order for this number to take affect. - Hit the escape key. - Close Trumpet. Note: This action will not cause you to loose your connection. - Double click on the Mosaic icon. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Here is a list of some of the companies that can provide nationwide SLIP and PPP access to the Internet. These companies are listed in alphabetical order and we do NOT endorse any particular provider. Colorado Supernet (info@csn.org) Colorado School of Mines 1500 Illinois Street Golden, CO 80401 (800)748-0800 DATABANK, Inc (info@databank.com) SLIP/PPP 1-800 Service 1473 Hwy 40 Lawrence, KS 66044 Voice 913-842-6699 FAX 913-842-8518 Institute for Global Communications (support@igc.apc.org) PeaceNet/EcoNet/ConflictNet/LaborNet ** International Provider ** 18 deBoom St. San Francisco, CA 94107 tel: +1-415-442-0220 fax: +1-415-546-1794 JVNCnet (market@jvnc.net) ** SLIP only ** Global Enterprise Services 3 Independence Way Princeton, NJ 08540 (609)897-7300 NetCom On-Line Communication Services (info@netcom.com) 4000 Moorpark Avenue Suite 209 San Jose, CA 95117 (408)554-8649 Performance Systems International (info@psi.com) 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive ** International Provider ** Suite 1100 Reston, VA 22019 (703)620-6651 UUNET (info@uunet.uu.net) ** International Provider ** 3110 Fairview Park DR Suite 570 Falls Church, VA 22042 (703)204-8000