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Date:	Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:22:51 -0700
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Installing DSL

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jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> I am finally going to install ATT DSL to replace dial-up .
>
> ... I have only the Windows 3.1 that came with OS/2 Warp on
> my machine and the instruction diskette that comes with the ATT DSL kit
> requires at least Win 2000.

On the few installations that I have done, the "instruction diskette" is
only for setting up a Windows machine. You don't need it for other
operating systems (i.e. the diskette will automatically configure a
Windows machine but any other operating system requires a manual
configuration).

> Can I take the installation diskette to a Win machine and install DSL. I
> know it is possible to remove the files created by the installation
> instruction diskette after the installation is complete.

Yes, but your OS/2 machine won't be configured if you do that, just the
Windows machine.

> How do I set up OS2 for DSL? Many years ago Gary Wong said he was using
> this setup.cmd file in mptn\bin:
>
> route -fh
> arp -f
> ifconfig 1o 127.0.0.1
> REM ifconfig lan 0
> REM ifconfig lan 1
> REM ifconfig lan 2
> REM ifconfig lan 3
> REM ifconfig lan 4
> REM ifconfig lan 5
> REM ifconfig lan 6
> REM ifconfig lan 7
> dhcpstrt -i lan0 -d 45
> REM if config s10
>
> The file supposedly goes in tcp/ip notebook settings.

"Configured by" the tcp/ip notebook settings. :-)

> Will this still work?

Here is my SETUP.CMD:

[G:\MPTN\BIN]type setup.cmd
if _%1 == _ echo SETUP.CMD started . . .
if not _%1 == _ echo SETUP.CMD started on CALL from %1 . . .

route -fh
arp -f
REM ifconfig lan0
REM ifconfig lan1
REM ifconfig lan2
REM ifconfig lan3
REM ifconfig lan4
REM ifconfig lan5
REM ifconfig lan6
REM ifconfig lan7
:: dhcpstrt timeout default is 60 seconds.
:: Use -d to change the value.
:: Example: dhcpstrt -i lan0 -d 0 changes to 0 seconds.
:: Help: dhcpstrt -?
dhcpstrt -i lan0
:: Configure loopback 127.0.0.1 . . .
ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
REM ifconfig sl0
ipgate on

echo SETUP.CMD ending . . .

> Thanks for the guidance.

Note that ifconfig must be _after_ dhcpstrt, since dhcpstrt does a reset
which will cancel out the "ifconfig lo" (loopback) setting. DANGER HERE
- iirc, the tcp/ip setup folder puts these lines backwards so your
loopback won't work until you fix it manually. (If you don't use the
loopback, it won't make any difference.)

- Peter

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