The Trumpet Winsock and TCP Manager (TCPMAN)

NOTE: This document assumes you have installed the Trumpet Winsock and created an icon for the TCPMAN program. If you haven't yet, first download Trumpet Winsock from http://www.trumpet.com.au/, and follow their on-screen installation instructions.

1. Setting Up the TCP Manager:

   Double-click the 'TCPMAN' icon (if you installed from the Panix distribution disk, this will be in the Panix program group). Check to see that the following settings are correct:

   In the File menu, under Setup:

   IP Address: should be your IP address, which you were given when you signed up for Dialup-IP service.
   Netmask:255.255.255.255 Note: some systems may require 255.255.0.0
   Default Gateway: 198.7.0.124
   Name Server: 198.7.0.5 or 166.84.67.2
   Time Server: can be left blank
   Domain Suffix: panix.com
   MTU: 256
   TCP RWIN: 848
   TCP MSS: 212

   (Packet vector, Demand Load Timeout and TCP RTO MAX should be left as is.)

   Internal PPP should be checked, Internal SLIP should not. (on older versions of the Trumpet Winsock, the check boxes may be marked 'Internal SLIP/PPP' and 'Use PPP' instead of 'Internal SLIP' and 'Internal PPP'. If you have this older version, check both boxes.)

   SLIP Port: should be set to the COM port of your modem.
   Baud rate: Depends on your modem.

   • For 14.4 Kbps modems: 38400
   • For 28.8 Kbps modems: 57600
   • External modems on older computers may need this reset to 19200 to avoid "Comm Overrun errors."

   Hardware handshaking should be checked.
   Van Jacobson CSLIP compression should be checked.
   Online Status Detection: DCD should be checked.

   Click 'OK', click 'OK' on the message that you'll need to restart, then exit and restart the TCP Manager.

   In the Dialler menu, under Options:

   Check 'Automatic login on start up only'. If you like, you can check 'No automatic login', but the "on demand" setting can cause problems.

   'SLIP Inactivity Timeout' should be set to 0.
   'Automatic redial when disconnected' should be off.
   Select 'Use standard SLIP settings for parity and word size'.

2. The Login Script

   The Trumpet TCP Manager uses a simple program called a "login script" to dial, connect, and log into Panix. If you installed from the Panix distribution disk, the script should work, and the following message should appear after it automatically enters your userid and (invisible) password:

   Script completed
   PPP ENABLED

   If it doesn't show up, or says "Script aborted", you can replace the login script with a simple Panix login script:

   • From the Dialler menu, select 'Edit Scripts'.
   • Click on 'login.cmd' and then OK. The Notepad will appear, with the faulty login script in it.
   • From the Edit menu, go to 'Select All'. Now press the DELETE key. The faulty script should be deleted.
   • Type the following in its place, substituting the Panix modem number you normally dial where it says [phone number], and substituting your username where it says [username]:

     
                   output "atz"\r
                   input 10 "OK"
                   output "atdt[phone number]"\r
                   input 60 "CONNECT"
                   output \r    
                   input 30 "please?"
                   output "ppp"\r
                   input 15 "sername:"
                   output "[username]"\r
                   input 15 "ssword:"
                   password "Enter your password:"
                   output $password\r
                   input 10 "PPP."
     

   • Save the new script, and exit the Notepad.
   • NOTE: Some modems require special init settings. If you're using a US Robotics Sportster modem, replace the output "atz"\r in the first line of the script with the following:

     
                   output "at&f&b1&h1&r2&a3&k3x4"\r
     

3. Connecting and Disconnecting

   You need to start TCPMAN before using any of your Internet applications, and keep it running until you're finished using the Internet. You can "minimize" the Trumpet Winsock window by clicking the "down-arrow" button in the upper right corner, however.

   This will turn the Trumpet Winsock into an icon at the bottom of your screen. To bring it back up at any time, double-click on this icon.

   When you're finished using your Internet applications, you can disconnect by bringing the Trumpet Winsock back up, going to the Dialler menu, and selecting 'Bye'.

   This will run a simple disconnection script, and when "PPP Enabled" appears on your screen, you can exit the TCP Manager.

HTH (Hope This Helps...)

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