Installing OnNet 2.1 and PPP under Windows 3.1

Introduction

To use PPP, you need software called OnNet 2.1. OnNet installs a PPP driver on your computer that will allow you to establish a PPP connection to the University. This document explains how to install OnNet version 2.1 under Windows 3.1.

To get the OnNet Windows files, bring 14 high-density diskettes to the Technology Solutions Center (TSC) in 002 Smith Hall.

Note: OnNet installs the Mosaic World Wide Web browser on your computer. If you wish to use a browser for secure transactions (e.g., viewing SIS or other University personal information on the web), pick up a copy of the Netscape browser when you get OnNet. To get Netscape, you will need to bring 2 additional high-density diskettes.

You can also pick up the software at the following computing sites: 116 Pearson Hall, Harrington, Morris Library, McDowell or Dickinson.

Taking your computer home and bringing it back on campus? If you are taking your computer off campus, we strongly recommend that you do not reconfigure your OnNet installation so that you can use PPP. You will have to restore that installation when you return to your residence hall room and use your Ethernet connection. Use Kermit instead.

If you do decide to reconfigure for PPP, please do the following to save your current configurations BEFORE you install PPP:

  1. At the C:\ prompt, type

    cd pctcp

  2. At the C:\pctcp\ prompt, rename your current "pctcp.ini" file. To do this, type

    ren pctcp.ini pctcp.ud

After you have renamed the file, install PPP using the instructions below.


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Installing OnNet version 2.1 under Windows 3.1

The installation of the files requires 30 MB of disk space. Check your computer for available space.

Steps to install OnNet for Windows

  1. Exit any applications you are using.

  2. Start Windows.

  3. Insert OnNet "Disk 1" into Drive A.*

  4. From the "Program Manager," select the "File" menu, and then select "Run."

  5. In the "Command Line" box, type

    a:setup

  6. Click OK.

  7. Click Continue.

  8. If you see the message "Install Mail OnNet", click "No."

  9. At the License Notice screen, read the license agreement; then, click Accept.

  10. At the "New Installation" screen, click "Express." Then click Continue.

  11. At the "Destination Directory" screen, click Continue.

  12. At the "Network Card" screen, select

    "Serial Port Using SLIP or PPP"

    Click Continue.

  13. At the "Serial Protocol" screen, select

    "Point to Point Protocol (PPP)"

    Click Continue.

  14. At the "Name Server Configuration" screen, click the DNS radio button.

    For

    Host Name         type        ncd.nss
    Domain Name       type        udel.edu
    DNS Servers       type        128.175.13.16
                                  128.175.13.17
                                  128.175.13.74
    

    Click Continue.

  15. At the "Username Configuration" screen, click Continue.

  16. At the "Time Zone Configuration" screen, select

    "US/Eastern Standard Time"

    Click Continue.

  17. At "Ready to Copy Files," click Continue.

    After your system completes the setup, it will automatically reboot.

  18. Start Windows again.

  19. From the "OnNet 2.1" window, double-click on the Dialer icon.

  20. At the FTP Software Dialer screen, click on "Define a New Connection."

    1. At Step 1, at the "What title do you want for your connection icon?" question, type

      udel

      Click Next.

    2. At Step 2,

      1. Select "No, I am using a modem."

      2. At "Select the type of modem you are using," click the down arrow on the box and highlight the name of your modem.

      3. At the "What type of dialing method does your phone use?" question, select

        touch tone

        or

        pulse (rotary)

      4. Click Next.

    3. At Step 3,"Modem setup information" select the COM port and the speed for your modem. (If you have a 14,400 bps modem, select a speed higher than 14,400).

      Click Next.

    4. At Step 4, enter a phone number from the list below to dial to connect. If you have Call Waiting, type "*70," (type the comma as part of the command) to disable Call Waiting before you type the phone number.

      		
      Dialing from   Modem Speed   Number to dial
      Newark           14,400           831-6435 or 831-3220
      		 28,800		  831-0100
      Lewes		 14,400-28,800	  645-4052
      Dover		 14,400-28,800	  734-1472
      

      Click Next.

    5. At Step 5, change only the last section:

      To the "Did service provider give you a Domain Name?" question, answer

      Yes

      In the box, type

      128.175.13.74
      128.175.13.16
      128.175.13.17

      Click Next.

    6. At Step 6,

      1. To the "Will service provider require you to type anything when you dial in?" question, answer

        Yes

      2. To the "Did service provider give you a username and password?" question, answer

        Yes, username is (type your UNIX username)
        Password is (type your UNIX password)

      3. To the "Does service provider provide support for Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)" question, answer

        No

        Click Next.

  21. At the "Define a New Connection Complete" screen, to the question "Do you want to connect now?", click Yes. Then, click OK.
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Connecting through OnNet

The first time you connect, OnNet will take you through a tutorial for getting started.

  1. At the "FTP Software Dialer" screen, click OK. The Dialer will dial the University of Delaware. You will see the UDelNet prompt, and there will be a pause.

  2. To the question, "How do you respond to UDelNet?", type

    term download

    Click OK.

  3. At the next "How do you respond to UDelNet?" question, type

    via.nss

  4. At the "How do you respond to login?" question (you will see a highlighted bar that says "Use my username here"), click OK.

  5. At the "How do you respond to password?" question (you will see a highlighted bar that says "Use my password here"), click OK.

  6. At the "How do you respond to Amount?" question,

    Click OK.

  7. At the "How do you respond to " " ?" question, select "I am done with this teaching session" and click OK.
Three buttons at the bottom right of the window turn green. You have now established a connection to the University. Nothing more will happen until you run a client (e.g., a telnet session or netscape). Go to the OnNet window and double-click the icon for the client you wish to use. Hold down the ALT key and press the TAB key to go back and forth between applications.

When you finish, go to the Dialer window and click "Release Device." Failure to release the device ties up both your phone line and the University's modem.

At the "FTP Software Dialer" window, click EXIT.

To connect to the University in future sessions, click the "udel" icon.

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Changing the OnNet Script

Your OnNet connection runs through a script file in your "pctcp" or "onnet" directory (depending upon what you named the directory). To be sure that your connection works reliably, you should make one change to the script file. The script file will be called "conn0001.scr" or "conn0002.scr," depending upon how many you have. You will need to edit all the "connxxxx.scr" files.

  1. Move to the end of the script file. The end of the file looks like this:

    ***********************
    Change Into Packet Mode
    ***********************
    (to packet)

    ***********************
    Terminate The Script
    ***********************

  2. Immediately before the line "to packet," add the following:

    (pause,10000)

  3. Save and exit the script file.

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Installing Netscape

The Netscape disks contain the Netscape installation files. You will create a directory called "ns", on your C Drive, copy the files from both Netscape disks to that directory, start Windows, and run setup:
  1. Type these two commands, pressing the ENTER key after each:

    md c:\ns
    cd c:\ns

  2. Insert the first Netscape disk into Drive A; type

    copy a:\*.*

    and press ENTER. (Remove the disk.)

  3. Insert the second Netscape disk into Drive A; type

    copy a:\*.*

    and press ENTER.

  4. Start Windows. From the "Program Manager," open the "File" menu and select "Run."

  5. In the dialog box, type

    c:\ns\setup

    and press ENTER.

If you see an error message saying you need to update your "win32s" before you can install Netscape, download a newer version of "win32s" using Gopher. In Gopher, select "Computing & Technology/Software Distribution/Windows 3.1/Internet Tools" from the Gopher menu.

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Last revised March 6, 1996