Subj : 4/4 - LSPPPDlr 2003
To : MATT GILBERT
From : MICHEL SAMSON
Date : Wed Dec 08 2004 08:55 am
[The previous message concludes here.] 4/4
MG> I already have kermit and it runs okay when I have a packet driver
MG> loaded at 0x60 so I'm not worried about Kermit.
Evaluate it without its internal ~TelNet~ support, using `RLFossil'
intead... Perhaps you'll see the point when you compare your cps rates!
;->
MG> ...could I not just fire it up, cd to c:\rlfossil and run the
MG> RLfossil program and cause it to emulate a comport, my modem is on
MG> com2, mouse is on com 1, so what comport/irq would I use?
Using `RLFossil' can be involving when it's a 1st try... I realize
that `LSPPPDlr' will be a decade old before i notice so i wrote a Batch-
File to ease the installation task. You'll find i added it on the site:
http://public.sogetel.net/bicephale/LSPPPDlr.BAT (6 Kb, Dec-8)
To answer your question, there's no ~IRQ~ line... `RLFossil' talks
to the Packet-Driver and the later has EXCLUSIVE use of your real MoDem.
The packet-Driver itself is no piece of HardWare, `RLFossil' simply
handles `WatTCP' interfacing on the ~TCP~/~IP~ end and ~FOSSIL~ (partly)
implementation on the other side... ~TelNet~/Hayes-compatible emulation
between the two allows you to use your favourite terminal emulator if it
supports the ~FOSSIL~ LEGACY plain old BBS standard. As a bonus, you'll
notice that `RLFossil' has a buffering action which "boosts" the client!
8^)
MG> I suppose instead of a phone number... ...I would have it "dial"
MG> something like ATDP bbs.fidotel.com or perhaps its numeric telnet
MG> address?
Exactly. As i wrote, an image i worth a thousand words: i thought
that looking at `Commo.FON' might clear a few things including this one.
I read that you have `Linux' installed and this reminded me of when
i wanted to experiment with `BasicLinux', `VirtMoDem.Src.Elf.TAR.GZ' and
`MiniCom-1.83.1.Src.TAR.GZ' (of course, as a newbie, i simply failed)...
MG> ...for all I know you (and others) are rolling your eyes in
MG> disbelief at my (dumb?) questions, but if you can bear with me I'd
MG> certainly like to give this a go.
How did you know?! ;-D )) Ahummm... Sorry. :) Well, i've been
there too so i decided that i wouldn't allow you to fail this install!!!
`LSPPPDlr.BAT' isn't 100 % fool-proof but i believe it can make you
successful without as much effort as must have been required previously;
just copy this file in a directory with all your archives and execute it
as intended, this time it may be harder to fail! Keep me posted!!! 8^)
Salutations,
Michel Samson
a/s Bicephale
http://public.sogetel.net/bicephale/
... Exploring DOS+TCP/IP+TelNet+ZMoDem/Kermit+.QWK since mid-1996 or so.
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