Wattcp isn't really a stack that one can install, really. Yes it can use a global configuration setup, but each application must be built with the wattcp library to be able to utilize this configuration. Applications built with other networking 'stacks' require different configuration, obviously :-).
On 12/18/06, Eddie_Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Guillermo Mart?nez Jim?nez wrote: > > > >Hello Freedosoyds ;-) > > > >I want to connect my FreeDOS to the Internet. Do I need a TCP/IP stack? If > so, > >how must I set-up it? > > > >Thanks. (sorry for my bad english). > > I don't know if Erick Engelke's WATTCP can be classified as a > TCP/IP stack, but it works. I have used it to connect to the > Internet with Arachne 1.90, Lynx386 2.85r1, UKA_PPP 1.72, and > FDSMTPOP 0.35. > > As I understand it, the WATTCP framework uses the files > WATTCP.CFG and IP-UP.BAT to set some TCP/IP parameters. Also the > application has to follow the WATTCP protocols in order to use > those parameters. With appropriate data, the application can > connect to the Internet. > > Alternatively, the WATTCP.CFG and IP-UP.BAT files can store > parameters for a router (instead of true Internet addresses). If > everything is set up correctly, then it should work. > > So what values should be in WATTCP.CFG and IP-UP.BAT? That > depends on your system's characteristics (which router, which > application, etc.). > > The first question is: "What are the requirements for connecting > to the router?". E.g. Which IP addresses does the router recognize? > What is the router's gateway address? Which DNS servers do you use? > > Some routers assign IP addresses via DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP. Some > routers expect the application to choose an appropriate IP address > without any help. > > The second question is "What are the application's requirements > for communicating via WATTCP?" Some applications expect the > WATTCP.CFG file to be complete before the application starts up. > Some applications can receive the info for the WATTCP.CFG via DHCP, > BOOTP, or RARP. Some applications depend on the environment > variables set by IP-UP.BAT. > > Of course you also need a packet driver for your NIC. > > Here are the WATTCP.CFG and IP-UP.BAT files that I used with a > BEFSR41 router that I used to have. These values did *not* depend > on DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP. > > WATTCP.CFG: > MY_IP =192.168.1.3 > NETMASK =255.255.255.0 > GATEWAY =192.168.1.1 > REMIP =192.168.1.1 > NAMESERVER =207.69.188.185 > NAMESERVER =207.69.188.186 > DOMAIN_SUFFIX = "nobody.invalid" > SOCKDELAY = 60 > PEERMRU=1500 > MSS=512 > TXBUFSIZE=1024 > RXBUFSIZE=1024 > ;DEBUG=1 > > IP-UP.BAT: > set myip=192.168.1.3 > set remip=192.168.1.1 > set netmask=255.255.255.0 > set peermru=1500 > set dns=207.69.188.185 > set dns2=207.69.188.186 > > HTH. > > -Eddie > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
