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==== Irc, Internet on X68000 using null modem cable ==== | ==== Irc, Internet on X68000 using null modem cable ==== | ||
- | This article is a kind contribution by our forum member Neko68k. Thank you for shedding light on this rather grey area ! | + | This article is a kind contribution by our forum member |
First of all you will need to download these: | First of all you will need to download these: | ||
- | |[[http:// | + | |[[http:// |
- | |[[http:// | + | |[[http:// |
- | |[[http:// | + | |[[http:// |
It might also be useful to install [[http:// | It might also be useful to install [[http:// | ||
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If you install PPP.X anywhere else, be sure to modify the first line of PPPX.BAT to point to that directory. | If you install PPP.X anywhere else, be sure to modify the first line of PPPX.BAT to point to that directory. | ||
- | I found it helpful to add a line to the end of PPPX.BAT: | + | I found it helpful to add the following |
< | < | ||
- | You have to do this anyway so might as well just make it happen. This is to point at your dns server, I used the IP address of my router. | + | You have to do this anyway so might as well just make it happen. This is to point at your dns server, I used the IP address of my router. |
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+ | While you're at it, change: | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | to | ||
+ | < | ||
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+ | This allows internet to work in KOWIN. | ||
*unlzh TMSIO031.LZH and put TMSIO.X in \BIN | *unlzh TMSIO031.LZH and put TMSIO.X in \BIN | ||
*unlzh TCPPACKA.LZH and merge the folders it contains with your existing \BIN \ETC and \MAN | *unlzh TCPPACKA.LZH and merge the folders it contains with your existing \BIN \ETC and \MAN | ||
- | *edit \ETC\hosts and \ETC\networks to reflect your actual network. for example: | + | *edit \ETC\hosts and \ETC\networks to reflect your actual network, for example: |
< | < | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | *optionally | + | Optionally |
- | < | + | < |
- | irc 6667/ | + | |
- | </ | + | |
- | Add to your config.sys the following(RSDRV.SYS comes with human): | + | Add to your config.sys the following (RSDRV.SYS comes with Human): |
< | < | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | Once this is complete plug in your null modem cable and reboot the x68. A wiring diagram for making a null modem cable can be found here: http:// | + | Once this is complete plug in your null modem cable and reboot the x68. A wiring diagram for making a null modem cable can be found here: |
- | On your x68k run PPPX.BAT. On the emulator this throws an error, it can be safely ignored. Once at the ppp> prompt type ' | + | [[http:// |
- | On your Linux machine(I am using Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat) open a terminal. At the prompt type the following where 192.168.0.10 is the host IP, 192.168.0.11 is the x68k IP. It doesn't matter what these are necessarily as long as they dont collide with any other IP addresses on your network. /dev/ttyS0 is your serial port(ttyS0|COM1 ttyS1:COM2 etc): | + | *On your x68k run PPPX.BAT. On the emulator this throws an error, it can be safely ignored. |
+ | *Once at the ppp> prompt type 'term' | ||
- | < | + | *On your Linux machine(I am using Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat) open a terminal. |
- | pppd -detach crtscts lock proxyarp 192.168.0.10: | + | *At the prompt type the following where: |
- | </ | + | *192.168.0.10 is the host IP, 192.168.0.11 is the x68k IP. It doesn' |
+ | */dev/ttyS0 is your serial port(ttyS0: | ||
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+ | < | ||
If everything worked you should see something like this: | If everything worked you should see something like this: | ||
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To test it out try: | To test it out try: | ||
- | < | + | < |
- | ping google.com | + | |
- | </ | + | |
and ignore any errors that may occur. | and ignore any errors that may occur. | ||
- | I don't know what web browser is good, Lynx is probably as good as any. I tested VWX and it had serious out of memory problems. I also tested WebXpression, | + | You can try the following Web browsers: |
+ | *[[http:// | ||
+ | *I tested | ||
+ | *I also tested | ||
+ | *For IRC I recommend | ||
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+ | To configure clat, put clat.x somewhere handy and create a file called clatrc in the same folder and fill it in as follows: | ||
< | < | ||
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I didn't test out NFS but it seems pretty straightforward. | I didn't test out NFS but it seems pretty straightforward. | ||
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+ | Keep the scene alive ! |
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