Connection to SHU Internet - Win 3.1 Version
IBM PC or Compatible + Windows 3.1 Version
VERSION: February 25, 1996
AUTHOR:
Center for Academic Technology (CAT)
(bgw)
(Special thanks to
Mike Butkus and
Chris Russomanno
for their help)
This document is under continuous development. If you find
any errors, please
contact the CAT by sending email to
internet:cat@sciris.shu.edu
Contents
You can connect your home computer to the Internet for free, using
Seton Hall's dialup Internet connection. You can then attach to
Seton Hall's Campus-Wide Information System or the World-Wide-Web
using Netscape, simultaneously connect to other computers via
Telnet, run multiple connections to Seton Hall's mainframe systems,
or download programs, images, movies, or other files from the
Internet to your computer via Ftp.
At this time, you can not access your network files that
you have saved on your network account on campus, or use any of
the programs on your network account. You can only access the
Internet (Netscape, Telnet, Ftp, Gopher, Archie, etc). A mechanism
to access your network files is currently being developed, but
no date has been set for its availability.
This dialup service is provided free of charge to faculty, students,
and staff of Seton Hall. However, you need to dial a phone number
in the (201) area code, and long distance phone charges may apply.
You might want to contact your long distance phone company about
special rates to frequently accessed phone numbers, or use another
Internet provider of your choice.
To use the Internet dialup connection, you will need the following:
- an IBM PC or compatible computer with Windows 3.1
or 3.11 installed
- a 9600 Baud or faster Hayes compatible modem
- a Seton Hall dialup account
- Seton Hall's dialup software, or any other compatible
dialup software
A dialup account is different from your regular network account.
Since not everyone will need such an account, you need to specifically
apply for it before you can dialup the Internet. To apply for
a dialup account at Seton Hall, please fill out the Dialup Account
form by clicking on the link below. Note that you can only access that
form from Seton Hall computers.
-
Click here for Dialup Account Form (if you have not filled out the
form already)
- you must use a Seton Hall computer to access the form
- you must have a valid Seton Hall LAN mail account to process the form
Since the resources of CSD and CAT are limited, you must use the
above on-line form to apply for a Dialup account (available at the
address http://www.shu.edu/faculty/cat/Docs/Dialup/.) After you
filled out that form you will receive a mail message to your LAN mail
account that
- acts as a confirmation message, so please save and print that message
- tells you the name and password you need to download the dialup
software (as described below)
- tells you your dialup account name and telephone number
- lets you know when your dialup account is ready for use
Before you can download the dialup software, you must read that
electronic mail message.
Access to the Internet is provided using a PPP (Point-to-Point
Protocol) connection between your computer and a bank of modems
at Seton Hall. You use your computer to establish a PPP connection,
providing your dialup account name. Then you can use a variety
of software products to surf the net, such as Netscape, Telnet,
Gopher, Ftp, etc.
You can use any PPP compatible dialup software that you like,
but Seton Hall will provide you with a PPP dialup software free
of charge called Trumpet WinSocket.
Note: Trumpet WinSocket is available in two versions: a
shareware version that will expire after 30 days, and a version licensed
to members of Seton Hall that will not expire.
Anyone can download the shareware version from various FTP sites, but to
download the licensed version you need to use a Seton Hall computer, and you
need to know a name and password before you are allowed to download the
software. That information is sent to you via email when you fill out the
above Dialup Account request form.
In addition to dialup software, you need as least an FTP (File
Transfer Protocol) and a TELNET program. Seton Hall will provide you with
both programs for your computer. Once you have installed the FTP
program, you can download any other program that you need directly
to your computer (including Netscape).
There are two methods to obtain the necessary software:
- Online - the Recommended Method:
- You can download the Dialup software and the FTP and
Telnet software to a diskette from any Seton Hall computer. You need one
high-density diskette, access to a Seton Hall computer, and you must have
filled out the Dialup Account request form above to know the
download password for the software.
Once you have downloaded the above software, you can download Netscape
straight to your home computer later, as described below.
- In Person - For Faculty Only:
- If you are a faculty member of
Seton Hall, you can pick up the Dialup software, the Ftp software, and the
Telnet software at the Center for Academic Computing (CAT) in the lower
level of Alfieri Hall. You need to bring one high-density diskette, and you
must have filled out the Dialup Account request form before you stop
by the CAT. Please bring your Seton Hall ID along, in case the CAT staff does
not know you in person. It is still recommended that you use the
online method to avoid any delays.
Make sure that:
- you have obtained your dialup account and the dialup software
- you remember your dialup account name (and password, if applicable).
- you remember the phone number of the dialup account
- your modem is connect to your computer, turned on, and working
properly
- you know the port to which your modem is connected (usually
COM1 or COM2)
- Copy all files from the TRUMPET directory on your diskette
to the Windows directory on your hard disk. (Actually, you can
copy these files into any other directory on your hard drive,
as long as it is in your path. Refer to you Windows manual for
details on how to copy files)
- Create a program group for your Trumpet files:
- Select File/New from the Program Manager, and choose Program
Group.
- For the Description, enter an appropriate name, eg: "SHU
Dialup"
- Leave the Group File blank (Windows will set this automatically)
and select OK.
- Create a Program Item for "Tcpman" within your "SHU
Dialup" program group:
- Open the File Manager and position it so that you can see
both the "SHU Dialup" group (in the Program Manager)
and the contents of the Windows directory (you may need to resize
the File Manager to do this).
- Drag "tcpman.exe" from the Windows directory into
the "SHU Dialup" program group.
- Start TCPMAN by double-clicking on the program icon just created.
- Select File / Setup
- set the proper comm port to which your modem is connected
(SLIP port 1 or 2) and the speed of your modem (start with 9600 or 14400,
if everything works come back to this step and try higher numbers
- the maximum for Seton Hall is 57600). Leave IP address and everything
else the same (in particular, you must have selected "internal
PPP"
- Select OKAY and ignore the message to restart Trumpet.
- Select File / PPP option
- enter your dialup account ID in the "username" box
in lower case only and the password in the "password"
box, if applicable. Click on OK
- Select Dialler / Other and select the file "setup.cmd".
- Enter Seton Hall dialup number to dial. Don't forget the area
code and leading 1 to access a long distance line, if necessary.
- Enter your dialup account ID again (in lower case only)
- Click on OKAY instead of entering a password (or enter a password,
if necessary)
- Select Dialer / Option
- Select desired mode of operation in the top box.. "Automatic
login and logout on demand" works best. Click Help for details,
if necessary
- Close Trumpet Winsocket
That's it. Now you are ready to try out your connection for the
first time.
To connect: If you have the "login on demand"
option checked, you can start any Internet program (such as Netscape
or Ftp) and a connection will be established automatically when
needed.
If you do not have "login on demand" option checked,
or you do not have any Internet programs yet, open "tcpman"
from the "SHU Dialup" group in the programmer and select
"Dialler / Login".
After establishing a successful connection, you are attached to
the Internet. Nothing else will happen, but now you can use any
Internet program such as Netscape, Telnet, or FTP. Use the FTP
program to obtain any other program that you like to use. See
below for instructions on downloading software, in particular Netscape.
To disconnect: Select "Trumpet WinSock" from
your running programs, and select "Dialler / Bye". That
will disconnect you and hang up your modem. Make sure your modem
has disconnected properly (turn it off, if necessary). You will
also be disconnected automatically if your Internet connection
remains idle for several minutes - don't worry if it happens,
you will be automatically reconnected when necessary if you selected
the "login on demand" feature.
On your diskette is another directory, labeled FTP. To
install that program:
- create a directory on your hard disk (named FTP, for example)
- copy all files from the FTP directory on diskette to that directory
Next, you need to create an icon for the new FTP program
- switch to the Program Manager
- open the group labeled "SHU Dialup"
- Open the File Manager and position it so that you can see
both the "SHU Dialup" group (in the Program Manager)
and the contents of the "FTP" directory just created
(you may need to resize the File Manager to do this).
- Drag "ws_ftp.exe" from the "FTP" directory
into the "SHU Dialup" program group.
That's it. You now have software to download other software (which
is the purpose of FTP).
On your diskette is another directory, labeled TELNET. To
install that program:
- create a directory on your hard disk (named TELNET, for example)
- copy all files from that TELNET directory on diskette to that directory
Next, you need to create an icon for the new TELNET program
- switch to the Program Manager
- open the group labeled "SHU Dialup"
- Open the File Manager and position it so that you can see
both the "SHU Dialup" group (in the Program Manager)
and the contents of the "TELNET" directory just created
(you may need to resize the File Manager to do this).
- Drag "trmptel.exe" from the "TELNET" directory
into the "SHU Dialup" program group.
That's it. You now have software to connect to other computer systems such
as the online catalog (which is the purpose of TELNET).
Using Ftp and your Internet dialup connection you can download
other software straight to your hard disk. That, however, may
mean that you could also catch a virus. Make sure you download
software only from reputable software depositories.
The software you can download from Seton Hall is checked against
virus infections as a matter of course and should be safe to use.
To download software, here are the basic steps:
- connect to the Internet, then start your FTP program
- connect to a site that contains the software of your choice
- find and download the desired program
- setup the downloaded program to work on your computer
- disconnect from the Internet
As a detailed example, here are the steps for downloading and
installing Netscape.
Netscape version 2 is a program to browse the World-Wide-Web. It is
(currently) free of charge for academic institutions. To download Netscape:
These instructions refer to version 2.0 of Netscape; other versions
may use slightly different instructions, but you should have little
trouble figuring it out.
- create a directory named C:\TMP that will contain the
Netscape program (use the File Manager for that)
- establish your dialup connection
- start your FTP program from the Program Manager
- In the Session Profile, enter the following information
- Profile: Seton Hall Download
- Host Name: ftp.shu.edu
- Host Type: Automatic detect
- User ID: anonymous
- Password: guest@lanmail.shu.edu
- Leave the rest as it is, click on SAVE, then on OK.
Note that since you have saved this information, you can quickly
retrieve it next time by selecting the appropriate profile name
from the pop-up list (the one you named Seton Hall Download
- Once you are connected, you will see the directory structure
of your hard disk on the left (directories in upper left,
files in lower left), and the directory structure of the remote
computer (Seton Hall's download site) on the right (directories
in upper right, files in lower right).
- On the right side, do:
- double-click on pub
- double-click on web
- double-click on netscape
- double-click on windows
- single-click on n16e20.exe
- On the left side, click on ChgDir and enter
C:\TMP
- When the (probably empty) directory C:\TMP shows on the
left side, and the file name n16e20.exe is highlighted
on the right side, you simply click on the left arrow to
copy the file on the right (on the remote Seton Hall computer)
to the left (your hard disk)
The program will now download to your computer. It make take some
time (up to one 40 minutes) depending on the speed of your modem.
A progress bar will tell you how much of the file has already been
downloaded.
Once the download process is finished, click on EXIT
to exit the FTP program. You need to setup Netscape next.
- From the program manager, click on FILE then RUN
and enter C:\TMP\n16e20.exe. That will 'expand' the various pieces
needed to install Netscape.
- Now open the file manager and click on SETUP.EXE in the
C:\TMP directory
- The Netscape setup program will start. Answer all necessary
questions, and the Netscape program will install itself on your computer.
Netscape has many options that can be configured. Start Netscape
by selecting it from the appropriate folder in the Program Manager.
Make sure you are still connected to the Internet. You should
soon see the Netscape Homepage. If you do, everything is working
correctly, and there are just a few items to complete.
- Click on OPTIONS then GENERAL PREFERENCES
- Select Appearance and enter the following information
- Show Toolbar as: Pictures
- Start with: Home Page Location
- www.shu.edu
- Select Apps and enter the following information
- Telnet application: C:\TELNET\TRMPTEL.EXE
- TN3270 application: C:\TELNET\QWS3270.EXE
(not necessary, but below are instructions for downloading a Telnet 3270
program)
- Click on Okay
- Click on OPTIONS then MAIL AND NEWS PREFERENCES
- Select Servers and enter the following information:
- Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: www.shu.edu
- News (NNTP) Server: news.shu.edu
- Select Identity and enter the following information:
- Your Name: enter your full name
- Your Email: enter your Seton Hall Email address. This is
your usual network login, followed by '@lanmail.shu.edu'. If your
Seton Hall Network ID was DOEJOHN you would enter doejohn@lanmail.shu.edu
- Your Organization: Seton Hall University
- Click on Okay
That's it. Now Netscape should work, and be configured correctly.
You can also install many other 'helper' applications that can
handle different types of information found on the World-Wide-Web.
By default, Netscape can handle text, graphic images, and sounds.
To be able to see, say, movies, you need to first download the
appropriate program from Seton Hall's download site or from other
Internet sites and setup that program to work correctly with Netscape on
your computer.
Telnet 3270 is very similar to the Telnet program mentioned above,
but it allows you to connect to IBM Mainframe computers. For example,
Seton Hall has several mainframe computers for administration
and faculty use. You would need this program to access that information.
You will again need to have obtained a user name and password
for those computers before you can use it, but again some (very
few) library card catalogs may also require you to use this program.
Telnet 3270 is only needed in certain circumstances - you can download
it later, or not at all
This program is free, but offers very limited features. You can
purchase (or download) any other WinSocket compatible program
that offers you better features, but you may have to pay for it
yourself.
- If you have not done this already create a directory named
C:\TELNET that will contain the Telnet 3270 program (use the File Manager for
that)
- establish your dialup connection (if not connected already)
- start your FTP program
- Select the Seton Hall Download profile, or enter the
following information:
- Profile: Seton Hall Download
- Host Name: ftp.shu.edu
- Host Type: Automatic detect
- User ID: anonymous
- Password: guest@lanmail.shu.edu
- Leave the rest as it is, click on SAVE, then on OK.
Note that since you have saved this information, you can quickly
retrieve it next time by selecting the appropriate profile name
from the pop-up list (the one you named Seton Hall Download
- Once you are connect, you will see the directory structure
of your hard disk on the left (directories in upper left,
files in lower left), and the directory structure of the remote
computer (Seton Hall's download site) on the right (directories
in upper right, files in lower right).
- On the right side, do:
- double-click on pub
- double-click on web
- double-click on netscape
- double-click on windows
- double-click on helpers
- single-click on qws3270.exe
- On the left side, click on ChgDir and enter
C:\TELNET
- When the (probably empty) directory C:\TELNET shows on the
left side, and the file name qws3270.exe is highlighted
on the right side, you simply click on the left arrow to
copy the file on the right (on the remote Seton Hall computer)
to the left (your hard disk)
The program will now download to your computer. It is small, so
it should not take very long. A progress bar will tell you how
of the file has already been downloaded. Next, you need to create
an icon for the new Telnet 3270 program
- switch to the Program Manager
- open the group labeled "SHU Dialup"
- Open the File Manager and position it so that you can see
both the "SHU Dialup" group (in the Program Manager)
and the contents of the "Telnet" directory just created
(you may need to resize the File Manager to do this).
- Drag "qws3270.exe" from the "TELNET" directory
into the "SHU Dialup" program group.
That's it, you are now ready to connect to an IBM mainframe computer.
For further information on using Netscape, Telnet, or Telnet
3270, or for other programs to access the Internet, participate
in one or more of the seminars and workshop offered by the CAT
and by Academic Computing.
If you have any questions or problems, please check the
Dialup FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions
page. If you can not solve your problem that way, please fill out the
Dialup Trouble Report
form.
Center for Academic Technology (CAT)
Bert G. Wachsmuth
Faculty Fellow