Configuring OS/2 Warp Dialup

1. Make sure you have the latest version. You need to have at least version 2.0, dated August 16, 1995. Warp Connect ships with a reasonably up-to-date version. The fastest way to tell is to see if the PPP radio button is available under the Add Entry page.

   To obtain the newest version, FTP to ftp01.ny.us.ibm.net, change to the directory /pub/PPP and get the file ppp.zip.

2. Know whether you have a NERDC Basic Access account, or the UF Dialup account.

Configuration:

1. Open the Dialer.
2. Select Add Entry
3. Fields labeled with a * are required; The following list has the fields for the first page, and what is recommended:
   1. *Name: This is the name that will show up for this entry in the dialer main menu. User preference rules here.
   2. Description: An optional field for more information on the dialer main menu.
   3. Login ID: The username you are actually logging into. If this is a UF Dialup account, append a /i to the login ID.
   4. Password: The password of the account (See note below) you are logging into; Usually, leave this blank and mark Required to prompt for a password every time you dial.
   5. Phone number: Phone number of system you are dialing:

      Note: There used to be several different numbers. There is now only one number to dial. Set it to 846-1501.

   6. Login Sequence: Sequence of send/receive pairs to auto-login to the server and initiate PPP. Enter the following sequence into the dialog box as it appears:

      Suggested Script
      \r name: [LOGINID] word: [PASSWORD] > PPP

   7. Connection Type: This determines whether the connection made is a SLIP or PPP connection; The difference between the two is outside the scope of this document; However, for our purposes, select PPP.
4. End of page 1. Move to page 2 in settings notebook; Fortunately, on this page, only 3 entries need to be completed:
   1. *MRU: Set it to 1500.
   2. *Domain Nameserver: Set to 128.227.128.24
   3. *Your Domain Name: Set to ufl.edu
5. End of page 2. Move to page 3 in the settings notebook. On this page, none of these settings are required; However, some recommended settings follow:
   1. News Server: usenet.nerdc.ufl.edu
   2. Gopher Server: gopher.circa.ufl.edu
   3. WWW Server: www.ufl.edu
   4. The rest of the settings can be inferred from the Eudora configuration handout, as that handout may be more up-to-date than this one.
6. The 4th page is fairly self-explanatory; Select the proper modem, make sure the modem is in Dial mode, and that call-waiting is disabled if you so desire. A general rule for port speed is 38400 on older computers, 57600 or 115200 on newer computers. If you experience multiple errors while connected, try lowering the speed.
7. That does it for configuration. Close the window, save your changes, and try dialing. Once the connection is made, the connection sequence will be displayed in the lower portion of the dialer. When the Connector Completed message appears, you may minimize (Do not close the window, as this will terminate the connection) the window and run whatever internet application you wish.

Some possible problems:

1. The most prevalent problem with connection to one of the terminal servers is the password being expired. To correct this, do one of the following:
   • For the UF Dialup account, manual dial (using HyperTerminal or something similar) the server, and at the Username: prompt, enter password. Follow the directions on the screen.
   • For NERDC basic access accounts, you must also dial manually; Type your username in response to the prompt. At the password: prompt, enter your current password, a / character, a new password, the / character again, followed by the new password again. None of this will show up on your screen, however, a message will be displayed afterwards indicating success or failure.
2. If your modem doesn't show up in the list, try picking one close to it; Hayes Compatible is usually a good guess.
3. If you have a UF dialup account, and it will not allow you to log in, it is possible you have an outstanding financial obligation to Finance & Accounting; Until this obligation is taken care of, you will be unable to dial into your account.