AmiTCP/IP FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about AmiTCP/IP
This FAQ about AmiTCP/IP was compiled and written by Mike Meyer
with numerous contributions by others.
1: Introduction- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 1: Introduction
2: Legal mumbo jumbo- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 2: Legal mumbo jumbo
3: Disclaimer- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 3: Disclaimer
4: Acknowledgments- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 4: Acknowledgments
5.1: What is AmiTCP?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is AmiTCP?
5.10: If I'm using AmiTCP, are my downloaded files and my mail beingstored on my local hard drive?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : If I'm using AmiTCP, are my downloaded files and my mail beingstored on my local hard drive?
5.11: Am I correct in stating that I can be connected to several differentcomputers and using several different applications? (thanks Markus :-)- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Am I correct in stating that I can be connected to several differentcomputers and using several different applications? (thanks Markus :-)
5.2: Where can I get AmiTCP?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Where can I get AmiTCP?
5.3: Where is the AmiTCP documentation?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Where is the AmiTCP documentation?
5.4: What is the latest version of AmiTCP?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is the latest version of AmiTCP?
5.5: What do I need in order to use AmiTCP?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What do I need in order to use AmiTCP?
5.6: What is/are "Domain names to search"?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is/are
5.7: Are there any alternatives to AmiTCP?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Are there any alternatives to AmiTCP?
5.8: How do I contact the AmiTCP authors?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : How do I contact the AmiTCP authors?
5.9: I only log on for a few seconds to see if I've got mail waiting.Would AmiTCP be overkill for this situation?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : I only log on for a few seconds to see if I've got mail waiting.Would AmiTCP be overkill for this situation?
6.1: What is TCP/IP?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is TCP/IP?
6.2: What is the Internet?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is the Internet?
6.3: What is C/SLIP?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is C/SLIP?
6.4: What is PPP? - AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is PPP?
6.5: What is Ethernet?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is Ethernet?
6.6: What is an RFC?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is an RFC?
6.7: What is NFS?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is NFS?
6.8: What is a domain name server, and how do I get one?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is a domain name server, and how do I get one?
7.1: Where is the list of AmiTCP applications?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Where is the list of AmiTCP applications?
7.2: What mail and news clients can I use with AmiTCP?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What mail and news clients can I use with AmiTCP?
7.3: Is there an IRC client for AmiTCP? - AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Is there an IRC client for AmiTCP?
7.4: What is NapsaTerm used for?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is NapsaTerm used for?
7.5: Is there a telnet daemon?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Is there a telnet daemon?
7.6: Do I need MultiUser?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Do I need MultiUser?
7.7: I thought Emacs was just a text editor. I've seen it mentioned in afew posts. What is it used for?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : I thought Emacs was just a text editor. I've seen it mentioned in afew posts. What is it used for?
7.8: Where can I find more programs for use with AmiTCP?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Where can I find more programs for use with AmiTCP?
8.1: I think I found a bug in AmiTCP. What should I do?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : I think I found a bug in AmiTCP. What should I do?
8.2: What does "resource allocation failure" mean?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What does
8.3: What is the problem with SLIP and the A2232 board?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is the problem with SLIP and the A2232 board?
8.4: I get a message "could not open serial device unit 0" when I runAmiTCP after I connect to my SLIP server. I tried quitting Term but myconnection to my server is terminated. a) Why is this?, b) How can I fixit? and c) How do I stay online?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : I get a message
8.5: Can I use AmiTCP with a dynamic IP address?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Can I use AmiTCP with a dynamic IP address?
8.6: I have connected to my host fine but I cannot connect to any hostsoutside my University or Network. How can I fix this?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : I have connected to my host fine but I cannot connect to any hostsoutside my University or Network. How can I fix this?
8.7: How can I see what's happening with my network connection?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : How can I see what's happening with my network connection?
8.8: AmigaELM uses the HOSTNAME but AmiTCP seems to want the fullyqualified domain name. How can I resolve this problem? (Thanks to Jarnoand Michael)- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : AmigaELM uses the HOSTNAME but AmiTCP seems to want the fullyqualified domain name. How can I resolve this problem? (Thanks to Jarnoand Michael)
8.9: What is the WaitForPort command in bin/startnet doing?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is the WaitForPort command in bin/startnet doing?
8.10: How do I set up other hosts to reach the internet via my SLIP line?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : How do I set up other hosts to reach the internet via my SLIP line?
8.11: I can ping/traceroute to various places via my SLIP connection, butnothing else works. What's wrong?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : I can ping/traceroute to various places via my SLIP connection, butnothing else works. What's wrong?
8.12: When I try and run an internet application (or a command fromAmiTCP), I get the error message "Cannot open bsdsocket.library". How do Ifix this (thanks to Scott Norton).- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : When I try and run an internet application (or a command fromAmiTCP), I get the error message
9.1: What is SANA-II?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is SANA-II?
9.2: My internet provider offers SLIP accounts for a small extra charge.If I change my account to a SLIP account, can I still access it the "old"way, in case I just want to quickly check my mail or something?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : My internet provider offers SLIP accounts for a small extra charge.If I change my account to a SLIP account, can I still access it the
10.1: Is there an AmiTCP mailing list?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 10.1: Is there an AmiTCP mailing list?
10.2: Where are the archives of the AmiTCP Mailing List?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 10.2: Where are the archives of the AmiTCP Mailing List?
10.3: What should I do if I have a question that is not answered here?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 10.3: What should I do if I have a question that is not answered here?
10.4: What other references might be useful?- AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 10.4: What other references might be useful?