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[Glenn Gilbreath Jr. <wizard57m@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>From: Glenn Gilbreath Jr. <wizard57m@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: arachne4dos@xxxxxxxxxxxx <arachne4dos@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [a4dos-list] Environment Variable - DNS1

>Oh, Eric,
>Forgot to mention IP-UP.BAT, normally WZPPP and EPPPD
>do not erase IP-UP.BAT, but place it in the DOS "PATH", or 
>in the root directory of drive C: , if WZPPP is "invoked" from 
>another directory not in the path.  I use WZPPP via a BATCH 
>program that DOES delete an existing IP-UP.BAT, then when 
>WZPPP dials, negotiates the connection, it creates IP-UP.BAT 
>and my "DIALNET.BAT" calls IP-UP.BAT prior to handing 
>command back to DOS.  By the way, guess I should mention 
>that I run Arachne with "Resident Packet Driver" as my connection,
>and not use "Internal Packet Driver".  Then I launch my app launcher
>of choice, Magic Desk 3.22, and from it can use any app I desire.
>When finished with the application, it returns me to Magic Desk,
>ready to launch the next app, without disconnecting my ISP.
>
>C U L8R!
>Wiz  <{;-)
>At 12/30/99, you wrote:
>>
>>Hi Gregy,
>>                    I found this in my "tricks" folder and thought maybe
>>you could tell me what  DNS1 is in the environment variables.
>>Where does it come from?  Also, why can't I find IP-UP.BAT ?
>>Does it get used and then erased ?
>>
>>Eric
>>
>>> 
>>> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:58:43 -0800 (PST) "G J Feig" 
>>> <gfeig@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>> > 
>>> > Basically, I only know what my Dialup does...and what it does
>>> > is:
>>> > 1.  Arachne's dialer dials and establishes the negotiation with
>>> > the ISP's modem and "modem connect" is GO;
>>> > 2.  WATTCP, or BOOTP (epppd, etc) then negotiates a PPP session
>>> > with the ISP's server.....
>>> > 3.  The ISP's server sets PPP-session GO and sends back the
>>> > assigned (DHCP) IP number, which BOOTP writes into the file
>>> > x:\arachne\IP-UP.bat
>>> > 4.  BOOTP or Arachne then runs IP-IP.BAT which does nothing 
>>> > except to "set" the environment variables:
>>> > MYIP=
>>> > REMIP=
>>> > NETMASK=
>>> > PEERMU=
>>> > ..where Arachne can grab them to use (and I suppose other little
>>> > DOS inet programs can also grab them).....
>>> > 
>>> > That's about the extent of my knowledge.....you can always check
>>> > them, yourself, by exiting to DOSprompt and typing SET...this
>>> > will print them out on your screen..
>>> > 
>>> > .....gregy
>>> > 
>>
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