Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club! >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 >>> > >> >> >>[Sponsored by:] >>_____________________________________________________________________________ >>The newest lyrics on the Net! >> >> http://lyrics.astraweb.com >> >>Click NOW! >> >> >Wizard57M >http://www.geocities.com/wizard57m/index.html > Wizard57M http://www.geocities.com/wizard57m/index.html Arachne at FreeLists -- Arachne, The Web Browser/Suite for DOS and Linux --