MB>> Because all of the TCP/IP initialization is done from batch
 MB>>files in the Startup folder of the WPS.  Without the WPS, there
 MB>>is no Startup folder, so there is no TCP/IP.

 BO> Mike, that is simply not the case.  I run a slip connection
 BO> using TShell with Warp all of the time. It is fairly simple
 BO> to do.  Others use PPP with no difficulty at all.

 BO> PM is not needed.

MB> I didn't say PM was needed.  What I said was that, if PM is MB>
not running, you have to initialize the TCP/IP manually MB> somehow,
since the default installation assumes that PM is MB> running. 
Addresses, routes, and so on are all set from MB> TCPSTARTUP.CMD in the
Startup folder.  Without PM, you need MB> to get something else to run
that command file, or at least MB> do the same job.

Mike the TCP/IP is initialized in the config.sys by the following statements:

snip------- config.sys entries
-------------------------------------------rem SLIP stuff
*********************************************************** SET
ETC=c:\userdir\tcpip\etc
DEVICE=c:\userdir\tcpip\bin\inet.sys
DEVICE=c:\userdir\tcpip\bin\ifndisnl.sys
RUN=c:\userdir\tcpip\bin\cntrl.exe
snip___________ en config.sys entries __________________________________


The .cmd file to startup up slip is as follows:

snip---------- ccslip.cmd ---------------------------------------------slip
-nocfg -p3 -com1 -speed 38400 -hangup ath -mtu 1500 -vj -rtscts -ifconfig
0.0.0.0 199.171.196.0 +defaultroute -connect "slattach atz OK
atdt5067637 38400 \r graphics n account: slip:bill\soconnor assword:
yourpass   address\sis:\s[$IPADDR]"
snip__________ end ccslip.cmd ________________________________________


Mike, all I was trying to do is point out that PM is not necessary in order
to run a slip connection with OS/2 Warp. It's no big deal,but your message
seemed to indicate that this was not the case.  If what you were implying
is that you must run the above ccslip.cmd in order to make a slip
connection, then I would say you are absolutely right, as that is all one
need do.


De nada.



regards...............................bill oconnor










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