Running TCP/IP over Econet

This is a basic text describing what you will need in order to use TCP/IP across Econet.

The details here are NOT complete. My A5000 can telnet and ping the A3000, but the A3000 cannot connect to the A5000. Maybe some kind of namelookup is required?

Right, well I shall tell you enough to hopefully allow you to telnet into your server.

The main computer (the one you wish to use) should have the new Acorn !Boot sequence installed.

The server computer should either have the new Acorn !Boot sequence, or at least the following:

AUNMsgs module
MManager module.
Internet module.
EconetA module.
The 'ifconfig' program (from !Internet).

For the server, it is recommended that you have some kind of telnet server such as Justin Fletcher's !TelnetD.

Here is the Obey file I use to start up TCP/IP on the server machine...

| Boot up telnet stuff
|
%Set System$Path IDEFS::Harddisc.$.!System.
|
%RMLoad System:Modules.Network.AUNMsgs
%RMLoad System:Modules.Network.MManager
%RMLoad System:Modules.Network.Internet
%RMLoad System:Modules.Network.EconetA
|
ifconfig lo0 127.0.0.1 up
ifconfig ec0 128.0.1.251 up
| Network address is 0.251
|                    ^ ^^^
| so TCP/IP address is 128.0.1.251
|                          ^   ^^^
|
%Filer_Boot System:!JFShared
%Run System:!TelnetD

And on the A5000 (main machine)...

%RMLoad System:Modules.Network.AUNMsgs
%RMLoad System:Modules.Network.MManager
%RMLoad System:Modules.Network.Internet
%RMLoad System:Modules.Network.EconetA
|
ifconfig lo0 127.0.0.1 up
ifconfig ec0 128.0.1.252 up
| Network address is 0.252
|                    ^ ^^^
| so TCP/IP address is 128.0.1.252
|                          ^   ^^^

So from the A5000 I can telnet to 128.0.1.251 to get a command line on the A3000.

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