setting TCP/IP and PPPD for ISP connectivity

[Shakeel_3]

I have Open VMS 7.1-2 having UCX 4.2, PPPD and US Robotics modem(external) and internet product suite CD rom 1.1.

My first step is to run internet on my system which i think is the first step.
the actual problem is stated as follows

"I have a TXT file placed in sys$Sysdevice[occ.inbound] directory. I want to read that file as input to my ftp software on Alpha workstation. Then dial up the phone number for ISP using PPPD, use TCP/IP software to send the alert file on the Internet. I need DCL programme sequence/Pseudo code as actual code for the implementation of the about task in Open VMS 7.1-2 environment."

Currently I am using modem with

set host/dte $modem command to talk to the modem.


I have tried to Install Netscape browser from the Internet product suite CDROM 1.1 but it is showing some encoding problem. I do not know how to resolve this problem.

I have attached a "sysdetail.txt" file to get to know about my current system details

Kindly let me know how to set TCP/IP(UCX) and PPPD setting for my ISP.

How to configure/invoke FTP software available on OpenVMS system? I only know how to install on windows platform as on windows we have sttings to obtain IP Automatically. Kindly explain how should I proceed to accomplish the above task.

Thanks
Shakeel

[Willem Grooters]

Shakeel,
First of all:
Configure UCX. I'm not sure for this old version, but no doubt if you check SYS$MANAGER for a file named *CONFIG*.COM, something like UCX$CONFIG.COM will pop up. Run that commandfile to configure the product. If you intend to have it configured automatically from a DHCP server, you will be able to have your interface set up using DHCP (prpably the first choice you have on screen). You'll undoubteblay find a server configuration for FTP, TELNET --- whatever is available --- in this procedure.

I would suggest also that you upgrade VMS to a higher version (7.3-2 is latest), at least update UCX (4.2) to the highest possible TCPIP version (depending om your VMS version). It offers you more performance and more possibilities.And it will make your life easier; the oldest on-line documentation I found on HP.COM is on VMS 7.2 (http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os72_index.html), the oldest TCPIP documentation is on version 5.1 (http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/tcpip51.html).

Willem

[Antoniov.]

Hi Shakeel,
here there is a simple script executor.
I use this one for connect to modem.

Antonio Vigliotti

[Antoniov.]

And here there is a help file (text).
The modem.exe execute any statement beggining with $ or spawn DCL.
Here there is simple example:
$ PORT=TTA0: !Modem connected to TTA0:
$ LOCAL_ECHO IN !Echo from modem
$ ECHO ON !Modem echoes commands
$ MAXTIME=1 !Receiving time out
$ MAXRETRY=1 !Don't repeat transmit
$ DELAY=0 !No delay between TX and RX
; Reset hayes modem
AT&FX3
OK
; Disable autoanswer
ATS0=0
OK
;Dial
$ SEND ATDT 0,0117412758
$ MAXTIME=40 !Wait for answer max 40 seconds
$ MAXRETRY=2
; Wait for connect message
$ RECEIVE CONNECT *
$ ECHO OFF
$ MAXRETRY=6
$ MAXTIME=10
;Wait for username
$ RECEIVE Username
;Send my username
$ SEND GUEST
$ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "Connection started"
$! Here start PPPD protocol

Antonio Vigliotti