Copyright: Copyright© 1997-1998 DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a subsidiary of Quarterdeck Corporation.  All rights reserved.
Citation: Copyright© 1997-1998 DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a subsidiary of Quarterdeck Corporation.  All rights reserved.


A code identifying the network and subnet portions of an IP Address.


A computer that transfers data between two networks that use dissimilar network hardware.


A subdivision of a network. A subnet shares a network address with other divisions of the same network.


Accessing the Internet

If you would like Procomm Plus to create a new Internet account with a national Service Provider, select New Account. If you already have an account with a Service Provider, select Existing Account. After you make your selection, click Next.


Address Assignment

Most Service Providers assign IP Addresses dynamically, but there are some who provide static addresses. If you selected your Service Provider from the list in the Select dialog earlier, the default selection should work.

Dynamic IP Addressing If your Service Provider uses dynamic IP Addressing, your machine receives an Internet address that is temporarily assigned to you by an Internet Service Provider each time you log on.

Static IP Address Some service providers assign a static IP address to each of their customers. A computer that is directly connected to the Internet through a local network will also have a static IP address. If you select this option, you will need to provide your machine's IP Address and the Subnet mask

Gateway Address The IP Address for the machine on your network that acts as a gateway to the Internet or other networks.


An organization that supplies dial-up Internet connectivity. The service may be commercial, governmental, or educational. An In
An organization that supplies dial-up Internet connectivity. The service may be commercial, governmental, or educational. An Internet Service Provider typically offers a SLIP and/or PPP server, Usenet news, an Internet Mail server, and of technical support.


Billing Information

In order to create your account, you must provide a means for SPRYNET to contact you. Please provide an address for billing purposes. While the first Billing Address field is required, but the second is available if you need it.


Cancel
Canceling the Wizard

If you do not want to use the Internet Access wizard, click the Cancel button. This will remove all of the information you entered previously. If you would like to continue using the Internet Access wizard to create an Internet Dial-Up Networking account, click Back. You will return to the Wizard and be able to continue from the point where you clicked Cancel.

Procomm Plus will not be able to access the Internet unless you have a Dial-Up Networking connection configured.


Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol.  A type of PPP protocol which requires an encrypted "secret key" to allow a user t
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol.

A type of PPP protocol which requires an encrypted "secret key" to allow a user to log onto the host.  Some CHAP implementations allow re-authentication during connection, meaning that the host can "challenge" the client to verify the logon information.


Choosing Your Stack

This selection determines how Procomm Plus connects to the Internet. Select Create a new Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking and Procomm Plus will gather all of the information it needs to connect you to the Internet. If you have been using Windows 95 to connect you to the Internet in the past, you can select Use an existing Window 95 Dial-Up Networking Connection. Both of these methods use Windows 95's stack to communicate with the Internet.

If you choose Use a third party dial-up connection, Procomm Plus will not attempt to initiate any sort of a connection to the Internet. In this case, you must establish a connection to the Internet and be communicating with a 32-bit stack before Procomm Plus can access any Internet Services.


Computers on the Internet exchange information using TCP/IP. Standard desktop computers don't use TCP/IP directly. Instead they
Computers on the Internet exchange information using TCP/IP. Standard desktop computers don't use TCP/IP directly. Instead they use a stack. A TCP/IP stack, fundamentally, allows your computer to "speak" TCP/IP. The TCP/IP stack then passes the TCP/IP information to the SLIP, PPP, or network drivers which in turn send the information to the Internet. Windows 95 includes a TCP/IP stack that Procomm Plus has been designed to work with.


Configure Internet Mail and News

You have decided to configure Procomm Plus's Internet Mail and Internet News clients. If you do not want to, click Back and change your selection.

Click Next to continue. If you are unsure of some information, you may need to contact your Internet Service Provider. As you configure Procomm Plus, you will need information regarding your Internet account.


Configuring Procomm Plus

When Procomm Plus has finished configuring itself for use with the settings you have provided, click Next to proceed with the Internet Access Wizard.


Connection Setup Complete

The Internet Access wizard has completed adding Dial-Up connection information to your system. Click Go Online to activate the Dial-Up Networking connection and access the Internet. Click Finish to exit the Internet Access wizard and save the Dial-Up Networking information.


Contact Information

To create an account, you will need to provide the following information about yourself. First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name are used for the account records by SPRYNET. First Name and Last Name are required for the account generation.

Additionally, while the Phone Number  is required, the Fax Number is an optional field allowing an additional means of communication.

Once you have entered the appropriate information, click Next to continue creating your account.


Contents

Setting up Your Internet Connection

Modem

ISDN

LAN

Configuring Procomm Plus

Cancelling the Wizard


Create a New Account

Contact Information

Billing Information

Plan Selection

Payment Information

Selecting your Access Number

Configuring Procomm Plus

New Account Information

Connection Setup Complete


Dial-Up Networking Connections

You have chosen to use an existing Dial-Up Networking connection. If there are no selections available in the list box, you do not have any existing Dial-Up Networking connections: click Back, select Configure a New..., and then create a Dial-Up Networking connection.

By default, the first Dial-Up Networking connection is provided in the list box. If you have more than one Dial-Up Networking connection, select the one that you would like Procomm Plus to use, and click Next.


Domain Name Servers

On the Internet, there are computers that store IP addresses and their corresponding domain names. Those computers are called Domain Name Servers (DNS). Generally, your Service Provider will maintain a DNS and provided access to a secondary DNS as well.

If the Primary DNS field is not filled in, consult your Service Provider's documentation and enter the DNS IP Address here. If you do not know your Service Provider's DNS IP Address, please contact them for the information.

The Secondary DNS field serves as a backup resource. It is not required , but you should enter an IP address if one is available.

If the Primary DNS is down,  or can’t find the domain name listed, you won’t be able to access the site unless you know the numeric IP address of the desired host. For this reason, it is best to have more then one DNS listed in your configuration. See your Service Provider for a list of suggested Domain Name Servers.


Each computer on the Internet has a unique identity which is defined using a 32-bit numbering system. A computer's identifying
Each computer on the Internet has a unique identity which is defined using a 32-bit numbering system. A computer's identifying number is called an IP address.

To make these numbers more readable, people usually break the addresses into four numbers joined by periods; each of these groups of numbers is called an octet. The first two or three octets are used to specify the network a machine is connected to. For instance, a number of the public computers that Quarterdeck has connected to the Internet currently have an IP address of 205.138.163.x where the lowercase x varies among the specific machines. Here, the first three octets are used to designate the network and the fourth to designate the computer.


ISDN
Accessing the Internet Using ISDN

Select Your Service Provider

Required Information

Internet Mail and News

Skip Mail and News

Connection Setup Complete

Configure Internet Mail and News

Mail Account Information

News Account Information

Configuring Procomm Plus

Connection Setup Complete


ISDN Described
Integrated Services Digital Network. Although certain functions in the public telephone network already use digital technology, ISDN is a standard for using digital signals instead of analog signals, even the communications equipment in a home or office.

ISDN has been used for a number of years in some European countries, and is now being offered by phone companies in the United States. The primary advantage is that ISDN can get nearly five times the throughput of an analog line, with higher accuracy. ISDN service requires a special phone line to the site, as well as digital computer adapters to replace modems. The service charge may be monthly, or based on the amount of use.


Internet Mail and News

Procomm Plus includes an Internet Mail Client and an Internet News Client. Internet Mail allows you to send and receive Internet Mail messages using SMTP and POP3, respectively. Internet News, if offered by your Service Provider, allows you to browse the USENET News. Select Yes if you'd like to use Procomm Plus's Mail and/or News Reader capabilities.

If you do not want to use Procomm Plus's Internet Mail client and Internet News reader, select No.

Once you've made your selection, click Next.


LAN
Accessing the Internet over a LAN

Internet Mail and News

Skip Mail and News

Required Information

Mail Account Information

News Account Information

Configuring Procomm Plus

Connection Setup Complete


LAN Described
Local Area Network. A network of computers in a small geographic location, usually in one building. A LAN is typically owned by one organization.


Mail Account Information

You need to provide information regarding your Internet Mail account with the Service Provider.

Send Mail Server Address If you selected your Service Provider from our list, earlier, this information should already be provided. If you connect using a third party connection, or your Service Provider was not on our list, you will need to provide the Internet Address of your SMTP mail server in this field.

Receive Mail Server Address If you selected your Service Provider from our list, earlier, this information should already be provided. If you connect using a third party connection, or your Service Provider was not on our list, you will need to provide the Internet Address of your POP3 mail server in this field.

E-mail Address Please enter your Internet Mail address here.

Mail Logon Name Most Service Providers maintain security by requiring a Mail Logon name. Please provide it here. If you are unsure of this, contact your Service Provider.

Mail Account Password Provide your password here. In order to help keep your password secret, Procomm Plus displays an asterisk (*) for each character you type.


Modem
Using a Modem to Access the Internet

Accessing the Internet

Create a New Account

Choosing Your Stack

Dial-Up Networking Connections

Select your Service Provider

Required Information

Type of Connection

Address Assignment

Domain Name Servers

Internet Mail and News

Skip Mail and News

Connection Setup Complete

Configure Internet Mail and News

Mail Account Information

News Account Information

Name of Third Party Connection

Configuring Procomm Plus


Name of Third Party Connection

You have chosen to use a third party dial-up connection. If you would like to use Windows 95's Dial-Up Networking, click Back and select the appropriate option.

With this configuration, Procomm Plus will require that you establish a 32-bit TCP/IP connection before Procomm Plus will attempt to communicate over the Internet.

Please type a name in the Internet Service Provider Name field. This is primarily for naming your configurations in the Internet Mail Client and the Internet News Reader.

Once you have provided a name, click Next.


Network Access Information

You have decided to configure Procomm Plus's Internet Mail and Internet News clients. Before you continue, please examine the list of required information. The listed information is required if you want to take full advantage of Procomm Plus's many communication capabilities. If you do not have some of the required information, you may not be able to take advantage of some services (e.g., Internet Mail or News). Please contact your System Adminstrator if you are unsure of some of the required information.

Please provide an identifying Name for your Network Internet Mail and Internet News configurations.

Click Next to proceed with the installation.


New Account Information

SPRYNET has successfully created your Internet Account. It is highly recommended that you record all of Your Logon Information for future use. Clicking Print will send a copy of the information to your printer.

Once you have recorded this information, click Next to finish the account creation.


News Account Information

You need to provide information regarding your Internet Mail account with the Service Provider.

News Server Address If you selected your Service Provider from our list, earlier, this information should already be provided. If you connect using a third party connection, or your Service Provider was not on our list, you'll need to provide the Internet Address of your SMTP mail server in this field.

E-mail Address Please enter your Internet Mail address here. This is for inclusion on News articles you compose.

News Logon Name Many Service Providers restrict non-subscribers from accessing News messages by requiring a Logon name. Please provide it here. If you are unsure of your Service Provider's policy, contact your Service Provider.

News Account Password If your Service Provider requires a password  for logging on to the News server, provide it here. In order to help keep your password secret, Procomm Plus displays an asterisk (*) for each character you type.

When you have finished, click Next.


PPP Defined
PPP -- Point-to-Point Protocol.

Protocol for connecting a computer to the Internet via a modem or other serial connection.  With PPP, the client computer actually becomes a computer on the Internet.


Password Authentication Protocol.  A type of PPP in which the logon is negotiated between the client and host using encrypted u
Password Authentication Protocol.

A type of PPP in which the logon is negotiated between the client and host using encrypted user ID and password.


Payment Information

SPRYNET accepts payment using American Express, Master Card, and VISA credit card accounts. Select the type of credit card you wish to have your account billed to. Type its number into the Credit Card number field and select the proper expiration information. Additionally, please type the name, as it appears on the credit card, into the Name on the card field.

After you've provided the information, click Next to continue.


Plan Selection

SPRYNET offers various Internet Service Plans. We recommend that you choose the service plan that best corresponds with your anticipated Internet use.

Click Retrieve Current Prices to breifly connect your computer to SPRYNET and view updated rates.

Once you have decided on the Service Plan you wish to use, click Next to continue.


Post Office Protocol. A protocol used by Internet mail clients to access e-mail from the Internet mail server. Servers that sup
Post Office Protocol. A protocol used by Internet mail clients to access e-mail from the Internet mail server. Servers that support this protocol are called POP servers. Procomm Plus supports the POP3 protocol, the predominant version of POP used on the Internet. The other part of the e-mail system is the SMTP protocol which is used to send mail across the Internet.

See also SMTP.


Required Information

Before you continue, please examine the list of required information. If you would like, you can click the Print button to print this list. All of this information is required if you want to take full advantage of Procomm Plus's many communication capabilities. If you do not have some of the required information, you may not be able to take advantage of some services (e.g., Internet Mail or News). Please contact your Service Provider if you are unsure of some of the required information.

Click Next to proceed with the installation.


SLIP -- Serial-Line Internet Protocol.  A protocol for connecting a computer to the Internet via a modem or other serial connec
SLIP -- Serial-Line Internet Protocol.

A protocol for connecting a computer to the Internet via a modem or other serial connection. With SLIP, the client computer must be "hosted" by a computer on the Internet; the client computer is not actually "on" the Internet. SLIP is like a "translator" that converts Internet packets (TCP/IP) for use by the client PC.


Select your Service Provider

Select your Service Provider from the list below. The Country field allows you to select the country your Service Provider is located in. After specifying the proper Country, click in the Service Provider field. You can scroll through the list of providers to select yours, or you can type in the beginning characters to quickly navigate the list. After you select your Service Provider, the Country Code, Area Code, and Phone Number fields are all updated.

If your Service Provider is not listed, you may manually type in the appropriate information.

When you've finished, click Next to proceed. If you wish to use an existing Dial-Up Networking connection, you can click Back and change your selection.


Selecting your Access Number

In order to finish creating your account, you must select an access number. This is the number you will call to connect to SPRYNET and access the Internet.

Enter your Area Code, or the Area Code of the location you wish to connect to, in the Area Code to dial field.

A list of access numbers in the specified Area Code will appear to the right. Select the number you wish to access.

Specify whether this will be a Local, Long Distance, or International call. Below the selection you will see the number as it will be dialed. After you've made your selection, click Next to continue.


Setting up Your Internet Connection

Procomm Plus allows you to select three different methods for accessing the Internet.

Modem By far, the most popular means for connecting to the Internet is by using a modem to connect over standard phone lines.

Local Area Network (LAN) More and more companies are connecting their computer networks to the Internet. These networks are directly connected; each machine has its own IP address and is considered a node on the Internet. If your organization's network is directly connected to the Internet, select this option. Typically, an MIS department is responsible for maintaining the company's connection to the Internet.

ISDN If you connect to the Internet using an ISDN line, select this option. As ISDN lines become more popular throughout the United States, more and more Service Providers will add support for these high speed connections.


Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. The protocol used to send e-mail across TCP/IP networks such as the Internet. The SMTP protocol
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. The protocol used to send e-mail across TCP/IP networks such as the Internet. The SMTP protocol is used to send e-mail from a client to a local server, and from the local server to the destination server. When you wish to access the mail from your server, you use a protocol such as the POP protocol to log on and download mail messages.

See also POP3.


Skip Internet Mail and News

You have chosen not to configure Procomm Plus' Mail and News clients. If you wish to add them later, you can access the appropriate fields in Setup, Internet.

If you would like to use the Internet Mail and Internet News clients, simply click Back and change your selection.

Click Next to continue with the Internet Access wizard.


Type of Connection

Many service providers allow you to use only one type of connection. For instance, all of the options except PPP may be disabled. If more than one option is available, consult your Service Provider's documentation, and select the type of connection they removed.

Procomm Plus supports four types of connections: SLIP, PPP, PAP, and CHAP.