Copyright: Copyright© 1999 Symantec Corporation.  All rights reserved.
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Configuring WinLink

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WinLink is easy to configure! It requires only two pieces of information:

•	The type of connection you’re using.

•	The WinLink password.

To configure WinLink, select the Setup radiobutton in its start-up dialog, then click on OK to open the WinLink Setup dialog:

Connection Type.

If you’re running WinLink between two computers that are directly linked, select the Direct Connect radiobutton. Otherwise, select Modem.

WinLink always uses the currently selected connection. The Connection Type setting determines how WinLink attempts to connect the two systems, and how it detects when they have successfully connected.

Password.

Click in this edit field, and enter the WinLink password you want to use. You can enter up to 20 characters. The password is not case-sensitive; the field is masked for security.

If the Client’s password does not match the Server’s exactly, the Server terminates the connection immediately and resumes monitoring for a connection.

The WinLink password is the entry key to the Server, and is encrypted for storage. To protect your system, protect your password.

When you’re satisfied with the Connection Type and Password you’ve specified, click on OK to continue. To close the dialog without saving any changes you may have made, click on Cancel.


Procomm Plus:  WinLink Help Contents
Procomm Plus Help: WinLink

WinLink, the file transfer utility, allows you to easily transfer files between two computers connected by modem or by a direct connection. You can also perform simple disk management functions, such as renaming or deleting files on either system.

To learn more about WinLink, see the following topics:

Running WinLink

Configuring WinLink

The WinLink Server

The WinLink Client

The Client On-line


Running WinLink

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From within the Procomm Plus Terminal window, you can launch WinLink in several different ways:

•	By selecting "winlink" from the Script File Action Bar listbox.

If winlink doesn’t appear in the list, verify that the winlink.wax file exists in the Script path specified in the Data, Data Options, Paths panel in Setup.

If you’re unable to locate the file, WinLink may not have been installed. Run Procomm Plus’s installation program, and use the Custom Installation feature to install the sample scripts.

•	By pressing <Alt><F5> to open the Run ASPECT File dialog, selecting "winlink.wax" and then clicking OK.

•	By assigning winlink.wax to a Connection Directory entry.

If winlink.wax is executed from a Connection Directory entry, it automatically bypasses its opening dialog and enters Client mode when the entry is dialed.

When you launch the WinLink script, it asks you whether you want to run its Client or Server mode, or run its Setup utility:

Server

Select the Server radiobutton if you want your system to accept calls from a WinLink Client.

Client

To have your system connect to a WinLink Server, select the Client radiobutton.

Setup

If you want to view or modify WinLink’s configuration, select Setup. Click OK to continue.

WinLink must be configured before you can use either the Client or Server. In fact, if you attempt to run the WinLink Client or Server without having configured WinLink, it will run its Setup utility automatically.


The Client On-line

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Once the Client has successfully attached to the Server, it displays its main dialog. The WinLink Client main dialog features a convenient "point and click" interface, consisting of two groups of similar list boxes and buttons.

Local - Client / Remote - Server Groups

The controls in the Local - Client group apply to the drives, directories and files on the Client system; the Remote - Server controls apply to the Server’s. Except for the Local - Client’s Execute button, the two groups of controls function identically.

Path

The Path label in the upper left corner of the group box displays the system’s current drive and path.

Below the Path label are four unlabelled controls:

•	An edit field, displaying the current filename selection pattern.

You can click on the field to enter a new pattern or filename; the displayed file list updates accordingly.

•	A scrolling list box, displaying all of the filenames in the current directory that match the filename or selection pattern entered in the edit field.

Click on a filename, or highlight it with the <Tab> and cursor keys to select it. Once you’ve selected a file, you can choose to copy, delete, rename or execute it by clicking the appropriate button.

You can select multiple files from the list by holding down the <Ctrl> key as you click on them, or by holding down the <Shift> key as you move through them with the cursor keys. Note that the Rename and Execute buttons only apply to single-file selections; they are greyed out if multiple files are selected.

For more information on working with selected files, see "The Command Buttons," below.

•	A drop-down list box displaying the current drive.

Any drive available to the Client or Server is available from the appropriate drive list, including floppy, network and CD-ROM drvies.

•	A scrollable list box displaying the directories contained within the current directory.

You can make a subdirectory the current directory simply by double clicking on it! Or, if the directory is itself a subdirectory, you can select its parent directory by clicking on the [..] entry in the list box.

The Command Buttons

The command buttons within each control group act upon the drives, directories and files available to their respective systems. For example, the buttons within the Local - Client group act upon the files displayed in the associated file list box. Each control group contains the following command buttons:

Copy

Clicking on Copy copies the selected file(s) to the current directory on the other system. Each Copy button's label includes a text arrow indicating the destination of the copy operation.

Delete

Clicking on Delete removes the selected file(s) from the system's current directory.

Rename

Clicking on Rename allows you to rename the selected file. WinLink prompts you to provide the new filename. The Rename button operates only on a single file; it's disabled if you've selected more than one file.

Change Dir

When you click on Change Dir, WinLink makes the directory name you've highlighted the current directory and updates the file list appropriately. You can also change directories by double clicking on a directory name.

Execute

The Local - Client group also contains the Execute button. Clicking on the Execute button runs the currently selected file on the Client machine. If the selected file is associated with a Windows application or a .pif file, WinLink launches that application or program with the selected file. The Execute button operates only on a single file; if more than one file is selected, only the first file in the selection will be executed.

Exiting the Client

Quit

To terminate a WinLink Client session, click on Quit. If you’re attached to the Server over a modem connection, WinLink will hang up before exiting.


The WinLink Client

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When you launch the WinLink Client over a modem connection, it opens the Server Connection Selection dialog, which displays entries from the currently-loaded Connection Directory. To connect to one of the listed entries, click on it or highlight it with the <Tab> and cursor keys, then click on Dial.

You can also load a different Connection Directory file by clicking on Change Connection Directory. WinLink displays a standard file selection dialog; simply highlight the directory file you want and click OK.

If you want to dial a number that doesn’t appear in the Connection Directory, click on Manual Dial and enter the number.

Once you’ve dialed and connected, the Client attempts to attach to the Server.

When you launch the WinLink Client over a direct connection, the Client attempts to attach to the Server immediately.


The WinLink Server

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The WinLink Server’s only purpose is to respond to a WinLink Client’s requests. When you launch the Server, it monitors the current connection for an incoming Client call, and reports its on-going activities in a status dialog.  From here, you can click on Setup to view or modify the WinLink configuration. The Setup button is disabled while a Client is connected to the Server.

When the Server detects a connection attempt, it requests the WinLink password. If the password given by the calling Client matches the Server’s password exactly, the Server grants access and waits for requests from the Client. Otherwise, the Client is denied.

You can click on Abort at any time to terminate the WinLink Server and return to the Terminal window. If a Client is connected by modem, the Server will also hang up the phone line automatically.