To Install Trumpet

1. Create a directory for Trumpet: c:\trumpet

2. Copy the file twsk20b.zip into the Trumpet directory.

3. Unzip the file.

4. Create a program group for Trumpet, with program items for tcpman.exe and pingw.exe

5. Make sure you only have one file named winsock.dll If you have more than one, change the name of the winsock.dll file NOT associated with Trumpet to winsock.dl_

6. Exit Windows back to DOS, and edit autoexec.bat to include c:\trumpet; in the search path.

7. Reboot your computer and start Windows.

To Configure Trumpet for Minnesota MicroNet:

1. Start tcpman.

2. From the Trumpet Winsock window, pull down File and select Setup. Your screen should look something like this:

   

3. Check the box called Internal PPP.

4. Set the SLIP port and baud rate for your modem. The SLIP Port is your communications port. The Baud Rate is really the port speed. The recommended Baud Rate is 19200 for most PC's with a 14.4 modem and 57600 for most PC's with a 28.8 modem, bu t really depends on your modem and PC.

5. Check the box called DCD [RSLSD] check.

6. For the Name Server, enter: 204.73.34.1

7. Time Server is not used.

8. The Domain Suffix is: mm.com

9. Check that the MTU is set to 576. TCP RWN should already be set to 2144. IMPORTANT: TCP MSS must be set to 536.

10. Hardware Handshake should be checked. Van Jacobson CSLIP should NOT be selected. Click OK. Click OK again.

11. If you downloaded your copy of Trumpet from our guest account or software archive, the following script has already been incorporated into it. If you did NOT download your copy of Trumpet from our guest account or software archive, take the logi n script that follows this paragraph and substitute it for the file called login.cmd in the trumpet directory. DO NOT ALTER THE SCRIPT IN ANY WAY!

    #
    # Dialup script for Minnesota MicroNet 02/24/95
    # This is the file called login.cmd in your trumpet directory.
    #
    #trace on
    #
    # set up some strings for dialling up
    #
    if ![load $number]
      if [query $number "Enter your dial up phone number"]
        save $number
      end
    end
    if ![load $username]
      if [username "Enter your login username"]
        save $username
      end
    end
    if ![load $password]
      if [password "Enter your login password"]
        save $password
      end
    end
    $modemsetup = "&c1&k3"
    $userprompt = "ogin:"
    $passprompt = "assword:"
    %attempts = 10
    #
    #
    #----------------------------------------------------------
    #
    # initialize modem
    #
    output "atz"\13
    if ! [input 10 OK\n]
      display "Modem is not responding"\n
      abort
    end
    #
    # setup our modem commands
    #
    output "at"$modemsetup\13
    
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    input 10 OK\n
    #
    # send phone number
    #
    %n = 0
    repeat
      if %n = %attempts
        display "Too many dial attempts"\n
        abort
      end
      output "atdt"$number\13
      %ok = [input 60 CONNECT]
      %n = %n + 1
    until %ok
    input 10 \n
    #
    #  wait till it's safe to send because some modem's hang up
    #  if you transmit during the connection phase
    #
    wait 30 dcd
    #
    # now prod the terminal server
    #
    output \13
    #
    #  wait for the username prompt
    #
    input 30 $userprompt
    output $username\13
    #
    # and the password
    #
    input 30 $passprompt
    output $password\13
    #
    input 30 "session from"
    #
    # we are now logged in
    # wait for the address string
    #
    input 30 ") to "
    #
    # parse address
    #
    address 30
    input 30 "beginning..."
    #
    # we are now connected, logged in and in slip mode.
    #
    display \n
    display Connected.  Your IP address is \i.\n
    #
    # now we are finished.
    #
    # end of script.
    

Now You're Ready to Test Your Connection:

(don't do this until you have received your username and password)

1. Pull down Dialler and select Login. The first time you do this, you're going to be prompted for the phone number (952-808-2480 If on nationwide access, phone number in Minneapolis-St. Paul local dialing area is 612-278-7827), username (3 to 8 characters in lower case; if you're on the nationwide access plan, 5723 is in front of your username and if we've told you to put @dual at the end of your username, do that, too.), and password (6 to 8 characters, lower case).

2. As soon as you enter the default values, the connection is activated and it should call Minnesota MicroNet. If successful, it will give the message "SLIP Enabled". That means you're connected.

3. Once you're connected, Trumpet has done its job. The icons for Web browsing, sending E-mail, reading news, etc., do NOT automatically pop up. You have to select them. Minimize your Trumpet window by selecting the down arrow in the upper right, then find the icon you want and double-click on it.

4. If you tell it to dial and immediately get the message "ERROR", you may need to modify the modem initialization string. The modem string in the login script is a generic, Hayes-compatible string which should work for most modems. If this is not the case with your modem, the line in the login script reads: $modemsetup = "&c1&k3" You may need to add &f or &f1 in front of the &c1 so that the line reads: $modemsetup = "&f&c1&k3"

To Configure Your Browser:

Set your browser to start with the URL http://www.mm.com/ If you're using Netscape, pull down Options and go to either General Preferences or Network Preferences, depending on the version you're using. If your browser lets you read mail and news thr ough it, use the mail and news settings below and pull down Options, then go to Mail and News Preferences.

To Read Your Mail:

If you're using Netscape to read mail, pull down the Options menu and select Mail and News Preferences. Click once on the Appearance tab if it isn't already in the forefront. Make sure the field that lets you read your mail through Netscape is select ed. Then click once on the Servers tab to enter the SMTP and POP3 servers, your POP3 username and News (NNTP) server. Click once on the Identity tab to enter your name, E-mail address, Reply to E-mail address and your organization. Click once on the Or ganization tab if you want to set it to remember your mail password, which is the same as your dialup password. Once all these settings are properly entered, click Save or OK, then pull down the Options menu and select Save Options if you have this menu item, then pull down the File menu and Exit Netscape. The settings you've entered will take effect the next time you use Netscape.

Set the POP Server/Incoming to pop.mm.com and SMTP Server/Outgoing Mail to smtp.mm.com If your mail reader asks for a POP account, set it to yourusername@smtp.mm.com (For yourusername enter your 3 to 8 character username.)

For your User ID/POP User Name/POP3 User Name/Account Name, enter your 3 to 8 character username. Even if you're on our nationwide access plan, only enter your 3 to 8 character username.

For your Email address, enter yourusername@mm.com If you have your own domain name, enter it here. If you have an E-mail alias, use it here.

For your return or reply to Email address, enter yourusername@mm.com (If you have your own domain name, enter it in place of mm.com If you have an E-mail alias, use it here.)

Use the default mail directory.

To Read News:

Set the News Server or NNTP Server to news1.mm.com Use the default mail directory.

When You're Ready to Logoff:

Pull down the Dialler and select Bye.

If You Have a Problem:

ONCE YOUR SETUP IS COMPLETE, DON'T FORGET TO BACK-UP YOUR SYSTEM.

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