Short: Best SLIP/PPP dialer with shell terminal Author: Jochen Wiedmann, Stefan Gybas Uploader: Stefan Gybas Type: comm/tcp Version: 2.1 (16.04.96) Replaces: comm/tcp/IPDial20.lha Architecture: m68k-amigaos -=-=-=-=-=- Introduction -=-=-=-=-=- IPDial is used to establish a SLIP, CSLIP or PPP connection to an ISP (Internet service provider). This is done using a script file which consists of commands like SEND "ATZ" or WAIT "CONNECT". After the connection is established, IPDial usually logs in with your user account and activates SLIP/PPP on the remote machine. When all this is successfully done, IPDial exits and your SLIP/PPP device takes over the line. When you want to disconnect, you can also use IPDial to make to modem physically hang up the line after SLIP/PPP has terminated. Furthermore, IPDial has a built-in terminal mode which uses the current shell window. If something fails while IPDial is trying to establish a connection, you can just press Ctrl-F to enter the terminal mode and log in manually. -=-=-=-=-=- Features -=-=-=-=-=- IPDial has several features that many other dialers lack: - built-in shell terminal mode: You can always interrupt your dial script if something went wrong or enter a secret password without writing it into your dial script file. - IPDial can read the serial configuration (device, unit, baud rate and handshake protocol) from a SANA configuration file. If you ever want to use a different device, unit or baud rate, just change it for your SANA device and IPDial will automatically use your new settings. - own script language: Simple but powerful BASIC-like language. You can, for example, scan the input stream for dynamic IP addresses and store them in environment variables. - very small: IPDial is less than 23 KB small and uses very little memory while running. - sample scripts included: Just adapt one of the example scripts to your needs. You don't have to write your own programs! - IPDial is absolutely free of charge with full source code included (see the GNU General Public License for details). -=-=-=-=-=- Changes since IPDial 2.0 -=-=-=-=-=- - fixed a couple of errors in the documentation (please reread the "Updating" and "Common problems" sections) - included dial script for the German T-Online (examples/T-Online.IPDial) - EXIT now checks its arguments - the serial buffer size is now set to 4096 bytes when a device is opened. - cleaned up code a little bit (executable is now 2 KB smaller) - removed SET and SHOWPARAMS commands. Some options from the SET command were moved to the DEVICE command. - TIMEOUT in WAIT command is now optional (default: 5 seconds)