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SkyPoint
Communications is a full service Internet Service Provider.
OS/2 Warp PPP Setup
Under OS/2, in the setup
dialog for connecting to an alternate provider:
- 1.Fill in the Login
ID with your normal login ID, such as the "user" part of "user@skypoint.com".
- 2.Enter your password
in the password field.
- 3.Enter the telephone
number:
- If you will be calling
from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area: Type 612-252-9020.
- If you will be calling
from the Duluth/Superior area: Type 218-723-8777.
- 4.Place the following
into the 'login sequence' area:
- \r
- Option:
- [LOGINID]@skypoint.com
- ssword:
- [PASSWORD]
- PPP\ssession\sfrom\s([$IPDEST])\sto\s[$IPADDR]
- 5.Select PPP as your
protocol (this whole configuration requires the user to get the PPP update
using the get updates option of OS/2 Internet access). If you are using SLIP,
then replace PPP with SL/IP in the beginning of the last line, e.g. SL/IP\ssession\sfrom\s([$IPDEST])\sto\s[$IPADDR.
- 6.On the next page,
you must set your DNS (domain name server) address. Use 199.86.32.2.
The secondary domain name server is 199.86.32.4.
- 7.You must also set
your domain name. Use skypoint.com.
- 8.Fill in the netmask
with 255.255.255.0, although this may not be necessary.
- 9.The third page sets
up addresses for various services. Here are some:
- news: news.skypoint.com
- gopher: gopher.skypoint.com
- WWW: www.skypoint.com
- popmail server:
popmail.skypoint.com
- reply domain: skypoint.com
- reply (mail) ID:
your_userid
- pop login ID: your_userid
- pop password: your_password
- 10.The fourth page is
for modem configuration, and is specific to the user.
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