Part I: Intro

1: Introduction

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 1: Introduction

2: Legal mumbo jumbo

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 2: Legal mumbo jumbo

3: Disclaimer

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 3: Disclaimer

4: Acknowledgments

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 4: Acknowledgments

Part II: Questions about using AmiTCP

5.1: What is AmiTCP?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is AmiTCP?

5.10: If I'm using AmiTCP, are my downloaded files and my mail beingstored on my local hard drive?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : If I'm using AmiTCP, are my downloaded files and my mail beingstored on my local hard drive?

5.11: Am I correct in stating that I can be connected to several differentcomputers and using several different applications? (thanks Markus :-)

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Am I correct in stating that I can be connected to several differentcomputers and using several different applications? (thanks Markus :-)

5.2: Where can I get AmiTCP?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Where can I get AmiTCP?

5.3: Where is the AmiTCP documentation?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Where is the AmiTCP documentation?

5.4: What is the latest version of AmiTCP?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is the latest version of AmiTCP?

5.5: What do I need in order to use AmiTCP?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What do I need in order to use AmiTCP?

5.6: What is/are "Domain names to search"?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is/are

5.7: Are there any alternatives to AmiTCP?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Are there any alternatives to AmiTCP?

5.8: How do I contact the AmiTCP authors?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : How do I contact the AmiTCP authors?

5.9: I only log on for a few seconds to see if I've got mail waiting.Would AmiTCP be overkill for this situation?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : I only log on for a few seconds to see if I've got mail waiting.Would AmiTCP be overkill for this situation?

Part III: Internet Standards

6.1: What is TCP/IP?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is TCP/IP?

6.2: What is the Internet?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is the Internet?

6.3: What is C/SLIP?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is C/SLIP?

6.4: What is PPP?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is PPP?

6.5: What is Ethernet?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is Ethernet?

6.6: What is an RFC?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is an RFC?

6.7: What is NFS?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is NFS?

6.8: What is a domain name server, and how do I get one?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is a domain name server, and how do I get one?

Part IV: Applications to use with AmiTCP

7.1: Where is the list of AmiTCP applications?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Where is the list of AmiTCP applications?

7.2: What mail and news clients can I use with AmiTCP?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What mail and news clients can I use with AmiTCP?

7.3: Is there an IRC client for AmiTCP?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Is there an IRC client for AmiTCP?

7.4: What is NapsaTerm used for?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is NapsaTerm used for?

7.5: Is there a telnet daemon?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Is there a telnet daemon?

7.6: Do I need MultiUser?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Do I need MultiUser?

7.7: I thought Emacs was just a text editor. I've seen it mentioned in afew posts. What is it used for?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : I thought Emacs was just a text editor. I've seen it mentioned in afew posts. What is it used for?

7.8: Where can I find more programs for use with AmiTCP?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Where can I find more programs for use with AmiTCP?

Part V: Common bugs, problems and howtos

8.1: I think I found a bug in AmiTCP. What should I do?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : I think I found a bug in AmiTCP. What should I do?

8.2: What does "resource allocation failure" mean?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What does

8.3: What is the problem with SLIP and the A2232 board?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is the problem with SLIP and the A2232 board?

8.4: I get a message "could not open serial device unit 0" when I runAmiTCP after I connect to my SLIP server. I tried quitting Term but myconnection to my server is terminated. a) Why is this?, b) How can I fixit? and c) How do I stay online?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : I get a message

8.5: Can I use AmiTCP with a dynamic IP address?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : Can I use AmiTCP with a dynamic IP address?

8.6: I have connected to my host fine but I cannot connect to any hostsoutside my University or Network. How can I fix this?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : I have connected to my host fine but I cannot connect to any hostsoutside my University or Network. How can I fix this?

8.7: How can I see what's happening with my network connection?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : How can I see what's happening with my network connection?

8.8: AmigaELM uses the HOSTNAME but AmiTCP seems to want the fullyqualified domain name. How can I resolve this problem? (Thanks to Jarnoand Michael)

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : AmigaELM uses the HOSTNAME but AmiTCP seems to want the fullyqualified domain name. How can I resolve this problem? (Thanks to Jarnoand Michael)

8.9: What is the WaitForPort command in bin/startnet doing?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is the WaitForPort command in bin/startnet doing?

8.10: How do I set up other hosts to reach the internet via my SLIP line?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : How do I set up other hosts to reach the internet via my SLIP line?

8.11: I can ping/traceroute to various places via my SLIP connection, butnothing else works. What's wrong?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : I can ping/traceroute to various places via my SLIP connection, butnothing else works. What's wrong?

8.12: When I try and run an internet application (or a command fromAmiTCP), I get the error message "Cannot open bsdsocket.library". How do Ifix this (thanks to Scott Norton).

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : When I try and run an internet application (or a command fromAmiTCP), I get the error message

Part VI: Miscellanious other questions

9.1: What is SANA-II?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : What is SANA-II?

9.2: My internet provider offers SLIP accounts for a small extra charge.If I change my account to a SLIP account, can I still access it the "old"way, in case I just want to quickly check my mail or something?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: : My internet provider offers SLIP accounts for a small extra charge.If I change my account to a SLIP account, can I still access it the

Part VII: Other sources of information

10.1: Is there an AmiTCP mailing list?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 10.1: Is there an AmiTCP mailing list?

10.2: Where are the archives of the AmiTCP Mailing List?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 10.2: Where are the archives of the AmiTCP Mailing List?

10.3: What should I do if I have a question that is not answered here?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 10.3: What should I do if I have a question that is not answered here?

10.4: What other references might be useful?

AmiTCP/IP FAQ: 10.4: What other references might be useful?