1. Proxies
2. Exorcising the Killer Daemon
3. Standard Settings
4. Summary
5. EMAIL EUDORA (Windows and Macintosh)
6. WORLD WIDE WEB (Unix, Windows and Macintosh)
7. MS Explorer - Win 95
8. WINDOWS SPECIFIC
9. MACINTOSH SPECIFIC
10. UNIX SPECIFIC

Proxies
Many people chose to download the latest version of Netscape mentioned in a previous message. However, they have failed to set the proxies after doing this. This is really important. Details of all our current settings are attached at the end of this message.

Exorcising the Killer Daemon
For a trial period only, we are going to be increasing the minimum log out period of the killer daemon. Currently, if all lines are full at a particular node, the person who has been on the longest may be disconnected. The absolute minimum login time before this can occur is 80 minutes. That is, even if every line is full, you will not be disconnected until you have been on for at least an hour and twenty minutes.

Beginning on Friday afternoon, January 5, 1996, we will be increasing this minimum time period to 120 minutes for a trial period of nine days. If you find it dramatically more difficult to get on the system, please let us know. Email can be sent to iinet@iinet.net.au and we will be placing a form on the web for responses.

More details about the killer daemon can be found at

http://www.iinet.net.au/iinet/killer.html

Standard Settings
This message outlines the standard settings required to gain optimal performance on the iiNet Network. From January, 1996, it will be emailed on the 13th of each month.

Please take the time to ensure that your settings are correct. It's only once a month. Any settings that have been recently changed will be indicated with a *** at the end of the line. The "Summary" section is probably sufficient for experienced members. If it looks like a lot of double Dutch, keep reading. There are more details included below.

If you have any difficulties, please reply to this message and we'll ensure that somebody contacts you.

Summary

Domain Name Server (DNS)   203.0.178.191
Domain Name                iinet.net.au

Mail (SMTP) Server         mail.m.iinet.net.au
POP Account                username@mail.iinet.net.au *** (01/12/95)
Return Address             username@iinet.net.au
News (NNTP) Server         news.m.iinet.net.au
IRC Server                 irc.iinet.net.au

HTTP Proxy                 proxy.m.iinet.net.au:80
Gopher Proxy               proxy.m.iinet.net.au:80
WAIS Proxy                 proxy.m.iinet.net.au:80
FTP Proxy                  LEAVE BLANK

Perth 14.4K Rotary         322 7331 (34 lines, all 14.4K)
Perth 28.8K Rotary A       322 7123 (64 lines, all 28.8K)
Padbury Rotary             307 5801 (55 lines, mixed)
Bunbury Rotary             915 115 (16 lines, all 28.8K)

EMAIL EUDORA (Windows and Macintosh)

Mail (SMTP) Server         mail.m.iinet.net.au
POP Account                username@mail.iinet.net.au *** (01/12/95)
Return Address             username@iinet.net.au

The SMTP and POP details are stored in Eudora, the Mail icon. Run Eudora and go to the pull down menu labelled "Special". There will be a section in there called either "Settings" or "Configuration" (depending on which version of Eudora you are using).

The SMTP Server and the POP Account Settings are in there. The POP Account has been recently changed so this may need to be checked carefully.

WORLD WIDE WEB (Unix, Windows and Macintosh)

HTTP Proxy                 proxy.m.iinet.net.au:80
Gopher Proxy               proxy.m.iinet.net.au:80
WAIS Proxy                 proxy.m.iinet.net.au:80
FTP Proxy                  LEAVE BLANK

Netscape is the standard Web Browser that we recommend to Windows, Unix and Macintosh users. It will also operate under OS/2 and Windows 95.

The "Proxy" settings for Netscape may be found by going to the Options pull down menu and selecting Preferences. On older versions of Netscape, a white bar will be visible at the top of the window. Clicking on this bar will expand it into a list of options. Select the Proxies option.

In newer versions of Netscape, just click on the "tab" labelled Proxies. There will be an option for "Manual Proxy Configuration" which should be selected. Then click on "View..." to see the current settings.

On all versions, the proxies should look like this:

Gopher Proxy		proxy.m.iinet.net.au		80
HTTP Proxy		proxy.m.iinet.net.au		80
FTP Proxy		Leave Blank
News Proxy		Leave Blank
WAIS Proxy		proxy.m.iinet.net.au		80

MS Explorer - Win 95

Yes, Explorer does support proxies, but it's not anyplace that is easily locatable. Go to the Control Panels in Win 95, click on Internet, and select Advanced. There is a section in there for the proxies. Put in

proxy.m.iinet.net.au:80

with no spaces. Many thanks to Ms NS for locating this one for us.

Windows Specific

Domain Name Server (DNS)   203.0.178.191
Domain Name                iinet.net.au

Go to the pull down "File" menu on the top left and select "Setup". This page contains all the settings for your basic Internet connection.

The DNS and Domain Name should both be visible on this page. Just ensure that they are set as shown. These settings have been standard at iiNet since very March, 1995, so it is quite likely that these are ok.

The remaining settings are probably easiest to check after you have connected to the Internet.

NEWS (NNTP) Server         news.m.iinet.net.au

The NNTP Server is stored in your News icon and in Netscape. Both can actually be used to read news, although many people prefer the "specialist" news readers such as Free Agent or WinVN.

In Free Agent, go to the Options pull down menu and select Preferences. The tab labelled "System Profile" contains the News Server setting.

Macintosh Specific

Domain Name Server (DNS)   203.0.178.191
Domain Name                iinet.net.au

On most Macintoshes, these settings may be found by going to the Control Panel and opening MacTCP.

UNIX Specific

Domain Name Server (DNS)   203.0.178.191
Domain Name                iinet.net.au

/etc/resolv.conf

This file should look something like:

             domain iinet.net.au
             search iinet.net.au
             nameserver 203.0.178.191

If you intend to use Email directly from your own system, then modifications map also need to be made to your mail configuration, which gets a little complex and system dependant.