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How To Connect to Comclin.net

We support all types of systems: PC, Mac, Unix, etc.

Win95

Win95 contains all the software you need to establish a dialup connection to CCS (==comclin.net).  Make sure you have "dialup networking" and "tcp/ip" installed.

Check to see if dial-up networking is installed
   Double Click on "My Computer"
   If Dial-up networking is installed, you will see a "dialup networking" folder.

To install dial-up networking
    Go to "Start", to "Settings", to "Control Panel"
    Double click "Add/remove software" applet
    Single click "Windows Setup" tab
    Double Click on "Communications"
    Single Click on "Dial-up Networking", so that the box is checked.
    Single Click on "OK"
    Single Click on "Apply" (not the OK button!)
    Insert Win95 installation media, if necessary.

Check to see if TCP/IP is installed
    Go to start, to settings, to control panel
    Double click on the "Network" applet
    Single click the "Configuration" tab
    If TCP/IP is installed, you will see an entry like "TCP/IP -> DialUp Adapter"

To install TCP/IP
    Go to start, to settings, to control panel
    Double click on "Network"
    Single Click on "configuration" tab
    Single Click on "add"
    Double Click on Protocol
    Double Click on Microsoft
    Double Click on TCP/IP (in the righthand scroll box)
    Single Click on OK
    Insert Win95 installation media, if necessary.
    Reboot when prompted

The default TCP/IP properties are the correct ones to access CCS.  In particular, leave DNS set to "disabled". All tcp/ip properties will be programmed by the CCS server every time a connection is made.
   
To connect to CCS via Dial-up networking
    Double Click on "My Computer"
    Double Click on "Dial-up Networking" folder
    Double Click on "Make New Connection"
    Enter the name of the connection, single click "Next"
    Enter the phone number, 297 1484
    Single click on "Finish".

    This will create an icon in the Dial-up networking folder.
    Double Click on this icon, enter your username (not case sensitive)
        and password (case sensitive!)
    Single click on connect

    You should hear your modem dial, and connect to CCS

TCP/IP Services

Mail

mail.comclin.net is the primary mail server. It supports POP3 and IMAP.  Your dialup account is your primary email account, but it is also possible to set up additional email addresses.  (These additional addresses cannot be used to dial the Internet, only to send and read email.)

Mailing lists are available.

To forward your email to one or several other accounts, create an email alias, or to use a simple web-based email reader, please visit our email server page.
FTP

You can manipulate files on www.comclin.net with ftp.  The default FTP directory is the same as your web site directory, which means:
- If you have a domain hosted with us, logging on via "ftp.yourdomain.com" gives you direct access to the files in "www.yourdomain.com".
- If you do not have a domain hosted with us, logging on via "ftp.comclin.net" as your account name gives you direct access to the files in "www.comclin.net/yourname".

Web Services

Commonwealth uses Microsoft's Internet Information Service (IIS), which includes a web daemon natively capable of accessing database information via an ODBC datasource. The datasource typically points to a text file, mdb file, or the SQL server, though other sources are available. Please mail webmaster@comclin.net for more information.

The default page can be any of the following:
default.htm
default.html
index.htm
index.html

Virtual servers are available, and can point to any directory in the html tree.

Filenames may be up to 255 characters in length.

A counter is available.  Insert code similar to the following in the HTML file where you would like the counter to appear:
http://www.comclin.net/scripts/cgi-bin/count.exe?dd=smgray|df=yourdomain.dat|md=5|
The "dd" parameter specifies the counter font, which can be any of the following:

A
 emboss
B
 futura
BlueBubble
 j
blueodo
 shadow
C
 smgray
D
 steel
E
 techgo

The "df" parameter is the name of the counter file, which we will create for you.  Please contact us at hostmaster@comclin.net to have us create the file.

The "md" parameter is the number of digits to be displayed.

Passwords

Passwords can be changed through the following on-line link:

http://mail.comclin.net:8000/

Reading Email Messages Remotely

You can easily keep up with your email messages while you travel or are away from your host machine's dial-up environment.  From any browser, simply visit the following URL to read, reply or forward new messages.  You may also change your password from this location.

http://mail.comclin.net/

last updated 11/2/00