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<H2><A NAME="s6">6. Installing the software</A></H2>
-<P>Ensure that your CVS session or your WINunZIPped file have left you with
-a directory "C:\spider\local" and C:\spider\local_cmd"; if not, go to
-"C:\spider\" and create them. If "C:\spider" is missing, go back and
-figure out why, because it shouldn't be.
+<P>At this point you will need to create 2 additional directories under
+"C:\Spider." Make directories "C:\spider\local" and "C:\spider\local_cmd".
+If "C:\spider" is missing, go back and figure out why, because it shouldn't be.
<P>Now create your own local copy of the DXVars.pm file by:-
<P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
c:\spider\local\DXVars.pm
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
-<P>Now you'll need to edit this file using a text editor. If nothing
+<P>Now you'll need to edit this file using a text editor like Notepad. If nothing
else, you can simply
<P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
a "$" character in one of the above strings (typically in $myemail) you must
write them as "\@" or "\$".
<P>
-<P>
<H2><A NAME="ss6.1">6.1 Incoming telnets</A>
</H2>
<P>If you want to enable inbound "TELNET" connections (or you are running
-Windows NT, 2000 or XP), you've got a little more work to do. From a
+Windows 98, NT, 2000 or XP), you've got a little more work to do. From a
handy "DOS box" that's not doing anything else, do the following:-
<P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
notepad listeners.pm
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-<P>The following lines need attention:-
+<P>The following line need attention:-
<P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<PRE>
-["0.0.0.0", 7300],
+# ["0.0.0.0", 7300],
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>On my machine, I've simply uncommented the "0.0.0.0" entry by
removing the '#' from the front of the line.
<P><B>You MUST carry out this step if you are
-running on a Windows NT, 2000 or XP based system</B>
+running on a Windows 98, NT, 2000 or XP based system</B>
<P>If you don't have a static hostname for your machine, and you
intend to allow folk to connect to your machine across the
internet, then I'd suggest you pay a visit to www.dyndns.org and
create one for yourself. While it's free, it will take a modest
-an amount of effort on your part to read, understand and
+amount of effort on your part to read, understand and
implement what needs to be done to set this up.
<P>
<P>If your machine is connected to the internet <B>and</B> you don't
</H2>
<P>On the assumption that you'll be using the SV2AGW Packet Engine
-to interface your radios to the cluster, you should now create
-your own local copy of AGWConnect.pm by:-
+to interface your radios to the cluster, it would be a good idea to
+download the Packet Engine software! You can get this software from:
+<P>
+<A HREF="http://www.raag.org/sv2agw/agwpe.zip">http://www.raag.org/sv2agw/agwpe.zip</A><P>Depending upon your TNCs, you may also need to get:
+<P>
+<A HREF="http://www.raag.org/sv2agw/drivers.zip">http://www.raag.org/sv2agw/drivers.zip</A><P>A couple of the tools:
+<P>
+<A HREF="http://www.raag.org/sv2agw/agwterm.zip">http://www.raag.org/sv2agw/agwterm.zip</A><P>
+<A HREF="http://www.raag.org/sv2agw/agwmonitor.zip">http://www.raag.org/sv2agw/agwmonitor.zip</A><P>will also help with troubleshooting of the RF links themselves.
+<P>Install and configure AGWPE. You should now create your own local copy of
+AGWConnect.pm by:-
<P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<PRE>
<LI>$login - the login ID you chose when you set up the SV2AGW security :-)</LI>
<LI>$passwd - password that matches $login</LI>
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+<P>The login ID and passwd only need to be set if you are accessing AGW separately
+via its web interface. This interface is normally not needed for use with DXSpider.
<P>
<H2><A NAME="ss6.3">6.3 Setting up the initial user files</A>
</H2>
<P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<PRE>
-DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.47
-Copyright (c) 1998-2001 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
+DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.50
+Copyright (c) 1998-2002 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
loading prefixes ...
loading band data ...
loading user file system ...
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<PRE>
-Hello Iain, this is GB7SJP in Amersham, Bucks running DXSpider V1.47
+Hello Iain, this is GB7SJP in Amersham, Bucks running DXSpider V1.50
Cluster: 1 nodes, 1 local / 1 total users Max users 2 Uptime 0 00:00
M0ADI de GB7SJP 4-Mar-2001 1511Z >
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