                 Connecting To Kali - A Netcruiser's Guide
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I'm writing this because a strange thing happened to me today. I was
chatting on IRC on the #DESCENT channel when I noticed the topic was
"Netcruiser's who want to use Kali...  you can't!", or something to
that
effect.

Well this is an account of the trials and obstacles I (a simple
Netcruiser account user) went through to finally log on to (and 
successfully play games on) Kali. Yes it can be done.


Background
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    I am not a computer expert by any means. I am a maintenance man at
    Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Georgetown, KY. If you own a Camry or
    one of the new Avalons, then you've seen some of our fine, quality
    vehicles. I am a computer hobbyist who, when I get my mind set on 
    something, intend to accomplish it. I was tired of hearing "you're
    a Netcruiser? Oh! you can't Kali!", "you can't Kali! Get a real
    account!".  Well, I had a real account and I've used it to connect 
    to Kali and play several times. If you have a Netcom Netcruiser 
    account and you're interested in using Kali, then read on.


Equipment & Software Needed
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    I have a standard, $19.95 a month Netcruiser account.
    A different IP address, which is assigned by my Internet host,
    everytime I login.
    A Supra 144i, 14.4k fax / modem.
    The latest Kali package (KALI109H.ZIP as far as I know).
    The PPP / modem packet driver PPP.ZIP
    The Kali chat program, KALI.ZIP
    The Kali ping program, PING.EXE

Setting Up The Software
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    KALI.CFG

        Nickname = B. Followell
        ; serial =
        ; key =
        ; port = 2213

        This file clears out the 15 min. Kali time limit when the correct
        serial # and key # are entered. You don't get those until you 
        register Kali, so, don't enter anything. The only thing you need to
        change in this file is the Nickname. If you don't, I'll log on one of
        these days and think I'm logged about 20 times! I'm not sure exactly
        how many characters it will accept, but, I'd limit it to about 15.

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    DIAL.PPP

        send "atz\r"
        recv 3000 "OK\r\n"
        send "atdt{yourdialup#}\r"
        recv 60000 "login: "
        send "#{username}\r"
        recv 6000 "Password: "
        send "{password}\r"

        This file may take a little experimentation, but, since we're all 
        talking about Netcom, I think it'll probably be ok. You'll need to
        replace {yourdialup#} with your local access phone number (you can
        find it by loading Netcruiser and looking under Settings). Replace
        {username} with your valid username. Make sure you keep the # in 
        front of your username. That's what logs you onto a PPP connection.
        Replace {password} with your valid password. And no, you don't need
        the braces around these things when you replace them. If you have any
        problems, keep in mind that the last 2 send commands, print the host
        prompts on your screen just like they're supposed to appear. You may
        want to log on with a standard communications package first just to
        verify that these actually look like the prompts your host gives.
  
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DIAL.BAT

        ppp /c 2 /d script /s 14400
        
        This is just a handy batch file you'll have to enter yourself if you
        want to use it. It'll save you typing a long line of command switches
        and parameters required by PPP.EXE everytime you want to connect. The
        /c # sets the com port of your modem and the /s # sets the baud rate
        you want to connect at.
  
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WATTCP.CFG

        my_ip   = 204.31.246.34
        netmask = 255.255.255.0
        gateway = 204.31.246.1

        When you connect, the host will send something like this:
        
        PPP session from (163.179.80.2) to 204.31.246.55 ipx 0 beginning....

        Your IP address is the "to" value or in this case 204.31.246.55
        Your gateway number will be similar but the last number will be a 1.
        The gateway address for the IP address above would be 204.31.246.1
        Your gateway should never change unless you move or try a different
        dialup number. Your IP address will change everytime, but, only the
        last number should change. For example, you may be on 204.31.246.55
        this session and then 204.31.246.23 then next time. I left the 
        netmask value alone and it worked fine for me.


Running Kali
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    o  Boot your PC so that it's ready to play Descent, Doom2, Heretic or
         whatever you're wanting to play.
    
    o  Go to the directory that contains the PPP driver and run DIAL.BAT. If
         everything is going alright, you should connect to a PPP line on
         your host.
    
    o  Your host will display the IP address for your current session. Write
         down the IP address. Then, edit WATTCP.CFG and change the my_ip line
         so that the IP address matches yours for this session. Save it and
         exit.
    
    o  Run KALI.EXE
         KALI {IP address of the Kali server}
         I know of one at 204.96.20.10 There are supposed to be others, but,
         I havn't been able to connect to them.

    o   You should see a little message about "looking for nodes...."
          Once you are connected to the Kali server your screen will
          display a list of users connected to the Kali server, their IP
          addresses, and their current status.

    o  You should start KCHAT.EXE to set up your games. This is and IRC type
         chat program that lets you talk to other Kali players to setup games
         etc.

    o  Once you get a game decided upon and eveything set, exit Kchat and run
         your game like you normally would for a network game.

    o That should be it! 


Looking Back
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    I won't swear that everyone will be able to follow these instructions to
    log on, but, I think most people on the net should be able to figure it
    out. I also won't swear that this will answer all of your questions or 
    help you make your games run faster or help you set your games up 
    properly. All of that is beyond the scope of this file. It was just meant 
    to get you online with Kali. The rest will take some experimentation on
    your part.
    I will, however, be more than happy to help anyone I can. If you have a
    problem, a question about something in this file, something you think
    should be added to this file, by all means, email me! I can also be
    found quite often on IRC channels #doom or #descent.
    Again, I this doesn't help everyone, I'm sorry. This is my first attempt
    at an FAQ / how to file. I'm sure it will go through future revisions.
    Also, if anyone finds the IP addresses of other Kali servers, email me
    with the details so I can add them to this file.


Credits
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    Michael Sutton - caustic@teleport.com, who wrote the "How to Setup and
      Run Kali with PPP" file that helped me and is the basis for this file.
      "Thanks loads Michael! I couldn't have done it without you!"

    Merit Network, Inc., for their fine PPP packet driver.

    Jay Cotton - jay@calc.vet.uga.edu, for his fine piece of software. Of 
      course I'm talking about Kali itself. Everyone register. I mean it's 
      only $20!  I'm sending my check in Monday!

    I'm sure there are others that I forgot to mention. If anyone is offended
      then, my apologies. Email me and I'll put you in the next revision.

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          This file was written and is maintained by Byron Followell
                           followel@ix.netcom.com
