IBM Internet Connection for OS/2 Welcome to the IBM Internet Connection for OS/2. This README contains the latest information available. For an overview of this package prior to installation, refer to the BonusPak User's Guide. After installation, you can get an introduction and information on how to use these applications by opening the IBM Internet Connection for OS/2 folder and clicking on the Introduction to the IBM Internet Connection icon. If you already have a TCP/IP package ------------------------------------ IBM does not support running TCP/IP applications across both a LAN and Internet connection simultaneously. It is possible to install the IBM Internet Connection on top of IBM TCP/IP for OS/2 version 2, if the latest CSDs for that product are installed first. However, when you dial into the Internet, your LAN TCP/IP communication will be affected in some cases. (It is restored when you disconnect from the Internet.) A file, WARPTCP.FAQ, is available via anonymous FTP from ftp01.ny.us.ibm.net with instructions on how to use the Internet connection in combination with IBM TCP/IP version 2.0 for OS/2. Modem speed ----------- The modem speed defaults to 9600 for all modems. If you have a 14,400 bps (or 14.4K) modem, you will want to specify a speed of 38400 or 57600. The maximum data rate that your modem can accept is usually documented in the handbook or reference material which accompanied your modem. Ultimedia Mail/2 'Lite' ---------------------- There is a Read Me icon in the UltiMedia Mail/2 'Lite' folder under the information icon. Please refer to it before using mail. Image and audio support using Gopher ------------------------------------ The Gopher application uses external viewing programs for image and audio support. By default, Gopher will use the viewing programs that are part of the Multimedia Viewer package in the BonusPak. Therefore, in order to get image and audio support in Gopher you will need to install the Multimedia Viewer package. DOS and Windows TCP/IP Programs ------------------------------- You can run Windows Sockets compliant Windows TCP/IP programs with this package. This requires that you have Windows installed and that you install the WIN-OS2 support of OS/2. Restoring your Internet Connection Desktop ------------------------------------------ In rare instances, you may find that the Internet Connection folder or the icons in it, are lost or scrambled. To recover, run the program IFOLDER from the OS/2 command line, and your folders and icons will be restored. If you find that some icons are still not working as they should, delete the Internet Connection folder and all its contents, and run IFOLDER one more time; then run: MAKEIDX C:\TCPIP\UMAIL\MAILSTOR\xxxxxx xxxxxx where xxxxxx is your Internet login ID. (Note that it appears twice.) If you installed to a directory other than C:\TCPIP, you need to change the command above to match.