

                   KA9Q Internet Protocol Documentation Package



                               

                                Collated by



                              Mike Chace G6DHU





			  Version 1.4 - April 1991





			    Copyright G6DHU 1991



		This package may be reproduced in whole or in 

		part for any  amateur  radio  and  non-profit 

                purpose so  long  as  credit is given to  the 

                authors of  the documents  herein and  myself 

                as the distibutor and collator of this package.

		Please also note that some documents herein may

		be subject to other copy restrictions.

        


 

This disk contains a number of documents that provide useful information

before embarking upon amateur TCP/IP using the software developed by Phil

Karn (KA9Q). A short description of each follows :-





	1) The NOS User Guide by Phil Karn (KA9Q)



           This is the definitive user manual for the NOS variant of the

           TCP/IP NET program. NOS currently runs under MSDOS on all PC

           clones and on the Commodore Amiga.



	   This file has been updated (v1.4) from Phil's original by Bill

	   Simpson in early 1991.



           File : userman.txt





	2) The NET Guide by Gary Ford (N6GF)



           A quick tour of the last of the NET programs from which NOS

           grew. Very much a beginners guide, it explains the setting

           up of the NET and the mailer BM programs and leaves you in

           a state ready to understand the basics of TCP/IP and the

           NET program. It also gives a good introduction to the bascis

	   of the NOS program.



           File : newuser.txt





	3) The KISS TNC Protocol by Phil Karn (KA9Q)



	   The defining document of the host-TNC protocol used by 

           most operators of the NET/NOS programs.



           File : kiss.txt







	4) The Transmission of IP Datagrams Over NET/ROM by Dan Frank (W9NK)



	   A paper originally submitted to one of the ARRL Computer

           Networking Conferences. It explains in simple terms, how

           the NET/ROM (and TheNet) node system is used to route IP

           packets.



           File : ipax25.txt







	5) The Internet Protocols by Charles Hedricks.



	   This is a classic paper written at the time when TCP and IP

	   were still being developed. It explains in simple terms IP

	   and TCP and TCP services eg FTP, SMTP, Telnet. It then moves

           onto more complex services such as ARP and the domain naming 

	   system.	



           Most things you will ever need to know about TCP and IP

           will be here.



	   File : tutorial.txt





	6) NET/ROM User Manual for the KA9Q Software by W9NK



	   This short paper describes the NET/ROM code is it was originally

	   implemented in the KA9Q NET program. It is still a good guide to

	   setting up the NET/ROM facilities in either NOS or NET, although

	   there are changes that have been made to these packages since.



	   File : nrman.txt





	7) NOS Mailbox Documentation (SM0RGV/G4AMJ/NQ0I)



	   This document applies to newer versions of NOS only, specifically

	   ones that implement the 'mbox kick' and 'mbox timer' commands.



           It describes how you can arrange for mail to be delivered from

	   SMTP to AX25 systems such as PBBSs, PMSs and standard NTS

           Mailboxes.



	   File: mailbox.txt





        8) The Radio Shortest Path First (RSPF) Protocol  (K1IO)



	   Describes the RSPF Protocol which is implemented in NOS systems.

           

           RSPF provides a method by which NOS IP nodes can automatically 

           broadcast routing information and so provide a more flexible 

           local IP network. NET nodes cannot send such broadcasts but

	   they nevertheless participate in the protocol by replying to

	   the RSPF messages.



           !NB! This feature is for advanced users only but please do

                read it if you are a beginner since it will help you

                understand a most useful feature of the Internet System.

	        

		Read Charles Hedrick's TCP/IP Paper first!



	   File: rspf.txt





	9) The TCP/IP Command Set Reference  -  Ian Wade (G3NRW)



	   This document provides a complete command reference for the

	   variants of TCP/IP NOS Software developed by G1EMM and PA0GRI.



           It gives a complete synopsis of all commands together with

           their command line options. 



	   NB: Most of the commands are more fully described in Phil

	       Karn (KA9Q)s NOS User Guide (see above).



	File: noscmd16.txt





	10) BM (Bdale's Mailer) User Manual - Dave Trulli (NN2Z)



	    A brief synopsis of the standard TCP/IP mailer, popular

	    since 1988.



	    Includes details of setting up, machine environment

	    and commands.



	    Please note that some versions of NOS are being 

 	    distributed with a new mailer (PCelm) loosely based

            on BM - but to confuse things, the executable is

	    still named BM. You'll have to start your 'bm.exe' 

	    to find out which you have! This manual will not

	    apply to PCelm.

  

	File: bm.txt 



  

	    

Please DO read these documents before you go on the air if you are unfamiliar

with the workings of TCP, IP, NET/ROM and AX.25.



They will help you to build up a good knowledge of the way the packet 

network functions, not only in terms of running TCP/IP.  They will also 

show you how to be more channel friendly and how NET/ROM and AX.25 work. 



I can recommend switching on 'trace' in the NET/NOS program and watching the

network set up connections, pass data, close connections and so on, if

you are a new user. Get a feel for what all those packets are doing.





73 & Happy Reading!



Mike





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