Properties
Users of Minicom on older operating systems may be unable to
select the "Settings" or "E-Mail" dialogs.
This is because they use newer controls such as "Internet
Address" and "Calendar". An easy fix is to update
the PC to a newer version of Internet Explorer such as version
5.0.
...Remote Host Name
For TCP-IP...
On a Local Area Network (LAN) or Dial-up modem link use the
DNS name if available and set "Connect to Host Name".
Otherwise enter any name you wish, and set the
"Permanent" or "Temporary" TCP-IP address.
For IPX...
Enter any name you wish, and set the Network
and Node Number.
...Dial-up Link
Select this to set the modem dial-up dialogue at connection
time.
( If the remote PC is not on your network, but accessed over a
dial-up link )
...TCP-IP or IPX/SPX
Select which protocol to use for the connection to this PC.
Checkout Control Panel/ Network to see which protocols are
installed.
For IPX/ SPX connections set the
Network and Node Number.
These are in hexadecimal format eg.
Network Number "0000000C" and Node Number
"00C0DF4567DD".
Check the Network Number in Control Panel/ Network/ NWLink
protocol details.
Use winipcfg.exe to get the Node Number.
For TCP-IP connections Minicom can
connect just using the name of the remote PC.
If for some reason the host name look-up is not working you can
use a permanent TCP-IP address or set it at connect time.
Tip1:
Most networks use TCP-IP now, also you need this for E-Mail/
Internet connections.
You may need IPX/ SPX for networks which only use this protocol
and you will also need it to dial-in to Win'95 PC servers.
Tip2:
To check the IPX/ SPX or TCP-IP addresses on a PC, run
Minicom.exe on it and select menu "Help/Network Help"
...TCP-IP - "PC Name" or "IP Address"?
Connect to Host Name...
select this when connecting on a LAN or Dial-up modem link.
Minicom will try to connect to the Remote Host Name you have
entered.
Connect to a Permanent Internet Address...
select this when you know the IP Address of the remote host, on a
LAN, Internet or Dial-Up link.
You can set the Remote Host Name to anything eg "Internet
Computer22".
Enter Internet Address when connecting...
usually for Internet connections when the remote PC has a
temporary IP Address.
You can set the Remote Host Name to anything eg "Internet
Computer22".
Tip:
Check Minicom menu "Help"/"Network Help"
for current IP addresses.
Dial-up links - always try using the PC name.
For this to work for Win 95/ 98/ NT 4.0 the NetBios has to be
switched on over the dial-up IPX/SPX protocol or the dial-up
TCP-IP. See Control Panel, Network, and TCP-IP or IPX/ SPX
protocols.
( Win 2000 and XP have built in DNS Domain Name Server so you
may not need NetBios to be switched on,
If in doubt leave it on... :-)
If that doesn't work then...
With a Win'98 Wins server PC on a dial-up link it will
call itself 192.168.55.1 and the dialling in PC will be called
192.168.55.2. If the lookup table can't find the Remote Host Name
then try using 192.168.55.1 as the Host IP Address.
For XP INTERNET links to your PC server... enable Minirem
in the Firewall.
Select "Network Connections".
Select the internet dial-up link.
Select "Change Settings of..." in "Network
Tasks"
Select "Advanced" in "Properties"
Select "Settings" and under "Services" add a
new Service.
Description... Minirem
Name or IP Address... eg 192.168.0.1
- if you dont know run Minicom and see
"Help"/"Network Help"
TCP ( default)
Internal and External port - whatever you set Minirem to -
default 2600.
You can select "Control" or "Monitor
Mode".
"Control Mode" allows you to work on the remote PC
"Monitor Mode" allows you to monitor the PC screen but
not to send mouse or keyboard input.
"Show remote cursor position" shows the position of
the remote cursor in "Control" or "Monitor"
mode.
"Allow other minicoms to watch". You can enable or
disable access from other Minicom users whilst Controlling or
Monitoring.
Only the first "Control Mode" Minicom can send mouse
and keyboard input.
Color Settings
4 bit ( 16 colors, fastest response ),
8 bit ( 256 colors )
16 bit ( 65535 colors slowest response ).
The more colors you request from the remote computer, the
more bytes you have to receive for a picture.
For modem lines 4 bit color is recommended.
Minirem:
...Password and Remote Port
Chatboard and MyPhone do not require a password.
For the other functions such as Screen, File Manager, Time,
Clipboard and Minirem configure a password is recommended.
This is the Password that is set in MiniRem.exe on the remote
PC.
The default Minirem password at installation time is an empty
string "".
The password can be remotely modified using Minicom/ Configure
Local & Remote Hosts.
The Remote Port setting is default 2600.
During installation, if another program is using this port
Minirem will automatically increment the port until it finds a
free one. It will then advise you of the new port.
...Log File
The log file will be created in the directory Minirem.exe is
installed in.
Minicom:
Select which functions can be used by Minicom on the remote
PC.
Schedules:
This will only be shown if 1 or more schedules have been sent
to the remote PC.
You can use this list to remove schedules on the remote PC.
If you have selected the TCP-IP protocol you can set up the
E-Mail details.
This is used to send an E-Mail of your current IP Address on the
Internet.
When: There are several timing modes:
OFF - cancel any queued E-Mail connect
Now - waits 2 minutes, for modem disconnect, and then connects
and sends
Date and Time - select a date and time when to connect
Daily - fixed time each day
Weekly - fixed time and day each week
Dial-up link: select the Internet link you want to use to
send your EMail.
Auto-Disconnect: to disconnect from the Internet after a
number of minutes.
It is strongly recommended that a time-out be set, to avoid
being locked out of a remote PC in the event of an error eg. if
the dial-up line cannot be closed, if the E-Mail is not
delivered, if the E-Mail server is out of action.
It's also recommended to set a time out on the Dial-up link on
the remote computer for the same reasons.
See "My Computer"/"Dial-Up Networking".
Send EMail to: the mailbox you want to send your IP address
to. If you want to send to more than one EMail separate the
mailbox names with ";" eg."user1@hotmail.com;
user2@email.com"
My EMail Mail Site: where you send your EMail eg.
smtp."provider".com
My EMail Name: your mailbox name eg.
mybox@"provider".com
My EMail port: normally 25.
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