Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 241
From: "Digest" <newsatos2site dot com>
To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" <deadmail>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 01:00:00 +1100 (EDT)

Date:- 30 December 2001

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Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 14:04:52 +1100
From: Ed Durrant <edurrantatbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject: [os2genau] OS/2 client for DYNDNS

Does anyone know where to get one of these ??

Cheers/2

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From: "Ian Manners" <newsatos2site dot com>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 14:27:08 +1100 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [os2genau] OS/2 client for DYNDNS

Hi Ed

>Does anyone know where to get one of these ??

http://www.os2site dot com/sw/internet/dns/index.html

dnsalias-net.zip

Cheers
Ian B Manners
http://www.os2site dot com/

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Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 14:39:13 +1100
From: Ed Durrant <edurrantatbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject: [os2genau] Where to get IBM OS/2 Warp 4.52 (Software choice)

The often asked question .....

Here's the web page with what you need to know:

http://techsupport.services.ibm dot com/asd-bin/doc/en_us/sub_ap.htm

Cheers/2

Ed.

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From: "Daryl Pilkington" <u3232athome.dialix dot com>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 14:36:15 +1100 (EDT)
Subject: [os2genau] FS: Alcatel SpeedTouch Home

Hi,
For Sale:
Alcatel SpeedTouch Home ADSL bridge $250 ono.

Guaranteed OS/2 friendly :)

Unit now surplus to my requirements, having just come out of contract
on an iPrimus ADSL account, (yuk!).

Sydney buyer preferred, however, if buyer prepared to pay feight, have
an agent in Adelaide.

Please email off-list to:
darylpatpc-therapist dot com dot au

Regards,

Daryl  Pilkington 

//// The PC-Therapist, Business Computing Integration
O<O  AUSTRALIA
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<O>  OS/2 Warp, Redhat Linux, DB2
     IBM Certified Systems Expert

        email: darylpatpc-therapist dot com dot au
          ICQ: 91914134
          Mob: 0425-251-300

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Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 14:57:18 +1100
From: Ed Durrant <edurrantatbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] OS/2 client for DYNDNS

Thanks Ian, got it. My present client isn't working,
so hopefully this a newer or different version to the
one I have.

Cheers/2
Ed.

Ian Manners wrote:
> 
> Hi Ed
> 
> >Does anyone know where to get one of these ??
> 
> http://www.os2site dot com/sw/internet/dns/index.html
> 
> dnsalias-net.zip
> 
> Cheers
> Ian B Manners
> http://www.os2site dot com/
> 

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From: "Paul Smedley" <psmedle1atbigpond dot net dot au>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 15:46:34 +1000
Subject: Re: [os2genau] OS/2 client for DYNDNS

Ed,
I'm using ddup_3_0_1.zip which having just checked, is still working.  I've actually 
changed to using the static dns from dyndns dot org, as my IP address very rarely 
changes, and there are no timeouts on the IP address.  One day I'll get around to 
writing a REXX script to check if my IP has changed and automatically update 
dyndns dot org if it has, but for now I just re-run my script when I notice a changed IP 
address.

Regards,

Paul.

On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 14:04:52 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote:

>Does anyone know where to get one of these ??
>
>Cheers/2

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Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 17:13:51 +1100
From: Ed Durrant <edurrantatbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] OS/2 client for DYNDNS

Hi Paul,
  Where did you get ddup from ??  The client Ian pointed me to, is the
one I already had and it indeed has a rexxscript that is supposed to
check if the IP has changed and if so, update dyndns dot com. The problem
is it doesn't always seem to work - in fact it always seems to say the
address hasn't changed and so no update is needed. Also as my gateway
is running on OS/2 Client rather than server, I have no scheduler to
force this program to run say once a month. It only runs if I ever
restart the firewall, and OS/2 being what it is, I only ever have to
restart the firewall if Telstra (my cable ISP) are having some problems.

By the way, my IP address is also pretty static. It's probably changed
once in six months, if that, but I tested by changing the entry at
DYNDNS.COM, and the client still said my IP address matched when in
fact it didn't.

If an IP address isn't "touched" in six weeks, DYNDNS remove it from
their database. They warn you via e-mail but usually only a day or
so before removal. Hence if I could get a client that a. worked and
b. I could possibly schedule to run using robojob, I could set it all
up and forget about it.

Cheers/2
Ed.

Paul Smedley wrote:
> 
> Ed,
> I'm using ddup_3_0_1.zip which having just checked, is still working.  I've actually
> changed to using the static dns from dyndns dot org, as my IP address very rarely
> changes, and there are no timeouts on the IP address.  One day I'll get around to
> writing a REXX script to check if my IP has changed and automatically update
> dyndns dot org if it has, but for now I just re-run my script when I notice a changed IP
> address.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Paul.
> 
> On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 14:04:52 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote:
> 
> >Does anyone know where to get one of these ??
> >
> >Cheers/2
> 

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From: "Paul Smedley" <psmedle1atbigpond dot net dot au>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 17:01:42 +1000
Subject: Re: [os2genau] OS/2 client for DYNDNS

Ed,

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/dynip/ddup_3_0_1.zip

If you sign up for a static hostname - there is no 21 day timeout - once I cobble together 
a rexx script to automate the change once the IP updates I'll let you know.

Regards,

Paul.

On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 17:13:51 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote:

>Hi Paul,
>  Where did you get ddup from ??  The client Ian pointed me to, is the
>one I already had and it indeed has a rexxscript that is supposed to
>check if the IP has changed and if so, update dyndns dot com. The problem
>is it doesn't always seem to work - in fact it always seems to say the
>address hasn't changed and so no update is needed. Also as my gateway
>is running on OS/2 Client rather than server, I have no scheduler to
>force this program to run say once a month. It only runs if I ever
>restart the firewall, and OS/2 being what it is, I only ever have to
>restart the firewall if Telstra (my cable ISP) are having some problems.
>
>By the way, my IP address is also pretty static. It's probably changed
>once in six months, if that, but I tested by changing the entry at
>DYNDNS.COM, and the client still said my IP address matched when in
>fact it didn't.
>
>If an IP address isn't "touched" in six weeks, DYNDNS remove it from
>their database. They warn you via e-mail but usually only a day or
>so before removal. Hence if I could get a client that a. worked and
>b. I could possibly schedule to run using robojob, I could set it all
>up and forget about it.
>
>Cheers/2
>Ed.
>
>Paul Smedley wrote:
>> 
>> Ed,
>> I'm using ddup_3_0_1.zip which having just checked, is still working.  I've actually
>> changed to using the static dns from dyndns dot org, as my IP address very rarely
>> changes, and there are no timeouts on the IP address.  One day I'll get around to
>> writing a REXX script to check if my IP has changed and automatically update
>> dyndns dot org if it has, but for now I just re-run my script when I notice a changed IP
>> address.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Paul.
>> 
>> On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 14:04:52 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote:
>> 
>> >Does anyone know where to get one of these ??
>> >
>> >Cheers/2
>> 

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From: "Ian Manners" <newsatos2site dot com>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 17:47:19 +1100 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [os2genau] OS/2 client for DYNDNS

Hi Ed

As Paul pointed out

>http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/dynip/ddup_3_0_1.zip

Also in the same directory I pointed you to, my apologies I
gave you a bum steer, should have been one of these :-
The one I pointed you to is for a different purpose, I've
never used them so the old brain gets them mixed up.

ddup3os2.zip
ddup_3_0_1.zip
ddup-301.zip         <== I would try this one first.

Cheers
Ian B Manners
http://www.os2site dot com/

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From: "Robert Traynor  (BobT)" <rtraynoratoptushome dot com dot au>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 17:48:07 +1100 (EST)
Subject: [os2genau] Fixes updated automatically by eCSupdate tool and fixpack #1

Hi All,

Anyone got any pet performance tweaks/issues/corrections for eCS/MCP.?

To start the ball rolling here is some of the most recent:-

As a result of running the latest fixpack eCSupdate tool and eCS 
fixpack #1, the following config.sys entries were corrected or inserted 
or even removed, ie "rem"-med out on my system (where x: = your boot drive):-

REM following line replaced by eCSUpdt   ;  "SET desktop=x:\DESKTOP"
REM SET desktop=x:\DESKTOP 

REM following line inserted by eCSUpdt   ; is a recommended system setting
SET SHELLHANDLESINC=20

REM following line replaced by eCSUpdt   ;was wrong setting, THREADS=192 too small
THREADS=1024

REM following line replaced by eCSUpdt   ;was wrong, "SET JAVA_HIGH_MEM=1"
SET JAVA_HIGH_MEMORY=1

This one is very commonly set wrong and is not altered by the eCSupdate tool.
Time zone for Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra should be:-
SET TZ=EST-10EST,10,4,0,7200,3,4,0,10800,3600

Ian Manners has also recommended manual changes such as:-
was:-
IFS=x:\OS2\HPFS.IFS /CACHE:64 /CRECL:4 /AUTOCHECK:<put ALL hpfs drive letters here>
Use:-
IFS=x:\OS2\HPFS.IFS /CACHE:2048 /CRECL:32 /AUTOCHECK:<put ALL hpfs drive letters here>

Also, it appears performance related to leave the JFS.IFS statement in the config.sys
even if you are not using, or do not have ANY, JFS formatted partitions at all.!
For more complete info, please refer to the recent Os2Genau emails concerning 
"Re: [os2genau] Slow processes in eCS", particularly Ian Manners' replies.

The following may be updated by eCSupdate tool (I do not know for sure, as I 
already had them entered manually):-
EARLYMEMINIT=TRUE
CLOCKSCALE=4

I personally advise that ALL os2/eCS/MCP should have :-
SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY,REBOOTONLY

And I prefer to have the warpcenter start from the Startup folder and remove
the WARPCENTER entry in config.sys:-
was:-
SET AUTOSTART=TASKLIST,FOLDERS,CONNECTIONS,WARPCENTER
change to:-
SET AUTOSTART=TASKLIST,FOLDERS,CONNECTIONS
This is a long  known stability issue with complex os/2 systems and probably
will flow on to eCS.

Some others I prefer:-
SUPPRESSPOPUPS=D
AUTOFAIL=YES
PAUSEONERROR=NO

I also prefer to move all the references to LOTUS in the LIBPATH, PATH and DPATH 
statements towards the rear of those lines. Why.? Because I seldom use Lotus Smart 
Suite and would prefer to give slightly quicker access to my preferred apps such 
as networking and RSJ etc and programs that are in everyday use.

Any more out there.?
Everyone jump in.

Regards,
BobT.

   ,-._|\       Robert Traynor        (BobT)
 /  Oz  \      email            rtraynoratnetstra dot com dot au
 \_,--.x/ 

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Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 19:26:59 +1100
From: Ed Durrant <edurrantatbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] OS/2 client for DYNDNS

The directory you pointed me to, was the correct function,
only it was the same version as the one I already have.

I'll take a look at ddup.  

Thanks

Ed.

Ian Manners wrote:
> 
> Hi Ed
> 
> As Paul pointed out
> 
> >http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/dynip/ddup_3_0_1.zip
> 
> Also in the same directory I pointed you to, my apologies I
> gave you a bum steer, should have been one of these :-
> The one I pointed you to is for a different purpose, I've
> never used them so the old brain gets them mixed up.
> 
> ddup3os2.zip
> ddup_3_0_1.zip
> ddup-301.zip         <== I would try this one first.
> 
> Cheers
> Ian B Manners
> http://www.os2site dot com/