Title:			FREENET
Author:			Tom Hughes (freenet@compton.demon.co.uk)
Version:		2.00
Title From:		Documentation
Author From:		Documentation
Version From:		Documentation
Supplier:		Tom Hughes (freenet@compton.demon.co.uk)
Date:			01/10/96
Keywords:		Communications software
Shareware:		No
Machine:		Archimedes
Operating system:	RISCOS
Memory requirements:	
Peripherals needed:	
Other s/ware needed:	
Directory:		micros/arch/riscos/d112
Date mounted/updated:	21/10/96
File names:		freenet.arc
Unarchived files:	46
Unarchived size:	447 kbytes
Omissions:		
See also:		KA9Q (a159)

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Acquiring the package:

Download the archive file(s) and extract using SparkPlug 2
(see the "tools_help" file in micros/arch/riscos/tools for further info).


Description:

The FreeNet package is centred around the FreeNet module which is a
full TCP/IP stack providing a SWI call interface to the BSD socket
calls, and which matches the SWIs provided by Acorn's TCP/IP suite. As
a result, client programs should be interchangeable between the
two. It also uses the same hardware drivers as Acorn TCP/IP so that
these two are interchangeable.

The package includes two hardware drivers. The first is a loopback
driver, which simply returns packets to the sender, and is provided
mainly for testing purposes. The second is a SLIP driver which
supports the use of serial interfaces. FreeNet will also work with
ethernet cards, using the driver supplied with the card.

Also provided are a number of simple client programs, useful mostly
for testing and debugging the configuration of FreeNet. These include
ping, traceroute, finger and whois clients.