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So how do you get a shell account? Actually, it's possible
you may already have one and not know it. So first we will answer
the question, how do you tell whether you may already have a
shell account? Then, if you are certain you don't have one, we'll
explore the many ways you can get one, no matter what, from anywhere
in the world.
How Do I Know Whether I Already Have a Shell Account?
First you need to get a program running that will connect
you to a shell account. There are two programs with Windows 95
that will do this, as well as many other programs, some of which
are excellent and free.
First we will show you how to use the Win 95 Telnet program
because you already have it and it will always work. But it's
a really limited program, so I suggest that you use it only
if you can't get the Hyperterminal program to work.
How to log into a shell account with
Windows telnet:
1) Find your Telnet program and make a shortcut to it on your
desktop.
· One way is to click Start, then Programs, then Windows
Explorer.
· When Explorer is running, first resize it so it doesn't
cover the entire desktop. · Then click Tools, then Find,
then "Files or Folders."
· Ask it to search for "Telnet."
· It will show a file labeled C:\windows\telnet (instead
of C:\ it may have another drive). Right click on this file.
· This will bring up a menu that includes the option "create
shortcut." Click on "create shortcut" and
then drag the shortcut to the desktop and drop it.
· Close Windows Explorer.
2) Depending on how your system is configured, there are two
ways to connect to the Internet. The easy way is to skip to step
three. But if it fails, go back to this step. Start up whatever
program you use to access the Internet. Once you are connected,
minimize the program. Now try step three.
3) Bring up your Telnet program by double clicking on the
shortcut you just made.
· First you need to configure Telnet so it actually is
usable. On the toolbar click "terminal," then "preferences,"
then "fonts." Choose "Courier New,"
"regular" and 8 point size. You do this because if
you have too big a font, the Telnet program is shown on the screen
so big that the cursor from your shell program can end up being
hidden off the screen. OK, OK, you can pick other fonts,
but make sure that when you close the dialog box that the
Telnet program window is entirely visible on the screen. Now
why would there be options that make Telnet impossible to use?
Ask Microsoft.
· Now go back to the task bar to click Connect, then under
it click "Remote system." This brings up another dialog
box.
· Under "host name" in this box type in
the last two parts of your email address. For example, if your
email address is jane_doe@boring.ISP.com, type "ISP.com"
for host name.
· Under "port" in this box, leave it the way
it is, reading "telnet."
· Under "terminal type," in this box, choose
"VT100."
· Then click the Connect button and wait to see what happens.
· If the connection fails, try entering the last three
parts of your email address as the host, in this case "boring.ISP.com."
Now if you have a shell account you should next get a message
asking you to login. It may look something like this:
Welcome to Boring Internet Services, Ltd.
Boring.com S9 - login: cmeinel
Password:
Linux 2.0.0.
Last login: Thu Apr 10 14:02:00 on ttyp5 from pm20.kitty.net.
sleepy:~$
If you get something like this you are in definite luck. The
important thing here, however, is that the computer used the
word "login" to get you started. If is asked for anything
else, for example "logon," this is not a shell account.
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