Initial Network settings - Help!

[jlbelectronics]

Hi,
I am trying to upload my Catalog site but I am getting very confused with the network settings. I am using Plusnet as my isp but cannot workout what servers are what and the cgi-bin / web root etc loacations just confuse me. I have tried most things with help from the Plusnet support site concening Antinic Catalog but I am not getting very far. Can anyone please help with the network settings I should be using with Plusnet ?
Thanks in advance.
Paul Boorman, paul@jlbelectronics.plus.com

[Mike Hughes]

Try running the network wizard first. This will get it right 90% of the time and save you a lot of effort.

Mike

[Darren]

Hi Paul.

I have some settings that may help, I have not tested them myself, so no guarantees, but definitely worth a go.

SCRIPTID 1
SCRIPTEXT .pl
SMTP HOST relay.force9.net
cgi-bin URL http://www.my.net/cgi-bin/
CATALOG URL http://www.my.net/acatalog/
WEBSITE URL http://www.my.net/
PATH FROM CGI TO CATALOG (the leave blank unless advised one) ../acatalog/
FTP PATH FROM CGI TO CATALOG ./acatalog/
FTPHOST cgi.plus.net
FTPUSERNAME MyUserName
FTPPASSWORD MyPassword
PATHTOCGIBIN /cgi-bin/
CODEBASE ./
PATHTOPERL /usr/bin/perl
USE PASSIVE FTP false
IGNOREPASSIVEERRORS true

Please remember to subsitute www.my.net for your website address.

I hope this helps.

[jlbelectronics]

Hi,
Thanks for the quick reply.
I have tried using the web upload wizard but can not get any further.
I have also tried to import the Force9 file from your site but still can not get anywhere, using advanced/network/import.
The problem I am have is:
If I use cgi.plus.net as my ftp hostname it finds the directory structure and the cgi-bin location. But also requires my web root directory. Whatever I put as my web root directory it returns an error either web root dir incorrect or can change dir from cgi-bin.

If I use ftp.pus.net as my ftp hostname it also finds a directory structure. It cannot find the cgi-bin dir but finds htdocs and acatalog directorys.

I just don't understand what I am doing wrong. I know its my lack of knowledge that's the problems!.
Perhaps my ftp hostname is incorrect...?
Thanks
Paul Boorman

[intersarc]

What you are trying to do is use the same setting as I did and they will not work because Plus net & Force9 use a different server for the cgi-bin. First you will have to ask Plus net to setup your CGI-BIN, change the file permissions in the CGI-BIN & then use the setting I have set out below. If you have any trouble then Email me at pat@intersarc.co.uk.




SCRIPTID 1
SCRIPTEXT .pl
SMTP HOST relay.force9.net
cgi-bin URL http://cgi-bin.USERNAME.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/ (change the force9.co.uk to plus net)
CATALOG URL http:// cgi-bin.USERNAME.force9.co.uk/acatalog/ (change the force9.co.uk to plus net)
WEBSITE URL http://www.my.net/
PATH FROM CGI TO CATALOG (the leave blank unless advised one) ../acatalog/
FTP PATH FROM CGI TO CATALOG ../acatalog/ (do not forget to use the two full stops not one)
FTPHOST cgi.plus.net
FTPUSERNAME MyUserName
FTPPASSWORD MyPassword
PATHTOCGIBIN /cgi-bin/
CODEBASE ./
PATHTOPERL /usr/bin/perl
USE PASSIVE FTP false
IGNOREPASSIVEERRORS true


This works for me on force9.

The only problem is sorting out the Domain Name, as you have to set up a separate index page for this.

Regards

Pat Kirkland