WELCOME TO THE VIKING-SERVER!!
YOU MIGHT WANT TO BOOKMARK OR PRINT THIS PAGE
The most recent version of this document is available at http://www.robtex.com/viking/install.htm
INSTALLATION
Not all of these steps are necessary, depending on what you plan to use Viking for. Basically viking runs quite good with default values.
  • program installation
    • download the viking.zip
    • create a directory called viking under c:\
    • unzip viking.zip in that directory, or move the viking.exe to that directory if you have already unzipped it.
    • run viking.exe.
    • if you want to install it as a service (NT) or prelogon-application (95), run viking.exe -install.
  • first steps
  • recommended configuration
    • go to config, you might want to put a bookmark on that page.
      Remember to press the store button for every change.
      • under Directories
        • Enter the unixified pathname as VikingRoot, if you have installed it under c:\viking, this setting should read /c/viking
      • under Service Activation
        • activate the services you want to provide. Remember that Windows 95 doesn't have a large TCP/IP-stack, so if you are running Windows 95, please consider not activating all protocols. There is a patch to extend Windows 95's socket-limitation, see the viking-homepage.
      • under Outer World
        • enter some nameservers under OuterDNS and remove the default ones
      • under Common stuff
        • set HostName to your fully qualified name (looking like machine.acme.com)
        • enter your email-address under admemail
      • under DNS
        • enter the domainnames and filenames of your dns-zones under primary.
      • under MAIL
        • enter your maildomain under HostNameMail (looking like acme.com)
      • under Dial Up
        • enter your RAS/DUN setting under RASDial (looking like myprovider user password)
  • Congratulations!
      Now you have configured the basics of Viking.
      For further information, see the Viking homepage at http://www.robtex.com/viking It has some helpful links!
      You can conveniently access the most updated Viking documentation at RobTex, http://www.robtex.com/viking/doc.htm
      We suggest you join the Viking discussion list, where users help each other, suggest improvements, etc.
      There is also a link to the discussion list mail archive. Looking in it you will probably find answers to some of your questions or get useful ideas.
      You may send mail to Robert (alias Robban, Rob, the author of Viking) directly, but as he is very busy (no wonder...) it is often better to ask questions to the discussion list. (And also Rob watch the list.) Your question will probably be answered quickly, and lot of other people will also learn from it.
      We encurage you to help to other users on the list when you think you know an answer. You are also very welcome to suggest and discuss improvements or extensions to Viking to help develop it to a yet better product.
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