Gauranidhi Prabhu wrote from Govardhan 15 January 2002:

after seeing the sitemap (http://www.vsnl.net.in/english/sitemap.htm):

http://www.vsnl.net.in/english/userguide/faq.htm

http://www.vsnl.net.in/english/userguide/guides.htm

http://www.vsnl.net.in/english/userguide/modem.htm

(I don't know which one had the GIAS dial-in points, but everything is

available from the sitemap.):

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VSNL

Primary DNS is 202.54.1.30

Secondary DNS is 202.54.1.18

Domain name is vsnl.net.in

POP Server is 202.54.1.18

SMTP Server is 202.54.1.18

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ROAMING TCPIP DIALUP FACILITY

VSNL has offered roaming TCPIP dialup facility to meet the full

Internet access for customers who are moving one GIAS node to another.

Customer needs to provide full e-mail address at userid prompt:

Username: ashwarya@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in

Password: xxxxxxxx

Authentication will be done at the respective centre where the

customer is registered.

TCPIP Access numbers for GIAS

Mumbai 4404444 (single hunting

line)2659385,2641479,4315835,4315834,2635599,4320012,4320125,4320520

Delhi 3365800,3363700,3733795,

Calcutta 3573001,3347696,3573139,3573140,3574004,3573311,3590260

Chennai 567196,560564,8229250,5357200

Pune 887815,887200

Bangalore 2283040,2282550

List of all the numbers(for shell/TCPIP)

Access numbers for GIAS

Node Terminal Dial up TCP/IP Account Helpdesk

Bombay 2659045 4315836 2641520 4320175 2635500 2659385 2635599 2641479

4320350 4315835 4315834 4320012 4320125 4320500 4325000 4325100 4325151

4315832

Delhi 3363600 3732965 3334000 3334200 3334300 3334400 3366350 3747310 ext

5315

Calcutta 3342333 3215986 3212061 3245622 3374004 3215984 3213275 3212072

3347696 3348082

Chennai 567220 567357 567196 560564 560093

Pune 887615 887815, 887200 887562

Bangalore 2261535 2250601 2252673

Ahemadabad 6560600 6560100 6425742, 43,44,45.

Hyderabad 3324422 3325577 3322332

kanpur 354999 353999

Lucknow 380150 380551

Chandi 716000 716400

Goa 225333, 235133 225588 , 235111 232222

Gwalior 336800(16 lines | 28.8kb) 336900(16lines | 28.8)

Aurangabad 351500( 8lines ) 350500 (12lines) 351999

Ernakulam 304901 305144 304909 305649

LVSB HELPDESK PHONE NO. 4315832 FOR BOM32624020 EXT 2888 BOM34315831 FOR AD1

DTE NO.FOR INET ACCESS (Mumbai) 404322017777

DTE NO.FOR INET ACCESS (Chennai) 404344017777

DTE NO.FOR INET ACCESS (Delhi ) 404311017777

DTE NO.FOR INET ACCESS (Calcutta) 404333017777

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VSNL tarrifs!

1. PSTN dial-up service (effective from 2nd October 2001)

Type of Plan Duration (in hours) Validity E-mail BoxSize (in MB) New Account

Renewal of existing Account

Price (in Rs.) Price (in Rs.)

Plan 25 25 3 yrs 5 MB 225 225

Plan 50 50 3 yrs 5 MB 450 450

Plan 100 100 3 yrs 5 MB 750 750

Plan 250 250 3 yrs 5 MB 1700 1700

Plan 500 500 3 yrs 5 MB 2750 2750

Plan 1000 1000 3 yrs 5 MB 4750 4750

· · *No registration charge is payable.· · The free night access (11.00 PM

to 8.00 AM on working days and full day on Sundays) is applicable only for

Plan 100 and above.

3. Additional Services

Change in Login ID : One time administrative cost = Rs 100/-

Additional Mail Memory : Additional mail box memory = Rs 300/- per MB.

Additional E-mail ID : Additional E-mail ID = Rs 300/- per ID.

Password Alteration Fee : Rs. 100/- per instance

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ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MODEM CONFIGURATION (snipped for relevance to

Mac users! -GND)

Recommended Modem Settings

The options will depend upon the specific application but, in general, stick

to the following guidelines:

Set speed as discussed in the previous section.

Set Auto Baud to OFF.

Set Port Speed locked to ON.

Set Carrier Detect to ON.

Set Hardware Flow Control to YES.

Set Software Flow Control to No.

Set Data Bits 8

Set Stop Bits to 1

Set Parity to none

Set Parity Check (normally Off).

Set Modem Initialization strings as recommended by the manufacturer.

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