            An MSN user's guide to connecting to Kali
                 revision 1.0 by: Kent Frechette

        Special thanks to the creator of Kali: Jay Cotton


First of all, what is Kali? Essentially, Kali is a game driver for
the internet. Games written for play on LANs using the IPX protocol
can now be played via the internet using the Kali server and
software. A few examples:  Doom, Heretic, Descent, Virtual Pool,
Warcraft 2, Command and Conquer etc.

"Sounds neat, but I bet it'll cost me a fortune in phone bills and
sign-up fees." First off, stop being so darned negative! =) 
Actually, the only phone bill you will be paying is the one you
already pay for MSN Internet access. As far as sign-up fees go,
Kali software is in Beta much like Netscape is. You can register
Kali for $20 or use it for free. There is an advantage to paying 
the one time fee of $20 though: Unregistered users get kicked out
after 15 minutes, and then must log back in. Registered users can
play as long as they desire.

This document will not provide instructions on accessing Kali over
an Ethernet network, or from any other ISP. This document only
deals with accessing Kali via MSN, and you must have MSN full
Internet access or forget it. Also, if you don't have a 28800 modem
forget it, no one will play with you. Not because they are snobs,
but because 28800 access is sometimes slow...imagine 14400. You
have people connecting with ISDN  and T1 lines, they don't want
their games compromised by some punk with a 14400 connection.

Keep in mind, some of the games are slow at this point, but Kali is
new and is improving greatly day by day.

OK,  enough chatter, let's get to the most essential part of
Kali---setting the bloody thing up. I did this blind with a great
many headaches, but my pain can be your gain. Here is how you do
it:

(1)  You will need 2 pieces of software, both of which can be
     downloaded for free from

     http://kali.net/

(a)  Kalippp.doc
(b)  Kalippp.zip
 
     All I had was Kalippp.zip, which is all you need to access and
     use Kali, but the doc file really shed some light on what is
     needed when accessing Kali over a PPP account, which MSN
     Internet is. Even though I did this using only the zip file,
     I highly recommend getting the doc file,  just in case my
     instructions are not clear enough.



(2)  OK, you have the software. Unzip Kalippp.zip to its own
     directory. Print out this doc file (makes it easier than
     having to edit the sucker all the time). Now leave Windows 95.
     Kali still does not work under 95. There is now an OS/2
     version, but the Windows 95 version is still unfinished, but
     being worked on. Go to pure DOS. It will not function in a DOS
     environment within Windows 95.

(3)  All right, we're now in DOS. Change to the directory with all
     your Kali files. It's fun time.

(4)  Type 'load'. This will flash a bunch of lines, some having to
     do with Ethernet access.  Ignore all that. Eventually you'll
     get to the PPP screen. There will be a disclaimer saying that
     there is a full version of PPP that you can order...yutta
     yutta yutta...hitting Escape will get you by that. Now you are
     at the main PPP menu.  You should have 5 selections to choose
     from.

(5)  We'll start with the first: Connect. Once Connect is chosen,
     you'll see Current. At this point, there are no specific
     settings. Therefore we must edit Current. You do this
     by hitting F1.

(6)  Now you have a menu of 6 choices. For the most part, we are
     only concerned with the first two: Port and Modem. The other
     choices are already filled out with their defaults, all of
     which worked for me over the MSN PPP.

(7)  I/O Port: This is where you set your com port. My modem is a
     USR 28800 Sportster set to its default configuration. 
     Therefore, I chose com2.

(8)  Interrupt: Unless you changed your computer's configuration,
     or a jumper on an internal modem, com1 and com3 always use
     interrupt 4, and com2 and com4 use interrupt 3. I set mine to
     interrupt 3.

(9)  Baudrate: For 28800, you want to choose 115200. If you have
     problems at this speed, drop it to 57600. If your UART is not
     a 16550 (get one!), you can't choose anything higher than
     38400.

(10) Flow Control, Open Type, Listen, Connection Type, Frame Type.
     Leave all of these at their default settings.

(11) Modem Settings: If you have a modem other than a Hayes
     compatible or a USR, get out your manual that came with it.
     Otherwise, read on. 

(12) Phone Number: Put in whatever number you dial for MSN and the
     Internet here.

(13) Modem Name: Just give your modem a name. I called mine Betty
     (she's a real sweet gal), it really doesn't matter.

(14) Command Strings. This is where you may run into trouble if you
     have some funky  WalMart modem. The Init string for Hayes
     compatibles is at&f2, and for the USR it is  at&f1. I didn't
     touch the first 2 init strings, only the empty 3rd one. I put
     in at&f1,  but remember, I have a USR.

(15) Again, unless you have a weird modem, use the defaults for
     Dialing Prefix, Answer String, and Hang-up string.

(16) Timers/Counter: All defaults

(17) That's it. Everything else is defaulted already, and I found
     them all to work with MSN PPP.

(18) Press Escape on the configuration menu. It will ask you if you
     want to save the new config. Choose Yes to Save and write
     net.cfg. Now choose exit. You may get an error about the PPP
     not being connected. That is fine.

(20) Now, it may look like your computer is locked. Don't freak and
     do a C-A-D like I did. Just hit the spacebar, and you'll be
     back to a DOS prompt. Type Unload. For some reason beyond me,
     you must type Unload after making changes in the PPP        
     settings.

(21) Shampoo and rinse. Repeat as necessary

(22) Type Load like we did to begin this whole shebang. Get to the
     main menu and select Connect. Now we are ready to dial up 
     Bill's place. Press enter to select Current.  You should see
     messages about your modem being initialized and then dialed.
     You should know your modem sounds by now to know if all is
     going well or not.

(23) If all went well, the dialing screen will disappear and you'll
     come to a logon screen. It may take a sec, but be patient.
     First you should see the Cust@ message that MSN assigns us,
     and then the logon comes up. This part got me...

(24) For your ID, you can not just put in your ID. It must be
     MSN/yourid. The 'MSN' has to be in all caps and the slash has
     to be there as well. After about 50 bad password messages, I
     figured I was doing something wrong. I went into 95 and looked
     at the dial up networking icon associated with MSN Internet,
     and sure enough, there it was: User ID: MSN/Frechette

(25) Password: Just put in your normal password. Mine is...hey!

(26) Once you have everything in, MSN should give you your IP
     (internet protocol address). When you see that, hit Alt-S. If
     all went well, you should be taken back to the main menu with
     some new choices added. Read through the kalippp.doc for
     instructions on testing the speed of your connection. 

(27) That is it. You are now connected to MSN via DOS. But the goal
     was to get to Kali, right? Well, you figure that part out.
     Goodnight!.....kidding.

(28) From now on, all you have to do is go to DOS, change to the
     Kali directory, type load, choose Connect, hit enter on
     Current, fill in your username and password.



        Now we must do a one time configuration of Kali.

(1)  Edit the kali.cfg file. To do this, just type edit kali.cfg
     from within the Kali directory,  of course. If your mouse
     doesn't work, exit, go to the DOS directory and type Mouse.

(2)  While in the kali.cfg, change nickname to whatever you wish to
     be referred to on Kali. If you ever used IRC, you know the
     basic setup of Kali's chats. Put in your real name, and email.
     Make sure Tracker is filled out as well...it should have been 
     filled out already anyway. That is it. Save the file and exit.

(3)  Now edit kchat.cfg the same way you did kali.cfg. Just change
     the nickname to the same nickname you chose in kali.cfg. Save
     and exit.

(4)  While still in the kali directory, type Kali /a. It will show
     you a list of servers. I'll list a few here for you.

        Kali Central -- 204.96.20.10
        24hrs a day, 7 days a week

        Kali.Net -- NEW IP! -- 206.197.190.20
        24hrs a day, 7 days a week

        Kali.Internexus.Net -- 204.213.70.6
        24hrs a day, 7 days a week
        Join this server for FAST T1/ISDN games! (8 plyrs!)

        CastleNetServ -- 204.97.214.4

        AXXIS Kali Konnection -- 205.199.96.2

        Netrus.net -- 198.83.136.1

        FlexNet -- 193.130.144.1



        MCB GameWorld -- 194.96.2.60

        ITW -- 204.170.66.6

        Starlink -- 206.26.42.5

        Microplex -- 203.2.75.12

        Intercom -- 205.233.129.10

        Home Town -- 205.244.188.10

Kali Central is sort of run by Jay Cotton, which is located on
texas.net's machines... All the servers are now well populated,
with Castle, Axxis, and Central being the most popular.

(5)  Connect to one of the servers by typing: Kali <server>.  For
     example: Kali 205.244.188.10 will get you to Home Town.

(6)  Now you are on a server. Type Kali /s to see a list of the
     players there.  It also shows  what they are playing. DescentR
     is Descent registered. If it says KCHAT, that means they are
     in a chat room talking. Go there by typing kchat. It is here
     that you can meet people and set up a game. You'll also meet
     people here that will help you learn your way around Kali, and
     playing the many games. 

(7)  I got you this far. Now experiment on your own.


Remember: You must have these games on your system to play them.


Kent Frechette is the Video Games Forum Manager on MSN

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