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# Installing mbbsbox on Windows 7 XP & 2K

### Before you start:

For a successful installation it is important that you follow these instructions in order and exactly as they appear.

Host System - This is the system running DOSBox. It's ip address is used to connect to the 4 virtual modems
and provides the ethernet interface DOSBox uses to bind the virtual ethernet interface to.

Virtual Ethernet Interface - DOSBox emulates a NE2000 ethernet card. This virtual ethernet card is bridged
through the local ethernet interface on the HOST System. It is what MajorTCP
uses to provide telnet connections to MajorBBS. When configured the MajorBBS
system will use a seperate ip address and act as if it were a seperate machine on your network.

mbbsbox Installation
Configure DOSBox network device
Configure MajorBBS network information
Starting MajorBBS for the first time
Connecting to the system

### Software installation:

Download mbbsbx1i.zip and unzip it into a temporary directory.
Double click install.exe and follow through the menus to complete the installation.
If you do not have winpcap installed install it now by clicking on "Start -> mbbsbox -> Configuration -> Install winpcap".

### Configure network card in DOSBox:

To determine your network cards device number click on "Start -> mbbsbox -> Configuraiton -> ID Network Card".
Two windows will open, click on the one labeled "DOSBox Status Window".
Find the number of your network device from the "Network Interface List" section and close the window
Open the DOSBox config by clicking on "Start -> mbbsbox -> Configuration -> DOSBox config".
Change the "realnic=list" option in the [ne2000] section (top of file) to the number of your network device (ex. realnic=2). (screen)
Save the change and close the window.

### Configure network address information in MajorBBS:

Start MajorBBS by clicking "Start -> MajorBBS -> Start MajorBBS!".
At the launch screen select option "1 Hardware Setup". (screen)
Set option 395 to an unused ip address on the local network. Do not use the same address as the host machine! (screen)
Set option 396 to the appropriate netmask for the network. (screen)
Set option 397 to the appropriate gateway for the network. (screen)
Optionally configure your local primary and secondary DNS servers in options 399 and 400. (screen1/screen2)
Press F10 to save the configuration changes.

### Starting MajorBBS:

Make 100% that you have completed all steps up to this point before starting The Major BBS!

Start MajorBBS by clicking "Start -> mbbsbox -> Start MajorBBS!".
From the launch screen select option "5 Go!". (screen)
MBBSMSX will launch and reformat the *.MCV and *.H files. (screen)
Next the console will open and start loading modules.
After loading the system will initialize the modules.
When initilazition is finished the last line in the audit log should say "TCPIRC Error".(screen)
Now the system is up and ready to accept connecitons.

### Connecting to the system:

There are 3 ways to make a connection to the system.

1st - Press F7 to initiate a local login at the Major BBS console screen. (screen)

2nd - Connect to one of the virtual modems via telnet.
From the start menu: click "Start -> mbbsbox -> Connect ->" and select "Virtual Modem #".
Or using the telnet client connect to the IP address of the HOST system (or 127.0.0.1 if from host machine)
on TCP ports 1024, 1025, 1026 or 1027.

3rd - Connect directly to the MajorTCP telnet daemon. This is how outside users will access the access the system.
To use it telnet to the ip address you configured in option 395. You will NOT be able to connect to this
address via the HOST system! Use methods 1 or 2 to access MajorBBS via the host system.

MajorBBS is now installed! Please read the Administration section for more information on how to operate the system.