NAME Win32::RASE - managing dialup entries and network connections on Win32 ABSTRACT This module implements the client part of Win32 RAS API. It is named RASE(RAS-entry) because it was originally designed to create/delete/change/manage RAS/DUN entries. Now it implements synchronous dialing, hang up and the wide range of RAS/DUN entry manipulations. The current version of Win32::RASE is available at: http://www.dux.ru/guest/fno/perl/ See RASE.pm for full POD documentation. INSTALLATION As this is just a plain module no special installation is needed. Put it into the Win32 subdirectory somewhere in your @INC. Anyway the usual sequence perl Makefile.PL make make test make install should do. In addition make html will convert POD documentation to HTML file. ("make" here means probably "nmake" or "dmake" or "pmake" - whatever make-program you use). This module needs Windows Remote Access Service (RAS) or DialUp Networking (DUN) to be properly installed including dialing properties. rasapi32.dll, tapi32.dll Win32::API module by Aldo Calpini. enum.pm (1.014 or later, no compilations) by Byron Brummer (aka Zenin) Time::HiRes (0.18 or later) by Douglas E. Wegscheid makes work more precise. CAVEATS This module has been created and tested in a Win95 environment. Although I expect it to function correctly on any version of Windows NT, that fact has been confirmed for NT 4.0 build 1381 only. Some of the RAS APIs were not included in the RasAPI32.dll that was shipped with the old releases of Windows 95. To use the RAS APIs mentioned here, you need to install the at least Dial Up Networking (DUN) 1.2b upgrade. This upgrade is available for download on: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/contents/Updates/W95DialUpNetw/default.asp This upgrade was incorporated in Win95 OSR. From the MS KB# Q157765: Early releases of Windows 95 may require an additional RNAPH.DLL that contains some of new phonebook manipulation APIs. There currently is no workaround for this situation in this version of the module. Some APIs may also not work properly on WinNT with old Service Packs. Make sure that you are using the last Service Pack available. List of Bugs Fixed in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 1, 2, and 3 is available at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q224/7/92.asp What can we do here, guys? That's how it goes... VERSION This man page documents "Win32::RASE" version 1.01. January 19, 2000. CREDITS Thanks to Carl Sewell for his great help and patience in testing on NT Thanks to Jan Dubois for numerous great tips and explanations. Guys, you are cool! ;) AUTHOR Mike Blazer, blazer@mail.nevalink.ru http://www.dux.ru/guest/fno/perl/ COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 1999 Mike Blazer. This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.