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If Ensign can do it Omega should be able to do it. Its
only a question of will power. Just like the composite vs individual
breadth symbols and the open interest problem.
bobr
----- Original Message -----
From: <A
href="mailto:ensign@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"; title=ensign@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Ensign
Software
To: <A href="mailto:ensign@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";
title=ensign@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Ensign User
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:28 AM
Subject: Ensign: Announcing Ethernet connection to DTN
receivers
Hi from Ensign
Software,
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We have great news
you need to know about as a DTN user.
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Ethernet
ConnectionThe current version of Ensign Windows can connect to the
DTN D8000 and D8080 Velocity receiver boxes using the Ethernet port.
Performance measurements we have made show the Ethernet connection handles
40 times more data than a 115K baud serial port. If your
computer has an Ethernet port, you really should get connected to the DTN
receiver using Ethernet. The connection is so fast and accurate, gone are
the days of waiting for a news story to download or dropping quotes because of
port overruns. I love it and I am very excited about
it.
These
instructions are for setting up the 10Base-T Ethernet port.
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Click the Start button, and select
Settings | Control Panel as shown. On the Control Panel double click the
Network icon that is shown above and you arrive at the following form.
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In the list of installed network
components, select the TCP/IP component for your Ethernet device, and click the
Properties button to display the following form.
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Select the 'IP Address' tab. Select
the 'Specify an IP Address' bullet and enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask
values as shown. Click the OK buttons to close the
forms. Your system may inform you that the computer needs to reboot
for the change to be effective. Follow the prompts to reboot. You
may be asked to insert your Windows CD in the CD drive so that drivers can be
loaded.
While you can connect through a hub,
the preferred method is to connect the DTN receiver directly to the 10Base-T
Ethernet card in your computer using a cable that has its incoming and outgoing
data lines swapped (similar to a null modem serial cable). <SPAN
class=390330019-16022001>A 15 foot cable from a local computer
store costs $10.<SPAN
class=390330019-16022001> If you need to buy an Ethernet card to install
in your computer, they cost under $20.
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DTN strongly recommends a private network
connection to prevent the increased message traffic from swamping an existing
network. Also, there may be a security breech in the retransmission of
exchange data by sending it across an intranet. For computers already on a
network, a private network can be created by installing a second Ethernet card
and connecting directly to the DTN receiver.
If you must use a configuration other than the
default, the TCP and UDP addresses and ports can be changed by editing entries
in the C:\Ensign\Inifile\Ensign.ini file. Most users will be
able to use the defaults.
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In Ensign Windows, click menu SetUp |
Connection and select the Ethernet bullet as shown above. If your
installation, IP address, and cable are correct, you will see a flow of data
start immediately.
Note: The DTN receiver must be Reset
to be able to use its serial port after it has been used with the Ethernet port.
Disable Auto
Dial <SPAN
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Every attempt to connect to the Ethernet starts up a dialer for an Internet
modem connection.
Solution: Change the
setting in your Internet Explorer to 'Never dial a connection'.
Run your Internet Explorer program and
click menu Tools | Internet Options to display this form.
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Select the 'Never dial a connection'
bullet. Click the LAN Settings button to display this form.
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Check the 'Automatically detect settings'
box, and close the forms by clicking the OK buttons. <FONT face=Arial
size=2>
<SPAN
class=390330019-16022001>Quotes | Refresh | Market
Group
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There is a new menu
item that can be used to refresh every symbol record in a market group.
Click the Quote button. Click a market group button on the bottom of the
quote page. Now select menu Quotes | Refresh | Market Group.
(Previously you were limited to refreshing just the Visible Rows on the quote
page.)
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Time
tests: Using a 115K baud serial port, the records
download at a rate of 2.5 per second. Using the Ethernet port, the
records download at a rate of 100+ per second.
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So, we can refresh
all 8000 Nasdaq symbols with an Ethernet connection in under 80 seconds,
whereas, the serial port refresh will take 50+ minutes.<FONT
face=Arial size=2>
Sincerely, Howard ArringtonVisit Ensign's
web site: <A href="http://www.ensignsoftware.com/";
target=_blank>http://www.ensignsoftware.com Free Trading Tips
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