The THC Hack/Phreak Archives: TIMENET.TXT (170 lines) Note: I did not write any of these textfiles. They are being posted from the archive as a public service only - any copyrights belong to the authors. See the footer for important information. ========================================================================== +-------------------------------------+ ! BYTE BRAIN PRESENTS: ! ! 1ST ARTICLE IN THE ! ! ! ! ]=-> HOW-TO-SERIES <-=[ ! ! ! ! [ HACKING TYMNET ] ! +-------------------------------------+ AS MOST OF YOU ALREADY KNOW, TYMNET IS AN INFORMATION SYSTEM ACCESSABLE BY COMPUTERS WITH MODEMS FROM ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. TYMNET INCLUDES MANY SUB-SYSTEMS OF INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE USEFUL FOR BUSINESSES OR JUST PHUN. ONE SUB-SYSTEM WHICH I WILL WRITE A SEPARATE ARTICLE ON IS THE ATP CO'S ELECTRONIC TARIFF SYSTEM. BUT FOR NOW, I'LL MAKE ALL OF YOU EXPERTS IN TYMNET SO YOU CAN HAVE AS MUCH PHUN AS YOURS TRUELY. ACCESS NUMBERS -------------- FOR YOUR LOCAL ACCESS NUMBER YOU COULD CALL THE NICE PERSON AT 800-336-0149 AND REQUEST IT FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A METROPOLITAN AREA ASK FOR THAT AREA CODE SINCE THEY RARELY HAVE ACCESS NUMBERS FOR OUT-OF-CITY AREAS. FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE 914 AREA YOU CAN USE: POUGHKEEPSIE : 914-473-0401 WHITE PLAINS : 914-684-6075 LOGGING IN TO TYMNET -------------------- 1. WHEN YOU HAVE CONNECTED WITH THE NETWORK, THE FOLLOWING REQUEST WILL BE DISPLAYED: PLEASE TYPE YOUR TERMINAL IDENTIFIER ENTER YOUR TERM. IDENTIFIER ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING CHART: KEY: IDENT = IDENTIFIER . ASC = ASCII . EBCD = EBCD CORRESPONDENCE . = CARRIAGE RETURN SPEEDS ARE GIVEN IN CPS (CHARACTERS PER-SECOND). TO TRANSLATE TO BAUD RATE JUST MULTIPLY BY 10. - More (Y/N/NS)? IDENT CODE SPEED TERMINAL TYPE ----- ---- ----- ------------- . A ASC 30,120 PERSONAL COMP. WITH CRT [MOST EVERYBODY AT HOME WILL USE THIS OPTION SO IF YOU AREN'T SURE USE A] . B ASC 15 ALL TERMINALS . C ASC 30 IMPACT PRINTERS . D ASC 10 ALL TERMINALS . E ASC 30 THERMAL PRINTERS . F ASC 15 IN BETA TERMINALS 30 OUT . G ASC 30,120 BELT PRINTERS . G.E. TERMINET - More (Y/N/NS)? . I ASC 120 MATRIX PRINTERS . P EBCD 14.8 SELECTRIC-TYPE . TERMINALS . (E.G., 2741) IF THE MESSAGE DOES NOT APPEAR JUST WAIT A FEW SECONDS THEN ENTER IT. NOTE THAT ONLY P IDENTIFIERS NEED A THEM BUT SINCE MOST OF YOU WON'T BE USING P FORGET IT. 2. TYMNET WILL THEN DISPLAY THE NUMBER OF THE REMOTE ACCESS NODE TO WHICH YOU ARE CONNECTED, FOLLOWED BY THE NUMBER OF YOUR PORT ON THE NODE, AND WILL DISPLAY THIS REQUEST: . -NNNN-PPP- . PLEASE LOG IN: 3. TYPE YOUR USER NAME AND THIS USER NAME SEEMS TO BE THE ABBREVIATION FOR THE COMPANY WHO OWNS THE SUB-SYSTEM. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR ELECTRONIC TARIFF THE USER NAME IS ATP WHICH STANDS FOR AIRLINE TARIFF PUBLISHING, THE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE ELECTRONIC TARIFF. - More (Y/N/NS)? 4. TYMNET WILL THEN REQUEST: . PASSWORD: TYPE YOUR PASSWORD AND . THE PASSWORD MAY NOT BE DISPLAYED ON YOUR SCREEN. 5. TYMNET WILL THEN DISPLAY SOME CHARACTER OR MESSAGE INDICATING THAT YOU HAVE LOGGED ON. SINCE BUSINESSES DON'T REALLY GET COMPLICATED WITH PASSWORDS AND THE SUCH, JUST ENTER VALID USER NAMES AND FOR PASSWORDS YOU CAN FORGET CTRL-CHARACTERS. PASSWORDS HAVE A LENGTH OF 8 CHARACTERS (AS FAR AS I KNOW). TYMNET CONTROL CHARACTERS ------------------------- CTRL-CHAR OPERATION -------- --------- . H HALF-DUPLEX - More (Y/N/NS)? . P EVEN PARITY . R ALLOWS THE TERMINAL TO . CONTROL THE INCOMING FLOW . OF DATA WITH X-ON/OFF . CHARACTERS (SEE BELOW) . S X-OFF CHARACTER . Q X-ON CHARACTER ACCESSING DATAPAC ----------------- THE STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR ACCESSING A HOST ON THE DATAPAC NETWORK IS DESCRIBED BELOW. TYMNET'S INFORMATION DIRECTORY INCLUDES FILES OF MATERIAL ABOUT DATAPAC AND TYMNET'S INTERNATIONAL SERVICES. LOGGING IN TO DATAPAC --------------------- 1. DIAL-UP TYMNET (SEE ABOVE) - More (Y/N/NS)? 2. ENTER YOUR TERMINAL IDENTIFIER 3. AT THE "PLEASE LOG IN:" PROMPT, ENTER THE LOG-IN COMMAND, SPECIFYING: THE DATAPAC NETWORK (DPAC), A SEMICOLON (A SECOND SEMICOLON WILL ECHO AT YOUR END) , THE DATAPAC NETWORK IDENTIFICATION CODE (3020), THE 8-DIGIT HOST ADDRESS AND . E.G., DPAC;;3020HOST ADDRESS IF YOU NEED TO ENTER FUTHER USER DATA ENTER A COLON AFTER THE HOST ADDRESS THEN A . E.G., DPAC;;3020HOST ADDRESS:USER DATA . 5. DATAPAC WILL THEN DISPLAY A MESSAGE OR CHARACTER TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE ON-LINE. THIS LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION SHOULD GET SOME OF YOU GOING. MY EXPERIENCES WITH TYMNET HAVE BEEN MAINLY RESTRICTED TO THE ATP CO SYSTEM SO COMMANDS MAVI - More (Y/N/NS)? OF COURSE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LEAVE ME MAIL: F] BYTE L] BRAIN DOWNLOADED FROM P-80 SYSTEMS.....