Installing and logging in

The NetQuery program is written in Java and is run in a web browser (such as Mozilla or Internet Explorer) as an applet. It requires a Java VM version 1.4 or higher to run, and at the time of this writing most browsers do not come with this installed. Therefore, you must install the Java Plug-In to use the program.

The latest plug-in comes with the Java Platform and is located at http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/index.html . Download the version appropriate for your operating system and follow the installation instructions below:

Installation for Windows

Double click the executable download and follow the on-screen instructions to install the Java Platform. The program automatically detects your installed browsers and installs the Java Plug-In. Open up your browser and go to the page with NetQuery again. When the program loads correctly you will see a login prompt in a grey box.

Installation for Unix/Linux

Download either the rpm or the GNUZip version of the Java Platform, and execute the download like this:

prompt> ./j2re-1_4_0_ < version number > -linux-i586.bin

Now if you have the GNUZip version, the Java Platform will be installed in the current directory. You will probably want to move this install to some logical location in your file structure. If you chose the rpm version, the above command will create a file .rpm file in the current directory. At this point you should become root and run:

prompt> rpm -iv j2re-1_4_0_ < version number > -linux-i586.rpm

This will install the Java Platform.

Now the Java Platform is installed, but your browsers don't yet know about it. To install the plug-in you need look in the directory /java-install-path/jre/plugin/iX86. Here you will find the folders:

ns4 ns600 ns610

Inside these folders are .so files that are the plugin for the specified netscape version; 4.x, 6.0, 6.1+. Remember this file path and cd into the folder /browser-install-path/plugins . From here you need to make a link to the java plugin .so file like this:

prompt> ln -s path-to-plugin/plugin.so

Now restart any open browsers and check in the about->plugins menu to verify that the Java plugin has correctly installed. Reload the NetQuery page and the program should load. Upon loading successfully you will see a login prompt in a grey box.

Installation for Sun Solaris Systems

I have not performed an installation on this platform, but I suspect it will be similar to the Linux/Unix installation.

Logging in

Enter the correct username and password for the database NetQuery is pointing to and press enter. The program will open in a new window.


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