The National Capital FreeNet Home Page

Libertel de la Capitale nationale

FreeNet runs on two Sun SparcStation 10 Model 512 and a SparcStation IPX computer from Sun Microsystems, and two Unix SPARC multi-user servers donated by Hardware Canada Computing (HCC), Canada's 'One-Stop Unix Shop'.

The initial 2400 bps modems were supplied by Gandalf Technologies.

You can read about key partners, including Hardware Canada, in our funding area.

Dialup access to NCF is via

  1. (613) 564-3600 -- 96 lines at 300 bps to 2400 bps
  2. (613) 564-0808 -- 64 lines at 300 bps to 14400 bps
  3. (613) 564-0670 -- 9 express (10 minute) lines at 300 bps to 14400 bps
These lines are provided in co-operation with Carleton University.

Internet access to NCF is via

  1. Telnet: freenet2.carleton.ca address 134.117.1.39
  2. Telnet: freenet3.carleton.ca address 134.117.1.22
  3. Gopher: gopher.ncf.carleton.ca
  4. WWW: http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/

  1. A Survival Guide for New Users is available.
  2. Le Guide d'exploration est maintenant disponible pour les nouveaux usagers -- et les anciens. Il s'agit d'une adaptation du Survival Guide.
  3. NCF Information by World Wide Web (WWW)
  4. The NCF message of the day contains many pointers to interesting and useful menus.
  5. Hypertext go list.

This server provides an experimental FreePort to World Wide Web translator.