• Attempt to trigger a binkd poll

    From Joacim Melin@2:203/242 to All on Thu Mar 3 08:18:38 2016
    Hi all,

    I read up on how to trigger a poll of a node but I'm having trouble figuring out how to convert a node number to hex.

    Can someone explain to me how to convert 46:1/100 to a value that will make Amibinkd poll that node?

    Thanks,

    Joacim

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  • From Vitaliy Aksyonov@2:463/3232 to Joacim Melin on Thu Mar 3 10:48:00 2016

    Hello Joacim!

    03 ¼áα 16 08:18, you wrote to all:

    Hi all,

    I read up on how to trigger a poll of a node but I'm having trouble figuring out how to convert a node number to hex.

    Can someone explain to me how to convert 46:1/100 to a value that will make Amibinkd poll that node?

    If you're using linux, you can use something like that:

    touch $FIDO_SPOOL_DIR/outbound/$(printf "%04x" $1)$(printf %04x $2).dlo

    Where $1 - net, $2 - node.
    Also note that if your default zone is 1, you need to configure ountbount correctly for zone 46.

    Regards,
    Vitaliy


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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Joacim Melin on Thu Mar 3 11:17:48 2016
    Hello Joacim,

    On Thursday March 03 2016 08:18, you wrote to All:

    I read up on how to trigger a poll of a node but I'm having trouble figuring out how to convert a node number to hex.

    Can someone explain to me how to convert 46:1/100 to a value that will make Amibinkd poll that node?

    Binkd can do it for you.

    To make binld poll mu node enter the following command in a second window:

    binkd -nP2:280/5555 binkd.cfg


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Tommi Koivula@2:221/6 to Joacim Melin on Thu Mar 3 18:37:04 2016
    On 3.3.2016 8:18, Joacim Melin - All wrote:

    Hi all,

    I read up on how to trigger a poll of a node but I'm having trouble
    figuring out how to convert a node number to hex.

    Can someone explain to me how to convert 46:1/100 to a value that will
    make Amibinkd poll that node?

    I don't know about amibinkd, but just downloaded the package
    amibk902.zip which contains the following script to make a poll:

    Stack 50000
    cd Work:AmiBinkd/
    run Work:AmiBinkd/AmiBinkd -p -PYOUR NODE Work:AmiBinkd/AmiBinkd.cfg
    alias endshell endcli
    alias exit endcli

    Please check your inbound. ;)

    'Tommi

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  • From Joacim Melin@2:203/242 to Vitaliy Aksyonov on Thu Mar 3 11:53:51 2016
    Hello Joacim!

    03 ¼áα 16 08:18, you wrote to all:

    Hi all,

    I read up on how to trigger a poll of a node but I'm having trouble
    figuring out how to convert a node number to hex.

    Can someone explain to me how to convert 46:1/100 to a value that will
    make Amibinkd poll that node?

    If you're using linux, you can use something like that:

    touch $FIDO_SPOOL_DIR/outbound/$(printf "%04x" $1)$(printf %04x
    $2).dlo

    Where $1 - net, $2 - node.
    Also note that if your default zone is 1, you need to configure
    ountbount correctly for zone 46.

    Regards,
    Vitaliy


    ... 10.0 times 0.10 is hardly ever 1.00.

    I'm on a Amiga 2000 computer so that may be a bit hard to accomplish but thank you anyway. :)

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  • From Joacim Melin@2:203/242 to Michiel van der Vlist on Thu Mar 3 13:32:02 2016
    MvdV> Hello Joacim,

    MvdV> On Thursday March 03 2016 08:18, you wrote to All:

    I read up on how to trigger a poll of a node but I'm having trouble
    figuring out how to convert a node number to hex.

    Can someone explain to me how to convert 46:1/100 to a value that will
    make Amibinkd poll that node?

    MvdV> Binkd can do it for you.

    MvdV> To make binld poll mu node enter the following command in a second
    MvdV> window:

    MvdV> binkd -nP2:280/5555 binkd.cfg



    Thanks. Yes I know about that one but I have Binkd running all the time so I need to trigger a pull this way since I can't run two instances of Binkd on the
    same box.

    Joacim

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Joacim Melin on Thu Mar 3 18:30:26 2016
    Hello Joacim,

    On Thursday March 03 2016 13:32, you wrote to me:


    MvdV>> To make binld poll mu node enter the following command in a
    MvdV>> second window:

    MvdV>> binkd -nP2:280/5555 binkd.cfg

    Thanks. Yes I know about that one but I have Binkd running all the
    time so I need to trigger a pull this way since I can't run two
    instances of Binkd on the same box.

    I am not familair with the Amiga. My binkd runs on Windows. Also all the time. I open a second command line interdface to let another copy of binkd crate a *.dlo file and exit.

    Is opening a second CLI not possible on the Amiga?


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Joacim Melin@2:203/242 to Michiel van der Vlist on Fri Mar 4 08:13:28 2016
    MvdV> Hello Joacim,

    MvdV> On Thursday March 03 2016 13:32, you wrote to me:


    MvdV> MvdV>> To make binld poll mu node enter the following command in a
    MvdV> MvdV>> second window:

    MvdV> MvdV>> binkd -nP2:280/5555 binkd.cfg

    Thanks. Yes I know about that one but I have Binkd running all the
    time so I need to trigger a pull this way since I can't run two
    instances of Binkd on the same box.

    MvdV> I am not familair with the Amiga. My binkd runs on Windows. Also
    MvdV> all the time. I open a second command line interdface to let
    MvdV> another copy of binkd crate a *.dlo file and exit.

    MvdV> Is opening a second CLI not possible on the Amiga?

    It is possible. :)

    Amibinkd works almost exactly as it does on Linux, for example. What I need help with is converting 46:1/100 to hexadeciamal so I can trigger the pull from
    that host. I'm supposed to create a file in the outbound directory named NNNNMMMM.ilo where NNNN is the net hex number and MMMM is the hex node number.
    If I convert 461100 (I assume the colon and dash is not supposed to be part of it) I get 34 36 31 30 30.


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  • From Björn Felten@3:640/384 to Joacim Melin on Sat Mar 5 02:19:18 2016
    What I need help with is converting 46:1/100 to hexadeciamal

    As Michiel has already told you, binkd can do it for you. Just issue the command 'binkd -nP46:1/100 binkd.cfg' from a second CLI and it's done.

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  • From Björn Felten@3:640/384 to Björn Felten on Sat Mar 5 02:27:18 2016
    What I need help with is converting 46:1/100 to hexadeciamal

    As Michiel has already told you, binkd can do it for you. Just issue the command 'binkd -nP46:1/100 binkd.cfg' from a second CLI and it's done.

    Sorry, that should be 'binkd -nP 46:1/100 binkd.cfg' (with a space). I don't
    know if it works without the space...

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Joacim Melin on Fri Mar 4 17:18:06 2016
    Hello Joacim,

    On Friday March 04 2016 08:13, you wrote to me:

    It is possible. :)

    So do it ;-)

    Amibinkd works almost exactly as it does on Linux, for example. What I need help with is converting 46:1/100 to hexadeciamal so I can trigger
    the pull from that host. I'm supposed to create a file in the outbound directory named NNNNMMMM.ilo where NNNN is the net hex number and MMMM
    is the hex node number. If I convert 461100 (I assume the colon and
    dash is not supposed to be part of it) I get 34 36 31 30 30.

    Convert 1 to hex --> 0001
    Convert 100 to hex --> 64

    Name of the file 00010064.

    The zone number is not in the name of the file, but in the name of the directory. Convert 46 to hex --> 2E

    Name of directory OUTBOUND.02E

    You can do that manually, but you can also do it by typing:

    binkd -nP46:1/100 binkd.cfg.

    That will create an empty file named 00010064.dlo in OUTBOUND.02E


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Björn Felten on Fri Mar 4 17:34:42 2016
    Hello Björn,

    On Saturday March 05 2016 02:27, you wrote to you:

    As Michiel has already told you, binkd can do it for you. Just
    issue the command 'binkd -nP46:1/100 binkd.cfg' from a second CLI
    and it's done.

    Sorry, that should be 'binkd -nP 46:1/100 binkd.cfg' (with a
    space). I don't know if it works without the space...

    On my version of binkd it works both with and without the space.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Björn Felten@3:640/384 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sat Mar 5 03:18:09 2016
    MvdV> On my version of binkd it works both with and without the space.

    On my version too, I just had to test. I stand corrected.

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