• NO ONE CAN CONNECT

    From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to All on Sat Jan 23 12:58:00 2016

    I have had this problem for several years, and have no idea what is going on.

    While I can connect to other nodes via Internet Rex, they can NOT connect to my system.

    I have checked the firewall settings, the port settings, and even am allowing
    non-listed nodes to connect, but nothing works. I even have it registered for the 1000 node, server version.

    Any assistance would be appreciated.

    Daryl

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  • From Jeff Smith@1:14/5 to Daryl Stout on Mon Jan 25 05:45:38 2016
    Hello Daryl.

    23 Jan 16 12:58, you wrote to all:

    I have had this problem for several years, and have no idea what is going on.

    While I can connect to other nodes via Internet Rex, they can NOT connect to my system.

    <...>

    Any assistance would be appreciated.

    Well,if I do a ping and Traceroute of wx1der.dyndns.org which is the FQDN associated with
    1:19/33 I get the following:

    Pinging wx1der.dyndns.org [71.238.220.235] with 32 bytes of data:
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Request timed out.
    Ping statistics for 71.238.220.235:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

    A trace route to wx1der.dyndns.org [71.238.220.235] over a maximum of 30 hops:

    1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 65.103.38.174
    2 6 ms 7 ms 10 ms stpl-dsl-gw12.stpl.qwest.net [207.109.2.12]
    3 7 ms 14 ms 11 ms stpl-agw1.inet.qwest.net [207.109.3.89]
    4 11 ms 11 ms * chp-edge-01.inet.qwest.net [67.14.38.90]
    5 17 ms 11 ms 12 ms 216.207.8.190
    6 31 ms 30 ms 29 ms hu-0-2-0-7-cr02.350ecermak.il.ibone.comcast.net
    [68.86.83.161]
    7 11 ms 15 ms 14 ms be-10405-cr02.chicago.il.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.87.185]
    8 48 ms 48 ms 32 ms be-10414-cr02.56marietta.ga.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.86.246]
    9 28 ms 30 ms 28 ms be-7922-ar03.littlerock.ar.lrock.comcast.net [68.86.90.162]
    10 36 ms 35 ms 30 ms te-8-1-ur01.sshackleford.ar.lrock.comcast.net [68.87.223.166]
    11 33 ms 32 ms 33 ms te-1-0-0-ten01.sshackleford.ar.lrock.comcast.net [68.85.132.138]
    12 * * * Request timed out.
    13 * * * Request timed out.
    <...>
    28 * * * Request timed out.
    29 * * * Request timed out.
    30 * * * Request timed out.

    Trace complete.

    So... I suspect that the connection problem isn't related to Irex


    Jeff

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  • From Dallas Hinton@1:153/715 to Daryl Stout on Mon Jan 25 18:52:42 2016
    Hi Daryl -- on Jan 23 2016 at 12:58, you wrote:

    While I can connect to other nodes via Internet Rex, they can NOT
    connect to my system.

    Is it possible your provider is blocking the port (Telus does that here)? Do you have the standard Irex port set (24554)?


    Cheers... Dallas

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Jeff Smith on Wed Jan 27 06:35:00 2016

    Jeff,

    So... I suspect that the connection problem isn't related to Irex

    Bill McGarrity suggested I try BinkP, but I had several questions on it. However, I won't rehash them here.

    Suffice it to say, if switching to BinkP doesn't work, then Comcast is apparently blocking the incoming ports. I already have to use a different port for email.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Dallas Hinton on Wed Jan 27 06:36:00 2016

    Dallas,

    While I can connect to other nodes via Internet Rex, they can NOT DH>DS> connect to my system.

    Is it possible your provider is blocking the port (Telus does that here)? D DH>you have the standard Irex port set (24554)?

    It is possible...and I do have the Standard IREX port set in the router.

    Daryl

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  • From ROBERT WOLFE@1:116/18 to Daryl Stout on Fri Jan 29 01:25:34 2016
    Bill McGarrity suggested I try BinkP, but I had several questions on it. However, I won't rehash them here.

    Suffice it to say, if switching to BinkP doesn't work, then Comcast is apparently blocking the incoming ports. I already have to use a different po

    for email.

    I have Comcast and use binkp on port 24554. I doubt Comcast would
    block that port even on the residential service (I have the starter
    business package here).

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  • From ROBERT WOLFE@1:116/18 to Daryl Stout on Fri Jan 29 01:26:06 2016
    It is possible...and I do have the Standard IREX port set in the
    router.

    Are you using your own router or the one built into the cable modem (if
    you have that kind of modem).

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  • From Andrew Leary@1:320/119 to ROBERT WOLFE on Fri Jan 29 03:34:57 2016
    Hello ROBERT!

    Friday January 29 2016 01:25, ROBERT WOLFE wrote to Daryl Stout:

    I have Comcast and use binkp on port 24554. I doubt Comcast would
    block that port even on the residential service (I have the starter business package here).

    They do not block port 24554, even on the residential service.

    Andrew

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  • From Bill McGarrity@1:266/404 to Daryl Stout on Fri Jan 29 17:37:00 2016
    Daryl...

    Daryl Stout wrote to Jeff Smith <=-


    So... I suspect that the connection problem isn't related to Irex

    Bill McGarrity suggested I try BinkP, but I had several questions on
    it. However, I won't rehash them here.

    Suffice it to say, if switching to BinkP doesn't work, then Comcast
    is apparently blocking the incoming ports. I already have to use a different port for email.

    Go to: canyouseeme.org to check to see if your ports are closed. I have concast as well and they don't block 24554. 25 yes, as I need a port redirect for that.


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  • From Jeff Smith@1:14/5 to Daryl Stout on Fri Jan 29 04:39:42 2016
    Hello Daryl.

    27 Jan 16 06:35, you wrote to me:

    Jeff,

    So... I suspect that the connection problem isn't related to Irex

    Bill McGarrity suggested I try BinkP, but I had several questions on
    it. However, I won't rehash them here.

    Agreed.

    Suffice it to say, if switching to BinkP doesn't work, then Comcast
    is apparently blocking the incoming ports. I already have to use a different port for email.

    I don't know their (Comcast) current behavior. But I recall having their service
    some years back and found that they did indeed block certain ports.



    Jeff

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Robert Wolfe on Sat Jan 30 01:22:00 2016

    Robert,

    I have Comcast and use binkp on port 24554. I doubt Comcast would
    block that port even on the residential service (I have the starter RW>business package here).

    While I don't have Comcast Business, I do have a part of their high speed internet with good upload/download speeds. I would think if the port was blocked, that nothing would come in, or go out.

    Marc Lewis was in my system, remotely, on Friday. He fixed the issue with the
    "ping problem" (I had the router set to block all anonymous connects). Later this weekend, he'll try to see why Internet Rex isn't responding.

    I'm also trying the echomail tossers with GT Power BBS software, because the netmail routing with Virtual Advanced is screwed. If a test netmail message goes out OK, then except for a couple of networks that are doing QWK Networking, I'll go back to FTN.

    Of course, if my internet is out, or if thunderstorms are in my area, everything is offline...as lightning dances around here like an ungrounded Faraday cage during thunderstorms.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Robert Wolfe on Sat Jan 30 01:23:00 2016

    Robert,

    Are you using your own router or the one built into the cable modem (if RW>you have that kind of modem).

    I have the LinkSys WRT54G router...but I also have an Xfinity cable modem/router...but it's set up in bridge mode. Several applications would not work otherwise.

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    Wrong answer. <G>

    Daryl
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  • From Bill McGarrity@1:266/404 to Daryl Stout on Tue Feb 2 13:15:00 2016
    Hiya Daryl...

    Daryl Stout wrote to Robert Wolfe <=-


    Are you using your own router or the one built into the cable modem (if
    you have that kind of modem).

    I have the LinkSys WRT54G router...but I also have an Xfinity cable modem/router...but it's set up in bridge mode. Several applications
    would not work otherwise.

    I have the DFW1900 but I refuse to pay $5/month for their piece of shit modem so I went and purchased a Surfboard SB6141 modem locally. Zero issues with either.... and it aid for itself in 16 months.





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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Daryl Stout on Tue Feb 2 20:30:06 2016

    30 Jan 16 01:23, you wrote to Robert Wolfe:

    Are you using your own router or the one built into the cable modem
    (if you have that kind of modem).

    I have the LinkSys WRT54G router...but I also have an Xfinity cable modem/router...but it's set up in bridge mode. Several applications
    would not work otherwise.

    please tell me/us that you are (ab)using that WRT54G as a switch instead of as a router... that's assuming (yeah yeah yeah) that it is behind the xfinity router...

    when there's a router on the perimeter, there's no need for any routers behind it unless there are multiple networks with different IP ranges on the inside...

    )\/(ark

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  • From ROBERT WOLFE@1:116/18 to Daryl Stout on Tue Feb 2 20:16:52 2016

    On Jan 30, 2016 01:23am, Daryl Stout wrote to Robert Wolfe:

    Are you using your own router or the one built into the cable modem (if RW>>you have that kind of modem).

    I have the LinkSys WRT54G router...but I also have an Xfinity cable modem/router...but it's set up in bridge mode. Several applications
    would not work otherwise.

    Ah, ok. Yeah, we have a Comcast business gateway running in bridge mode so that I can use my SonicWall Pro 2040 with it. But also have a switch going to a second port on the modem to pull the 10.1.10.x IP address so that I can assign any of the VMs on that network one of my five static IP addresses (my SonicWall takes up one of them).

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    Wrong answer. <G>

    LOL!!!

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  • From Mike Luther@1:117/100 to Mark Lewis on Tue Feb 2 21:01:50 2016
    Hi Marcus!

    30 Jan 16 01:23, you wrote to Robert Wolfe:

    Are you using your own router or the one built into the cable modem
    (if you have that kind of modem).

    I have the LinkSys WRT54G router...but I also have an Xfinity cable modem/router...but it's set up in bridge mode. Several applications
    would not work otherwise.

    please tell me/us that you are (ab)using that WRT54G
    as a switch instead of as a router... that's assuming
    (yeah yeah yeah) that it is behind the xfinity
    router...

    when there's a router on the perimeter, there's no
    need for any routers behind it unless there are
    multiple networks with different IP ranges on the
    inside...

    )\/(ark

    Absolutely confirmed here. Cable Modem goes next to a SWITCH. From there that
    goes line to line to other hard switches OR to OTHER ROUTERS. The WRT54G is one of such behind the cable modem via switch that handles it all back and forth to the cable IP provider.

    Mike Luther as N117C



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  • From ROBERT WOLFE@1:116/18 to Mike Luther on Wed Feb 3 08:22:38 2016
    Absolutely confirmed here. Cable Modem goes next to a SWITCH. From there t

    goes line to line to other hard switches OR to OTHER ROUTERS. The WRT54G is

    one of such behind the cable modem via switch that handles it all back and forth to the cable IP provider.

    I have an odd setup there. Business gateway with a Cisco 1U router
    hooked to one port that controls the BBS network and then the SonicWall
    Pro 2040 firewall which controls everything else that isn't on a public
    IP address (the SonicWall itself takes up one public IP).

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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:393/68 to Robert Wolfe on Wed Feb 3 18:00:12 2016
    * An ongoing debate between ROBERT WOLFE and Mike Luther rages on ...

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    Being a computer and electronics hobbyist I firmly second that notion! lol

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  • From Andrew Leary@1:320/119 to Daryl Stout on Tue Feb 2 19:05:08 2016
    Hello Daryl!

    Saturday January 30 2016 01:23, Daryl Stout wrote to Robert Wolfe:

    I have the LinkSys WRT54G router...but I also have an Xfinity cable modem/router...but it's set up in bridge mode. Several applications
    would not work otherwise.

    What brand/model is the the Xfinity router? Some of them are very unreliable in bridge mode. When we upgraded here, they first gave use a Cisco DPC device which never worked properly in bridge mode. After several hours dealing with their inept customer support, they agreed to exchange it for an Arris TM722G which has worked flawlessly ever since I set it up.

    Andrew

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  • From Mike Luther@1:117/100 to Andrew Leary on Wed Feb 3 22:01:08 2016
    Interesting...

    Hello Daryl!

    Saturday January 30 2016 01:23, Daryl Stout wrote to Robert Wolfe:

    I have the LinkSys WRT54G router...but I also
    have an Xfinity cable
    modem/router...but it's set up in bridge mode. Several applications
    would not work otherwise.

    What brand/model is the the Xfinity router? Some of them are very unreliable in bridge mode. When we upgraded here,
    they first gave use a Cisco DPC device which never
    worked properly in bridge mode. After several hours
    dealing with their inept customer support, they agreed
    to exchange it for an Arris TM722G which has worked
    flawlessly ever since I set it up.

    Andrew

    I'm a Suddenlink cable customer here. When they moved forward to fiber optics for total generics source down to all various speeds customers, for reasons that needed to go back to even old coax cable mode folks, they had to swap their 'cable' modem to a a new complete version, as well as revise the 'splitter' to handle the TV and video complete 'modem' operations for all that stuff which has nothing to do with the IT data for my multiple servers and so on. They swapped out the old data modem for a new Arris Touchstone Cable-Modem
    for that here. Not exactly sure what part of tne ID complete tag is a crossref
    to your TM722G above here but part of the coding has CM820A/SL in it.


    At present they offer even 1GB service on complete fiber optics as well. Which can work fine as on as 'someone' doesn't poke dis or dat, or, as we have also found out that up in the air the squirrels love to eat it!!


    Interestingly, the switch that was behind the then cable modem originally worked fine - SOME TIMES - but locked up everything lots of the time as well here. After lots of research, my at then SMC Networks switch simply would not handle their new format for this and that. We tested this and that and the final at this time choice that has worked fine for months now is a Linksys SE1500 5 port fast ethernet switch. Which through it's ports to all the other this and that has solved that problem. In my case it is a '10/100' unit which can coordinate a full 10/100/1000 coordinated mixed mess operation.

    Cisco and other things are all under this master interface for them as needed.


    Mike Luther as N117C here in College Station, Texas.






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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Andrew Leary on Wed Feb 3 23:19:28 2016

    02 Feb 16 19:05, you wrote to Daryl Stout:

    I have the LinkSys WRT54G router...but I also have an Xfinity cable
    modem/router...but it's set up in bridge mode. Several applications
    would not work otherwise.

    What brand/model is the the Xfinity router? Some of them are very unreliable in bridge mode. When we upgraded here, they first gave use
    a Cisco DPC device which never worked properly in bridge mode. After several hours dealing with their inept customer support, they agreed
    to exchange it for an Arris TM722G which has worked flawlessly ever
    since I set it up.

    it seems that things have really changed in recent times, then... in my experiance working with firewall support, cable modems are already "bridged"...
    we've only ever had to specify bridge mode for DSL connections... this was the only reason why we ever recommended a router be behind the cable modem... in our case, our firewall product was the ""router""... everything else was just plain switches... one for each network protected by the firewall... our firewall product has also never had a wide-open DMZ where anything goes like 99% of the other devices with DMZs... our DMZ has always been protected just like the rest of the networks...

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Jeff Smith on Mon Feb 1 11:08:00 2016

    Jeff,


    I don't know their (Comcast) current behavior. But I recall having their JS>service
    some years back and found that they did indeed block certain ports.

    In using a utility from portforward.com, it shows the port is open in the router...but canyouseeme.org can't see it (the request times out). So, I'm guessing they are blocking the port.

    I can poll other systems just fine with IREX, but they can't connect to me...and that's the rub.

    Daryl

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Mike Luther on Thu Feb 4 10:18:28 2016

    03 Feb 16 22:01, you wrote to Andrew Leary:

    [...]

    Interestingly, the switch that was behind the then cable modem
    originally worked fine - SOME TIMES - but locked up everything lots of
    the time as well here. After lots of research, my at then SMC
    Networks switch simply would not handle their new format for this and that.

    i've seen similar but only once in all the years i've done networking infrastructure... that was when adding a new switch to an existing network made
    of apple-gear... it finally turned out that the new switch had a slightly different implementation (read more modern) of jumbo-frames than the old apple gear already in place... since these were all unmanaged switches, the only solution was to replace the new one with one that understood the older format being used...

    the most common switch problem i've seen has been poor ventilation and heat removal... the switches are simply overheating... i have actually removed switch guts from their housings or even simply opened them up and the problems have gone away... this is especially true with consumer-grade gear... some cheap corporate-grade gear has the same problem, too... it is what happens when
    you let decorators design your equipment housings to "make them pretty"...

    )\/(ark

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Bill McGarrity on Thu Feb 4 11:29:00 2016

    Bill,

    I have the DFW1900 but I refuse to pay $5/month for their piece of shit mode BM>so I went and purchased a Surfboard SB6141 modem locally. Zero issues with BM>either.... and it aid for itself in 16 months.

    The only reason I'm paying the modem fee is that if a surge comes through and
    fries the modem/router, then I'm not out any money to get a new one.

    I had originally bought the cable modem at Circuit City, but they went out of
    business long ago.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Mark Lewis on Thu Feb 4 11:31:00 2016

    Mark,

    please tell me/us that you are (ab)using that WRT54G as a switch instead of ML>a router... that's assuming (yeah yeah yeah) that it is behind the xfinity ML>router...

    when there's a router on the perimeter, there's no need for any routers behi ML>it unless there are multiple networks with different IP ranges on the ML>inside...

    The problem is when I tried to use just the Xfinity router as it was designed, and not in bridge mode...several applications I have, both BBS and ham radio related, would NOT work.

    If I can't do either of those, there's no point of me being online, much less
    have a computer.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Andrew Leary on Thu Feb 4 11:35:00 2016

    Hello Daryl!

    Hi, Andrew...

    What brand/model is the the Xfinity router? Some of them are very unreliabl AL>in bridge mode. When we upgraded here, they first gave use a Cisco DPC devi AL>which never worked properly in bridge mode. After several hours dealing wit AL>their inept customer support, they agreed to exchange it for an Arris TM722G AL>which has worked flawlessly ever since I set it up.

    It's an ARIS TG862G/CT.

    It works fine in bridge mode, and I can connect to other systems with IREX and BinkP, but they can NOT connect to my system.

    I also have a LinkSys 8 port Ethernet Switch to go with the LinkSys WRT54G router, since I have more devices on the LAN than ports on the router.

    Daryl

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  • From Andrew Leary@1:320/119 to Daryl Stout on Sun Feb 7 02:49:00 2016
    Hello Daryl!

    Thursday February 04 2016 11:35, Daryl Stout wrote to Andrew Leary:

    What brand/model is the the Xfinity router? Some of them are very
    unreliabl in bridge mode. When we upgraded here, they first gave
    use a Cisco DPC devi which never worked properly in bridge mode.
    After several hours dealing wit their inept customer support, they
    agreed to exchange it for an Arris TM722G which has worked
    flawlessly ever since I set it up.

    It's an ARIS TG862G/CT.

    OK. I've never had any problems with Arris devices.

    It works fine in bridge mode, and I can connect to other systems
    with IREX and BinkP, but they can NOT connect to my system.

    This sounds like a router or firewall issue.

    I also have a LinkSys 8 port Ethernet Switch to go with the LinkSys WRT54G router, since I have more devices on the LAN than ports on the router.

    i would suggest verifying that the port forwards are properly configured on your router first, and then check whatever firewall software you have installed
    on your BBS computer. TCP Port 24554 (BinkP) needs to be forwarded to the LAN IP of your BBS computer for IRex to be able to receive incoming BinkP sessions.
    Also check to make sure that TCP port 23 (Telnet) is forwarded so that your users can get to the BBS.

    Andrew

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  • From Andrew Leary@1:320/119 to Daryl Stout on Sun Feb 7 04:44:17 2016
    Hello Daryl!

    Monday February 01 2016 11:08, Daryl Stout wrote to Jeff Smith:

    In using a utility from portforward.com, it shows the port is open
    in the router...but canyouseeme.org can't see it (the request times
    out). So, I'm guessing they are blocking the port.

    Are you sure that your port forward in the router is setup to forward to the correct LAN IP for your BBS machine?

    Andrew

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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:393/68 to Daryl Stout on Sun Feb 7 12:40:41 2016
    * An ongoing debate between Daryl Stout and Jeff Smith rages on ...

    In using a utility from portforward.com, it shows the port is open
    in the router...but canyouseeme.org can't see it (the request times
    out). So, I'm guessing they are blocking the port.
    I can poll other systems just fine with IREX, but they can't connect
    to me...and that's the rub.

    Then iRex is not binding the port properly. Are you running iRex in -daemon mode? double check the BinkP config as well :)

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Andrew Leary on Wed Feb 10 16:36:00 2016

    Hello Daryl!

    Hi, Andrew...

    It's an ARIS TG862G/CT.

    OK. I've never had any problems with Arris devices.

    Marc Lewis came in via Team Viewer, and did some workarounds, but he got the BinkP deal on 24554 to work...and even sent a test netmail packet.

    So, unless I have thunderstorms in the area, or my power or internet is out, I should be online. However, with tornado season starting soon, the "offline days" may outnumber the "online days" for awhile.

    I had heard that when they originally built the apartments where I live now (built over 40 years ago as a prototype), to save money, they didn't install grounding rods. Well, they apparently have grounding at the electric meters, but no place else. :P

    Also check to make sure that TCP port 23 (Telnet) is forwarded so that your AL>users can get to the BBS.

    Port 23 was working fine, and I've got NetFoss and Net2BBS set up to catch the port scanners...or if I'm at the computer and see someone trying to logon with things like "admin", "root", ".com", etc., I drop the connection, and add the IP to the "kill list".

    I'm using the VADV-PHP website interface for the BBS (which is running GT Power under telnet), so while the BBS does NOT have anonymous FTP, they can go to the files area on the website, and download items that way.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Andrew Leary on Wed Feb 10 16:37:00 2016

    Andrew,

    Are you sure that your port forward in the router is setup to forward to the AL>correct LAN IP for your BBS machine?

    Yep...I check that before I go into the router. Sometimes, after I've had the
    systems off for thunderstorms, in bringing them back up, the 192.168.1.# address changes. So, I check that first, then make the changes in the router.

    Daryl

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Daryl Stout on Sat Feb 13 08:57:12 2016

    10 Feb 16 16:37, you wrote to Andrew Leary:

    Are you sure that your port forward in the router is setup to forward
    to the correct LAN IP for your BBS machine?

    Yep...I check that before I go into the router. Sometimes, after I've
    had the systems off for thunderstorms, in bringing them back up, the 192.168.1.# address changes. So, I check that first, then make the
    changes in the router.

    that's what i was asking about... if the address for your bbs box changes... apparently it can... that's why i mentioned that you should run it as static or
    pseudo-static so that it has the same address all the time and it can't change... pseudo-static is assigned by DHCP based on the MAC address... if you have to change the NIC, you have to adjust the pseudo-static assignment to the new MAC... static is done on the machine itself without DHCP being involved...

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  • From ROBERT WOLFE@1:116/18 to Daryl Stout on Sat Feb 13 16:02:24 2016
    On 2/10/2016 5:47 PM, Daryl Stout wrote to Robert Wolfe:

    Then iRex is not binding the port properly. Are you running
    iRex in
    -daemon mode? double check the BinkP config as well :)

    Or the IP address that you have IREX binding to is incorrect. To RW>BR> RW> resolve that issue, I always have it bind to 0.0.0.0 so that
    it bind
    to all interfaces and not to just one.

    Interesting point.

    I thought so :) Something of a valid point, too. :)

    Dude, tell HIM that, not me lol

    Hey, all I did what hit REPLY, entered my response, then hit the SEND RW>button :) I suppose as long as he gets the message, huh? :D

    Reminds me of the cartoon where the sheriff's office found a pair of
    "dirty
    underwear" from a thief on the run. The bloodhound dogs rebelled, with the caption "Dude!! You find him!! We're bloodhounds, not butt hounds!!" :P

    LOL! God, thank you! I needed a laugh today! :)
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Mark Lewis on Sun Feb 14 14:30:00 2016

    Mark,

    that's what i was asking about... if the address for your bbs box changes... ML>apparently it can... that's why i mentioned that you should run it as static

    Well, I am going through DuoCirle (formerly DYNDNS), so I have a dynamic IP address. As long as the BBS is online (no threat of thunderstorms, and both the
    power and internet are on), going to wx1der.dyndns.org will get them to the BBS.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Robert Wolfe on Sun Feb 14 14:46:00 2016

    Robert,

    Reminds me of the cartoon where the sheriff's office found a pair of RW>"dirty
    underwear" from a thief on the run. The bloodhound dogs rebelled, with th RW>-> caption "Dude!! You find him!! We're bloodhounds, not butt hounds!!" :P

    LOL! God, thank you! I needed a laugh today! :)

    Glad to help. There's too little to laugh at in the world nowadays.

    I've got a bulletin on the BBS, entitled "So, You Want To Be A Sysop??". It is several bulletins in one, from several individuals, with segments like:

    1) Definition Of A Twit - courtesy of Grant Bierman 2) You Want To Be A Sysop??
    - courtesy of Tom Ezell 3) The Thankless Job - courtesy of Kris Lewis 4) Caring
    For Pet Sysops - courtesy of Fred Hunt, modified by Daryl Stout 5) The Sysop of
    a BBS - a poem by Daryl Stout

    While some parts of the first 4 can be amusing, sadly a lot of that is true. Even though most of the dial-up BBS's have been replaced by telnet and web BBS's, the problem of twits, hackets, etc. didn't go away.

    It reminds me of a C)omment to Sysop once that went something like "Why can't
    I have automatic access to the adult file areas?? I need it for a school sex education project". The response from the Sysop: "Nice try, but no dice". ;)

    Indeed, when I was originally dial-up only, one caller paged me for chat, and
    asked where all the adult files were. When I replied "on the internet", his response was "CLICK" -- NO CARRIER.

    Admittedly, I do have a file board called "The Bizarre Bazaar"...with images of such, and it's rated PG-13 in content as a result. The movie "Kramer Versus Kramer" with Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep in 1980 was rated "PG" for a few expletives, and a comic nude scene...but all you saw was the nude woman from the back side.

    But, the closest thing you'll get to nudity on the BBS is shots from "the backside" (the buttocks) in some images (all humans are technically "the same from the back side"). There are NO full frontal nudity shots of genitalia, bestiality, pornography, etc.

    The Motion Picture Association Of America would give a picture an "R" rating for full frontal nudity (including genitalia) or use of the "F word" for sexual
    intercourse. The former "X" rating is now "NC-17", because they felt that "X" was too closely associated with pornography. And, an "X" rating originally denoted the picture dealt with "hard core sex". Most all of the "soft core porn" pictures are rated "R"; the difference between "soft core" and "hard core" was that "soft core was simulated"...yet it sure is difficult to tell the
    difference.

    Nudity can be defined as "any nakedness" (reference Michelangelo's "King David" sculpture, or the picture of "a naked baby on a bareskin rug, showing its buttocks).

    Pornography is from the Greek word "porneia"...which is defined as "all sexual intercourse outside the marriage relationship between a man and a woman". Indeed, the "adult entertainment industry" is a multi-billion, if not multi-trillion dollar industry.

    Daryl
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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Daryl Stout on Tue Feb 16 13:41:56 2016

    14 Feb 16 14:30, you wrote to me:

    that's what i was asking about... if the address for your bbs box
    changes... apparently it can... that's why i mentioned that you
    should run it as static

    Well, I am going through DuoCirle (formerly DYNDNS), so I have a
    dynamic IP address.

    that's fine but that's also your WAN (aka external) address... i've been asking
    about your BBS machine's /internal/ LAN address and if it might change... IIRC,
    you did state in another post in some echo of the few this conversation is taking place in, that there is the possibility that that address can change from 192.168.0.2_or_whatever_it_is to 192.168.0.something_else and that you have gotten to where you check it all the time when starting everything back up... i've pointed out two ways for you to prevent this change from happening... pseudo-static assignment in DHCP on the router or fully static on the BBS machine itself...

    As long as the BBS is online (no threat of thunderstorms, and both the power and internet are on), going to wx1der.dyndns.org will get them
    to the BBS.

    yes, i think many of us are aware of what static domain name services provide for those of us on dynamic IP connections :wink: :wink:

    )\/(ark

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