Linux-Hams archive - December 1996: Re: Fbb 7.00b beta for LINUX available

Re: Fbb 7.00b beta for LINUX available

Jonathan Naylor (pbixygia.axinoift@king.ac.uk)
Sun, 8 Dec 1996 19:09:47 +0000 (GMT)


Hello Edson

On Sun, 8 Dec 1996, Edson W. R. Pereira wrote:
> I do not know how to interface FBB with the Linux netrom
> interface or how to provide a telnet-like section to the BBS.

Interestingly I can't get xfbb to work if the port name is numeric (say
144) but it appears fine if I name it ax0. I've tried substituting the
name of the NET/ROM port for ax0 to no effect. However I do have some
good news, to set up a TELNET port, set the "Mode" flags from (say) XUWYL
to TUWYL and it listens on a socket > 1000, I forget the number. The way
I got the number was to run "netstat -a > first", start xfbb then
"netstat -a > second" and then do a diff on "first" and "second" ! The
number 1035 springs to mind.

> In any event, we finally have a good BBS that uses the native ax.25 in Linux.

It looks superb. One UK amateur not unconnected with another Linux BBS
said recently that FBB for Linux was vapourware, Hah !

> The fun is just beginning!

We've created a monster ! The Rose code appears to be working well and is
being developed further so Linux hasn't finished yet. What next ?

> 73,
>
> -- Edson, N1VTN

Jonathan G4KLX

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