Re: Packet BBS using 44 network
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Since when is obtaining a VMS (I believe that's equivalent to a VPS here in the US), turning that into a "hamgate", and setting up a VPN, less complicated than adding 5 lines to BPQ's configuration file and leveraging the DMZ feature of a home router to point to a previously unused LAN address?
While the above doesn't always work due to ISP limitations, if it does work, it's considerably less complicated.
Lee K5DAT
This is all far too complicated. The whole point of both ARDC and HamGate projects is to lower the access bar. No requirement for DMZ's or specific routers that can do Protocol 4 or ampr-rip.
Why don't you UK guys club together and rent yourselves a VMS (I'm using an outfit in Manchester for work purposes for only $6 a month). Convert that into a "HamGate" and then VPN to it. Problem solved.
Access to it is via either a VPN client running on the BBS device, or a small sub $25 router ahead of the BBS device.
Back when I ran GB7TVG the UK IP coordinator was a bloke called Paul Taylor, G1PLT . Is it still her? Maybe you could work with the coordinator to make a "HamGate" happen?
Alan
I have the following
IPGATEWAY Adapter eth0 44ENCAP 192.168.1.100 <router mac addrr> IPADDR ****
Obviously replace your 44 net address and mask with your allocated ones.? The 100 address is configured as the dmz IP in my ISP router. Which BPQ then used for 44 traffic including the broadcasts
73 Steve?
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