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BBS Not working


 

Hi,
I was wondering if anybody could spot an error or reason why anybody connecting to my Node/BBS/Chat is not able to connect to the BBS, is something missing. Any help would be appreciated Adrian de 2E0SDR

My current BPQ32.CFG is below.

LOCATOR=IO81QT ;Grid Square or alternately:
EnableM0LTEMap=1
MAPCOMMENT=>Packet on 144.950
PASSWORD=
LINMAIL
LINCHAT
NODECALL=GB7NFD ? ? ? ; Node callsign (6 characters max with an optional -SSID)
NODEALIAS=NFDNOD ? ?; Node alias (6 characters max)

IDMSG:
GB7NFD LinBPQ Net/Rom Switch
***

INFOMSG: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; The INFO command text follows:
Welcome to GB7NFD. 1st Switched on 12/72/2024
Connect initially to GB7NFD, then choose among:

?BBS ? ?- for BPQMail BBS
?CHAT ? - for BPQMChat CHAT

?For 'one step' service disconnect from GB7NFD and connect instead to:

?NFDBBS ?or GB7NFD-3 ?- for BPQMail BBS
?NFDCHT ?or GB7NFD-2 ?- for BPQChat CHAT

NFDNOD:GB7NFD} BBS CHAT CONNECT BYE INFO NODES ROUTES PORTS USERS MHEARD
***

CTEXT:
.. LinBPQ node GB7NFD, alias NFDNOD, run by Adrian 2E0SDR in Coleford ..

Enter 'INFO' for connection information.

NFDNOD:GB7NFD} BBS CHAT CONNECT BYE INFO NODES ROUTES PORTS USERS MHEARD
*** ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Denotes end of CTEXT text
FULL_CTEXT=0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; 0=send CTEXT to L2 connects to NODEALIAS only
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; 1=send CTEXT to all when connecting
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Network System Parameters:

OBSINIT=6 ? ? ? ? ; Initial obsolescence
OBSMIN=4 ? ? ? ? ?; When the obsolescence of a node falls below this
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; value that node's information is not included in
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; a subsequent nodes broadcast.
NODESINTERVAL=30
IDINTERVAL=30 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; 'IDMSG' UI broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
BTINTERVAL=30 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; The BTEXT broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
L3TIMETOLIVE=25 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Max L3 hops
L4RETRIES=4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Level 4 retry count
L4TIMEOUT=60 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Level 4 timeout in seconds s/b > FRACK x RETRIES
L4DELAY=10 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Level 4 delayed ack timer in seconds
L4WINDOW=4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Level 4 window size
MAXLINKS=63 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Max level 2 links
MAXNODES=512 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Max nodes in nodes table
MAXROUTES=64 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Max adjacent nodes
MAXCIRCUITS=128 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Max L4 circuits
MINQUAL=100 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Minimum quality to add to nodes table was 168
MAXHOPS=4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; INP3 hop limit to add to tables
MAXRTT=90 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; INP3 max RTT in seconds

; TNC default parameters:
PACLEN=236
TRANSDELAY=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
; Level 2 Parameters:
T3=120 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Link validation timer in seconds
IDLETIME=720 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Idle link shutdown timer in seconds

; Configuration Options:
SAVEMH=1
AUTOSAVE=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Saves BPQNODES.dat upon program exit
BBS=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; 1 = BBS support included, 0 = No BBS support
NODE=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Include switch support
HIDENODES=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; If set to 1, nodes beginning with a #
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; require a 'N *' command to be displayed.
ENABLE_LINKED=A ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Controls processing of *** LINKED command ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Y = allows unrestricted use
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; A = allows use by application program
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; N = disabled
; AX25 port definitions:
; AX/IP/UDP port definition.

PORT
?PORTNUM=1
?ID=AX/IP/UDP
?DRIVER=BPQAXIP
?QUALITY=110 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
?MINQUAL=168
?FRACK=7000
?RESPTIME=1000
?RETRIES=5
?MAXFRAME=4
?PACLEN=236
?MHEARD ON
?CONFIG
?UDP 10093
?UDP 10094
?BROADCAST NODES
?BROADCAST ID

?MAP ################################

ENDPORT

; Radio port definitions.
PORT
PORTNUM=2
ID=BPQ 144.950 MHz
TYPE=ASYNC
PROTOCOL=KISS
FULLDUP=0
COMPORT=/dev/ttyACM0
SPEED=57600
CHANNEL=A
PERSIST=64
SLOTTIME=100
TXDELAY=500
TXTAIL=50
QUALITY=200
;MINQUAL=168
FRACK=10000
RESPTIME=200
RETRIES=10
MAXFRAME=1
PACLEN=128
UNPROTO=APBQ1
BCALL=GB7NFD
L3ONLY=0
DIGIFLAG=0
DIGIPORT=0
USERS=0
MHEARD
ENDPORT

PORT
ID=Telnet Server
DRIVER=Telnet
CONFIG
LOGGING=1
DisconnectOnClose=1
TCPPORT=8010
FBBPORT=8011
HTTPPORT=8080
CMDPORT 1234
SECURETELNET=1
LOGINPROMPT=user:
PASSWORDPROMPT=password:
MAXSESSIONS=10
CMS=0
CMSCALL=GB7NFD-10
CMSPASS=############
CTEXT=Welcome to GB7NFD's Telnet Server\nEnter ? for list of commands\n\n
USER=#########,###########,GB7NFD,,SYSOP
ENDPORT

ROUTES:
***

APPLICATION 1,CHAT,,GB7NFD-2,NFDCHT,255
APPLICATION 2,BBS,,GB7NFD-3,NFDBBS,255 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
APPLICATION 3,HELLO,C 4 HOST 0 K S,,NFDHEL


 

Most likely you have the Application numbers in your Chat and BBS configurations mixed up. When I connected to your node and entered BBS I was connected to your CHAT.

I'm not real confident with your Quality and Minqual settings. It's pretty backwards from what I use here, but that is not a cause for not being able to connect to your BBS. But, I do not use netrom on my RF ports... Your applications in your area may be far different than mine.



Mark


 

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Hi Adrian.

The default BBS Application number is 1 so check in the BBS config that it is set to 2 (or change your Chat and BBS Applications numbers round)

73,
John G8BPQ



On 13/07/2024 13:33, Adrian Lane wrote:

Hi,
I was wondering if anybody could spot an error or reason why anybody connecting to my Node/BBS/Chat is not able to connect to the BBS, is something missing. Any help would be appreciated Adrian de 2E0SDR

My current BPQ32.CFG is below.

LOCATOR=IO81QT ;Grid Square or alternately:
EnableM0LTEMap=1
MAPCOMMENT=>Packet on 144.950
PASSWORD=
LINMAIL
LINCHAT
NODECALL=GB7NFD ? ? ? ; Node callsign (6 characters max with an optional -SSID)
NODEALIAS=NFDNOD ? ?; Node alias (6 characters max)

IDMSG:
GB7NFD LinBPQ Net/Rom Switch
***

INFOMSG: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; The INFO command text follows:
Welcome to GB7NFD. 1st Switched on 12/72/2024
Connect initially to GB7NFD, then choose among:

?BBS ? ?- for BPQMail BBS
?CHAT ? - for BPQMChat CHAT

?For 'one step' service disconnect from GB7NFD and connect instead to:

?NFDBBS ?or GB7NFD-3 ?- for BPQMail BBS
?NFDCHT ?or GB7NFD-2 ?- for BPQChat CHAT

NFDNOD:GB7NFD} BBS CHAT CONNECT BYE INFO NODES ROUTES PORTS USERS MHEARD
***

CTEXT:
.. LinBPQ node GB7NFD, alias NFDNOD, run by Adrian 2E0SDR in Coleford ..

Enter 'INFO' for connection information.

NFDNOD:GB7NFD} BBS CHAT CONNECT BYE INFO NODES ROUTES PORTS USERS MHEARD
*** ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Denotes end of CTEXT text
FULL_CTEXT=0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; 0=send CTEXT to L2 connects to NODEALIAS only
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; 1=send CTEXT to all when connecting
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Network System Parameters:

OBSINIT=6 ? ? ? ? ; Initial obsolescence
OBSMIN=4 ? ? ? ? ?; When the obsolescence of a node falls below this
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; value that node's information is not included in
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; a subsequent nodes broadcast.
NODESINTERVAL=30
IDINTERVAL=30 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; 'IDMSG' UI broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
BTINTERVAL=30 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; The BTEXT broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
L3TIMETOLIVE=25 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Max L3 hops
L4RETRIES=4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Level 4 retry count
L4TIMEOUT=60 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Level 4 timeout in seconds s/b > FRACK x RETRIES
L4DELAY=10 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Level 4 delayed ack timer in seconds
L4WINDOW=4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Level 4 window size
MAXLINKS=63 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Max level 2 links
MAXNODES=512 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Max nodes in nodes table
MAXROUTES=64 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Max adjacent nodes
MAXCIRCUITS=128 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Max L4 circuits
MINQUAL=100 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Minimum quality to add to nodes table was 168
MAXHOPS=4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; INP3 hop limit to add to tables
MAXRTT=90 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; INP3 max RTT in seconds

; TNC default parameters:
PACLEN=236
TRANSDELAY=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
; Level 2 Parameters:
T3=120 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Link validation timer in seconds
IDLETIME=720 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Idle link shutdown timer in seconds

; Configuration Options:
SAVEMH=1
AUTOSAVE=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Saves BPQNODES.dat upon program exit
BBS=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; 1 = BBS support included, 0 = No BBS support
NODE=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Include switch support
HIDENODES=1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; If set to 1, nodes beginning with a #
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; require a 'N *' command to be displayed.
ENABLE_LINKED=A ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Controls processing of *** LINKED command ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Y = allows unrestricted use
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; A = allows use by application program
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; N = disabled
; AX25 port definitions:
; AX/IP/UDP port definition.

PORT
?PORTNUM=1
?ID=AX/IP/UDP
?DRIVER=BPQAXIP
?QUALITY=110 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
?MINQUAL=168
?FRACK=7000
?RESPTIME=1000
?RETRIES=5
?MAXFRAME=4
?PACLEN=236
?MHEARD ON
?CONFIG
?UDP 10093
?UDP 10094
?BROADCAST NODES
?BROADCAST ID

?MAP ################################

ENDPORT

; Radio port definitions.
PORT
PORTNUM=2
ID=BPQ 144.950 MHz
TYPE=ASYNC
PROTOCOL=KISS
FULLDUP=0
COMPORT=/dev/ttyACM0
SPEED=57600
CHANNEL=A
PERSIST=64
SLOTTIME=100
TXDELAY=500
TXTAIL=50
QUALITY=200
;MINQUAL=168
FRACK=10000
RESPTIME=200
RETRIES=10
MAXFRAME=1
PACLEN=128
UNPROTO=APBQ1
BCALL=GB7NFD
L3ONLY=0
DIGIFLAG=0
DIGIPORT=0
USERS=0
MHEARD
ENDPORT

PORT
ID=Telnet Server
DRIVER=Telnet
CONFIG
LOGGING=1
DisconnectOnClose=1
TCPPORT=8010
FBBPORT=8011
HTTPPORT=8080
CMDPORT 1234
SECURETELNET=1
LOGINPROMPT=user:
PASSWORDPROMPT=password:
MAXSESSIONS=10
CMS=0
CMSCALL=GB7NFD-10
CMSPASS=############
CTEXT=Welcome to GB7NFD's Telnet Server\nEnter ? for list of commands\n\n
USER=#########,###########,GB7NFD,,SYSOP
ENDPORT

ROUTES:
***

APPLICATION 1,CHAT,,GB7NFD-2,NFDCHT,255
APPLICATION 2,BBS,,GB7NFD-3,NFDBBS,255 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
APPLICATION 3,HELLO,C 4 HOST 0 K S,,NFDHEL


 

Many thanks John.


 

Cheers Mark


 

On 7/13/24 10:08, Mark Taylor wrote:
I'm not real confident with your Quality and Minqual settings.
+1 with Mark.
Especially no NETROM on HF.
However, 'salt to taste'.

I think QUALITY should be larger than MINQUAL.
A QUALITY difference of +/- 10 or less might be sufficient to get the results you seek.

I recommend including SIMPLE before PORT definitions in your configuration file.

73, Chuck


 

Hi Chuck,
Thanks for that, I have updated the BPQ32.cfg accordingly.

Much appreciated.
Adrian de 2e0sdr


 

A few comments.

SIMPLE is primarily intended for use on systems without NETROM. Although I often use it from laziness I think it is better to explicitly set all the parameters, particularly when you are setting up a system with primary route over VHF and backup over AXIP.

Setting such a large quality difference will ensure that all available RF routes are considered before any AXIP. The main thing is to coordinate with sysops of local VHF nodes. Widely different settings on the same frequency can cause unexpected problems.

73, John

On 13/07/2024 16:20, Chuck Gelm wrote:
On 7/13/24 10:08, Mark Taylor wrote:
I'm not real confident with your Quality and Minqual settings.
+1 with Mark.
Especially no NETROM on HF.
However, 'salt to taste'.

I think QUALITY should be larger than MINQUAL.
A QUALITY difference of +/- 10 or less might be sufficient to get the results you seek.

I recommend including SIMPLE before PORT definitions in your configuration file.

73, Chuck