[nos-bbs] Would like to introduce myself and get some help

Mon Jul 31 20:31:25 EDT 2006

Thanks you George for replying . At least I feel I am going in the 
right direction I will continue my research and hope more people 
would like to join in and give me their opinion Thanks again !

Joe

At 05:28 PM 7/31/2006, you wrote:

>Welcome aboard Joe - let me give a partial answer for you...
>
>On Fri, 2006-07-28 at 20:59 -0400, Joe Landers wrote:
>>Hello Everyone
>>
>>I would like to say hello to everyone and thanks to the moderator 
>>for letting me join this group. I hope I can get my some help here 
>>and hopefully help answer questions when I have the opportunity. 
>>First off I need some help with setting up JNOS 2.0 with linux 
>>fedora core 5 or get some suggestions on what I should use if this 
>>configuration is not the way to go.
>Not many of us use FC-5 for a platform - it represents a bit of 
>"bleading edge" and some new issues with gcc and glibc.
>I experienced a failure on FC-5 with jnos2.0e as distributed - but I 
>did not stick with the problem until I fully understood it.
>Fact is I use FC-5 for my test platform under jnos2,0d(something) 
>successfully.
>BUT I can not compile anything until some code syntax changes "to 
>remain up-to-date" or in-step with FC-5.
>Earlier FC-4 seems to do everything and is "more stable?".
>However I do NOT offer that as a recommended platform - only one 
>data point for your consideration.
>>I have had experience with Jnos 110m and DOS years ago but I 
>>dropped out of it just lost interest but new interest has pulled me 
>>back to it and I wanted to upgrade my system. So far I setup fedora 
>>with no problems I have good communication with the Internet . I 
>>have setup the TNC (AEA 900) and it is working with minicom just 
>>fine. So I knew I had ttyS0 working ok and eth0 working and the TNC 
>>is working . I set the TNC to KISS mode  afterwards I downloaded 
>>Linux JNOS 2.0e and I used the installer program that was offered . 
>>I also looked at my autoexec.NOS file and made a ip address 
>>adjustment to my ampr.org  address.
>At this point in your work plan, you and I have similar results.
>>Telnet works on JNOS and linux I logged in locally and it seemed to 
>>work so I fired it up and well the TNC was not communicating with JNOS.
>At this point in your work plan, you and I have a difference in results.
>My experience is that 2.0e failed to execute on FC-5 - If you have 
>it executing you then have gone one more successful step that I have.
>>I ran ifconfig under JNOS and it sees VHF which is the TNC  tun0 
>>for the gateway . loopback and encap .
>It sounds like you are "close"...
>>Well I went to the Internet and found some web pages but they seem 
>>a little outdated but I think I am finding that I need to configure 
>>some files for A.X. 25 well the files they recommend don't seem to 
>>be there anymore and I am not sure if this is what needs to be done 
>>now or not. What I would like is some information on if I am on the 
>>right track and what is recommended today .
>Maiko has a pretty good set of how-to stuff on his ve4klm site - it 
>may be shut down for the summer / he offered an alternative before 
>vacation I have not pursued personally.  If you "...# diff 
>autoexec.nos [maikos sample autoexec] " and can explain the the 
>differences for your site, then it "should work"...  (yes I know 
>I've given you the incorrect syntax by using the [bracketed text], 
>but you have lots of choices how to supply that parameter I assume 
>you can do the correct syntax.)
>>I would like to setup JNOS with a gateway with the multi node TNC I 
>>have. I would like to also setup mail service on JNOS and setup a 
>>full fledged BBS with the bells and whistles I use to have . I know 
>>this could be a long thread here so if direct communication would 
>>be better I am willing to go that route . I used to be pretty good 
>>at JNOS but with the changes and lack of info on the Internet I am 
>>finding myself feeling like a Newbie.
>If you take a coffee break - be prepared for re-training:-)
>>
>>Thanks for reading
>>hope to get some suggestions and answers
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Joe Landers
>>KE4EUE
>>Assistant Emergency Radio officer for Chesterfield Co. Va.
>>Owner: of the 145.390 repeater located in Chesterfield Co. Va.
>>Advanced Skywarn Spotter Central Va. VCFD0022
>>Director of Communications for Va. Special Olympics
>>IRLP Node Owner on SySop for nodes 4407 & 4860
>>Owner:Chesterfield RACES Mobile Communications Units
>>
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>I hope you will stick with it until you get what you want - it has potential.
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