[nos-bbs] Forwarding with FBB

[Michael Fox - N6MEF]

Hmm.

 

Well, in my case, I can't reach the FBB station with RF (yet).  So I'm using
telnet.

 

Getting logged in isn't the problem.  They can both login to each other just
fine every time, without fail.  And sometimes short messages will forward.
But usually, the session gets hung somewhere.  Just monkeying around setting
mbox fbb to different values and doing multiple mbox kicks, I finally got a
complete forwarding session.  But only just once.  It won't repeat.

 

I see protocol errors with either MBOX FBB 1 or FBB 2 set.  (It's a shame we
can use the fbb with an FBB station!)  ;-)

But even with FBB 0 (or !), there ends up being some type of TCP/telnet
problem.  I haven't seen problems with telnet in 20 years.  RRR!

 

M.

 

 

From: nos-bbs-bounces at tapr.org [mailto:nos-bbs-bounces at tapr.org] On Behalf
Of Wm Lewis
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 9:32 AM
To: nos-bbs at tapr.org
Subject: Re: [nos-bbs] Forwarding with FBB

 

Michael:
 
First let me say that forwarding between a JNOS and an FBB can be done. I've
done it. I still do it.
 
BUT !!!!!!!   There is one major caveat that seems to get over-looked, and
it revolves around the connection method.
 
If your stations are TELNET-ing into each other, YOU WILL FAIL. The
connection method of one using "LF (Line Feed)" and the other using "CR
(Carriage Return)" causes an issue immediately and you can not even get
logged into each other.
 
Now, in your case (and mine) where the connection is via an AX25 or NetRom,
there is (usually) no "login" so that part becomes moot.
 
Here is what I use for settings:
 
In my autoexe.nos, I use "mbox fbb 2"
 
Then in my forward.bbs file to the guys using FBB I use this:
--------
n6xyz
ax25 xyz n6xyz
!
allca
allus
ares
bbs
dx
help
history
humor
misc
n6xyz
nts
radio
sale
space
wx
yl
------------
 
Note the "!" on the third line. Read the "eschew" comments in the JNOS
manual. 
 
Now, there is a more simplex setting. Just set your mbox fbb setting to this
"mbox fbb 0".
 
What that does is simply tell the FBB station that you want to forward with,
that your station is not using any FBB protocols at all, and their FBB
station will synch with you using non FBB forwarding. Like JNOS to JNOS.
 
It just depends on if you want to forward using compression or not. If you
don't care and you're having issues, just turn off the FBB setting so your
two stations synch without using FBB protocols.
 
Bill

 

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From: n6mef at mefox.org
To: nos-bbs at tapr.org
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:12:30 -0800
Subject: [nos-bbs] Forwarding with FBB

Is anyone having any luck forwarding with an FBB station?

 

Apparently, JNOS mbox fbb 1 is just broken.  I can see in wireshark that
JNOS is issuing an FQ and the FBB system is coming back with an error saying
it must be FF or FS.

 

JNOS mbox fbb 2 also seems to have problems.  It gets hung in the middle of
a transfer with the FBB station.  The FBB BBS operator asked me to try plain
text forwarding.

 

But JNOS mbox fbb 0 gets hung also.  Plain telnet should just work in 2012.
I've experienced something similar with an N0ARY machine that gets hung and
chalked it up to N0ARY.  But since N0ARY and FBB can forward just fine, and
now  JNOS is also having trouble forwarding to FBB, I'm thinking that JNOS
is the problem.

 

I've spent hours and hours trying different combinations.  JNOS just seems
to have compatibility issues with non-JNOS.

 

Is anyone having success?  If so, would you be willing to share your config?

 

Michael

N6MEF

 


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