Original from Alan Hess at 1:261/1000 in "OS2"
Forwarded Mar 30 04 by Alan Hess at 1:261/1000

Whilst masticating on , Mike Luther (1:261/1000)
wrote to Alan Hess:

ML> 1.) Once you have figured out SIO's VMOMDEM deal and have
ML> it working, say on COMM port #3, you are ready to play
ML> with the BBS deal.

ML> The easiest way, I think, to try all this and not get messed
ML> up on your regular BBS is to make two new subdirectories
ML> on your hard disk.  If you have BINK in BT, copy everyting in
ML> it and all the subdirectories under it in a new one called
ML> simply BT2.  If you have your MAX in MAX, copy everything in
ML> it into MAX2.

ML> Do all your experimentation and configuration experimentation
ML> on the files in BT2 and MAX2, so you won't foul up your
ML> system!

Done that.  It seems to work.  I have a router now, so dhcpmon gives me the
router address.  I stuck that address in telnetpm, and got connected. 
Graphics were lousy in telenetpm, though, even before connect - screen was
full of little squares.  Couldn't find a way to fix it.

ML> Fire up the new task in BINK or MAX.  You should see
ML> a nice ATZ OK in the modem column.

ML> If you do, you are UP!

Got that.

ML> 5.) Lets not get into specifics about events and mail routing
ML> and directed outbound dialing via POTS or TELNET, just
ML> yet.  You can do that stuff all at once with two tasks
ML> running at the same time, even in the same directory.
ML> That takes some thinking out and can be done with cost
ML> switching plus event shifting between the two tasks,
ML> to keep them from fighting with each other.  But that's
ML> not the task in front of you just yet, OK?

I'd like to give up the POTS line - only one caller left, and he can telnet.

ML> Whatever, just start a TELNET dialer and put in that discrete 
ML> ##.##.###.## for your system which is up and running in VMODEM in 
ML> another session on the OS/2 box.

ML> Voila!  You will connect to it on your own box!

ML> You have made the first TELNET call to your system!

Thank you.

ML> Anyone in the world with access to TELNET and a dialer can
ML> call it!  All they have to know is the ##.###.##.## that is
ML> assigned to you and be set up as a user on your BBS.

Is that the router address?  I'm on comcast.net.

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