Ftelnet does not work on my Synchronet BBS web page. What are the troublespots? I think this is a
provider problem but what do I know. I haven't touched any of the defaultsettings. I thought it
worked out of the box but I could be wrong. What should I check for? Itdidn't work with the stock
web and now it doesn't world with ecwebv4. I believe the site runs underLinode.
https://github.com/echicken/synchronet-web-v4/wiki/ftelnet
ftelnet is trying to connect to your WebSocket proxy server at havens.synchro.net port 1123. Your server is refusing connections on that port. For starters make sure that port is forwarded correctly.
The documentation at the above URL also contains information which may help you (or Marisa, I presume) check some other details.
The documentation at the above URL also contains information which may help you (or Marisa, I presume) check some other details.
Everything checks out as per the instructions on gitub. Any othersuggestions? Is it possible
MarisaG's provider is not allowing ftelnet connections? Where else can Ilook? The ports are open
and listening. I get "connecting to sever" or "redirecting to server andthen a blank screen.
Everything checks out as per the instructions on gitub. Any other suggestions? Is it possible
You could try altering your [WS] (and [WSS] if you offer HTTPS) section(s) of ctrl/services.ini like so:
[WS]
Port=1123
Options=NO_HOST_LOOKUP
Command=websocketservice.js havens.synchro.net 23
Ok that didn't work. Anything else? What is ftelnet doing when it is"redirecting to server" ? Is
there an error log for ftelnet?
The "Redirecting to server..." message comes from websocketservice.js. At If you're at an OS command prompt / shell on your BBS' server, can you 'telnet havens.synchro.net' and are you able to connect to your BBS that way? If not, figure out what combination of hostname/IP address and port you need to type in to make that work, then use those as the host and port parameters to websocketservice.js in services.ini.
Hmmm. I can't telnet to the BBS from the Server command prompt. Why isthat?
closes imidietly. Of course I can telnet and ssh to the BBS from my homepc but nothing doing from
the command prompt of the server to the bbs. I'm not a server expert. Ileave the server stuff to
MarisaG. What do I ask her to look at? I suspect a permission problem (asusual). This must be a
network problem somewhere. No??
Re: Ftelnetyou
By: echicken to HusTler on Sat Oct 05 2019 11:13 am
The "Redirecting to server..." message comes from websocketservice.js.
At If you're at an OS command prompt / shell on your BBS' server, can
port'telnet havens.synchro.net' and are you able to connect to your BBS that way? If not, figure out what combination of hostname/IP address and
you need to type in to make that work, then use those as the host and port parameters to websocketservice.js in services.ini.
Hmmm. I can't telnet to the BBS from the Server command prompt. Why is that?
I can telnet and ssh from my home pc to the server (Ubuntu) but from
the server command prompt to the BBS the connection closes imidietly. Of course I can telnet and ssh to the BBS from my home pc but nothing doing from the command prompt of the server to the bbs. I'm not a server expert. leave the server stuff to MarisaG. What do I ask her to look at? I suspect permission problem (as usual). This must be a network problem somewhere. No??
I telneted to your board, filled out the NUQ and was kicked off saying Ihad
already sent too many emails today and I have to send Hustler an email ... might want to check your restrictions :-/
I telneted to your board, filled out the NUQ and was kicked off saying I had already sent too many emails today and I have to send Hustler an email ... might want to check your restrictions :-/
Wow really? Thanks. I'm not surprised though. The BBS has been nothing but trouble. Thanks again.
HusTler wrote to Mortifis <=-had
Re: Havens BBS
By: Mortifis to HusTler on Sun Oct 06 2019 11:33 pm
I telneted to your board, filled out the NUQ and was kicked off saying I
already sent too many emails today and I have to send Hustler an email ... might want to check your restrictions :-/
Wow really? Thanks. I'm not surprised though. The BBS has been
nothing but trouble. Thanks again.
Well, in all fairness to "the BBS", it does exactly what it's
Sysop has configured it to do...
HusTler wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Havens BBS
By: Gamgee to HusTler on Mon Oct 07 2019 06:58 pm
Well, in all fairness to "the BBS", it does exactly what it's
Sysop has configured it to do...
Not when the BBS is installed and run on another SysOps server.
Well, in all fairness to "the BBS", it does exactly what it's
Sysop has configured it to do...
Not when the BBS is installed and run on another SysOps server.
Not sure I understand here... If I recall correctly, you're
running on one of "MarisaG"'s hosted servers? OK.... but are
*YOU* the Sysop of Havens BBS? If so, it's configured by you, not
her (or anybody else). Doesn't really matter where it's running,
the Sysop configures it. That's you, right?
Ok I need to know who to ask for help fixing the Ftelnet on Havens BBS.
A) MarisaG The Server Administrator and orginal installer of Synchronet
B) Digital Man Synchronet Author and Updater
C) Echicken Author of Ewebv4 which uses ftelnet (Note Ftelnet did notwork prior to the
install of echickens web)
D) The SysOp that runs the BBS but has made no changes to the originalinstall
of ftelent
This is the section of sbbs.ini MArisaG installed. Is it correct?
Here is the bottom half of the services.ini. Again installed by MarisaG
[WS]
Port=1123
Options=NO_HOST_LOOKUP
Command=websocketservice.js
I suggested that you change the command line to websocketservice.js in services.ini. Making no changes at this point will not resolve anything.
I'm sorry this isn't working automatically. When it doesn't, that usually means there's something about your system which the scripts don't currently account for. Or you're using an older version of websocketservice.js and it isn't picking up the right host/port to connect to.
Maybe Marisa, who knows how your server is configured and should understand its network configuration, can tell you what IP address and port you must use to connect to the telnet server locally - as in from the same machine.
This is the section of sbbs.ini MArisaG installed. Is it correct?How about ctrl/services.ini? Here's what my websocket service is like there:
[WS]
Port=1123
Options=NO_HOST_LOOKUP
Command=websocketservice.js
Does yours look like that? Is anything else in that file configured to listen on port 1123? Is there anything else in that file with "websocket" in the "Command" line?
I did reply sir. I made the changes you suggested but the problem stillpersists.
To the best of my knowlege Synchronet is current and updated
I suspect MarisaG's server/provider is where the problem is. I'm thinkingmaybe her
provider has ftelnet blocked for security reasons maybe? This is just aguess. I don't
know the details of her provider. She keeps telling me she's busy andwill "look into
it" but it's been 2 months now. That's why I'm trying to trouble shoot itmyself but
Ok I need to know who to ask for help fixing the Ftelnet on Havens BBS.
A) MarisaG The Server Administrator and orginal installer of Synchronet
B) Digital Man Synchronet Author and Updater
C) Echicken Author of Ewebv4 which uses ftelnet (Note Ftelnet did not work prior to the install of echickens web)
D) The SysOp that runs the BBS but has made no changes to the original install
of ftelent
At this point I'd be happy to give anyone any permissions to fix the darn thing.
This is the section of sbbs.ini MArisaG installed. Is it correct?
[BBS] Terminal Server
; Set to 'false' to disable Telnet/Rlogin/Event server:
AutoStart = true
; Set to IP address of network interface (or blank for default):
TelnetInterface =
RLoginInterface = 45.56.88.52
However the BBS comes preconfigured with a shit load of Xternal programs(Doors) and
I've never checked what ports they all use. I didn't install thoseneither. MarisaG
Ok I need to know who to ask for help fixing the Ftelnet on Havens BBS.
A) MarisaG The Server Administrator and orginal installer of Synchronet
That'd be a good place to start.
D) The SysOp that runs the BBS but has made no changes to the original installIsn't that you?
of ftelent
Re: Havens BBSsaying
By: HusTler to Mortifis on Mon Oct 07 2019 01:29 pm
I telneted to your board, filled out the NUQ and was kicked off
anI had already sent too many emails today and I have to send Hustler
email ... might want to check your restrictions :-/
Wow really? Thanks. I'm not surprised though. The BBS has been nothing but trouble. Thanks again.
Thanks very much for letting me know about this. I have no idea how long this has been going on which really sux! When you find the time I'd appreciate it if you tried again. I want to make sure the problem has been resolved. Thanks again.
Ftlenet is the only service not working.
server. Or maybe I do have access? I don't know? What would I need to doto trouble
shoot the server? I don't see anything wrong with the BBS configuration.All the other
SSH into the server. Try each of these commands:When I SSH to the server and try to connect I get this:
telnet havens.synchro.net 23
telnet havens.synchronetbbs.org 23
telnet 45.56.88.52 23
telnet 127.0.0.1 23
root@havens:/home/heliarc# telnet havens.synchro.net 23
Trying 45.56.88.52...
Connected to havens.synchro.net.
Escape character is '^]'.
Connection closed by foreign host.
The same with all the others. Now if I try the same remotely (My home PC) I am able to connect with no problem. I could also give you the netstatresults but I'm
You did and I replied. Maybe my messages aren't getting out - I have offered >me suggestions and asked some questions that went unanswered. If you see this,
please let me know.
Yes sir. It looks like that and there's nothing I know of listening to that po
rt. However the BBS comes preconfigured with a shit load of Xternal programs (D
ors) and I've never checked what ports they all use. I didn't install those nei
her. MarisaG did. I'll have to go through them one by one.
HusTler wrote to Gamgee <=-
Not sure I understand here... If I recall correctly, you're
running on one of "MarisaG"'s hosted servers? OK.... but are
*YOU* the Sysop of Havens BBS? If so, it's configured by you, not
her (or anybody else). Doesn't really matter where it's running,
the Sysop configures it. That's you, right?
Of course it matters. I didn't configure it when it was
installed she did. Don't try and think too much. You might hurt
yourself.
Of course it matters. I didn't configure it when it was
installed she did. Don't try and think too much. You might hurt
yourself.
OK, so you're not a Sysop. Got it.
This echo is for Sysops only.
I know for a fact ftelnet works out of the box. I never had trouble
with it when I ran Synhronet on my own machine. Thanks again
Yes sir. It looks like that and there's nothing I know of listening to that port. However the BBS comes preconfigured with a shit load ofXternal
programs (Doors) and I've never checked what ports they all use. I didn't install those neither. MarisaG did. I'll have to go through them one by one.
[BBS] Terminal Server
; Set to 'false' to disable Telnet/Rlogin/Event server:
AutoStart = true
; Set to IP address of network interface (or blank for default):
TelnetInterface =
RLoginInterface = 45.56.88.52
As I think I explained recently, websocketservice.js connect to 'localhost' by
efault and your RLoginInterface value does not include localhost. You need to >ther set your RLogin server to *also* listen on localhost (127.0.0.1) or tell >bsocketservice.js to connect to the IP address you have shown above.
'localhost'[BBS] Terminal Server
; Set to 'false' to disable Telnet/Rlogin/Event server:
AutoStart = true
; Set to IP address of network interface (or blank for default):
TelnetInterface =
RLoginInterface = 45.56.88.52
As I think I explained recently, websocketservice.js connect to
by >efault and your RLoginInterface value does not include localhost. You need to e
ther set your RLogin server to *also* listen on localhost (127.0.0.1) or tell w
bsocketservice.js to connect to the IP address you have shown above.
You may have already covered this but is the proper way to list both IP address by putting a semi-colon between the two on the same line?
My setting is currently BLANK (which the notes say is "for default") and, the last I checked, ftelnet works.
Not when the BBS is installed and run on another SysOps server.
Are *you* disconnecting, or is it spontaneously disconnecting you right after you connect? Just wondering what is precipitating this "Connection closed by foreign host" message.directory.
Check the ip-silent.can, ip.can, and host.can files in your text/
Remove any lines containing 45.56.88.52, 127.0.0.1, havens.synchro.net, havens.synchronetbbs.org, or localhost.
OK, so you're not a Sysop. Got it.
This echo is for Sysops only.
I thought Hustler was the sysop of Havens BBS? I've seen him talk about updating his Synchronet files, etc.. Marisa G may have set up Synchronet for him, but I think that's probably something she does on her BBS hosting servers.
they shouldn't be using any network ports... they're BBS doors and use a virtual com port... likely COM1... that virtual port is then connected to
Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: Havens BBS
By: Gamgee to HusTler on Wed Oct 09 2019 05:43 pm
Of course it matters. I didn't configure it when it was
installed she did. Don't try and think too much. You might hurt
yourself.
OK, so you're not a Sysop. Got it.
This echo is for Sysops only.
I thought Hustler was the sysop of Havens BBS?
I've seen him talk about updating his Synchronet files, etc..
Marisa G may have set up Synchronet for him, but I think that's
probably something she does on her BBS hosting servers.
Yes, I guess she does the initial installation and then turns it
over. But the Hustler has recently stated that he doesn't even go
through all the options and settings (afterwards), and doesn't
even check/edit obvious things like the various 'ini' files.
Yes, I guess she does the initial installation and then turns it
over. But the Hustler has recently stated that he doesn't even go
through all the options and settings (afterwards), and doesn't
even check/edit obvious things like the various 'ini' files.
oneNot when the BBS is installed and run on another SysOps server.
Don't point that at me - I had updated your BBS and webv4 to the current
working and you told me not to update you anymore and now this happened.You
can't tell me to not update you then complain when it gets broken... :(
HusTler wrote to Gamgee <=-
Yes, I guess she does the initial installation and then turns it
over. But the Hustler has recently stated that he doesn't even go
through all the options and settings (afterwards), and doesn't
even check/edit obvious things like the various 'ini' files.
Don't you think your getting carried away? Can you show a post
where I said that?
Sounds like you're trying to "think" again.
You've done that too many times and it looks like you've hurt
yourself permanently.
Many thanks to the smart thinking SysOps
that were able to help me with the ftelnet problem. Oh and
MarisaG. Avoiding my emails is not going to solve things.
I thought Hustler was the sysop of Havens BBS? I've seen him talk
about updating his Synchronet files, etc.. Marisa G may have set up
Synchronet for him, but I think that's probably something she does on
her BBS hosting servers.
I am. Do you have any advice on fixing my BBS?? Maybe I'm in the wrong area?
they shouldn't be using any network ports... they're BBS doors and use a virtual com port... likely COM1... that virtual port is then connected tothe
current connection stream... telnet, rlogin, or ssh depending on how the connection is made... if it is via a web interface, then the websockets come into play and that's been being explained to you recently...
I haven't followed the thread thoroughly, but it sounded like it could have been a problem with the new user configuration (allowed emails per day set to 0 or something). If it's a configuration issue, I'd think you should be
they shouldn't be using any network ports... they're BBS doors and use a
Some of them do use 10088 (???) to talk to JSON.
blocking ports the server administrator suggested running fail2ban whichI am. Is this a good idea?
Does fail2ban get along well with Synchronet BBS?
virtual com port... likely COM1... that virtual port is then connected to the current connection stream... telnet, rlogin, or ssh depending on howthey shouldn't be using any network ports... they're BBS doors and use a
websockets come into play and that's been being explained to you recently...the connection is made... if it is via a web interface, then the
Some of them do use 10088 (???) to talk to JSON.
I thought Hustler was the sysop of Havens BBS? I've seen him talk about updating his Synchronet files, etc.. Marisa G may have set up Synchronet for him, but I think that's probably something she does on her BBS hosting servers.
they shouldn't be using any network ports... they're BBS doors and use a virtual com port... likely COM1... that virtual port is then connected to
THAT WAS IT!! YOU GOT IT MR Echicken! 45.46.88.52 and 127.0.0.1 was in ip.can. I can now login to the BBS from the server command prompt and ftelnet now works. Thank you!
Yes, I guess she does the initial installation and then turns it
over. But the Hustler has recently stated that he doesn't even go
through all the options and settings (afterwards), and doesn't
even check/edit obvious things like the various 'ini' files.
Can you email me at agianson(at)gmail(dot)com? I have a new node app for GameNet to send your way but I have forgotten your email address.
On 10-10-19 20:31, echicken wrote to HusTler <=-
I don't use it personally, but I believe some other people around here
do. Seems like it should work just fine with appropriate configuration (maybe somebody can share theirs). It'd be a bit redundant to the .can files, but could take some load off of Synchronet if your server gets hammered with bot traffic often.
| Sysop: | Keyop |
|---|---|
| Location: | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK |
| Users: | 296 |
| Nodes: | 16 (2 / 14) |
| Uptime: | 67:30:02 |
| Calls: | 6,654 |
| Files: | 12,200 |
| Messages: | 5,331,958 |