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  • *telgate question

    From xbit@1:103/705 to All on Fri May 14 16:21:03 2021
    I'm thinking this is not a *telgate issue but tossing it out just in case.

    Overview:
    I'm running two BBS' on the same server. One (SBBS) is on the standard
    telnet port and the other (Spitfire) is on 2323. Spitfire BBS is not fossil aware so I'm using Netserial as a virtual modem.

    Question:
    From SBBS i create a *telgate x-bit.org:2323 and i can connect just fine on the first try only. When i exit the Spitfire BBS and land back on the Synchronet BBS any additional tries to log back on won't work. My Spitfire BBS see's an attempt but the connection is not made. When I exit SBBS and log back on then it works gain but only the first attempt.

    I can only reproduce this with *telgate option.

    NetSerial logs: http://x-bit.org/downloads/telgate.log

    Thanks and sorry for the oddball question :)

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    þ Synchronet þ Do it @ the X: Sync: X-BIT.ORG <-> Spitfire: X-BIT.ORG:2323
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From xbit@1:103/705 to All on Fri May 14 16:49:55 2021
    Re: *telgate question
    By: xbit to All on Fri May 14 2021 04:21 pm

    I can only reproduce this with *telgate option.

    Another interesting twist, I can't reproduce this with netrunner, only syncterm.

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    þ Synchronet þ Do it @ the X: Sync: X-BIT.ORG <-> Spitfire: X-BIT.ORG:2323
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to xbit on Fri May 14 16:59:19 2021
    Re: *telgate question
    By: xbit to All on Fri May 14 2021 04:21 pm

    I'm thinking this is not a *telgate issue but tossing it out just in case.

    Overview:
    I'm running two BBS' on the same server. One (SBBS) is on the standard telnet port and the other (Spitfire) is on 2323. Spitfire BBS is not fossil aware so I'm using Netserial as a virtual modem.

    Question:
    From SBBS i create a *telgate x-bit.org:2323 and i can connect just fine on the first try only. When i exit the Spitfire BBS and land back on the Synchronet BBS any additional tries to log back on won't work. My Spitfire BBS see's an attempt but the connection is not made. When I exit SBBS and log back on then it works gain but only the first attempt.

    I can only reproduce this with *telgate option.

    NetSerial logs: http://x-bit.org/downloads/telgate.log

    Thanks and sorry for the oddball question :)

    What if you telgate to a *different* BBS (e.g. vert.synchro.net) - as a test, does that work multiple times?

    I tested it here (telgate'ing from vert to cvs multiple times, and it worked for me).
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    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to xbit on Fri May 14 17:07:31 2021
    Re: *telgate question
    By: xbit to All on Fri May 14 2021 04:49 pm

    Re: *telgate question
    By: xbit to All on Fri May 14 2021 04:21 pm

    I can only reproduce this with *telgate option.

    Another interesting twist, I can't reproduce this with netrunner, only syncterm.

    I was able to reproduce the problem (second connections to x-bit.org:2323) from Vertrauen using both SyncTERM and Linux telnet. Using Netrunner, I was able to connect multiple times in succession, though one time it just immediately disconnected. I suspect the problem is on the answering side, perhaps the different Telnet options negotiatiated by the different clients is the difference, but I don't think there's a problem on the client/originating side.
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    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From xbit@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Fri May 14 19:33:33 2021
    Re: *telgate question
    By: Digital Man to xbit on Fri May 14 2021 04:59 pm

    What if you telgate to a *different* BBS (e.g. vert.synchro.net) - as a test, does that work multiple times?

    Never have had issues with anyother systems. Only this local SF bbs using NetSerial.

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    þ Synchronet þ Do it @ the X: Sync: X-BIT.ORG <-> Spitfire: X-BIT.ORG:2323
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From xbit@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Fri May 14 19:44:30 2021
    Re: *telgate question
    By: Digital Man to xbit on Fri May 14 2021 05:07 pm

    immediately disconnected. I suspect the problem is on the answering side, perhaps the different Telnet options negotiatiated by the different

    Thanks for giving it a review and i tend to agree. Using netserial on non-fossil aware BBS software does present some interesting challenges and bugs now and then.

    Thanks DM!

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    þ Synchronet þ Do it @ the X: Sync: X-BIT.ORG <-> Spitfire: X-BIT.ORG:2323
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)