Category : Science and Education
Archive   : AIZ451.ZIP
Filename : AIZBPQ.DOC

This document explains how to use this bbs s/w under the
BPQ packet switch internet s/w.

All the tests have been made by using BPQ v3.23,and kiss
tncs.

We are making the whole work by simulating pk232's host
mode. We must configure the bbs cnfs files we have to
use,to handle pk232,as normal,by adding a B in the tnc type
description.

Note that, we have a normal bbs operation on the virtual
ports like the pk232 in real and we accept connects on all
predefined channels.Bpq makes the deal with the kiss real
tncs we have and conserves the outer links.

In 'BPQCFG.TXT' we have to change:

HOSTMODE=1

so the first port in TNCPORTLIST,becomes PK232 virtual.

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The whole bbs operation remains almost the same,with some
changes only.

changes:

i . Cnf file: In the port description topic,we must use
the port we have defined first in the TNCPORTLIST
parameter minus 1.The same port number is used in each
logical channel description which depends on this port.As
a tnctype we have to write PK232B instead of PK232 which
is for normal operation.

ii . We must first connect to SWITCH,to have access to the
local node which links with the outer world.Then if we wish
to connect to a station we must give the port number and
callsign.

example : C 1 SV7AIZ

ii.Fwd file: We must add one more line in each fwd
station,that makes the link to switch.




example :
---
2 SV7AIZ N
T 0023 <5
COSWITCH
S*C 1 SV7QI
R*Connected to SV7QI
---


** Note : We use port 2 on this example.It means that we
have declared the first port in the TNCPORTLIST parameter
as 3.

TNCPORTLIST=3,4,5,6