At 11:18 AM 01/02/1999 -0500, John Ackermann wrote:
>Howdy --
>
>A couple of convers questions, please:
>
>1. What servers are people linking to these days? I have hydra as my
>only link right now, but it seems to be gone more than it's there.
Well, after having many problems similar to this, we (in the Northeast)
decided to re-evaluate how we are linked, and redesign the network. The new
layout was nicknamed "Spamnet" :)
This is an old map (May '98) but the core of the network is pretty much the
same..
Primary Convers Hubs
--------------------
+-- USAHub (TPP) (1st)
| warpcore.ais.net [199.0.154.23]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- Kuopio_FI (HTPP) (2nd)
| blues.pspt.fi [195.148.207.30]
| blues.oh7rba.ampr.org [44.139.39.11]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- Boston (HTPP) (3rd) #### No longer in Service??
| ewp.healthnet.org [198.115.132.9]
| gw.boston.ampr.org [44.56.24.1]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- Hydra (TPP) (4th)
| hydra.carleton.ca [134.117.12.18]
| hydra.ampr.org [44.135.96.200]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
| Antizoo SpamNet fed from W-Haven_CT
| -----------------------------------
+-- W-Haven_CT (MFNOS)
gwip.ferron.com [208.156.216.14]
gwip.n4gaa.ampr.org [44.88.8.4]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- QSOSCT/SCTQSO (MFNOS)
| qso.ferron.com [208.156.216.8]
| qso.n4gaa.ampr.org [44.88.8.3]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- RCHSTER_NH (JNOS)
| linux.n1kio.ampr.org [44.52.1.100]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
| |
| +-- Alaska (JNOS) (dynamically linked)
| | wl7lp.ampr.org [44.22.2.20]
| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
| |
| +-- ArizNW (JNOS) (dynamically linked)
| gw.n7vdx.ampr.org [44.124.60.1]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- IPNH (JNOS)
| gw.ka1iyr.ampr.org [44.52.9.99]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- EAST_MA (TPP)
| n1uan.ma.ultranet.com [146.115.238.155]
| gw.n1uan.ampr.org [44.56.26.1]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- Wayne_NJ (MFNOS)
| k2mf.intac.com [199.173.0.214]
| link.k2mf.ampr.org [44.64.20.102] (IP masqueraded)
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
| |
| +-- QSONNJ/NNJQSO (MFNOS)
| | qso.k2mf.ampr.org [44.64.20.99]
| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
| |
| +-- SimiVlyCA (TNOS) (dynamically linked)
| | wb2yxy.ampr.org [44.6.0.138]
| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
| |
| +-- DELchat (TNOS) (dynamically linked)
| | n3meq.ampr.org [44.65.4.100]
| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
| |
| +-- Michigan (MFNOS) (dynamically linked)
| | qso.kb8poa.ampr.org [44.102.52.3]
| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
| |
| +-- london (TNOS)
| gb7gbr.ampr.org [44.131.225.32]
|
+-- Hartfrd_CT (MFNOS)
| qso.n1uro.ampr.org [44.88.40.11]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- Beverly_Hi (TNOS)
| mrock.com [209.155.34.198]
| kb8po.ampr.org [44.102.16.21]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- Server_RI (PP)
linux.kd1ca.ampr.org [44.104.8.3]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- WoonRI (MFNOS)
| kd1ca.ampr.org [44.104.8.1]
| qso.kd1ca.ampr.org [44.104.8.99]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- EBwater_MA (PP 3.12) ### My little corner of
the world...
| mara.org [199.164.139.1]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
| |
| +-- Bwater_MA (PP 3.12)
| switch.bridgewater.ampr.org [44.56.7.1]
| [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
|
+-- CCGATE (JNOS) (dynamically linked)
switch.capecod.ampr.org [44.56.10.128]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (email)
>2. Is there a way to define one or more channels on my local conversd
>server to stay local and not be sent via internet? I'd like to
>establish private channels to be used for emergency comms, and we don't
>want them to be forwarded out of the area.
Theoretically you can do this by setting the channel modes. I've had mixed
sucess with experimenting this. Unfortunately, I do not know of anyway to
automate this (with pp-3.12).
>3. How do folks login using the convers client, and have their
>callsign as their convers login name? Issuing the /NAME command via
>the convers client doesn't seem to do anything, though setting /NAME
>when I'm telnetted into conversd does work. In order to run the
>convers client, do I need to login from an account named for my
>callsign?
Look in the Makefile. It just so happens that I ftp'd the tpp sources off
of Febo.com :)
Specifically in the Makefile:
CDEF7= -DSETLOGNAMES # allow users to set callsign with -l option
This allows 'convers -l n1jfu blah blah'
As someone else noted, I highly reccomend N1VTN's version of ColorConvers.
The latest version is 1.05. I don't believe that there is an official
distribution site, but after Talking with Terry Dawson last night, it may
show up in the usual locations. If you can't find it, send me mail and I
will make it available to anyone who wants it.
>Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
We (in the Northeast again) have been doing quite a bit of work recently,
so it's fresh in our minds. Let me know if you need any help..
-Steve Meuse
N1JFU
