[Dx4win] Internet / Cluster - Telnet selection setup

Cris David Salanga (ARRL) ku6a at arrl.net
Mon Nov 21 09:17:27 EST 2005


What's the syntax to program the "Connect" button to do this without the 
"Select Internet Address"dialog?

Cris
KU6A


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Gauthier (K8UT)" <K8UT at charter.net>
To: "M. Fitz" <mfitch at nbnet.nb.ca>; <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 4:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Internet / Cluster - Telnet selection setup


> Mark,
>
> Although DX4WIN will not auto-connect to a telnet connection, you can 
> modify the DX4WIN.TCP file to life nicer. Using "Notepad" (or any other 
> text editor), open the file and put your favorite cluster site(s) at the 
> top. Then, when the <Select Internet address> dialog box opens, the cursor 
> will be positioned on your favorite site and you only have to press the 
> <Enter> key to proceed.
>
> The first three lines of my TCP file look like this -- I added underscores 
> in line 3 to make my two favorites even more obvious in the TCP list.
> "
> K8SMC>Jackson-MI,198.109.212.235
> K8NA>Troy-MI,k8na.com
> __
> "
>
> -larry
> K8UT
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "M. Fitz" <mfitch at nbnet.nb.ca>
> To: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 22:59
> Subject: [Dx4win] Internet / Cluster - Telnet selection setup
>
>
>
>   Hi=ll,
>
>   Can  I  have  DX4Win save the address= use most often for Internet /
>   Telnet
>   connection?  Would  like  to  be=able  to have dx4win connect to the
>   cluster
>   on  startup.  I  realize  I=would  have  to be dialed up and already
>   connected to
>   the internet.
>
>   Oh  and  I noticed if one isn't setup when=ou click connect, a small
>   box comes up with
>   message -> No=onnection active. Should I happen to change my mind at
>   this
>   point  and=lick cancel or close, I end up in a loop and have to exit
>   dx4win via
>   task-manager in WinXP. If I click .. say close, I get a box that reads
>   -=n exception
>   occurred.  I  click  OK on that error message box and get=nother box
>   that reads - The
>   destination  address  is  required.  I=lick OK and get the other box
>   back again. This is
>   a loop.
>
>
>   Thanks
>
>
>
>   Mark - ve9ts
>
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