[Elecraft] telnet n7tr.com problem...need help

Thu Mar 27 12:05:01 2003

Hi Steve,

You might try   telnet dxc.n7tr.com. It works for me using Win XP.

GL,

Lou - W6UR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Banks" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 6:55 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] telnet n7tr.com problem...need help

> Hi All-
>
> Several weeks ago Jerry, K6III, posted a note to the reflector suggesting
> connecting to  <telnet n7tr.com> (w/o brackets) for a simple, effective
way
> to get a fix on current DX spots.  That particular telnet site is one of
> many.  I used it several times in Win XP a month ago, and found it fun to
> set filters and observe what was happening on the bands.
>
> After several weeks away from <telnet n7tr.com> (and hamming in general)
> because of work conflicts, I tried reconnecting to it again yesterday, and
> am unable to make it operate.  Jerry assures me that the site is working
> since he opened it successfully himself yesterday.
>
> The baffling part is that the site opens briefly for me--very briefly
(maybe
> 100-200msec)--on my PC and then IMMEDIATELY disappears from sight.  It's
not
> running in the background and is essentially totally absent from this PC.
>
> The drill to open it is to poke RUN in Windows, type in <telnet n7tr.com>
to
> connect, and follow the syntax rules for various command settings.  As I
> said, it worked very well for me several weeks ago, but it remains a
mystery
> now about how to make it run AGAIN on this PC.  No doubt I'm either
> dumb-thumbing something or else have reset a control I've forgotten about,
> but whatever the trouble is escapes me.
>
> Please excuse the off-topic question, but does anyone have any suggestions
> for what to set (or reset) in WinXP to remedy my problem?  So far Jerry
and
> I are both baffled.  Just FYI every other internet connection I've tried
> since seeing the <telnet n7tr.com> problem has worked just fine.
>
> Any thoughts you'd care to share would be appreciated.
>
> 73...
>
> Steve Banks
> K0PQ
> K2 S/N 1599
>
>
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