[FADCA] Interesting Observation

Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:41:25 -0500

Dave,
 This is an interesting question. It is good timing since I am just now
working on expanding the WL2K SMS concept. It would work something like the
following explanation.

I think it could easily be expanded to tie into BPQ node or a FBB Telnet
port.  If this looks at all interesting to you we should work up some
additional details on how to tie in a BPQ node or a FBB Telnet port.

BASIC WL2K TELPAC concept:
The current SMS node would be expanded to a new Node (lets call it TELPAC,
short for  ...TELnet via PACket).  It would be a virtually stateless,  no
data base node.  It would work like this:

 WL2K CMBO<>WL2K PMBO---WL2KTelnet server<>TELPAC node<>User(e.g. W4ABC)
        TCP/IP                         TELNET      AX.25 packet

1) When TELPAC receives a connect request from a packet user ...lets say
W4ABC It acknowledges the AX.25 connect to the user. The packet connect can
be either in BBS<>BBS mode or in keyboard mode just like it was a normal
WL2K packet port. TELPAC then starts a Telnet session with a WL2K Telnet
server under the call of W4ABC.  (This could be over a dial up but of course
a full time IP connection is preferred)

2) The WL2K Telnet server replies as normal and works either in BBS or
Keyboard mode as it does now.

3) From then on the TELPAC simply acts like a bridge connecting the AX.25
packet to the Telnet protocol.  It has no local storage other than buffering
and what ever state info is necessary to make the bridge work.  The Telnet
protocol and the AX.25 can both support multiple simultaneous connections
and handle the inherent delays associated with packet including digipeating
and retries.

This would give any packet user in range of a TELPAC node:
Full access to the WL2K System including NPMBOs known to WL2K.
Full "on demand" access to weather and info bulletin
Email to any internet email address.
Mixed radio and email addresses with attachments
Custom Weather and News via email subscription services.
Standard WL2K Spam and virus blocking.
+ additional options if the TELPAC node had BPQ or FBB Telnet connectivity.

If there were sufficient interest the TELPAC node could be written for
Windows and Linux machines.

Comments welcome.

Rick KN6KB

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of Dave Calder
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 0831 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [FADCA] Interesting Observation

Can you make SMS talk to BPQ. I could then use it right beside FBB.
Someone
Could pick SMS instead of BBS in the node.

Dave
n4zkf

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Rick Muething
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 8:55 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [FADCA] Interesting Observation

All,

I have been working on a concept for linking very simple Packet nodes (a
TNC, Radio, Internet connection and minimal Win 9X or Linux CPU)with
WL2K's
Telnet servers.  This could offer the wide coverage, standard email with
attachments, and rapid forwarding of the internet with the wireless
"last
mile" performance of packet.  Will let you know when this gets closer to
reality. We have to do something like this to keep packet alive!

Rick KN6KB
Winlink Development Team

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of bud Thompson
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 2028 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: W5ZIT
Subject: [FADCA] Interesting Observation

One of my ham friends who lives in his motor home and travels around the
country ....

"Regular packet is all but dead here in Tucson, the birthplace of
packet.  I
hear one station beaconing on 01, and he is beaconing an APRS location.
It
is a TCP/IP station that I can't connect to and I see him over on 144.39
with the same beacon.  I guess he can't set the beacons different on
different ports."

So, we have a lot of work to do.

73,
bud N0IA

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