[FADCA] TelPac Question

[Chuck Hast]

On 11/22/05, bud thompson <budthompson at cfl.mail-block.com> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Ferrell" <kd4moj at kd4moj.org>
> To: <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 18:30
> Subject: [FADCA] TelPac Question
>
>
> > Greetings Gang:
> >
> >   It seems that I have telpac up and running as far as a straight TNC
> > operation (connect to TelPac from Winpak terminal mode). I sent myself
> > some email and all seems well.
> >
> >   Just curious, I have not found this answer in any docs that I have seen
> > thus far.... is it necessary for someone to connect to me via telnet or is
> > telnet just outbound (sending mail)?
> >
> >   Reason is security for one, but also my network is not allowing me to
> > connect to my telpac station via telnet at the moment. I'm going through
> > two routers (which I can do via my echolink setup) but have not got this
> > part figured out yet.
> >
> > --
> > ...DOUG
> > KD4MOJ
> >
> * * * *
>
> Doug- Telpack only need an IP port OUT of the local computer.  No
> links/connects are made incoming to your Telpack.  It uses IP port 12001 OUT
> to do this.
>
> Hope that answers your question.
>

Sure wish that they would go to ssh like all else, telnet is so full of holes
that it is scary. It is bad enough with the script kiddies trying to
get in through
ssh, but if they are so insistent on ssh, then telnet is a real trip.

--
Chuck Hast
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."