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- 5-8-92 16:31 BPQ problems
-
- 1. BPQ needs to tell PacketCluster which input port is receiving the
- connect so that PacketCluster can determine if user connects are
- permissible on that frequency. If PC/TNC can do it, so can
- BPQ/DEDHOST.
-
- 2. The ESCi command in PC/TNC allows the callsign to be changed for
- the next outgoing connect. This is used for troubleshooting (by
- using a totally different callsign) and also to get around jammers
- who trash a Network Node by setting up a TNC with the callsign of a
- connecting node. By using different SSIDs to connect on subsequent
- connect scripts, you can get around such a jammer. How can you get
- the same functionality with G8BPQ? It appears that all outgoing
- connects are forced to come from the same exact callsign-ssid.
-
- 3. Need way to query BPQ about a particular connect or list of
- connects, to find out what ports they are on, their connect status
- (retries, packets outstanding, etc).
-
- 4. SH/TNC_STA retries is always 0 because it is just talking to the
- DEDHOST. BPQ should report retries to PacketCluster just like PC/TNC
- did.
-
- 5. SH/TNC_CONNECTIONS always reports port 1. See #1 above: The
- port number should be passed to PacketCluster.
-
- 6. The signoff messages don't get to the users. A user types "B"
- and all looks normal from the SYSOP screen. The CUL message goes
- out on the SYSOP PacketCluster monitor screen. However, it isn't
- sent to the user! Apparently BPQ processes a disconnect in such a
- manner that it cancels outstanding packets.
-
- 7. There needs to be a way to access the SYSOPH function from
- PacketCluster without using the ATTACH command. There doesn't seem
- to be a way to establish a connect to the SYSOPH function using a
- connect script and then turn control over to the SYSOP keyboard.
- Instead, SYSOP must identify a clear stream, type ATTACH (stream#)
- (Enter) (ESC) c (space) (Enter) *SYS (Enter) to access the
- facility. It should be possible to automate this.
-
- 8. There is no way to reserve host streams for outgoing connects.
- If enough incoming connects occur to fill up all of the host port
- streams, a user must be disconnected to free a stream before an
- outgoing connect (like to another node) may be established.