1-Jun-92  GO-BPQ3.TXT
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Date: 06-01-92 (22:18)              Number: 1375 of 1375
  To: ALL                           Refer#: NONE
From: W6GO                            Read: (N/A)
Subj: BPQ                           Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
Conf: MAIN BOARD (0)             Read Type: GENERAL (-)

Well,
   I installed BPQ 405B.  I also made several parm changes as a result
of the message from G3VMW (G3VMVMAY.92, in BPQINFO.ZIP).  Several
observations:

1. The users get the "CUL" message again, as before.  BPQ fixed that one
for us.

2. My problem with the 1200 baud port on my PCPA-1 is gone.  I can now
make connections from/to it.  Sure wonder what caused this problem?

3. The *** LINKED TO feature works great.  What it does is simulate
another station connecting through your BPQ node (even if the NODE
feature is disabled!).  The parameter to set is ENABLE_LINKED=A.  This
allows your "application", the "BBS" (PacketCluster), to use that
feature.  Use it as follows:

-Type CONNECT 1 (or any stream you specify).

-Type ESCcSWITCH (or ESC c space).
 You then get "(1) CONNECTED to 0:SWITCH".

-Type *** LINKED TO W1AW.
 You then get an Ok message.

-Type C n station Where n is the port number of the radio and station is
 the station to whom you wish to connect.

 When you connect to that station, you will be using the callsign W1AW!
 (Don't use that call, it is just an example, hi!) This really does take
 the place of the old ESCi command in PC/TNC (TNCTSR).

4. I did not enable SOFTDCD before.  I did this time and it seems to be
working fine.  Even the radio which has both an M2400 and a 1200 baud
TNC on it works with open squelch.  Apparently the M2400 doesn't care.

5. I added a new parm to each radio port definition, called PORNUM=.
This merely numbers the ports, forcing the default which had them
numbered starting with 1 in sequential order.  Now I don't have to count
them to find the one in question.

6. I changed NODESINTERVAL to 30, L4RETRIES to 1, L4TIMEOUT to 120,
MAXLINKS to 63, MAXCIRCUITS to 126.  I had previously changed T3 to 300
(It cannot be set to 0!).  Refer to G3VMWMAY.92 and GO-BPQ3.TXT in
BPQINFO for rationale.  My updated BPQCFG.TXT is in GO-BPQ3.TXT.

7. The new DEDHOST will not permit cluster loops.  I found that out!
K6LLK also has installed 405b.  I installed it here and then connected
to John.  I went outside to open the squelch on the 433.25 radio and
when I returned, he had "hard disconnected".  Perhaps due to my diddling
with the radio.  I connected back to him and was politely informed by
John's DEDHOST "you are already connected on another port" and was
promptly dumped.  Due to timers we have to optimize, that connect didn't
time out, and I was able to use the *** LINKED TO feature to change my
call to another node in his node table, connect, and issue a
DISCONNECT/FORCED W6GO command by synthesizing a PC34 at the keyboard.
Then, the regular connect from W6GO took fine.  Thank you G8BPQ!

I intend to take the PROBLEMS.GO file out of BPQINFO and make a BPQITEMS
file.  These will be open items where we would like to see changes to
either the G8BPQ or the AK1A code.  I will incorporate responses from
G8PBQ and AK1A into that file.  Not today, though.

73, Jay

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           * * * * C:\Z\BPQCFG.TXT * * * *       1- Jun-92
**********************************************************************
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;Initial W6GO Node BPQCFG.TXT file.
;
;Users connect to W6GO on 144.95.  Users should have no idea they are going
;through a G8BPQ switch.
;
;W6GO node makes and receives connects to and from other nodes on all of the
;other frequencies.  It appears that PacketCluster now has no idea what
;frequency an incoming connect is coming in on, so it can't limit backbone
;connects to just nodes.  The VALIDCALLS parm is what must be used to limit
;connects on the backbone ports.  VALIDCALLS list is the same on all backbone
;frequencies for simplicity.
;
;
HOSTINTERRUPT=127       ;No reason to change from default.
EMS=0                   ;Don't attempt to use EMS. QEMM will handle this.
DESQVIEW=0              ;Not using Desqview.
NODECALL=W6GO           ;Not using node but G8BPQ says this is needed.
NODEALIAS=DXRL          ;Not using node but G8BPQ says this is needed.
BBSCALL=W6GO            ;Callsign that users connect to for PacketCluster.
BBSALIAS=DXRL           ;An alias which users may use instead of W6GO.
IDMSG:                  ;ID message is transmitted for KA-Nodes
Network Node (DXRL)     ;
***                     ;delimiter for BPQ code
UNPROTO=DXPSN           ;Not sure when UNPROTO msg will go out, but this is it.
INFOMSG:                ;This is info message for switch, which users cant get
DXPSN - DX Packet Spotting Network, No. Cal/No. Nev
***
CTEXT:                  ;Text for user connect to switch (not enabled)
DXPSN - Ctext
***
OBSINIT=5               ;Value assigned to node ID heard from next node, decrements
;                        when not heard.  NetRom parm 5 (NRP 5).
OBSMIN=4                ;If node ID decrements below this,don't repeat it.(NRP6)
NODESINTERVAL=30        ;How often we brocast our node ID list. (NRP7)
IDINTERVAL=10           ;ID every 10 minutes.
BTINTERVAL=0            ;no beacons.
L3TIMETOLIVE=25         ;(NRP8) HDLC babble. (What's L3, vs L2, L4?)
L4RETRIES=1             ;How many network retries after user disconnect. (NRP10)
L4TIMEOUT=120           ;Interval between network retries. (NRP9)
L4DELAY=10              ;(NRP11) Where can I learn about "Transport layer"?
L4WINDOW=4              ;(NRP13) Size of the "transport layer" window. ???
MAXLINKS=63             ;Maximum stations which can connect directly.
MAXNODES=25             ;Unlikely there will be 25 "nodes" in our node table.
MAXROUTES=25            ;Max number of routes the routes table can hold.
MAXCIRCUITS=126         ;Set to double number of MAXLINKS to allow 63 users.
MINQUAL=20              ;NOT NRP2. I sure don't understand this one.
BBSQUAL=255             ;This one really blows me away.  What does it do?
BUFFERS=255             ;Allocate as many buffers as possible.  Why not?
PACLEN=255              ;Set to maximum unless a reason shows up otherwise.
TRANSDELAY=1            ;This is NOT transparent to me. Whattsit mean?
T3=300                  ;Can't be set to 0! (NRP12) This is how often a link
;                        will be tested and dumped from link table if gone. 
IDLETIME=0              ;(NRP15) Set to 0 disables shutdown timer.
BBS=1                   ;PacketCluster is an "application" called a "BBS".
;                        This tells BPQ to provide appropriate support.
NODE=0                  ;Not a NODE now as I don't want PacketCluster bypassed.
;                        "no access as L4 node, PacketCluster L2 access only"
HIDENODES=0             ;No need for support of nodes to be hidden from display.
ENABLE_LINKED=A         ;changed to allow *** LINKED TO feature to application
;
PORT
;
     PORTNUM=1          ;Added only to make editing this file easier.
     ID=144.95 1200b (USERS)
     TYPE=DRSI          ;First DRSI PCPA-2
     PROTOCOL=HDLC      ;That's what DRSIs are.  Don't ask why.
     IOADDR=300H        ;I/O Port address of first board
     INTLEVEL=7         ;IRQ selected on first board
     SPEED=1200         ;1200 baud
     CHANNEL=A          ;First port in this board
     QUALITY=10         ;BPQ example value which allows node broadcasts
     MAXFRAME=7         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 5
     TXDELAY=250        ;PC/TNC parm 9 * 10
     SLOTTIME=200       ;PC/TNC parm 3 * 10
     PERSIST=20         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 2
     FULLDUP=0          ;Same as PC/TNC parm 11
     SOFTDCD=1          ;use data DCD, not DCD signal from modem
     FRACK=4000         ;PC/TNC parm 4 * 1000
     RESPTIME=5000      ;PC/TNC parm 7 * 100
     RETRIES=10         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 6
     PACLEN=255         ;Why not?
;
ENDPORT
;
PORT
;
     PORTNUM=2
     ID=Spare DRSI port
     TYPE=DRSI          ;Second port in first DRSI PCPA-2
     PROTOCOL=HDLC      ;That's what DRSI's are.
     IOADDR=300H        ;I/O Port address of first board
     INTLEVEL=7         ;IRQ selected on first board
     SPEED=1200         ;1200 baud
     CHANNEL=B          ;Second port in this board
     QUALITY=10         ;BPQ example value which allows node broadcasts
     MAXFRAME=7         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 5
     TXDELAY=300        ;PC/TNC parm 9 * 10
     SLOTTIME=80        ;PC/TNC parm 3 * 10
     PERSIST=64         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 2
     FULLDUP=0          ;Same as PC/TNC parm 11
     SOFTDCD=1          ;use data DCD, not DCD signal from modem
     FRACK=4000         ;PC/TNC parm 4 * 1000
     RESPTIME=10000     ;PC/TNC parm 7 * 100
     RETRIES=15         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 6
     PACLEN=255         ;Why not?
;
ENDPORT
;
PORT
;
     PORTNUM=3
     ID=433.25 1200b (DXD)
     TYPE=DRSI          ;Second DRSI card. PCPA-1.
     PROTOCOL=HDLC      ;That's what DRSI's are.
     IOADDR=308H        ;I/O Port address
     INTLEVEL=5         ;IRQ selected
     SPEED=1200         ;1200 baud port
     CHANNEL=A          ;First port in this board
     QUALITY=0          ;Set to 0 to disable node broadcast on this port
     MAXFRAME=7         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 5
     TXDELAY=300        ;PC/TNC parm 9 * 10
     SLOTTIME=150       ;PC/TNC parm 3 * 10
     PERSIST=40         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 2
     FULLDUP=0          ;Same as PC/TNC parm 11
     SOFTDCD=1          ;use data DCD, not DCD signal from modem
     FRACK=8000         ;PC/TNC parm 4 * 1000
     RESPTIME=10000     ;PC/TNC parm 7 * 100
     RETRIES=10         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 6
     PACLEN=255         ;Why not?
     VALIDCALLS=K6LLK,N6IXX,WB2CHO,WA6JCD,KI3V,W6OAT,N6ST,KJ6NN,W6OTC,WA7G,
     VALIDCALLS=K6HHD,WA6RGA,WA6ALZ,AA7EN,K6AYA,K6PBT
;
ENDPORT
PORT
;
     PORTNUM=4
     ID=433.25 2400b (DX24)
     TYPE=DRSI          ;Second DRSI card. PCPA-1.
     PROTOCOL=HDLC      ;That's what DRSI's are.
     IOADDR=308H        ;I/O Port address
     INTLEVEL=5         ;IRQ selected
     SPEED=0            ;2400 baud external modem requires this to be 0
     CHANNEL=B          ;Second port in this board
     QUALITY=10         ;BPQ example value which allows node broadcasts
     MAXFRAME=7         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 5
     TXDELAY=300        ;PC/TNC parm 9 * 10
     SLOTTIME=150       ;PC/TNC parm 3 * 10
     PERSIST=64         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 2
     FULLDUP=0          ;Same as PC/TNC parm 11
     SOFTDCD=1          ;use data DCD, not DCD signal from modem
     FRACK=8000         ;PC/TNC parm 4 * 1000
     RESPTIME=10000     ;PC/TNC parm 7 * 100
     RETRIES=20         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 6
     PACLEN=255         ;Why not?
     VALIDCALLS=K6LLK,N6IXX,WB2CHO,WA6JCD,KI3V,W6OAT,N6ST,KJ6NN,W6OTC,WA7G,
     VALIDCALLS=K6HHD,WA6RGA,WA6ALZ,AA7EN,K6AYA,K6PBT
;
ENDPORT
;
PORT
;
     PORTNUM=5
     ID=222.14 1200b (RENO)
     TYPE=DRSI          ;Third DRSI board. PCPA-2.
     PROTOCOL=HDLC      ;That's what DRSI's are.
     IOADDR=310H        ;I/O Port address
     INTLEVEL=2         ;IRQ selected
     SPEED=1200         ;1200 baud
     CHANNEL=A          ;First port in this board
     QUALITY=10         ;BPQ example value which allows node broadcasts
     MAXFRAME=7         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 5
     TXDELAY=250        ;PC/TNC parm 9 * 10
     SLOTTIME=150       ;PC/TNC parm 3 * 10
     PERSIST=64         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 2
     FULLDUP=0          ;Same as PC/TNC parm 11
     SOFTDCD=1          ;use data DCD, not DCD signal from modem
     FRACK=8000         ;PC/TNC parm 4 * 1000
     RESPTIME=10000     ;PC/TNC parm 7 * 100
     RETRIES=20         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 6
     PACLEN=255         ;Why not?
     VALIDCALLS=K6LLK,N6IXX,WB2CHO,WA6JCD,KI3V,W6OAT,N6ST,KJ6NN,W6OTC,WA7G,
     VALIDCALLS=K6HHD,WA6RGA,WA6ALZ,AA7EN,K6AYA,K6PBT
;
ENDPORT
;
PORT
;
     PORTNUM=6
     ID=223.74 1200b (DX1)
     TYPE=DRSI          ;Third DRSI board, PCPA-2.
     PROTOCOL=HDLC      ;That's what DRSI's are.
     IOADDR=310H        ;I/O Port address
     INTLEVEL=2         ;IRQ selected
     SPEED=1200         ;1200 baud
     CHANNEL=B          ;Second port in this board
     QUALITY=10         ;BPQ example value which allows node broadcasts
     MAXFRAME=7         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 5
     TXDELAY=300        ;PC/TNC parm 9 * 10
     SLOTTIME=80        ;PC/TNC parm 3 * 10
     PERSIST=64         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 2
     FULLDUP=0          ;Same as PC/TNC parm 11
     SOFTDCD=1          ;use data DCD, not DCD signal from modem
     FRACK=4000         ;PC/TNC parm 4 * 1000
     RESPTIME=5000      ;PC/TNC parm 7 * 100
     RETRIES=15         ;Same as PC/TNC parm 6
     PACLEN=255         ;Why not?
     VALIDCALLS=K6LLK,N6IXX,WB2CHO,WA6JCD,KI3V,W6OAT,N6ST,KJ6NN,W6OTC,WA7G,
     VALIDCALLS=K6HHD,WA6RGA,WA6ALZ,AA7EN,K6AYA,K6PBT,K6PBT
;
ENDPORT
;
;
ROUTES:
***
APPLICATIONS=W6GO,,*SYS ;'BBS' is W6GO, no host, remote sysop is *SYS
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