[xfbb] Interface Client now works!
Ray Wells
vk2tv at exemail.com.au
Sun Dec 30 02:43:41 CET 2007
Robert,
fbb is started with /usr/sbin/fbb &
or /usr/local/sbin/fbb & if the binaries are in the "new" location.
That command will run a script that does everything and leaves the
daemon running as a background task. Bob has already pointed you in the
direction of using the client to connect to the bbs.
There is a X-windows client for fbb but you will have to compile from
sources. If you have a Windows machine and it's on a LAN with your Linux
machine you could try the Windows client and that will give the same
functionality as Winfbb. The xclient, whilst similar to the Winclient,
has less functionality - no F keys.
fbb time is set in /etc/ax25/fbb.conf but if set there will require
changing for daylight saving time. Bo sent a buletin recently on how to
have it change automatically with the system local time. Here's what Bo
said ...
A good thing to do is to edit /usr/sbin/fbb and add the two lines
TZ=/etc/localtime
export TZ
just before the line that says "Do not change following lines"
Then comment out the line
localtime =
in /etc/ax25/fbb.conf
Re user permissions, perhaps you have the "light" version of fbb.conf.
Here's mine ..
#
# FBB Set-up file
#
# default is /usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb.conf
#
# may be changed using the $FBBCONF environment variable
#
##################################################################
#
# The following lines are mandatory
#
version = FBB7.04
# Callsign of BBS with hierarchical information
callsign = VK2TV.#MNC.NSW.AUS.OC
# SSID of BBS
ssid = 0
# Qra Locator of BBS
qraloc = QF68JX
# Qth of BBS
city = Kempsey
# First name of SYSOP
name = Ray
# Callsign of SYSOP
sysop = VK2TV
##################################################################
#
# Optional lines
#
# Callsign (and route if needed) that will have copy of SYSOP messages
sysmail = VK2TV
# Line to send WP messages
wpcalls = VK5HB VK2PYU VK2VY VK5ZAR VK2AAB VK8DA K4GBB KD4YAL F6BVP
# BBS-UP batch or program
upbatch =
# BBS-DW batch or program
dwbatch =
#
# Servers will be searched and run in the "server" directory
#
# REQCFG, REDIST and WP are already built-in
#
# Name Filename Information
server = REQDIR reqdir Directory request
server = CCLIST multi Mail Server for CCLIST re-distribution
server = XBBS multi Mail Server for VK2TV BBS system info
##################################################################
#
# The rest of lines overwrites defaults. Here are the default values
#
# Directory of data files
data = /var/ax25/fbb
# Directory of config files
config = /usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb
# Directory of message files
messages = /var/ax25/fbb/mail
# Directory of compressed files
compressed = /var/ax25/fbb/binmail
# Directory of users
fbbdos = *,*,/var/ax25/fbb/fbbdos,*,*,*,*,*
# Directory of YAPP files
yapp = /var/ax25/fbb/fbbdos/yapp
# Directory of documentation files
docs = /var/ax25/fbb/docs
# Directory of the pg programs
pg = /usr/lib/fbb/pg
# Directory of the filter programs
fdir = /usr/lib/fbb/filter
# Directory of the server programs
sdir = /usr/lib/fbb/server
# Directory of the tool programs (fbbdos, forward, cron...)
tdir = /usr/lib/fbb/tool
# Path and filename for import file
import = /var/ax25/fbb/mail/mail.in
# Full log
logs = OK
# Test mode
test = NO
# Use (when possible) forward type FBB
fbbfwd = OK 176
# Use (when possible) compressed forward
# 1 = FBB Compressed
# 2 = XFWD Compressed
fbbcomp = OK 3
# Wait for informations (Name, HomeBBS, Qth, ZIP)
askinfo = OK
# First connection mask :
# 0 : Disable
# 1 : Excluded
# 2 : Local
# 4 : Expert
# 8 : Sysop
# 16 : BBS
# 32 : Pagination
# 64 : Guest
# 128: Modem
# 256: See-all-messages
# 512: Unproto list asking is allowed
# 1024: Liste des messages nouveaux.
# 2048:
mask = 64
# Security codes.
# Users can :
# 1 : Read all messages, including private messages
# 2 : Kill all messages
# 4 : Send SYS command
# 8 : Use remote sysop commands (edit, forward, etc...)
# 16 : Edit labels in YAPP, FBBDOS, DOCS
# 32 : Can delete files in YAPP, FBBDOS
# 64 : Have access to all gateways
# 128: Run DOS commands
# 256: Have access to the entire hard disk
# 512: Have access to commands /A (stop) and /R (Reboot)
# All: Sysop: Sysop after successful SYS-command:
security = 64 68 1023
# WARNING messages to sysop
# 1 : Less than 1MB in disk
# 2 : Error in system file (FORWARD, BBS, REJECT...)
# 4 : Server error/warning
# 8 : Ping-Pong warning
# 16 : Unknown route warning
# 32 : Unknown NTS warning
# 64 : Message file not found
# 128: Error in proposal
# 256: Message rejected in remote BBS
# 512: Message held in remote BBS
#
warning = 1023
# Time (hour) for housekeeping (cleanup of messages)
housekeeping = 2
# Time-out for normal users / forward
timeout = 40 30
# Download size YAPP / MODEM
maxdownload = 0 0
# Hours +/- in relation with UTC
#localtime = +11
# Number of callsigns in mail beacon
beacon = 8
# Number of lines in scroll buffers
#
# User Console Monitoring
scroll = 100 1000 1000
# Text for forward header (Do not change !)
fwdheader = [$c, $?] $$:$R
# Number of saved BIDs
maxbids = 30000
# Lifetime for bulletins (days)
lifetime = 30
# Zip code of the BBS
zipcode = 2440
# Number of back messages in unproto lists
unprotoes = 300 5 P A V
#
# End of fbb.conf file
#
You will initially need to set permissions in that file to 1023 to
enable you to set yourself up as sysop (the S option after the EU
<callsign> command). Then set the permissions back again to whatever
security suits you.
Ray vk2tv
Robert wrote:
>Hi Bob,
>
> Forwarding is not a problem, I can forward from my TNOS or JNOS for now.
>
> Still I am having some problems:
>1- In order to start FBB; how can I execute ?
>2- My local and UTC time in FBB is wrong
>3- User permissions are not working, always goes to READ ONLY mode.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Robert, VE2HAR
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob Scanferla" <va3rjs at yahoo.ca>
>To: "List for the LINUX version of FBB" <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
>Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 5:35 PM
>Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client now works!
>
>
>
>
>>Robert
>>
>>Glad to help!
>>
>>I would have quit trying to get my node working if it wasn't for all the great help I got on this list.
>>
>>So I am just trying to keep with the spirit of this fine team.
>>
>>Being that you are in Quebec and I am in Ontario maybe we should look at setting up forwarding!
>>
>>Best Wishes for the New Year.
>>
>>A la prochain
>>
>>Bob - VA3RJS
>>
>>----- Original Message ----
>>From: Robert <ve2har at videotron.ca>
>>To: List for the LINUX version of FBB <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 3:30:57 PM
>>Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client now works!
>>
>>Hi Bob,
>>
>> Thanks million for your great help, I cannot beleive it, Linux FBB
>>is up and running...
>>I need to work on configuration files now.
>>
>> Take care.
>>
>> 73 Robert, VE2HAR
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Bob Scanferla" <va3rjs at yahoo.ca>
>>To: "List for the LINUX version of FBB" <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 1:01 PM
>>Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client now works!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>/etc/ax25/fbb/port.sys
>>>
>>>
>>>I use vi just because it is what I used way back in my UNIX
>>>
>>>
>>days....so I do not have to think too hard to make the minor changes I
>>
>>
>>>need in files.
>>>
>>>You can login using the /usr/sbin/xfbbC -c -i callsign -w passwword
>>>
>>>
>>client if you are like me and want a text mode interface.
>>
>>
>>>Put your info in the /etc/ax25/fbb/passwd.sys file if you want to be
>>>
>>>
>>able to access the sysop stuff.
>>
>>
>>>Everyone else please feel free to correct me.....you guys know what a
>>>
>>>
>>newbie I am :)
>>
>>
>>>Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----
>>>From: Robert <ve2har at videotron.ca>
>>>To: List for the LINUX version of FBB <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
>>>Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 12:35:22 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client now works!
>>>
>>>Hi Bob,
>>>
>>> Thanks for information. It looks like
>>>
>>>
>>ftp://archive.download.redhat.com/ site is overloaded.
>>
>>
>>>In the mean time I downloaded fbbsrc.704j sources and compiled it.
>>>
>>>
>>It looks like compiled
>>
>>
>>>without any major problem. I also ran install_sh at the end it gave
>>>
>>>
>>up due to PORT.SYS
>>
>>
>>>configuration. How can I edit PORT.SYS file and where is it located ?
>>>
>>>
>>Linux version is completely
>>
>>
>>>different comparing DOS or Win version. Also how can I execute the
>>>
>>>
>>FBB program and login myself.
>>
>>
>>> I am sure these are all not very complicated, but not for a
>>>
>>>
>>newcomer ...
>>
>>
>>> Robert, VE2HAR
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Bob Scanferla" <va3rjs at yahoo.ca>
>>>To: "List for the LINUX version of FBB" <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
>>>Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 11:08 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client now works!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Robert here you go, from a previous message from the group.
>>>>
>>>>Bob
>>>>
>>>>Message: 3
>>>>Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:50:10 +0100
>>>>From: "Bo Skoglund" <bose63 at algonet.se>
>>>>Subject: Re: [xfbb] Linux & FBB Newbie
>>>>To: "List for the LINUX version of FBB" <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
>>>>Message-ID: <000401c8401c$e0c0e8e0$f40aa8c0 at SERIMNER>
>>>>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>>>> reply-type=original
>>>>Hi Bob.
>>>>Here are links to the needed RPMs
>>>>libXm.so.2 (You can also find this file on the installation cd):
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>ftp://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.2/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/lesstif-0.92.32-6.i386.rpm
>>
>>
>>>>libax25.so.0 is part of the libax25 library and is needed to compile
>>>>
>>>>
>>any
>>
>>
>>>>AX25-stuff.
>>>>Redhat has these RPM packages:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>ftp://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.1/en/powertools/i386/RedHat/RPMS/libax25-0.0.7-7.i386.rpm
>>
>>
>>ftp://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.1/en/powertools/i386/RedHat/RPMS/libax25-devel-0.0.7-7.i386.rpm
>>
>>
>>>>You may also need (if you want to use AX25. Install libax25 before
>>>>installing these two):
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>ftp://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.1/en/powertools/i386/RedHat/RPMS/ax25-tools-0.0.6-13.i386.rpm
>>
>>
>>ftp://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.1/en/powertools/i386/RedHat/RPMS/ax25-apps-0.0.4-9.i386.rpm
>>
>>
>>>>73 de SM7LKS, Bo Skoglund
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----
>>>>From: Robert <ve2har at videotron.ca>
>>>>To: List for the LINUX version of FBB <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
>>>>Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 8:57:58 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client now works!
>>>>
>>>>Hi Ray,
>>>>
>>>> It has been several years that I am running TNOS and JNOS on
>>>>
>>>>
>>RedHat 7.2 (Enigma) with
>>
>>
>>>>Kernel 2.4.7-10 on an i686. I recompiled the kernel with AX25 tools
>>>>
>>>>
>>in order to run also FBB software,
>>
>>
>>>>which I failed due to dependency errors when I was trying to rpm
>>>>
>>>>
>> xfbb-7.04-2.i386.rpm file.
>>
>>
>>>>It gave me the following:
>>>>
>>>> libc.so.5 is needed by xfbb-7.04-2
>>>> libncurses.so.4 is needed by xfbb-7-04-2
>>>>
>>>> Where can I find these library files ?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance and I wish you all the group Happy, Healthy and
>>>>
>>>>
>>Prosperous New Year.
>>
>>
>>>>Robert, VE2HAR
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Ray Wells" <vk2tv at exemail.com.au>
>>>>To: "List for the LINUX version of FBB" <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
>>>>Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 4:46 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client now works!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi Bob,
>>>>>
>>>>>It's all downhill from here for you.
>>>>>
>>>>>This list goes quiet occasionally but were always here when someone
>>>>>needs help.
>>>>>
>>>>>Ray vk2tv
>>>>>
>>>>>Bob Scanferla wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Ray, Bo and the entire list.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hard to beleive it, but thanks to all the support from
>>>>>>this list I managed to end up with a working
>>>>>>Application (FBB).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>After two attempts at rebuilding the kernel I ended up
>>>>>>with a custom kernel that supports AX25 and still has
>>>>>>a working ethernet interface on a version of RedHat
>>>>>>that is marginal!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Having gone through kernel compiles twice now it does
>>>>>>not seem so scary.....I even had to recompile all the
>>>>>>modules to eliminate the dependancies check failure at
>>>>>>boot time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>And last but not least I managed to get AX25
>>>>>>configured to support KISS and actually talk to the
>>>>>>TNC....I can even access FBB over the air interfacce.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I guess the next task will be to look at how and where
>>>>>>to interface the ehternet portion of the App, and to
>>>>>>sort out all the functionality associated with FBB.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks Again for all the help.
>>>>>>Bob
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>--- Ray Wells <vk2tv at exemail.com.au> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Didn't realise you weren't on broadband, Bob. That
>>>>>>>does limit one's
>>>>>>>ability to download fresh material.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Ray vk2tv
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Bob Scanferla wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Al
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Thanks....yes everyone has told me the same thing
>>>>>>>>about moving up to a newer kernel, but
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>unfortunately
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>all I have to play with is RH 7.2 at least until
>>>>>>>>vacation is over and Iget back to a high speed
>>>>>>>>connection.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Bob
>>>>>>>>--- Al <awfbb0398 at sunnyside.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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