Hi all,

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and then use TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?



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Joacim Melin wrote to All <=-

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and
then use TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

Yes, on a Raspberry Pi. Works like a champ.



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Joacim Melin wrote to All <=-

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and
then use TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

Yes, on a Raspberry Pi. Works like a champ.

So I can do something like ./tcpser -d /dev/ttyS0 -s 38400 -D localhost:2323 and it will answer incoming calls and then telnet to localhost on port 2323?



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Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to All on Mon Jan 25 2021 08:28 pm

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and then use TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

I'm not sure what TCPSER is. Synchronet has a utility (SEXPOTS) that will answer your modem and pass the connection to your telnet BBS.

There is a windows download on Vertrauen, and I think I have it around here as well.

Ttyl :-),
Al

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Joacim Melin wrote to Gamgee <=-

Joacim Melin wrote to All <=-

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and
then use TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

Yes, on a Raspberry Pi. Works like a champ.

So I can do something like ./tcpser -d /dev/ttyS0 -s 38400 -D localhost:2323 and it will answer incoming calls and then telnet
to localhost on port 2323?

That looks correct... I mis-read your original question a little,
because I use it on a MSDOS computer running a (DOS) BBS, so the
incoming telnet "call" is translated to serial (by tcpser on the RPi).
On one of the USB connectors of the Pi, I have a USB-to-serial
adapter, which connects to the serial port of the DOS computer with a
standard 9-pin serial cable.

The command line I run on the RPi for this is:
sudo tcpser -d /dev/ttyUSB0 -s 57600 -p 23 -i "Z" &

So your scenario is actually going "the other direction" if I'm
reading it right. A quick glance at the man page would seem to
indicate your command line is correct, or at least close. I take it
that is not working though?

There is reasonably good documentation out there for it, one place to
look at is:
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man1/tcpser.1.html



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Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to All on Mon Jan 25 2021 08:28 pm

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and then use
TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

I'm not sure what TCPSER is. Synchronet has a utility (SEXPOTS) that
will answer your modem and pass the connection to your telnet BBS.

There is a windows download on Vertrauen, and I think I have it around
here as well.

Very interesting - mind sending it to me?


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Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to All on Mon Jan 25 2021 08:28 pm

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and then use
TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

I'm not sure what TCPSER is. Synchronet has a utility (SEXPOTS) that
will answer your modem and pass the connection to your telnet BBS.

There is a windows download on Vertrauen, and I think I have it around
here as well.

Found it! Seems to work very well. Thanks for the advice!

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Re: Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to Al on Tue Jan 26 2021 09:48 am

There is a windows download on Vertrauen, and I think I have it
around here as well.

Very interesting - mind sending it to me?

spots128.zip is in your inbound.

Ttyl :-),
Al

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Re: Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to Al on Tue Jan 26 2021 10:10 am

Found it! Seems to work very well. Thanks for the advice!

Glad you found it, now you have 2 copies.. :)

Ttyl :-),
Al

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Re: Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to Al on Tue Jan 26 2021 10:10 am

Found it! Seems to work very well. Thanks for the advice!

Glad you found it, now you have 2 copies.. :)

Ttyl :-),
Al

Thanks!


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Re: Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to Al on Tue Jan 26 2021 09:48 am

Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to All on Mon Jan 25 2021 08:28 pm

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and then use
TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

I'm not sure what TCPSER is. Synchronet has a utility (SEXPOTS) that will answer your modem and pass the connection to your telnet BBS.

There is a windows download on Vertrauen, and I think I have it around here as well.

Very interesting - mind sending it to me?

https://wiki.synchro.net/util:sexpots
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Hi all,

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and then use TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?



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Joacim Melin wrote to All <=-

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and
then use TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

Yes, on a Raspberry Pi. Works like a champ.



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Joacim Melin wrote to All <=-

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and
then use TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

Yes, on a Raspberry Pi. Works like a champ.

So I can do something like ./tcpser -d /dev/ttyS0 -s 38400 -D localhost:2323 and it will answer incoming calls and then telnet to localhost on port 2323?



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Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to All on Mon Jan 25 2021 08:28 pm

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and then use TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

I'm not sure what TCPSER is. Synchronet has a utility (SEXPOTS) that will answer your modem and pass the connection to your telnet BBS.

There is a windows download on Vertrauen, and I think I have it around here as well.

Ttyl :-),
Al

... Never argue with a woman when she's tired, or rested.
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Joacim Melin wrote to Gamgee <=-

Joacim Melin wrote to All <=-

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and
then use TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

Yes, on a Raspberry Pi. Works like a champ.

So I can do something like ./tcpser -d /dev/ttyS0 -s 38400 -D localhost:2323 and it will answer incoming calls and then telnet
to localhost on port 2323?

That looks correct... I mis-read your original question a little,
because I use it on a MSDOS computer running a (DOS) BBS, so the
incoming telnet "call" is translated to serial (by tcpser on the RPi).
On one of the USB connectors of the Pi, I have a USB-to-serial
adapter, which connects to the serial port of the DOS computer with a
standard 9-pin serial cable.

The command line I run on the RPi for this is:
sudo tcpser -d /dev/ttyUSB0 -s 57600 -p 23 -i "Z" &

So your scenario is actually going "the other direction" if I'm
reading it right. A quick glance at the man page would seem to
indicate your command line is correct, or at least close. I take it
that is not working though?

There is reasonably good documentation out there for it, one place to
look at is:
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man1/tcpser.1.html



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Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to All on Mon Jan 25 2021 08:28 pm

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and then use
TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

I'm not sure what TCPSER is. Synchronet has a utility (SEXPOTS) that
will answer your modem and pass the connection to your telnet BBS.

There is a windows download on Vertrauen, and I think I have it around
here as well.

Very interesting - mind sending it to me?


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Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to All on Mon Jan 25 2021 08:28 pm

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and then use
TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

I'm not sure what TCPSER is. Synchronet has a utility (SEXPOTS) that
will answer your modem and pass the connection to your telnet BBS.

There is a windows download on Vertrauen, and I think I have it around
here as well.

Found it! Seems to work very well. Thanks for the advice!

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Re: Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to Al on Tue Jan 26 2021 09:48 am

There is a windows download on Vertrauen, and I think I have it
around here as well.

Very interesting - mind sending it to me?

spots128.zip is in your inbound.

Ttyl :-),
Al

... I used to have a life, then I got a modem!
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Re: Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to Al on Tue Jan 26 2021 10:10 am

Found it! Seems to work very well. Thanks for the advice!

Glad you found it, now you have 2 copies.. :)

Ttyl :-),
Al

... Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.
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Re: Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to Al on Tue Jan 26 2021 10:10 am

Found it! Seems to work very well. Thanks for the advice!

Glad you found it, now you have 2 copies.. :)

Ttyl :-),
Al

Thanks!


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Re: Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to Al on Tue Jan 26 2021 09:48 am

Re: TCPSer
By: Joacim Melin to All on Mon Jan 25 2021 08:28 pm

has anyone used TCPSER to hook up an old style POTS modem and then use
TCPSER to initiate a telnet connection to a BBS?

I'm not sure what TCPSER is. Synchronet has a utility (SEXPOTS) that will answer your modem and pass the connection to your telnet BBS.

There is a windows download on Vertrauen, and I think I have it around here as well.

Very interesting - mind sending it to me?

https://wiki.synchro.net/util:sexpots
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