[HamGateNY] Welcome NY State 44Net Sysops

[Corey Reichle]

So, I'm going to ask this, since we're exploring IP-IP routes...  Who holds
the gateway for NYS?

On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Charles Hargrove <n2nov at n2nov.net> wrote:

> With so many systems not within RF range of each other, the initial
> transfer
> of messages would be via IP Encap over the internet.  The ability of a
> particular system to provide incoming/outgoing messaging service will be a
> selling point to users.  I liken it to when there were individual dial-up
> systems around me in the 1980's that required me to check them all each
> evening looking for messages.  Once the FidoNet system came on board, I
> could
> log onto my local system and route a message to another system.  The
> FidoNet
> systems had scheduled times to swap messages for storage or further routing
> to another BBS.
>
> Today, we find our packet BBS nodes as little islands that need to reach
> out
> to each other.  The ability to use AX25 or TCP/IP can be used on RF as well
> as the internet.  If all we have available is the internet, then why not
> perfect our routing techniques there so that we can duplicate it on RF when
> the opportunity arises.  Ultimately, we would want to have everything
> working
> on RF so that we can still function when our connection to the internet
> goes
> down locally or regionally.
>
> BTW, I would like to compare notes on your Mystic BBS with JNOS and other
> systems.  Let's see where we can already interface and what features we can
> all borrow from each other.
>
>
> On Wed, December 21, 2016 8:58 am, Corey Reichle wrote:
> > For what it's worth, I am using my allocation at this time, however, I
> am a
> >  bubble in a sea of void :)
> >
> > I'm only looking to do IP-over-RF links with this space, however, should
> > someone make a good argument to the contrary, I'd be open to doing so.
> >
> > At this time, I have a Mystic BBS answering on 44.68.172.2, my gateway
> > is 44.68.172.1. The BBS also listens on a couple of internet available
> IP's
> > as well.
>
>
> --
> Charles J. Hargrove - N2NOV
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>
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> topped
> by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders." - Ronald Reagan
>
> "The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates." - Tacitus
>
> "Molann an obair an fear" - Irish Saying
> (The work praises the man.)
>
> "No matter how big and powerful government gets, and the many services it
> provides, it can never take the place of volunteers." - Ronald Reagan
>
> "We are fast approaching the stage of ultimate inversion: the stage where
> the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may
> act only by permission." - Ayn Rand
>
>
>
>
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