• Mystic to Mystic telnet

    From Alonzo@21:1/130 to All on Sat Jul 8 16:25:36 2023
    I am trying a little experiment, just for fun.. Since Mystic BBS can Telnet out to other places, I was trying to have my main BBS computer connect by Telnet to a second computer, also running Mystic.

    But then I realized that I have to set up port forwarding to this second computer, but how can I do that when I already have the port forwarded to my main computer? I think there would be a conflict there.

    Is there any other way to have sort of a local BBS network, with 2 or more all communicating with each other? again, I am just experimenting but I think it would be fun to do.

    ... A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: The Unmarked Van - 21:1/130 - Mt. Healthy, Ohio (21:1/130)
  • From ogg@21:2/147 to Alonzo on Sat Jul 8 16:18:46 2023
    On 08 Jul 2023, Alonzo said the following...

    I am trying a little experiment, just for fun.. Since Mystic BBS can Telnet out to other places, I was trying to have my main BBS computer connect by Telnet to a second computer, also running Mystic.

    But then I realized that I have to set up port forwarding to this second computer, but how can I do that when I already have the port forwarded
    to my main computer? I think there would be a conflict there.

    Is there any other way to have sort of a local BBS network, with 2 or
    more all communicating with each other? again, I am just experimenting but I think it would be fun to do.

    ... A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: The Unmarked Van - 21:1/130 - Mt. Healthy, Ohio (21:1/130)

    I assume both computers would be on the same local network. If that's the
    case, you would just need to reference the ip address and port number like: 192.168.1.10:23 to reach the second computer. I've done this while moving Mystic from my linux box to the windows one.

    ogg
    Sysop, Altair IV BBS
    altairiv.ddns.net:2323

    ... A .GIF is worth a thousand .TXT.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: Altair IV BBS (21:2/147)
  • From SirRonmit@21:2/120 to Alonzo on Sat Jul 8 16:38:28 2023
    I have my 2nd (fresh install) running on port 23 (all that install does it catches bots/hacks/etc. and blacklists them.

    My Main BBS is 62323 (but I also FWD 2323 to that internal IP).
    This 62323 is also on my .php Web Telnet for those not using something like NetRunner, etc.

    You will either need:
    1 - different IP for that 2nd install
    2 - different PORT for that 2nd install (the easiest)

    You can also play around with rLogin or SSH pass as well!

    I was hoping others would have replied to my question regarding NODE passage as well -- like you can with a door game, but if I wanted to login to NODE 5 specific from my console, I could. This would free up NODE 1 for anyone logging in and wanting to play those Door Games that only run on a single node (aka node 1 for me).

    Timothy Norris
    aka SirRonmit
    admin@f4fbbs.com
    bbs.f4fbbs.com:2323 or :62323

    ... I don't have the time for a hobby. I have a computer.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Files 4 Fun BBS (21:2/120)
  • From Dr. What@21:1/616 to Alonzo on Sun Jul 9 07:35:04 2023
    Alonzo wrote to All <=-

    But then I realized that I have to set up port forwarding to this
    second computer, but how can I do that when I already have the port forwarded to my main computer? I think there would be a conflict there.

    Port forwarding is a function of your router, not Mystic. So you should look there for your answer.

    I've set up a little Mystic system on an old Pi that I had. I used a different Telnet port - just to keep the "wardialers" from flooding my system with login requests. It was very easy to do on my router.


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    ___ MultiMail/Linux v0.52

    --- Mystic BBS/QWK v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi (21:1/616)
  • From Alonzo@21:1/130 to ogg on Sun Jul 9 10:08:30 2023

    I assume both computers would be on the same local network. If that's the case, you would just need to reference the ip address and port number like: 192.168.1.10:23 to reach the second computer. I've done this

    That's what I figured, but I thought I had to set up port forwarding on my router to the second computer. I will give this a try. Thanks!

    ... Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: The Unmarked Van - 21:1/130 - Mt. Healthy, Ohio (21:1/130)
  • From Alonzo@21:1/130 to SirRonmit on Sun Jul 9 10:11:24 2023
    You will either need:
    1 - different IP for that 2nd install
    2 - different PORT for that 2nd install (the easiest)
    You can also play around with rLogin or SSH pass as well!

    Using a different port sounds like the best idea yet. Thanks for the tip.

    ... DOS=HIGH? I knew it was on something...

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: The Unmarked Van - 21:1/130 - Mt. Healthy, Ohio (21:1/130)