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|    Travis Mehrer to Richard Vonzel    |
|    Re: Setting up MajorBBS under Windows XP    |
|    03 Mar 23 17:34:50    |
      TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A48       MSGID: 1:134/303 07fef0f2       REPLY: 1:282/1038@fidonet.org 64011c2c       TZUTC: -0700        RV> I'm working of setting up a MajorBBS bbs under Windows XP in a        RV> VirtualBox. I'm having a heck of a time getting the IP setting correct.        RV> I'm using SWSVPKT packet driver for the protocol. I also can't seem to        RV> get port 23 to open up. Anyone have some ideas what I might do to get        RV> this running?              Just a shot in the dark but... having played withk VirtualBox a fair bit       lately I've noticed that it tends to default to NAT networking rather than       bridged. Essentially putting your VM behind another router/firewall.               Have you checked you're using bridged networking?              Devices >> Network >> Network settings.              Under attached to, change to bridged networking.              ... A SQL query walks into a bar and sees two tables. Asks: 'Can I join you?'              --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Raspberry Pi/32)        * Origin: CaNerDUH BBS (1:134/303)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 15/0 18/200 90/1 105/81 106/201 114/705 123/120 131       SEEN-BY: 129/305 134/0 100 101 303 153/135 141 143 757 7715 154/10       SEEN-BY: 218/700 840 220/70 221/6 226/17 30 100 227/114 229/111 112       SEEN-BY: 229/113 206 275 307 317 400 424 426 428 452 470 550 664 700       SEEN-BY: 250/5 8 266/512 267/800 280/464 282/1038 298/25 305/3 317/3       SEEN-BY: 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45 460/58 633/280 712/848 770/1       PATH: 134/303 101 100 153/757 221/6 218/840 770/1 317/3 229/426           |
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