From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Douglas Cole" Subject: FBB for linux and internet forwarding Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 09:32:03 -0800 Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <200212080932.03464.n7bfs@qwest.net> Reply-To: n7bfs@qwest.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org A question for the list that hopefully will not be too open ended . Our local packet crew (two guys)is considering changing from DOS based FBB BBS to a Linux based machine but are concerned about ease of setup and stability. They wish to use internet forwarding (through a cable modem) and coming out on VHF node freq'. My concern is , since I subscribe to this list for other reasons not related to packet and am not a packet person, I see alot of posts recently about troubles with the kernel and lockup problems , so my question is , is this only for folks who are doing non-standard things or is this an issue with any amateur trying to setup a Linux based FBB BBS with internet forwarding? I don't want to have given them the wrong impression about Linux stability (I use it on a daily basis for my desktop), only to have it be a troublesome and failure prone system , as they are very happy with their DOS based machine , they just want to move into the TCP/IP internet based way of forwarding , which apparently the dos based one is hard to make so ... Any input or links/pointers on what not to do would be appreciated , they will just be starting out with Linux and I am not knowledgable with Linux packet at all... tia -- Douglas Cole N7BFS Spokane IRLP node owner AMSAT#26182 , K2 # 544 http://www.users.qwest.net/~cdoug3 Registered Linux user # 188922