Date   : Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:25:43 +0100
From   : robert@... (Rob)
Subject: Plans for the Econet Island @,Acorn World 09?

On 16/08/2009, Michael Firth <mfirth@...> wrote:
>>  I did start a MUD, a long time ago, but it was never really
>> got to a point where it was really worth playing, and while I think I
>> can locate the discs, I thnk I remember that it needs another
>> Beeb+6502 2P to act as sever.
>>
>>
> I'll have one of those there, in the form of my B+ with its ReCo6502. If
> you've got a copy of the code, we can give it a whirl.

I'll try and dig it out... I know I found the client ROM code at one
poiint, just need to try and find a working copy of the server..

>
> I guess if your BeebEm code is stable enough, then you could experiment
> with a BeebEm hosted server too...

true :-)

>> We'll need some notices I think ... *I AM 245 CAVE for cave, *I AM 240
>> HOST for bbs, etc ..
>>
> That sounds like a good plan, though it depends on whether visitors are
> expected to work that out for themselves, or whether the exhibitors will
> be choosing what runs on what machines.
>
> A simpler option may be to build a boot menu that lists what's
> available, and does the necessary *I AM commands.

Will that need to be on a server on station 254 for the Bs to see it, though?

>> I don't see why not.  We'll have 'net access available, into which
>> I'll plug my VoIP router to give us phone lines for the BBS.  The
>> other side of that gives us a nice clean subnet to plug the AUN BBS
>> machines into, rather than competing for IP addresses with whatever
>> else the hotel has on their network, so you can link into that with no
>> problem.
>>
>>
> Sounds fine, what IP addresses are you using?

Whatever you like; I've not set it up yet!  It'll grab an address via
DHCP from the hotel, and NAT the local LAN using that..

> My network currently has the slightly unusual range of 10.123.45.x, due
> to various dumb peer-to-peer applications looking like they try to make
> connections to 192.168.1.x or 10.0.0.x inside your firewall. I guess
> worst case I can try and throw a small (real IP) router in, but it would
> be easier not to have to bother.

Locally, I use various subnets in the 192.168.x.y ranges,  so as long
as it doesn't clash with one of those, I'm easy.  (x being 0,12,13,14)
 It may already be set for 15.. Again, I'd need to reserve y=1-10, and
I'll just set up DHCP to dish out addresses for anything that doesn't
need a static one.


Rob