Date   : Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:58:31 +0100
From   : mfirth@... (Michael Firth)
Subject: Plans for the Econet Island @,Acorn World 09?

Rob wrote:
> 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?
>
>   
If none of the better experiences show goers grab address 254 from the 
list, I'm happy to make my A3020 station 254 for simple booting for BBCs.

I can't remember if Bs, B+s and Masters remember the current FS across a 
'shift-break', but I guess if so we'd just have to create BOOT accounts 
on the other FSes that did "*I AM 254 BOOT"

>>> 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.
>
>
>   
Sounds fine, if you can confirm what range your router will be using, 
I'll get my stuff running on that range.

For my work network, anything 192.168.x.y, where x > 12 will be fine to 
co-exist, but I may have to get the show stuff running standalone anyway.


Regards

Michael