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nitromike2006

@despain: Thanks for that. I always thought that pharlap was a memory manager but I do in fact have QEMM lying around too. I'll give that a whirl.

nitromike2006

@dspain: Here are the exact contents of the config.sys and autoexec.bat files on the ps/2

config.sys

FILES=127
BUFFERS=99
REM DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
REM DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
REM DOS=HIGH

autoexec.bat

@ECHO OFF
REM C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X
PROMPT $p$g
PATH C:\DOS;C:\UTIL;C:\NC
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP ...

nitromike2006

@Gary Martin: Hi Gary! I have 2 configured right now and still get the memory error. I had dropped it to 8 initially. Am I missing when it allocates the space?

@despain: I can surely post the autoexec and config.sys but really they are plain fresh DOS 6.22 install.

From memory:

Config.sys ...

nitromike2006

@despain: I ran The Electronic Oblivion BBS (Olathe, Kansas) from 1991- 1994. I still had one in 2000-today, but it is possible someone else named their BBS the same as mine I suppose. My board was originally on RemoteAccess.

The question then becomes on the memory error why would it tell there is ...

nitromike2006

Greetings All:

I have installed WG2 with ETL and AIO on an older IBM PS/2 that I obtained. The Machine has 16MB RAM in it and I am getting a running out of memory error when the BBS is started up. (I should also mention that I have a set of 6 packs that brings the total to 68 users). The assumption ...

nitromike2006

@despain: The packet driver you specified definitely DOES NOT work with the machine. however we found a 3rd party driver that does.

We ended up using the Crynwr 3c523 driver and it works now.

Thanks to all who responded.

Mike

nitromike2006

Greetings:

I have obtained an IBM PS/2 Model 95 with a Microchannel 3com 3c523 NIC card and I have had zero luck finding a packet driver for DOS for this card. We have tried several 3com driver disks ranging from version 2 -4 and the pd seems to be missing. Anyone have a thought on how we can get ...

nitromike2006

Thanks FRcorey!

Already have this answered by Rick, but forgot to come back and close the topic.

Thanks all.

nitromike2006

Hello:

Anyone have the addon Entertainment option for WG2? I have the v6 for MBBS 6.25, but since I am planning to run WG2, I figure I need a different version? Anyone can help please let me know.

Thanks,

Mike Needham
TEO BBS

nitromike2006

thanks. Got it figured out I think

nitromike2006

Greetings:

TEO BBS is currently down, but I plan to once again relaunch after we find the illusive 486 DX/2 computer we are seeking :-)

I now have a domain for my blog and plan to point bbs.jmikeneedham.net to the bbs box which will have an IP of it's own for Telnet connections... I want to be ...

nitromike2006

Greetings:

I have launched my entire personal website and of course the The Electronic Oblivion BBS is up and running.

Main URL: http://eoblivion.dyndns.org

BBS direct: [url]telnet://eoblivion.dyndns.org[/url]

Looking for some apps for MBBS 6.25 to do daily MOTD type announcements or NEWS when ...

nitromike2006

Has anyone transferred the WG2 manual to PDF? If so I would like to get a copy.

Thanks,

Mike

nitromike2006

Hey Toy and Dspain:

Well I am not 100% sure that the problem is fixed, but it does look promising. The disabling of the software acceleration in the WG2 CNF seems to have solved the locking up problem. If the lockup happens again, the next move will indeed be to disable QEMM as we discussed ...

nitromike2006

Everything except telnet/Rlogin is off. How do I check what ETL is doing?

There is no Dialup option installed currently on WG2 anyhow.

But the rest is already done.

nitromike2006

in the case of the MBBS install, I am using the 68 Node galgsbl that was made for me by Rick himself to make MBBS work with my license. In the case of the WG2 it is the 11 6 pack disk, the WG2 was the original license I obtained.

The only addons in both cases are the ETL.

The lockups appear to ...

nitromike2006

Well thought it was solved, but ...

WG2 keeps locking up on this machine as well. I have ran diagnostics and can not find any memory errors or mainboard errors. The CD-ROM is broken,but I am replacing that today sometime.

Is it DOS 7.10 that is the issue? Although the computer still responds to ...

nitromike2006

Hi All:

I have obtained MajorFido and been reading the documentation. It looks straight forward enough except that it still relys upon Front Door.

I am actually now running WG2 instead as I think there was a timer issue in my MBBS.

The main issue is going to be getting the system to Toss mail via ...

nitromike2006

This thread is solved. Thanks for all your help.

nitromike2006

Figured out why I have the error.

Still need the help adding the things under "TELE" Though!

nitromike2006

@despain

Not having luck adding those links under TELE... I was trying F5 and it just puts them at the bottom of the tree, so feeling stupid -- How do I add them to the TELE page?

Thanks

nitromike2006

NEW ERROR WG2

"MESSAGE NUMBER 149 OUT OF RANGE IN GALREGIS.MCV"
"CH01=:0/0,MSG:GALREGIS.MCV/3"

Fatally crashes of course.

nitromike2006

@dspain

add these under "TELE" in the menu tree?

Thanks

nitromike2006

@dan

Yeah, I found the WG2 one. Understand the whole process, but what did you mean by link the modules?

Thanks,

Mike

nitromike2006

@dan

As you know I am working on WG2 install instead

Having issues with the ETL so far... not sure what I did wrong???

Error comes up cannot find galetl.msg and kills the WGSERV

The modules on MBBS 6.25 are:

ETL

and that is it.

nitromike2006

Hello All:

I suspect that this may be due to the machine being too fast for the software, but I thought I would run it by you all.

I just setup TEO BBS on a Dell GX1 Pentium 2 400 Mhz machine. It seems to be fine for a few hours then it just freezes up on the USERS screen. It seems to fare better ...

nitromike2006

Hey all:

First off, shout out to DSPAIN for his help getting my system back online today! Thanks Dan!!!

I now am ready to setup FidoNet on the system and then there are just tweaks left to get it customized... right now it is "out of the box".

I need step by step help and actually including ...

nitromike2006

Well, I am not sure if Vircom TCP and Major TCP are the same animal or not, but the Vircom 2.10 is expensive and I was told that even with a certain haxie installed, it only deals with incoming Telnet only.

I want to incorporate the entire Internet connectivity.

I know I can obtain the ICO from ...

nitromike2006

Hi Dan:

I am not really running into any overflows, just not impressed with the Vircom stack at all ;-)

Also, have not sure how to make the ico work... this is MBBS 6.25 not WG.

If I can get most of my channels on telnet, that would be great.

My grand plan is to keep one channel as direct ...

nitromike2006

Hey all:

Still working with putting my old school BBS online and I have really appreciated the help that this community has provided as I work on the project. I am very disheartened by the Vircom stack limitations and would like to see us put native support for the Watt TCP stack somehow into the ...

nitromike2006

I got the DigiBoard/MBBS working under DOS, it actually runs under WFW 3.11 until you bring the board up, then I get a handler error and of course it drops out again.

I wrote a PM to Toyduck and hopefully I will be able to obtain the Manuals :-)

But in the meantime, Has anyone setup 6.25 under WFW ...

nitromike2006

Hi Corey:

This is a non-intelligent model. I will set the addresses further apart.. they are only 12 hex difference currently :-)

The main idea here is to get the system working under Win 3.11 for several reasons, but two of which is:

1) To hopefully have an easier time with TCP
2) Ability to ...

nitromike2006

Hello All:

It has been a while since I posted on here. I took a small sabbatical from MBBS 6.2 and tried things like EleBBS (after all, my board was an RA 2.02 BBS back in the day) and tried SyncroNet as well.

For those of you who have not been able to play the home game (or been following my ...

nitromike2006

Hi Corey:

Wow, that is detailed!

Still no idea where to get MHS 1.5 for DOS though.

Or the specific file from GCOMM.

nitromike2006

Thanks CCS for the lead in the Manual.

@everyone

Read that if you run Vircom TCP 2.10-14 (2.10e) you need to use MHS (Novell) to get the SMTP stuff to work. Having read about that, first question is where to obtain MHS from? Looked on Novell's site and Google and no luck finding it (presumably for ...

nitromike2006

Hi Joe:

I have the manual that came in the archive... I have made it into a PDF so if you can give me an idea of what page that is covered on I could find it.

Thanks,

Mike

nitromike2006

Hi Joe:

That would be great.

Let me know when you can do it because I could really use the copy.

Thanks,

Mike

nitromike2006

Hi Corey:

No indication in audit trail of SMTP not working. POP3 disabled yes, but No messages about WG1 Required or the like to do Internet Email.

nitromike2006

Hey guys:

I am not sure what is going on with my MBBS 6.25 installation (using Vircom TCP 2.10e). There is a segment in CNF that allows you to specify Internet email, however, it is not seemingly receiving or sending mail from the system to the Internet? Is there something in Vircom's software that ...

nitromike2006

Hello Again:

I am hoping one of you has the manual for MBBS 6.x (6.25 preferable)! Since no one probably has the time to scan it and make a PDF, and I really need to get a hold of a copy of it... I make this offer to anyone who would at least photocopy their original for me and mail it! I can ...

nitromike2006

Hello all:

I have completed the re-install of my BBS as MBBS 6.25

Decided to go ahead and use Vircom TCP and it works.

If any of you had logged onto the bbs and registered, you will need to do so again because I just wiped the drive and started over.

Thanks,

Mike

BTW: If you do register ...

nitromike2006

Hey Guys:

@ToyDuck

The whole purpose of my project is to run an old school BBS.

Mainly, I chose Major because I remember it being able to email the Internet and receive email from the Internet. I also know several folks have an installation running that accepts Telnet. The only reason I was ...

nitromike2006

Hello Everyone:

Well, I am at a loss, everything seems fine except I can not get any version of the ICO that I have found to work with MBBS 6.25. The ones that I have found that say they are for MBBS 6 actually appear to be for WG (possibly 1) and throw errors when installed. I dearly need to ...

nitromike2006

@corey

Hi there:

That is kind of what I thought, though I thought the ICO was the same in MBBS -- I could be wrong though, not the first time :-)

I think you mis-read my post though regarding the Manager... that is precisely the part that I do NOT need. It seems to be a major pain in the lower ...

nitromike2006

Hello All:

After running with WG2 for the last month or so, I think I am going to downgrade my BBS to MBBS 6.25. But before I make this decision, I need to make sure that certain things will still work.

1. ICO and AIO (both WG1 versions)
2. The Entertainment Option (version 2)
3. Novell LAN Option ...

nitromike2006

@everyone

I have a set of WG 2 disks, and the system is up and running. Having a little trouble finding GCOMM Entertainment Pack addon (2 disks) found the 1st disk, but can't seem to find the whole package, if you can help here, please PMAIL me!

Also, I am looking for a copy of the WG 2 manual, if ...

nitromike2006

@dspain

Dropped ya a PMAIL

nitromike2006

@toyduck

Thanks for the lead. SO far it appears to be working.

nitromike2006

Well the news is that we definitely have this one figured out. It is not working yet, but we know why it is not working!

So this thread is solved.

nitromike2006

Thanks CCS for the help.

Now we have a little problem. My ISP is Earthlink and the SMTP server requires authentication to use, since I did not see a way for WG2 to use this "feature" of the server, I am trying a free SMTP server on my other windows box to be the smartserver for the bbs. But I am ...

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Hardware Specs for WG2 Also Could use Manual

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Still Trying to link email MBBS 6.2

It is up and running, but the domain has changed

WG2 Manual

MBBS 6.25 keeps locking up

Setting FidoNet up in MBBS 6.25

Would like to see Support for WATT TCP in MBBS 6.5

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