2 Apr
2014
2 Apr
'14
11:01 p.m.
well, the way I use 44-net is both promote/propagate radio links and
internet links...I'm still of the feeling that the internet is and
should not be the be-all/do-all in one basket...especially for us hams
and even just hobbyists that are not hams (yet, heh)..I can never forget
my wide-eyed interest in seeing my first arp packets figure out an rf
route to another 44-net destination over 1200b rf..only to get scolded
by node barons for using tcpip over rf and tying up the freq. so that
bbs users had gotten slightly slowed down, lol, what a rogue I was :-)
If the internet ever goes down, we have a way to actually network with
44-net over rf, albeit slowly, not many others can help in such a way on
such a scale...we can provide a service if needed and set it up rather
quickly, just add rf links and hops.....but I'm sure there are better
protocols that could be used, as tcp/ip would be excruciating at, say,
300b HF, lol...
rock on Paula and all active hams...great to see interest and discussion...
Cheers,
John
On 04/02/2014 05:43 PM, William Lewis wrote:
> (Please trim inclusions from previous messages)
> _______________________________________________
> Paula:
>
> I would like to say it's a privilege to know you.
>
> Thank you for all your hard work over the years with Xrouter.
>
> I still maintain a windows 95 computer running XRouter in DOS,
> and WinFBB on the Windows side for fun and play.
>
> While my main system is JNOS, I hate the fact that JNOS does
> not (...yet...) have all the cool features you packed into
> XRouter.
>
> You're an awesome gal! :)
>
> Bill
> KG6BAJ
>
> At 01:35 PM 04/02/14, you wrote:
>> Derrrrr, all I did was ask for clarification. I don't remember
>> anything argumentative or scaremongering in my request.
>>
>> It was my belief that amprnet is/was synonymous with 44-net, and was
>> originally all about building a internet-like network over RADIO,
>> long before everyone had access to broadband etc. I was there, back
>> in the 1980's, but obviously time must have fogged my memory. Or
>> maybe the focus of amprnet has changed over time.
>>
>> I don't care one way or the other. I have no axe to grind; all I
>> wanted was clarification on how to set my system up.
>>
>> I am grateful to those who answered my question, and I have learned
>> that there is no definitive answer to it. So I shall go back to sleep
>> and forget all about it again :-)
>>
>> 73, Paula
>>
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