Kevin Schmidt wrote:
>
> > There are many folks that wouuld like to use the internet cluster system
> > during the contest and would like to integrate it with CT, NA, or TRLog.
> > This message will attempt to educate you on how this can be accomplished.
> >
> > First requirement is what is called a "SHELL". This is simply a UNIX
> > type login to your ISP. Typically you connect to your ISP and negotiate
>
> I'm sure Bill is aware of this, but just to be complete, if your ISP
> won't give you a shell account, you can get the same functionality by
> getting an old 386 or better with 4Megabytes of memory, and around
> 100MB disk. This will run linux just fine for this purpose, and should
and if you just happen to have a machine already running win-95 and set
up for internet with a dialup or other isp connection just download my
wintelnetx program and create bridges to and from telnet packetclusters,
ct serial or ethernet networks, local or tnc accessed packetclusters,
and now you can accept telnet connections also.
but the shell account method is probably the cheapest as far as hardware
and software investment.
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David Robbins K1TTT (ex KY1H)
k1ttt@berkshire.net or robbins@berkshire.net
http://www.berkshire.net/~robbins/k1ttt.html
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