Help Me Test My BBS

[Dmaster]

Hello all.  I am, thanks to god a heart attack survivor.  I am currently at home on temp dissability and as anyone can guess very bored  I am trying to revive my old BBS system as a hobby to kill some time.  Can you please help me test if its working by telnet to : necrobbs.strangled.net   Thanks.  Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

[CodePoet]

Doesn't work, as necrobbs.strangled.net resolves to 192.168.9.2

Hint: If your BBS server is at 192.168.9.2 on your LAN, you'll need to find out your WAN address, bind that address to necrobbs.strangeled.net at your dns host, then port-forward port 21 to 192.168.9.2:21 on your router/gateway

[Duce]

IP is unreachable, as it's an internal IP address via NAT.  Knock a hole in your router/firewall for the telnet port - looking forward to checking it out!

[don27dog]

What bbs software are you running?

[Dmaster]

I am using CNet v5.07.  I guess I cannot do this.  I thought I could  I am using my cell phone connected to my computer via usb for internet connection.  I have to be able to forward ports on my cell phone. but Using the router address given I cannot do anything.  I have Tmobile network.  I am trying to find out if there is a way to forward.  I think I got the terms right  It's been a while.  I remember when I had comcast I was able to log into my router to do all this.    Any suggestions?  Thanks all.

[Dmaster]

Well. It's not going to happen for now.  I thought I could use my cell phones internet connection to my computer but I guess not.  I need to forward some ports and there is no way for me to do this right now.    Oh well wishfull thinking.

[Drummerboy]

Not work here. "Conection Error"

[direktorn]

Well. It's not going to happen for now. I thought I could use my cell phones internet connection to my computer but I guess not. I need to forward some ports and there is no way for me to do this right now. Oh well wishfull thinking.

Yea cellphones, or mobile broadband connections does not genarlly offer a fixed IP and without that you'r stuck
 
The only way to get that to work would be to use a VPN connection service that offers a fixed IP at their end or switch to a more regular broadband connection.

[Dmaster]

Let's try one more time.   I set it up using a VPN service.  Please try telnet to: necrobbs.strangled.net  Let me know what results you get please.  Thanks to all.

[direktorn]

Let's try one more time. I set it up using a VPN service. Please try telnet to: necrobbs.strangled.net Let me know what results you get please. Thanks to all.

10.x.x.x is still a private address space and not routable or accessable from the internet You need a VPN service that gives you a public IP adress, very few do but they exists.

[Dmaster]

Well, I took the plunge and ordered real internet service for my home.  With a real router so I can forward ports and everything.  Equipment should arrive by this weekend.  Stay tuned for my BBS to be back online.  Like I said just a hobby to kill time

[MelbourneBen]

Cool will test when it's online.

[Dmaster]

Well, fingers crossed. I think I got it working now.

Please telnet to : necrobbs.strangled.net with an ansi terminal and let me know if its working.  Thanks.

[direktorn]

Tried it, seems to work fine

[Dmaster]

Tried it, seems to work fine

Great!    Thanks