Subj : OMG HELP
To   : Sam Alexander
From : Ralph Smole
Date : Mon Sep 26 2005 11:15 am

  Re: OMG HELP
  By: Sam Alexander to Patch on Mon Sep 26 2005 08:04 am

 >   Re: OMG HELP
 >   By: Patch to All on Sun Sep 25 2005 06:39 pm
 > 
 >  > Ok, here's the scenario.
 >  >
 >  > Running Windows 2000 SP4, and as you saw by my previous post that my bbs 
 >  > and running =(
 >  >
 >  > I went to log in via external connection on my laptop to add a user when 
 >  > server froze, and crashed.
 >  >
 >  > When we rebooted, node 1 was still saying she was connected, when in fact
 >  > wasn't (I turned the laptop off).
 >  >
 >  > So I kept trying, and then did the unthinkable.  I exported my settings,
 >  > removed the software and reinstalled.
 >  >
 >  > After I did that, I realized that the TELNET server wasn't initializing, 
 >  > now saying that it can't bind itself to port 23 anymore.  I tried switchi
 >  > ports, even to the one that my Ventrlo VOIP software is set to, and it st
 >  > won't initialize.
 >  >
 >  > I think it's a software issue, but not sure where to go, what to look for
 >  >
 >  > When you try to connect to lotw2.servebbs.net it prompts for the telnet
 >  > information, login, password and domain.
 >  >
 >  > can anyone please help me?!?
 >  >
 > Hi Patch,
 > 
 > One suggestion -- Switch to Linux :)  This is the reason my Synchronet board
 > didn't stay up several years back was because of these types of issues.
 > It's running on Linux now, and works like a champ.
 > 
 > FWIW,
 > 
 > Sam
 > 

I have run this BBS with every flavor of Windows from 3.x to it's current home
on XP home version AND have never had problems. Switching to Linux is not the
issue. It'll just create MORE problems especially if he has NO clue about
Linux.
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