Subj : BBS Setup question
To   : Aceboy
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue Feb 12 2002 04:11 am

  Re: BBS Setup question
  By: Aceboy to Amcleod on Tue Feb 12 2002 08:20 am

 >   Re: BBS Setup question
 >   By: Amcleod to Aceboy on Tue Feb 12 2002 08:02 am
 > 
 > Sorry if my describing wasn't that good.  Actually I was trying to telnet to
 > 192.168.0.2 which after reading what you said made me realize would not work
 > There are two computers at home both on a cable modem (roadrunner)  The
 > computer down stairs is the one directly connected, and my computer upstairs
 > the one running off the network and uses wingate to access the internet.  I
 > want to run the BBS on my computer upstairs so the main question i, is that
 > even possible?  

Yes, but you'll need the assistance of a software or hardware
router/NAT/gateway that supports port forwarding.

 > I am not very firmiliar with that port forwarding, Im assumi
 > it would be something I would have to set up on the computer downstairs? 

It would have to be set up on the computer that is directly connected to the
Internet (which ever one that is).

 > An
 > as far as the domain name goes, Im assuming that would be something I would
 > have to pay for to have correct? 

You can get free hostnames from sites like thebbs.org and dtdns.net.

-Rob

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