Subj : Re: recycling telnet serv
To   : alt.bbs.synchronet
From : Frank Vest
Date : Mon Oct 10 2005 03:23 pm

From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

Ragnarok wrote:
> hi all sorry for my short explanation , but first, in runing linux , i hate
> windows ;(
> second the bbs threads seems die sometimes and the port still binded? (sorry
> my english)
> i must down the bbs with killall sbbs and restart them to get to bind the
> ports correctly . i do no find what is the time that the board die, but all
> of other sync services (ircd, webserver, ftp nntp) still running ok.

I know nothing about Linux, so this is just a thought. Is there a 
firewall or some other "thing" in Linux that is closing or taking the 
port when the telnet server in Synchronet drops it?



> Sniper wrote:
> 
> 
>>-=> Ragnarok wrote to DOVE-Net.Synchronet_Discu <=-
>>
>> Ra> hi i have this message in mi log
>> Ra> Oct  4 02:23:20 scarlet synchronet:      0007 !ERROR 98 binding
>> Telnet Ra> Server socket to
>> Ra> port 23
>> Ra> Oct  4 02:23:20 scarlet synchronet:      0007 Will retry in 15
>> seconds Ra> (1 of 2)
>> Ra> Oct  4 02:23:35 scarlet synchronet:      0007 !ERROR 98 binding
>> Telnet Ra> Server socket to
>> Ra> port 23
>> Ra> Oct  4 02:23:35 scarlet synchronet:      0007 Will retry in 15
>> seconds Ra> (2 of 2)
>> Ra> Oct  4 02:23:50 scarlet synchronet:      0007 !ERROR 98 binding
>> Telnet Ra> Server socket to
>> Ra> port 23
>> Ra> Oct  4 02:23:50 scarlet synchronet:      !Another application or
>> Ra> service may be using th
>> Ra> is port
>> Ra> Oct  4 02:23:50 scarlet synchronet:      BBS System thread
>> terminating
>> Ra> Oct  4 02:23:50 scarlet synchronet:      BBS System thread terminated
>> Ra> (0 threads remain,
>> Ra>  2 clients served)
>>
>> Ra> but the rest of bbs process are still running
>> Ra> can i recycle the telnet server in this case to check to rebind the
>> Ra> port again?
>>
>>You can recycle it but I doubt it'll work.  I would suggest one
>>thing... open a command prompt and type "telnet localhost" on the system
>>running the BBS.  See if something answers.  With WinNT OS's, they have a
>>built in telnet server, and I'll bet its active and owns the telnet port.
>>
>>You'll need to go into windows and disable the service for telnet.  Then
>>SynchroNet will be able to attach itself to the port.
>>
>>Oh, and if your running Linux, which I can't tell from the small amount of
>>information you provided... You'll need to kill the Telnet server.  You
>>can keep the SSH stuff, but because SynchroNet needs the telnet port,
>>it'll have to be shut off or directed to use a non-used port number.
>>
>>The last thought is you could change the port number in
>>Synchronet... using say 2323... but this will cause you problems later,
>>because users will have to take an extra step to connect to you using a
>>non-standard port, and most don't like changes.  :(
>>
>>
>>
>>Sniper
>>Killed In Action BBS, telnet://kiabbs.org
>>Home of the Unofficial SynchroNet Support Network.
>>download the info pack at any of the below sites:
>>http://www.chcomputer.net/USSNET.ZIP or http://www.ussnet.org
>>
>>... Roosters weigh more, maybe, because of their, well, you know.
>>--- MultiMail/Linux v0.46
>> � Synchronet � Killed In Action - telnet://kiabbs.org
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