Subj : Synchronet Control Panel not loading automatically
To   : echicken
From : Jason Bock
Date : Wed Sep 11 2024 11:44:06

  Re: Synchronet Control Panel not loading automatically
  By: echicken to Massacre on Wed Sep 11 2024 10:23 am

 >   Re: Synchronet Control Panel not loading automatically
 >   By: Massacre to All on Wed Sep 11 2024 08:58:28
 >
 >  Ma> startup fine yesterday until I modified sbbs.ini to get DoorParty
 >  Ma> working.
 >
 >  Ma> I changed the IP for RLOGIN from 0.0.0.0 to the IP of my "server" as
 >  Ma> the DoorParty docs said and Door Party still did not work.
 >
 > This is unnecessary and their docs should not be telling you to do this.
 >
 >  Ma> I have since used echicken's documents and files to get DoorParty
 >  Ma> working, but the Control Panel is still acting strange.
 >
 > For the sake of including it in this thread, instructions can be found here:
 >
 > https://github.com/echicken/dpc2
 >
 > and here:
 >
 > https://github.com/echicken/dpc2/tree/master/third_party/synchronet
 >
 > Re: your other problem, if you can start Synchronet manually and you
 > reverted *all* changes to sbbs.ini, then these are two separate issues being
 > conflated as one.
 >
 > This page:
 >
 > https://wiki.synchro.net/install:win
 >
 > says:
 >
 > "When the installation process is completed you may find a new Icon on your
 > Desktop and/or your Startup Folder in your Start Menu. If you do not want
 > Synchronet to start automatically during boot, you may safely delete the
 > Synchronet shortcut from your Windows Startup Folder."
 >
 > I don't know if this applies to your version of Windows, but I guess I'd
 > start by checking that a shortcut to Synchronet Control Panel exists at that
 > location.
 >
 > echicken
 > electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com

Thank you for the response.

It is set to start automatically in the startup folder.  That is why it is strange.  I will dig a little deeper in the logs.

Also, earlier, your DoorParty page made much more sense than the on from DoorParty.  ;)

-Jason
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