Subj : Re: Question About FTN Hubs
To   : Vk3jed
From : Lord Gareth
Date : Thu Jun 04 2020 23:24:21

So the node list is manually updated every week?

Also, how does the hub/node relationship work overall?  When you start a new
network/hub do you set your settings up as a Node instead of as an echomail
net in Mystic's settings?  Also, how do you go about assigning nodes?  Is it
just a matter of assigning an open number between 001-999 as the node address
to the individual requesting access and then adding them to the node list for
the next refresh?

I think that makes sense.
So to start a net, you need to find an open network address (IE 21 for fsx),
you then pick your hub address, usually 1 for the first hub, and then a node
considered to be the base node, usually 100 from what I see.  You set that up
as the node settings and as the echomail net because, well, you are the node
and the net.  When someone wants to join your net, you assign them a node
number which will connect back to you and allow you to communicate back out
to them and other members of the net.  You add that new person to your node
list.

But, I don't know how the TIC/Areafix/Filefix stuff comes into play.  How do
you set up those pieces for the new node owner?  What does it authenticate
against on your BinkP server?

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