Subj : Re: Unable to connect
To   : Vincent Coen
From : Marc Lewis
Date : Sun Oct 11 2026 02:18 pm


Hello Vincent!

11 Oct 26 00:02, you wrote to me:

 >> Hello Vincent!

 >> For quite some time now, connection to
 >> applewoodbbs.linkpc.com:24555 has failed, over and over. Has
 >> something changed in that internet address?

 >> --
 >> Best regards,
 >> Marc Lewis


 VC> bash-5.3$ ping applewoodbbs.linkpc.net
 VC> PING applewoodbbs.linkpc.net (82.30.228.158) 56(84) bytes of data.
 VC> 64 bytes from cpc138128-hatf10-2-0-cust157.9-3.cable.virginm.net
 VC> (82.30.228.158): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.429 ms
 VC> 64 bytes from cpc138128-hatf10-2-0-cust157.9-3.cable.virginm.net
 VC> (82.30.228.158): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.486 ms
 VC> 64 bytes from cpc138128-hatf10-2-0-cust157.9-3.cable.virginm.net
 VC> (82.30.228.158): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.529 ms
 VC> 64 bytes from cpc138128-hatf10-2-0-cust157.9-3.cable.virginm.net
 VC> (82.30.228.158): icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.848 ms
 VC> ^C
 VC> --- applewoodbbs.linkpc.net ping statistics ---
 VC> 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3013ms
 VC> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.429/0.573/0.848/0.162 ms

 VC> Note address.

I changed the address to .net in the binkd nodes.cfg. Here's the result:
======cut======
11 Oct 14:13:14 [24462] connection to 2:25/21@fidonet failed: Connection timed 
out.
======cut======
Perhaps binkd did not detect the change in the address. <?>
I'll wait for an hour and see if that's changed.
--
Best regards,
Marc


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