Subj : Re: Telnet Connection Problem
To   : Tristan Greaves
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Fri Feb 11 2022 10:01 pm

 TG>  MD> Lately, I am unable to connect to my BBS via Telnet from my home comp
 TG>  MD> I can, 
 TG>  MD> however, connect to it if I log onto one of my servers and telnet or 
 TG>  MD> from that remote 
 TG>  MD> computer.
 TG> 
 TG>  MD> I checked my log files and the home computer's IP address is not bloc
 TG>  MD> This is a 
 TG>  MD> recent occurrence although sometime in the past I could connect until
 TG>  MD> just lost the 
 TG>  MD> connection somehow.
 TG> 
 TG> In all these cases, are the computers all within your home network?
 TG> 
 TG> Can you detail the topology a bit more?
 TG> 
 TG> Tristan.
 
I decided to add my home IP address to the whitelist, and I am now able to connect.  Looks like the problem is solved.  Yes, it was the home netowrk because I was able to connect with my phones network but not when I was connected to the WiFi.

All seems well now.

Mike Dippel
mystic-hobbies.us

.... That's not a bug, it's an undocumented feature
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/64)
 * Origin: Mystic Hobbies BBS (3:640/1118)

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