Here's the dumb question of the month. How do you test your BBS setup to accept incoming calls from outside your home network? I can just just fine from within in, but how does everyone test it from outsidde it?

Thanks,
Richard

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On 21 Apr 2023, Richard Vonzel said the following...

Here's the dumb question of the month. How do you test your BBS setup to accept incoming calls from outside your home network? I can just just
fine from within in, but how does everyone test it from outsidde it?

Thanks,
Richard

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I take my laptop to somewhere that has free wifi and logon from there.

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On 21 Apr 2023, Richard Vonzel said the following...

Here's the dumb question of the month. How do you test your BBS setup to accept incoming calls from outside your home network? I can just just
fine from within in, but how does everyone test it from outsidde it?

I've tested it by tethering to my phone and also logging in from work.


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Re: BBS Testing question
By: Richard Vonzel to All on Fri Apr 21 2023 11:20 am

Here's the dumb question of the month. How do you test your BBS setup to accept incoming calls from outside your home network? I can just just fine from within in, but how does everyone test it from outsidde it?

VPN, public wifi, or connecting from a shell account on the outside.

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Re: BBS Testing question
By: Richard Vonzel to All on Fri Apr 21 2023 11:20 am

Here's the dumb question of the month. How do you test your BBS setup to accept incoming calls from outside your home network? I can just just fine from within in, but how does everyone test it from outsidde it?

Use a network port scanner, like vert.synchro.net/scanmyports.ssjs
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On 21 Apr 2023, Richard Vonzel said the following...

Here's the dumb question of the month. How do you test your BBS setup to accept incoming calls from outside your home network? I can just just
fine from within in, but how does everyone test it from outsidde it?

Thanks,
Richard

If you have access too it I would just use a cell phone with a hotspot. Then you are on another network.

A much more complicated way is to do some routing tricks with a hi end router or PFSense.

The best option is to ask the community to get someone to connect. You can almost always get someone on MRC to do it 24-7.

Whats the BBS I'll come try it out for ya.

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On 21 Apr 2023, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...

VPN, public wifi, or connecting from a shell account on the outside.

Forgot about a VPN thats also and easy option.

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|16|10 Standard ports for SSH/Telnet |04 WEB|14@|12HTTP://noverdu.com:808 |20|15Global Chat, Global Messaging and Games! |16|10Ditch the Unsocial Media

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Here's the dumb question of the month. How do you test your BBS setup to accept incoming calls from outside your home network? I can just just
fine from within in, but how does everyone test it from outsidde it?

I found a webpage with a telnet client embedded in it. That worked well
enough to make sure that a 'connection' could be established. The real answer is that I have a buddy who's addicted to Legend of the Red Dragon and wooing Violet, so I just told him that I had a 'beta' BBS up with LORD on it and
he's been connecting every day and lets me know when there are problems. :D

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