JNOS-2 “J” Version of Network Operating System This Document Rev:0 Is Matched to Software Rev 2.0 a Software Manual for the Owner / Administrator / User
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Rev: 0.0.4 JNOS OWNERS MANUAL 08/24/06 THIS IS A PREVIEW COPY OF A DOCUMENT UNDER DEVELOPMENT DRAFT - USE WITH CAUTION (REPORT ERRORS) JNOS-2 “J” version of Network Operating System This document rev:0 is matched to software rev 2.0 A software manual for the owner / administrator / user compiled by Skip VerDuin K8RRA [[email protected]] validated against JNOS2.0d [tbd] by Maiko Langelaar VE4KLM LICENCED: in the public domain under [tbd] based on work of MANY OTHERS (based in part on the NOS Reference Manual, by Phil Karn, KA9Q and Gerard van der Grinten, PA0GRI for jnos-1.11) DISCLAIMER ---------------- The authors make no guarantees, explicit or implied, about the functionality or any other aspect of this product. Refer to the manuals provided by the manufacturer of your equipment for installation procedures. This document is a compilation of the documentation of others. Selected documents applicable to JNOS software are included, the content is then validated specifically against the referenced software on the Linux platform, the text is modified as required to be faithful to the application design intent. Variances on other platforms are shown as differences. Permission from original authors is sought, and all inclusions are displayed in the two part bibliography. COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS; Unix is a Registered Trademark of AT&T. Linux is a Registered Trademark by Linus Torvalds. NET.EXE program (C) Copyright 1992 by Phil R. Karn, KA9Q. JNOS is based on work (C) Copyright 1991 by Phil R. Karn, KA9Q, and other contributors. JNOS (C) Copyright 1994 by Johan K. Reinalda, WG7J NET/ROM software (C) Copyright 1987 Software 2000, Inc. NET/ROM is a trademark of Software 2000, Inc. OS/2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines,Inc. MS-DOS, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and Microsoft Word are all registered trademarks of Microsoft, Inc. jdoc2.0.0.4.odt Doc ID: DRAFT [JNOS-2.0d] Page 1 of 158 Rev: 0.0.4 JNOS OWNERS MANUAL 08/24/06 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................................................................3 TERMINOLOGY......................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 BBS [MAIL & GATEWAY] USER..............................................................................................................................................5 BBS ACCESS...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 BBS [USER] COMMANDS.....................................................................................................................................................................................................6 BBS SERVICES......................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 How to Connect to Another Node....................................................................................................................................................................................13 Manually connect to another station via RF on HF ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 Posting E-Mail..................................................................................................................................................................................................................15 Forward to another BBS.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 How to get JNOS to forward to WinLink 2000 (WL2K) systems.........................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Transer of ASCII File Material........................................................................................................................................................................................16 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION [SYSOP] USER.......................................................................................................................17 STARTING JNOS MANUALLY...........................................................................................................................................................................................17 Environmental Variables..................................................................................................................................................................................................18 CONSOLE: STATUS DISPLAY ..........................................................................................................................................................................................20 SYSTEM [SYSOP] COMMANDS.........................................................................................................................................................................................21 ROUTINE TASKS..................................................................................................................................................................................................................96 User passwords and permissions......................................................................................................................................................................................96 Initiate forwarding (and/or reverse forwarding) .............................................................................................................................................................97 HF server side, accepting connections from REMOTE stations............................................................................................................................................................................................................98 Watching the JNOS log and reporting problems..............................................................................................................................................................98 Trace data management....................................................................................................................................................................................................99 File transfers via FTP ......................................................................................................................................................................................................99 INSTALLATION & CONFIGURATION...................................................................................................................................99 APPLICATION SOFTWARE AND FILE STRUCTURE.....................................................................................................................................................99 THE LINUX INSTALLER............................................................................................................................................................................................100 I/O CONFIGURATION........................................................................................................................................................................................................100 RF Ports..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................101 Configuring the TNC with standard KISS...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................101 Configuring the Halcomm DXP38 Modem..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................101 Configuring the SCS PTC II Pro Modem.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................101 Customized AX25 cross port digipeating rules..............................................................................................................................................................103 Internet Ports..................................................................................................................................................................................................................104 Configuring