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First post, by RileyIL77

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I'm trying to setup my old ProBoard BBS with DOSBox in Linux, to completely remove all Windows Systems in my house.....

I've configured my Virtual Modem:

[serial]
# serial1-4 -- set type of device connected to com port.
# Can be disabled, dummy, modem, nullmodem, directserial.
# Additional parameters must be in the same line in the form of
# parameter:value. Parameter for all types is irq.
# for directserial: realport (required), rxdelay (optional).
# for modem: listenport (optional).
# for nullmodem: server, rxdelay, txdelay, telnet, usedtr,
# transparent, port, inhsocket (all optional).
# Example: serial1=modem listenport:5000

serial1=modem listenport:23
serial2=disabled
serial3=disabled
serial4=disabled

And then further down the dosbox.conf

[modem]
# Modem is either true or false.
# comport - COM Port modem is connected to.
# listenport - TCP Port the modem listens on for incoming connections.

modem=true
comport=2
listenport=23

Everything is working, I'm using the OLD DOS Fossil X00 with ProBoard again..... Everything is fine except DOSBox won't answer the Telnet port like I've told it too...

By the way: # This is the configurationfile for DOSBox 0.72

Thanks,

Riley
A.K.A. SLASHER of slasherbbs.com

Reply 1 of 4, by MiniMax

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Do you run DOSBox as root?
Same problem if you run it on one of those surviving Windows boxes?

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Reply 2 of 4, by h-a-l-9000

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> This is the configurationfile for DOSBox 0.72
No it isn't. 0.72 has no more [modem] section.

Ports up to 1023 are reserved for higher privilege accounts on unix based systems so either choose a higher port or run it as root.

You can use the nullmodem feature too (look at it's parameters in the readme).

1+1=10

Reply 3 of 4, by RileyIL77

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I've not tried it with DOSBox on my WindoxXP machine.... Because GameSRV and Windows based Telnet server does just fine for me over there.

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Reply 4 of 4, by RileyIL77

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No it isn't. 0.72 has no more [modem] section.

Ports up to 1023 are reserved for higher privilege accounts on unix based systems so either choose a higher port or run it as root.

You can use the nullmodem feature too (look at it's parameters in the readme).

Weird I had modem details in my DOSBox.CONF after I installed DOSBox. Let me try to see if what I'm told about the ports being true......
Because I can cloak that.... Thanks though for your effort!

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