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>in the last 6 months and that was due to a power outage! Previously the
>equipment had to be checked on every few months and node tables needed to
>be regularly re-loaded.
>The users of the GFARA bbs are extremely pleased with the FlexNet node. It
>allows users to connect throughout the network and they know that if a node
>is on the Destination table, they can connect to that node. Additionally
the
>avid Dx'ers can now check the local bbs and then connect right to a
>DxCluster without trying to remember what frequency to change to!
>Users can also count on redundancy. If a link fails the network re-routes
>the user within a few minutes and they can still connect to the bbs. Even
>greater redundancy is planned for the future with the addition of another
>band at the node site, so that as propagation changes, the end user will
>not see any interruption in service.
>For those of you who have been reluctant to move to FlexNet...don't be!
>With almost all nodes in the Greater New York City area having
>converted to FlexNet....the network is more robust than ever!
>73 Phil KA1YIQ
>Sysop WB1CQO Nodes & BBS
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I have to totally agree with Phil, KA1YIQ about FlexNet. I have been running
FlexNet here for a little over a year now with no problems what so ever. I
first installed it in a computer tied by a wire line to my BBS as a test. As
one of the first stations in the area to start converting to FlexNet one
link
of the WA2FNQ node was switched over. The other links and user port soon
followed never to return to NetRom again. In my opinion, the dynamic routing
features of FlexNet have made quite an improvement in the NY Metro area
network. There is a noticeable speed increase and traffic will always find a
path to flow over. I have seen my node go through several power hits in the
past year and there has never been a problem. FlexNet has always come back
up and running. In fact I have had zero problems with the node since I
converted to FlexNet. FlexNet is a good way to go.
73 for now. Jerry
WA2FNQ@WA2FNQ.#NLI.NY.USA.NOAM
=================================
The last I heard, they have over 40 nodes upgraded now, and have made good
progress on eliminating the "Internet FWD" problem as well. Bulletins in the
area now travel 8-10 BBS with no LLL FWD, and Intercontinental FWD to/from
the area is via HF.
Bulletins with certain key LLL FWD stations in the R:lines are destroyed and
not passed on into the network. If it gets there, it gets there by Ham
Radio, as much as possible under current conditions.
I though you folks might want to know what the US hams who are doing
something instead of talking about it have been up to.
--
73 DE Charles Brabham, N5PVL
N5PVL @ N5PVL.#NTX.TX.USA.NOAM
http://www.texoma.net/~n5pvl
>.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 16:45:28 -0500
From: "Peter O. Brackett" <ab4bc@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: On the Packet Net:
Charles:
Bravo . . . good work. Keep it up.
Next steps after FlexNet?
Peter AB4BC
Charles Brabham <n5pvl@texoma.net> wrote in message
news:7sgmj2$o4o@enews4.newsguy.com...
>
> I saw this on packet this morning:
>
> ==========================
>
> From: WA2FNQ
> To : Flex@ALLUS
> Title :FlexNet connects...
>
> On August 30th KA1YIQ wrote to TRIBBS:
>
> >The Greater Fairfield Amateur Radio Association has now been online with
> >FlexNet for more than 6 months. I've been Sysop of WB1CQO for the last 5
> >years and I have to say that since the conversion to FlexNet, I've never
> >seen the network perform smoother! I have only visited our node site once
> >in the last 6 months and that was due to a power outage! Previously the
> >equipment had to be checked on every few months and node tables needed to
> >be regularly re-loaded.
>
> >The users of the GFARA bbs are extremely pleased with the FlexNet node.
It
> >allows users to connect throughout the network and they know that if a
node
> >is on the Destination table, they can connect to that node. Additionally
> the
> >avid Dx'ers can now check the local bbs and then connect right to a
> >DxCluster without trying to remember what frequency to change to!
>
> >Users can also count on redundancy. If a link fails the network re-routes
> >the user within a few minutes and they can still connect to the bbs. Even
> >greater redundancy is planned for the future with the addition of another
> >band at the node site, so that as propagation changes, the end user will
> >not see any interruption in service.
>
> >For those of you who have been reluctant to move to FlexNet...don't be!
> >With almost all nodes in the Greater New York City area having
> >converted to FlexNet....the network is more robust than ever!
>
> >73 Phil KA1YIQ
> >Sysop WB1CQO Nodes & BBS
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> -
>
> I have to totally agree with Phil, KA1YIQ about FlexNet. I have been
running
> FlexNet here for a little over a year now with no problems what so ever. I
> first installed it in a computer tied by a wire line to my BBS as a test.
As
> one of the first stations in the area to start converting to FlexNet one
> link
> of the WA2FNQ node was switched over. The other links and user port soon
> followed never to return to NetRom again. In my opinion, the dynamic
routing
> features of FlexNet have made quite an improvement in the NY Metro area
> network. There is a noticeable speed increase and traffic will always find
a
> path to flow over. I have seen my node go through several power hits in
the
> past year and there has never been a problem. FlexNet has always come back
> up and running. In fact I have had zero problems with the node since I
> converted to FlexNet. FlexNet is a good way to go.
>
> 73 for now. Jerry
> WA2FNQ@WA2FNQ.#NLI.NY.USA.NOAM
>
> =================================
>
> The last I heard, they have over 40 nodes upgraded now, and have made good
> progress on eliminating the "Internet FWD" problem as well. Bulletins in
the
> area now travel 8-10 BBS with no LLL FWD, and Intercontinental FWD to/from
> the area is via HF.
>
> Bulletins with certain key LLL FWD stations in the R:lines are destroyed
and
> not passed on into the network. If it gets there, it gets there by Ham
> Radio, as much as possible under current conditions.
>
> I though you folks might want to know what the US hams who are doing
> something instead of talking about it have been up to.
>
> --
>
> 73 DE Charles Brabham, N5PVL
> N5PVL @ N5PVL.#NTX.TX.USA.NOAM
> http://www.texoma.net/~n5pvl
>
>
>
>
>
>.
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Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 19:10:56 -0500
From: "Charles Brabham" <n5pvl@texoma.net>
Subject: On the Packet Net:
Peter O. Brackett <ab4bc@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:7sgrdu$m55@dfw-ixnews5.ix.netcom.com...
> Charles:
>
> Bravo . . . good work. Keep it up.
>
> Next steps after FlexNet?
I think you got the wrong impression from that post about the conversion of
the NEDA (North East Digital Association) network from NetRom to FlexNet.
It's the NEDA guys who did all that work. I may have contributed in a minor
way with the "Americanized" FlexNet articles on my web site, but NEDA has
several in-house FlexNet gurus who are much more knowledgeable than I am.
I'm sure they could have gotten along just as well without my support.
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