Digiboard + MBBS

[blixel]

I am messing with my old MBBS stuff and am hoping to find someone who might remember something about configuring Digiboard hardware with the MBBS. I am trying to make this work with MBBS v5.31. (Because there are a couple of modules that were never updated to work with v6.25)

I have the MBBS running on an old 486. :) It works fine and compiles just as well today as it did 20 years ago. I can login to the MBBS console of course, and I am able to login via serial over a null modem connection. I am also able to telnet in by way of a Digi PortServer.

The MBBS v5.31 did not have any kind of TCP/IP capabilities. The TCP/IP stuff did not come around until MBBS v6.xx, and it was never backported to v5.31.

The Digi PortServer I have is an external piece of stand alone hardware. It has firmware built-in that takes an incoming telnet TCP/IP connection and routes it out through a serial port. So as far as the MBBS is concerned, the telnet connection is actually a "phone call".

This is great, but I don't want to be limited to 1 serial connection.

I got a Digi AccelePort 8em ISA adapter card on eBay. (yes ISA - that's a typo). Everything was brand new and still sealed in the original box and the card seems to work just fine. All of the "driver" software and diagnosis/testing software that comes with it seems to suggest that the card is working as intended.

However, I cannot figure out why the MBBS isn't responding to incoming "phone calls".

I know this post is a total long shot, but I'm hoping to find someone who knows something about this stuff who might have some troubleshooting ideas.

[a***@gmail.com]

Post by blixel
I am messing with my old MBBS stuff and am hoping to find someone who might remember something about configuring Digiboard hardware with the MBBS. I am trying to make this work with MBBS v5.31. (Because there are a couple of modules that were never updated to work with v6.25)
I have the MBBS running on an old 486. :) It works fine and compiles just as well today as it did 20 years ago. I can login to the MBBS console of course, and I am able to login via serial over a null modem connection. I am also able to telnet in by way of a Digi PortServer.
The MBBS v5.31 did not have any kind of TCP/IP capabilities. The TCP/IP stuff did not come around until MBBS v6.xx, and it was never backported to v5.31.
The Digi PortServer I have is an external piece of stand alone hardware. It has firmware built-in that takes an incoming telnet TCP/IP connection and routes it out through a serial port. So as far as the MBBS is concerned, the telnet connection is actually a "phone call".
This is great, but I don't want to be limited to 1 serial connection.
I got a Digi AccelePort 8em ISA adapter card on eBay. (yes ISA - that's a typo). Everything was brand new and still sealed in the original box and the card seems to work just fine. All of the "driver" software and diagnosis/testing software that comes with it seems to suggest that the card is working as intended.
However, I cannot figure out why the MBBS isn't responding to incoming "phone calls".
I know this post is a total long shot, but I'm hoping to find someone who knows something about this stuff who might have some troubleshooting ideas.

all I remember is mbbs would only see a dumb modem board. and the addresses of the ports had to be 400k off of each other in hex
works with like a nocaboard and some others.

[blixel]

Do you happen to know any specific model numbers? I think Digiboard is the way to go because they are still making stuff. I've heard of Bocoboard, but a quick search would seem to suggest they are long gone.

I did a search for digiboard non-intelligent and found a couple of links.

http://www.digiboard-products.com/digicb.html

and

http://www.digiboard-products.com/digipcx.html

If I can identify a specific model, I can probably find it on eBay for cheap. I got the Digi AccelePort 8em for only a few dollars, but it's an "intelligent" board.

So among these digi serial boards I linked above, is there a way to know if they will work, and if the addresses are separated by 400k?

Back in the day I had the luxury of using a Galactibox so I didn't have to worry about any of the technical details. It just worked.

Post by a***@gmail.com
all I remember is mbbs would only see a dumb modem board. and the addresses of the ports had to be 400k off of each other in hex
works with like a nocaboard and some others.

[a***@gmail.com]

Post by blixel
I am messing with my old MBBS stuff and am hoping to find someone who might remember something about configuring Digiboard hardware with the MBBS. I am trying to make this work with MBBS v5.31. (Because there are a couple of modules that were never updated to work with v6.25)
I have the MBBS running on an old 486. :) It works fine and compiles just as well today as it did 20 years ago. I can login to the MBBS console of course, and I am able to login via serial over a null modem connection. I am also able to telnet in by way of a Digi PortServer.
The MBBS v5.31 did not have any kind of TCP/IP capabilities. The TCP/IP stuff did not come around until MBBS v6.xx, and it was never backported to v5.31.
The Digi PortServer I have is an external piece of stand alone hardware. It has firmware built-in that takes an incoming telnet TCP/IP connection and routes it out through a serial port. So as far as the MBBS is concerned, the telnet connection is actually a "phone call".
This is great, but I don't want to be limited to 1 serial connection.
I got a Digi AccelePort 8em ISA adapter card on eBay. (yes ISA - that's a typo). Everything was brand new and still sealed in the original box and the card seems to work just fine. All of the "driver" software and diagnosis/testing software that comes with it seems to suggest that the card is working as intended.
However, I cannot figure out why the MBBS isn't responding to incoming "phone calls".
I know this post is a total long shot, but I'm hoping to find someone who knows something about this stuff who might have some troubleshooting ideas.

err Bocaboard

[a***@gmail.com]

Post by blixel
I am messing with my old MBBS stuff and am hoping to find someone who might remember something about configuring Digiboard hardware with the MBBS. I am trying to make this work with MBBS v5.31. (Because there are a couple of modules that were never updated to work with v6.25)
I have the MBBS running on an old 486. :) It works fine and compiles just as well today as it did 20 years ago. I can login to the MBBS console of course, and I am able to login via serial over a null modem connection. I am also able to telnet in by way of a Digi PortServer.
The MBBS v5.31 did not have any kind of TCP/IP capabilities. The TCP/IP stuff did not come around until MBBS v6.xx, and it was never backported to v5.31.
The Digi PortServer I have is an external piece of stand alone hardware. It has firmware built-in that takes an incoming telnet TCP/IP connection and routes it out through a serial port. So as far as the MBBS is concerned, the telnet connection is actually a "phone call".
This is great, but I don't want to be limited to 1 serial connection.
I got a Digi AccelePort 8em ISA adapter card on eBay. (yes ISA - that's a typo). Everything was brand new and still sealed in the original box and the card seems to work just fine. All of the "driver" software and diagnosis/testing software that comes with it seems to suggest that the card is working as intended.
However, I cannot figure out why the MBBS isn't responding to incoming "phone calls".
I know this post is a total long shot, but I'm hoping to find someone who knows something about this stuff who might have some troubleshooting ideas.

not really. I always used a bocaboard/16
someone just told me it has to be a non-intelligent board and the port/modem addresses have to be 400 hex apart from each other.

[a***@gmail.com]

Post by blixel
I am messing with my old MBBS stuff and am hoping to find someone who might remember something about configuring Digiboard hardware with the MBBS. I am trying to make this work with MBBS v5.31. (Because there are a couple of modules that were never updated to work with v6.25)
I have the MBBS running on an old 486. :) It works fine and compiles just as well today as it did 20 years ago. I can login to the MBBS console of course, and I am able to login via serial over a null modem connection. I am also able to telnet in by way of a Digi PortServer.
The MBBS v5.31 did not have any kind of TCP/IP capabilities. The TCP/IP stuff did not come around until MBBS v6.xx, and it was never backported to v5.31.
The Digi PortServer I have is an external piece of stand alone hardware. It has firmware built-in that takes an incoming telnet TCP/IP connection and routes it out through a serial port. So as far as the MBBS is concerned, the telnet connection is actually a "phone call".
This is great, but I don't want to be limited to 1 serial connection.
I got a Digi AccelePort 8em ISA adapter card on eBay. (yes ISA - that's a typo). Everything was brand new and still sealed in the original box and the card seems to work just fine. All of the "driver" software and diagnosis/testing software that comes with it seems to suggest that the card is working as intended.
However, I cannot figure out why the MBBS isn't responding to incoming "phone calls".
I know this post is a total long shot, but I'm hoping to find someone who knows something about this stuff who might have some troubleshooting ideas.

also, you might want to read the msg files in a text editor.
I remember they used to give notes and switch settings