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Node SYSOP Mode

The SYSOP password is defined by the BPQ32.cfg PASSWORD command.

To enter SYSOP Mode, type PASSWORD

When accessed remotely, a password prompt is sent, containing 5 random numbers in the range 1 to the length of the PASSWORD string. Enter PASSWORD followed by the corresponding five letters from the password string. If entered from a local terminal or via a Telnet session with SYSOP flag set you will go straight to SYSOP mode.

For Example:

To obtain sysop status locally enter:

password			[command entry]
TRFDX:N5IN-3} Ok		[switch response]
t3				[example command entry]
TRFDX:N5IN-3} T3	28	[switch response]


To obtain sysop status remotely enter:

password
TRFDX:N5IN-3} 04 10 03 07 04
password 7tzt7		[command entry]
TRFDX:N5IN-3} Ok		[switch response]
t3				[example command entry]
TRFDX:N5IN-3} T3	28	[switch response]

The password command entry is case insensitive.

The following commands are supported:


Port Params

TXDELAY
MAXFRAME
FRACK
RESPTIME
PPACLEN
RETRIES
QUALITY
PERSIST
TXTAIL
XMITOFF
DIGIFLAG
DIGIPORT
MAXUSERS
VALIDCALL
L3ONLY
BBSALIAS
FULLDUP
SOFTDCD

The above display or update the corresponding parameter for a specified port,

eg   PPACLEN 1 100
     PERSIST 2 50

If the third parameter is omitted, the current value is displayed.

It is not currently possible to update VALIDCALLS, but you can display
the current setting.


*** Warning ***  

At the moment the FRACK value is in 1/3sec units, and the TXDELAY is in
50ms units for HDLC cards, and 10ms units for KISS TNCs. I'll be sorting
this out when I get the time to rationalize the timer code, but in the 
meantime, I suggest you make a note of the current values before you
start fiddling. 

Also KISS users should note that the params are only sent to the TNC every
5 mins or so, so the updated values may not take effect for a while.


System Params

REMDUMP
OBSINIT
OBSMIN
NODESINT
L3TTL
L4RETRIES
L4TIMEOUT
T3
NODEIDLETIME
LINKEDFLAG
IDINTERVAL
MINQUAL
FULLCTEXT
HIDENODES
L4DELAY
L4WINDOW
BTINTERVAL

The above display or update the corresponding Node parameter.

System Commands

FINDBUFFS      Used to help track down missing buffers if the buffer count goes very low.
               Normally should only be used if I request it

GETPORTCTEXT   Re-read your Port CTEXT files.  See Port Specific CTEXT

KISS p c v     Send KISS command/value pair (eg for setting TXDELAY).
               Parameters are port, command and value (all in decimal)
			   
NODE ADD ALIAS:CALL QUAL NEIGHBOUR
               Add ALIAS:CALL to your Nodes table with Quality QUAL and Next Hop Node NEIGHBOUR
			   
NODE DEL CALL  Delete CALL from NODES Table

RECONFIG
REBOOT

ROUTES

To update an entry, enter ROUTES Call Port Params

eg   ROUTES G8BPQ-2 2 100     - Set quality to 100
     ROUTES G8BPQ-2 2 !       - Toggle 'Locked Route' flag
     ROUTES G8BPQ-2 2 100 !   - Set quality and toggle 'locked' flag

SAVEMH
SAVENODES
SENDNODES

STOPCMS p                    - Disable CMS acess on Telnet Port p. 
STARTCMS p                   - These can be used to simulate CMS or Internet outage.

STOPPORT n                   - Close or reopen Port n. Enables another program to use the port
STARTPORT n                  - to allow the tnc to be reconfigured without closing the node

TELReconfig p ALL
TELReconfig p USERS

Reconfigure Telnet Port p. ALL does a conmplete reconfig and disconnects users. This is equivalent to 
EXTRESTART p 1. USERS just re-reads the USER records from bpq32.cfg.

WL2KSYSOP
WL2KSYSOP SET

Display information from your WINLINK 2000 SYSOP record, or create a basic record if you don't
have one. 

John Wiseman G8BPQ
July 2013 Updated Jan 2023