Running JNOS on a Linux System

“ JNOS and Linux? ”

This page presents topics about how to get JNOS up and running on a Linux system. Many people might consider JNOS running on Linux to be redundant and to some extent it is, even the authors and software engineers who ported it thought it was a "crazy" idea. However, it does offer some interesting possibilities, especially over local area networks...

As a general note, be sure to read all the documentation that is included in the package you obtained. The information here is meant to give "live" examples from a working system. I will try to give "hints" where it seems relevant, since often documentation never gives enough real data, but I can't promise that you will be a guru when you leave here... :)

NOTE: Some of the script files listed below are available from anonymous FTP on machine KA1FSB-12. If you can't catch me, e-mail me and let me know when you are coming in. I will try to be connected at that time... see the linktome page for more details...

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• Introduction
  • About JNOS
  
  
• Preliminaries...
  • The JNOS 1.11f Manual Index Page
    
  • Unpacking the JNOS Source Code
  
  
• The Compile Set Up Files
  • The config.h file
    
  • The Makefile File
  
  
• The Master Runtime Configuration File(s)
  • The Autoexec.nos File
    
  • Using Source Files in the Autoexec.nos File
    
  • A Detailed Listing of Source Files
  
  
• AX.25 Packet Operations
  • All About Digipeating
  
  
• TCP/IP & The Domain Name Server Database
  • Running TCP/IP in JNOS
    
  • The Domain.txt File
    
  • Telnetting into a BBS
  
  
• Linking over a Network to the Application
  • Setting up the Slip Line sl0
  
  
• Starting up the JNOS Server
  • A Startup Script: Startnos
  
  
• Monitoring, Tracing and Beaconing
  • The Trace Server
    
  • Automating a Beacon
    
  • Synchronizing a Beacon
    
  • Setting up a Beacon Server System
    
  
  
• Ping-Pong Converse Server with JNOS "hooks" ...
  • Setting up a Convers Server
  
  
• Mail Strategies
  • Popping the JNOS Mailserver
    
  • Using Pine with Packet Radio
    • Configuring Pine to "peek" into JNOS
  
  
• Attaching & Configuring Network Interface Devices
  • Configuring a Soundmodem
    
  • Configuring a Baycom Device
  
  

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(Courtesy KBNorton Computer Services)