[WriteLog] Open Letter to Wayne - Networking

[Steve Baron - KB3MM]

Let's all become gamers !

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Ferry" <ak8b at brightdsl.net>
To: <WriteLog at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 19:08
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Open Letter to Wayne - Networking


> Rob wrote:
> > I would agree with what you are saying about the internet functionality.
It
> > honestly would be more trouble than it would be worth.  You would need
at
> > least one or two IP addresses (depending on your hardware) on each end
and
> > set up a VPN.  This would be way beyond the expertise of 90% of the
users at
> > best.
> >
> > Stick to TCP/IP as a private LAN, don't try to go public or you will be
> > opening Pandora's a Pandora's box.
>
> I disagree. I think it is important to be able to connect from "outside"
> my local LAN. Why would we need a VPN? The gamers do this on a grand
> scale now so I would think Writelog could. Opening up a port and
> directing it to my "server" on my router is no problem.
>
> I probably wouldn't use it often but there are a few contests where a
> group of us could work the contests where this is allowed as a
> multi-multi - and with all the comforts of home at hand.
>
> >
> > Like I said, migration to a pseudo client/server mode where the system
> > hosting the log is the "server" and everyone else connects to this box
via
> > TCP/IP using a broadcast/handshake should yield a very stable
environment.
> >
> > As far as operating systems, let's face it folks, 98 will die soon.  It
will
> > not support the new hardware in the future.  Manufacturers are already
> > talking about dropping driver support for it, and the newer systems have
so
> > much greater stability that the 9X systems will be gone in 2-3 years at
> > best.
>
> This is very unrealistic. WIN98 will be around for some time - not on
> new hardware but it will live on in the old stuff us cheap (oops I meant
> thrifty) hams frequently use. My Pentium 100 laptop with 40 MB RAM does
> just fine running Writelog and I see no reason to spend money on an
upgrade.
>
> > I guess what I am saying is that it may be time to think about migration
> > before WL is forced to due to technology changes.  It is better to be
ahead
> > of the curve than left behind.
>
> Amen!
>
> > Rob
> > AF2FA
> >
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> Bruce Ferry, AK8B
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