BENCA BBS

BENCA (Benicia)

This node, also accessible via telnet (benicia.ampr.org), is a NET/ROM Internet Gateway linking the Valley to many nodes across the US and some overseas. IT's also a PBBS (packet BBS) which holds a lot of interesting messages.

Here is the info returned from BENCA using the info command:

JNOS version 1.11f (80386)

     Welcome to the BBS for the East Bay area, operated by
     Bob, WH6IO. This system runs a version of the WG7J/N5KNX
     JNOS Tcp/Ip program.   It provides both 'regular'
     BBS/mbox services and fullblown tcp/ip services. This
     BBS is sanctioned as a part of the East Bay LAN by the
     Northern California Packet Association (NCPA) and the
     Packet Sysops of Northern California (PSNC). This station
     forwards ax.25 traffic to N4ZKF, N0ARY, N7NEI, KJ6EO, W6RDF,
     KE6LW, WB7AWL, N0WJP, and N6EEG. Internet traffic is forwarded
     into the net direct.

     To get help, type 'H' , or 'A help' and read the messages.

     Equipment:

        25 Mhz 80486, 170mb hd, several tncs and radios
        on frequencies of  7.091mhz, 51.62mhz, 144.99mhz,
        145.71mhz, 145.75mhz, and 28.103mhz.

     Type po to see a list of ports and freqs.

     If you are interested in learning more or have questions
     regarding the use of the system, tcpip services etc...
     please send mail to 'WH6IO' or 'sysop'.

     73,
     Bob/wh6io

Here is a list of commands available from BENCA:

help
     For a brief listing of all commands, type ?
     To get help for a specific command, enter 'h command',
     The following commands have help descriptions available for them:

     area        bye         connect     download    escape      finger
     help        info        jheard      kill        list        mboxuser
     nodes       nroutes     operator    ports       read        send
     telnet      upload      verbose     xpert       what        zap

Here are the ports available as of 10/25/01:

Available ports:
ip10   :  axip link to VK1DSN - Canberra, Aus.
ip8    :  axip link to W6RDF - San Diego
ip6    :  axip link to N7NEI - Seattle
ip5
ip4    :  axip link to N5VDA - Houston, TX
ip3    :  axip link to N0WJP Nebraska
ip2    :  axip link to BBGATE - Big Bear,CA.
ip1    :  axip link to TALENT - Talent, OR.
ax0    :  1200bd tcpip port 145.75
ax5    :  300bd port 28.103mhz
dum    :  tcpip 1200bd port 28.185
ax1    :  9600bd tcpip port 145.71
ax2    :  1200bd ax.25 port 144.99
ax4    :  300bd ax.25 port 7.091
ax3    :  1200bd ax.25 port 145.05

Here are the nodes BENCA has heard (checked 10/25/01):

ABLIP:VE6LIP      ADANOD:YU7ADY-15  ADYXN:YO2KJY-5    AES:PA3AES-10
ALWGW:WA7V-8      ARGE:YO7JYL-5     ARNOS:YO2BT-3     ASTRO:PY1AA-6
ATHENS:SV1AAW-12  AWLBBS:WB7AWL     AWLQSO:WB7AWL-7   AWZDP:ON6DP-10
AXNSHM:PI1PNF     Antwer:ON0ANR     BALASA:HG6PNG     BANAT:YO2LGU-3
BATOR:HG0KLN-1    BBGATE:AA6HF-4    BBS:SV1CPO-1      BBSBBS:VK3BBS
BBSCNF:VK3BBS-3   BBSDTV:VE3DTV     BBSDXC:VK3BBS-4   BBSTXP:KB2TXP-5
BEGATE:HB9C       BEILEN:NOCALL     BERRY:K6JAC-4     BEXNET:HB9C-14
BGLIN:4N1ZBB-1    BLUNOS:PP5BLU-12  BME:HA5KFU        BOSCTY:WB0TAX-7
BRUGGE:ON0ABT     BTBBS:YO2BT-8     BTNODE:YO2BT-5    BTRFLX:N9SEO-8
BYDGOS:SR2DBY     CEDBBS:ON1CED     CERTO5:KB2SHU-7   CHESBB:AF4CD-1
CLR:ON0CHA        CONVDP:ON6DP-11   CORNET:EC1L       DGRUP:EA3RDG-10
DIA:K6UCB-2       DIKSMU:ON0PWG     DOKBBS:PI8RWD     DRGBBS:VE1DRG
DRGDXC:VE1DRG-2   DUNDEE:N0WJP-5    DX5PIT:IR5PIT-5   DXCATH:SV1AAW-5
DXCBBS:ON0DXC-8   DXCLG:ON0DXC      DXFGR:KB2TXP      DXSPDP:ON0DXC-5
EDGATE:VE6UOA-7   EEGBBS:WA6ZTY     EGOM:HG2PEG-8     ELK:SP4PSS
ENTBBS:WD4ROJ-7   ESRAC:PI5EHV      FERROL:EA1URF-10  FSDDX:W0ZWY
GDYNIA:SR2BGA     GENT:ON0AWP       Ghost:SR2DGD-5    HAMONT:VE3DTV-3
HAMS:VE3MCH-6     HOD:HG8PHM        HODDXC:HG8DXC     IPBEN:WH6IO-8
IPFGR:KB2TXP-1    IPGN:HI8GN-5      IRCDP:ON0DXC-10   JATE:HA8KDA-5
KA1:RK2FWA-1      KAMLPS:VE7TSI-3   KFKITN:HG5BDU-8   KFKIXN:HG5BDU-5
KFUNET:HG5KFU     KLNBBS:HG0KLN-8   KNOKKE:ON0ONZ     KORTRY:ON0CK
KTKBBS:ON0CK-5    KXLBBS:YO3KXL-2   KZHBBS:HA1KZH     LDTNOS:SR7BLD-10
LJUTCP:S55TCP-6   LLV:ON0PLL        LNXGN:HI8GN-4     LPGATE:WL7LP-1
LPRC1:K6TAM-1     LUGANO:HB9OK-10   LUXNET:LX0IST-2   LVL-1:ON1LVL-1
LVL-2:ON1LVL-2    LXIST:LX0IST      LXNET:LX0NET      LXXNET:PE1LXX-10
MBGATE:VE4UMR     MIGREN:N8MA-4     MVAIP:XE2LMC-1    MYKAPR:DB0LJ-3
MYKLJ:DB0LJ       MYKQT:DB0QT       MYKWWC:DB0LJ-12   MYKbox:DB0LJ-8
NAK:HG1KZH        NAKGW:HG1KZH-5    NBGATE:VE9EMO-8   NET-1:ON0NET-1
NET:ON0NET        NFKIP:WA4YSE-1    NIHRAC:K3YGG-2    NIUDEK:W9NIU-7
NMB2:PE1NMB-11    NORA:SR7BBS-11    ODU:RZ6HXA-2      OKCLX:HB9OK-6
OLX:SR4DON-1      OMA96:N0WJP-12    OMA:N0WJP-3       ON0CK-4
ON1CED-4          OOSTVL:ON0OB-5    OREGON:WB7AWL-15  OUDENA:ON0OB
PANODE:9A0TPA     PATE:HG3PGC-5     PBANET:PE1PBA-12  PECS:HA3PMF-3
PGBBS:HA3PG       PIH:ON0PIH        PILA:SR3BPI-5     PLACE:N6QDY-5
PMF:VK3RPA-3      PSC2:K1PSC-1      PSCNOS:AE1T-4     PWJ3:IR5PWJ-3
RKUNET:EA3RKU-11  ROCKY:K6TPK-5     SDARC:W6SF-10     SDDWU:N0RGA-7
SEABBS:N7FSP      SEVA:N4SD-1       SHMBBS:PI8PNF     SOFNOS:LZ1KIS-5
SVIBUS:SR3DSW     TACOMA:W7NTF-8    TALENT:WB7AWL-8   TAXBBS:WB0TAX
TAXDXC:WB0TAX-5   TAXNET:WB0TAX-8   TCPDP:ON6DP-12    TCPIP:SV2JL-11
TJZBBS:JK1ZRW-5   TNOS:KO4KS-15     TOKYO:JK1ZRW-6    TORUN:SR2DTO
TUCIP:KV4OA-4     TUE:PI4TUE        UFATCP:ON4UFA     UFATCP:ON4UFA-1
URESBD:ED3ZAD-10  VALLEY:VE1DRG-7   VARPA:VE7VPR      VDAGW:N5VDA-3
VEGAS:KB7RSI-1    VNODE:WA7V-2      WAGATE:N7NEI-8    WALACE:WB6YNM-3
WJPBBS:N0WJP      WST:DB0WST-10     X-HAMS:VE3MCH-8   XNESHM:PI8PNF-10
XNETDO:PI8RWD-10  XNETDP:ON6DP-9    XRCA:EA2AAA-10    YCBBS:KE6LW-1
YDNROU:DL3YDN-1   YUBA:KE6LW-2      ZGNODE:9A0TCP-5   ZHGATE:HB9AE
ZNWCLX:IK1ZNW-9   ZNWFBB:IK1ZNW-8   ZNWFLX:IK1ZNW-15  ZWOLLE:PI1ZWL

And here are BENCA's routes:

Routes :
   Neighbour             Port  Qual Obs Dest Tries Retries Perc Irtt
   PLACE:N6QDY-5         ax3    192   5    1 0     0        0 %
   BERRY:K6JAC-4         ax3    192   2    1 0     0        0 %
  OREGON:WB7AWL-15       ip1    222   5  192 279   48      85 %
    YUBA:KE6LW-2         ax2    212   4    2 94    31      75 %
     DIA:K6UCB-2         ax3    192   5    1 0     0        0 %
  BBGATE:AA6HF-4         ip2    222   5    2 0     0        0 %
   VDAGW:N5VDA-3         ip4    202   6    5 0     6        0 %
  WALACE:WB6YNM-3        ax3    192   2    1 0     0        0 %
   LPRC1:K6TAM-1         ax3    192   5    1 8     3       72 %
  DUNDEE:N0WJP-5         ip3    220   4    4 0     0        0 %
   ROCKY:K6TPK-5         ax1    222   5    1 9     0       100 %
   IPBEN:WH6IO-8   (BPQ) ip5    255   5    1 380   7       98 % 3
   SDARC:W6SF-10   (BPQ) ax2    212   5    2 28    18      60 %

As you can see, there are routes to many different NET/ROM nodes, including some in Europe.


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