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Jnos Operators Guideby John Martin KF8KK Logging In to the Jnos node
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| While most hams will connect to the Jnos system via their
radios, some will connect via a Telnet session across the internet, or
via the local keyboard at the Jnos system itself.
Connecting via the radio is usually simple, you connect to Jnos just as you would any other node or BBS. Jnos does, however, allow that various station SSID's (the -# after the callsign) will cause you to enter the system differently. Most Jnos implementations greet users with the basic Jnos BBS when they connect, and that is what will be described here. Connecting to the operating side of Jnos from the actual Jnos computer is done simply by typing 'BBS' at the jnos command prompt.
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| Connecting to the Jnos system via Telnet through the
internet or across a LAN is not hard either, but there is a major caveat
to be aware of.
While the actual telnet connection to Jnos is simple, just get to your command prompt and type 'telnet <url/IP of desired jnos system>' and in a moment the Jnos BBS login screen will appear. This is nice, and it's simple. The problem is that for users of Microsoft Windows, the 'telnet.exe' program supplied with Windows has a few serious flaws that make it rather undesirable. Thankfully, there is a freeware download called Putty. It is available from the official Putty website, or on their downloads page. Download the 'puttytel.exe' file and put it somewhere convenient on your Windows PC and it runs flawlessly. It's not a large program and there is no official installation for it. Putty does a great job and it's much more convenient to use than the broken telnet program supplied with Windows.
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| Once you connect with the Jnos node you will get the
LOGIN
prompt. At the login prompt, enter your callsign.
You MUST enter your callsign at this login prompt as it expects your callsign and uses what you enter as the source callsign should you connect to another system from within Jnos. You will next be prompted for a password. Pick a convenient password and enter it. Jnos is NOT by default a very secure system-- and some system operators are not up to speed on things like password security. I would not recommend you using the same password for a Jnos account that you would use for online banking--FYI. Jnos does not require you to change your password every month, or use 'strong passwords', so pick something easy to remember and keep in mind that not all Jnos systems are very secure.
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Jnos Operators Guide:Introduction
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