[Dxbase] Re: Internet Cluster Question

Fri Aug 8 20:00:05 EDT 2008

I guess I need to check out some other software. What I like about 
DXBase is the summary screen which tells me what I need/don't need. I'm 
sure the outboard software can't accomplish this, right??????
Steve, N4JQQ
Bill Parry wrote:
> I'm not so sure. There are several cluster sites I use. One will drop me 6-7
> times in a day consistently. Another will let me go for the better part of a
> week. I am computer illiterate but this seems to point to something on the
> other end.
>> Bill W5VX
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>> I almost wonder if the "comatose connection" problem isn't a Windows 
> bug. I used to see my DXSpider node drop it's connections like this 
> when I had it running under Windows 2000, but my connections have been 
> rock-solid since I switched to the Linux operating system a couple of 
> years ago. My Windows PC (which I have DXB running on) continues to 
> momentarily lose connectivity in the manner described. I should check 
> to see what happens if I connect to the node from the Windows PC without 
> going out over the internet, but I'm lazy.
>> For what it's worth, I've used VE7CC's AR-User for years. I first began 
> using it as a work-around to the dropped connection problem (it has an 
> automatic reconnect feature), but it has such a nice user interface (for 
> configuring filters and stuff) that I'd use it even with a rock-solid 
> connection.
>> 73,
>> Steve N8NM
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