This series of articles originally appeared in the Badger State Smoke Signals  and is a tutorial designed to help newer packet operators navigate the Wisconsin Network and use common packet radio facilities. Packet Radio operators who have been active for some time may also find some of this information useful, and we hope you do, too.

• Part - 1  - Explains what a node is in it's basic form.

 
• Part - 2 - Explores how nodes are connected together in a network.

 
• Part - 3 - How nodes exchange routing information.

 
• Part - 4 - Making the best of bad paths.

 
• Part - 5 - A network journey - Green Bay to Milwaukee.

 
• Part - 6 - The journey continues.

 
• Part - 7 - Segmenting your connection circuit - how and why.

 
• Part - 8 - Q&A about nodes.

 
• Part - 9 - A look at the X-1J node.

 
• Part - 10 - An introduction to TCP/IP packet stations.

 
• Part - 11 - Using TCP/IP stations as network nodes.

 
• Part - 12 - Your station as part of the packet network.

 
• Part - 13 - Optimizing your radio and TNC for packet use.

 
• Part - 14 - BBS Basics with emphasis on the MSYS BBS.

 
• Part - 15 - Sending messages from an MSYS BBS.

 
• Part - 16 - Using an MSYS BBS as a Node.

 
• Part - 17 - Q&A on the MSYS BBS.

 
• Part - 18 - Using the Kantronics KA-Node

 
• Part - 19 - Using the REQDIR and REQFILE on BBSs.

 
• Part - 20 - 9600 bps TNC and radio information.

 
• Part - 21 - Handling NTS traffic via Packet Radio.

 
• Part - 22 - How to avoid "Flame" messages.

 
• Part - 23 - Part 1 of "The New Age" of Packet Radio.

 
• Part - 24 - Part 2 - Automated packet and "new" protocols.

 
• Part - 25 - TCP/IP and Future Packet.

 
• Part - 26 - More TCP/IP and future packet - network needs.

 
• Part - 27 - General Info on mail forwarding to your TNC.

 
• Part - 28 - Setting a Tiny-2 TNC up for mail forwarding.

 
• Part - 29 - Setting a KPC-3 TNC up for mail forwarding.

 
• Part - 30 - Setting up an AEA TNC for mail forwarding.

 
• Part - 31 - Emergency operations and packet radio.

 
• Part - 32 - More info on emergency packet operating.

 
• Part - 33 - Planning your emergency packet system.

 
• Part - 34 - An APRS Primer.

 
• Part - 35 - Internet Gateways - Part One.

 
• Part - 36 - Internet Gateways - Part Two.

 
• Part - 37 - Internet Gateways - Part Three.

 
• Part - 38 - Internet Gateway Q&A.

 
• Part - 39 - A look at Flexnet.

 
• Part - 40 - What is TNOS/Linux, do I need it?

 
• --Return- - Back to the Main Index