Welcome to my TNOS page!!

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Welcome to my TNOS page. I was an ol' JNOS user until I found Linux. I also decided to make the jump to TNOS, being that I can't let things be and stick with something I've already done :) I found the change from JNOS to TNOS to be somewhat difficult so I thought I'd try to help others out with this page. This page is structured for the new user, not power users. I'm not there yet. :P

I will try to update this page as I find out more information myself. I have found the TNOS documentation to be, let's say, lacking. I may jump into the foray one of these days and work on the documentation itself (rather than just bitch about it).

NOTE: I use TNOS 2.30 for Linux. I used the rpms from the TNOS home page, since I am a RedHat user. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, go ahead and drop me a note. Please remember this if your mileage varies....

Configuration Tips

I would normally just scream "READ THE DOCS" but in this case, there are so *many* docs to read (release notes). It would have been nice to have things summed up but I've already been over that above. Here I'll try to give the tips that I wish I had.

Double check file locations: Some files, such as popusers, are in the wrong locations with the default setup. Wrong in the sense that the structure.fil says they should be in other places. Bummer.
Security file: This one is clearly listed in the documentation but is easy to miss. The old 'ftpusers' file has been renamed 'security'. I think the worst part for me was realizing the format of the info in the file differs *significantly* from JNOS. Be warned.
Rewrite file: This file must be changed in order to get things to work. It is specifically setup with KO4KS's information. This serves as a wonderful example but just won't work well for YOU. ;)

Operational Tips

The users manual is so outdated that it doesn't help very much. I think that adds some frustration :) Here are the things I've run accoss, usually by hitting the 'wrong' key.

Control-Fkey: This key combo takes you between virtual session screens in TNOS. This is a wonderful command that I had no idea existed. When you want to go between virtual screens in Linux, you use ALT-Fx to get to the screen you want. I've set TNOS to run under F10 (just my personal preference -- reminds me of JNOS). When I have an incoming Operator talk session, I get sent to the talk screen. But I really want to continue working on what I was doing. Just use CRTL-F10 and you'll be back!! The talk session, which is listed in the 'status bar' at the top of the screen as session 1 (or whichever it happens to be), will appear with an asterisk (*) after the session number when there is new info displayed. Just hit the handy CTRL-F1 and you're back!!! This'll work for any number of sessions.
Insert Key: This turns on and off the status bar at the top of the screen. Not real useful, but what the heck.
Delete Key: The delete key toggles between 'more' and continuous line feed. This is *very* helpful. When I started using TNOS, I'd hit '?' to get a list of command (considering that they were not the same as in the users guide). The problem is that it would scroll right off the screen! This fixes that.