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   Mike Dippel to All   
   Re: Telnet Connection Problem   
   11 Feb 22 22:01:22   
   
   From: nospam.Mike.Dippel@f1118.n640.z3.fidonet.org   
      
    TG>  MD> Lately, I am unable to connect to my BBS via Telnet from my home comp   
    TG>  MD> I can,   
    TG>  MD> however, connect to it if I log onto one of my servers and telnet or   
    TG>  MD> from that remote   
    TG>  MD> computer.   
    TG>   
    TG>  MD> I checked my log files and the home computer's IP address is not bloc   
    TG>  MD> This is a   
    TG>  MD> recent occurrence although sometime in the past I could connect until   
    TG>  MD> just lost the   
    TG>  MD> connection somehow.   
    TG>   
    TG> In all these cases, are the computers all within your home network?   
    TG>   
    TG> Can you detail the topology a bit more?   
    TG>   
    TG> Tristan.   
      
   I decided to add my home IP address to the whitelist, and I am now able to   
   connect.  Looks like the problem is solved.  Yes, it was the home netowrk   
   because I was able to connect with my phones network but not when I was   
   connected to the WiFi.   
      
   All seems well now.   
      
   Mike Dippel   
   mystic-hobbies.us   
      
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