In using BiModem on a two node system I was experiencing alot of lock-
ups.   I have finally, after frustrating alot of users, come up with a
solution that seems to work for Bimodem on a 2 NODE system.  I want to
first  thank  Jerry Oliver  of the  Frisky Coco BBS in Kansas City for
working on this problem with me and  spending time an money on line to
help work this problem out.   Hats off to you Jerry!   The solution to
this problem was really quite simple.   It was getting to the solution
that was difficult.   If  I  hadn't  been using a non-standard IRQ  on
COM2 which required me to use a separate  PROTO.DEF file for NODE2 for
the use I DSZ (see PORTXDSZ.DOC enclosed)  the  solution may have been
alot longer getting here.    Finally, someone may have already figured
this out but I haven't found anything out there that helped me so here
goes:

1. I you are using a nonstandard IRQ base for any  COM  port create a
   PROTO.DEF file for for the NODE using that port.  I have PROTO.DEF
   and PROTO2.DEF for my two NODEs  (NODE 2 is using 2f8,IRQ2).   Use
   config parameter 233 to identify your new PROTOx.DEF file.  If not
   using nonstandard IRQs then only one PROTO.DEF file will be needed.

2. Make a directory off your RBBS directory for each node to place the
   files specific to each node in: C:\RBBS\1\, C:\RBBS\2, etc.

3. Place a copy of each file  needed to run  Bimodem  on  RBBS in each
   NODE specific directory  (BIMODEM.COM, BICONFIG.COM, BIMODEM.CFG,
   BIMODEM.LOG BILIST. etc. ).

4. Configure Bimodem for each node in each  directory so that no node
   accesses the Bimodem files of another NODE.    It is extremely im-
   portant that Bimodem has a seperate CFG file for each NODE.

5. In your PROTO.DEF and or PROTOx.DEF  files call bimodem using the
   path for the directory you set up for that NODE.    You will also
   need to use the /C parameter. EXAMPLE:

"B) Bimodem BATCH (2-WAY) . [95% Eff.]
",45,S,8,,B,2030,,0.95,,1=E,"C:\RBBS\[NODE]\BIMODEM.COM /C C:\RBBS\[NODE]\
BIMODEM.CFG /U [FILE] /L [PORT#] /B [BAUD]","C:\RBBS\[NODE]\BIMODEM.COM
/C C:\RBBS\[NODE]\BIMODEM.CFG /D [FILE] /L [PORT#] /B [BAUD]"

I hope to see Bimodem in use on more RBBS systems.  I think it is a great
protocol and that it shows alot of promise.  It certainly let's you get
alot done in one session while chatting in the process!  If anyone has a
better solution than this please let me know!  This however, works for me!

Tom Hansen, SysOp
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