115This will cause the KPC-3 Plus to do an "internal connect" to the K-Net node aliasSUTNE, much like connecting to your own PBBS. When you connect to your K-Netnode in this manner, you will not receive a command prompt (cmd:). Hitting the Enterkey will display the commands available to you. To see the current setting of any of thecommands just enter the command and hit the Enter key. Whenever you are at this"invisible command prompt" you automatically have access to the entire command set,since you are assumed to be the SYStem OPerator (sysop).A short help description of each node command is also available by entering H(elp) or ?followed by the node command (Example - To get on-line Help for the ADDNODEcommand, enter H ADDNODE or? ADDNODE. The entire Help contentscan be displayed by entering H H.Text MessagesNow that the node is operating, you will probably want to enter some text messages thatwill provide users with some helpful information. These messages are entered byconnecting to your node (cmd: C SUTNE) and entering the commands followed by thetext. See CTEXT, INFO, and PORTS in the Command Section.K-Net Node CommandsAn asterisk (*) preceding a command indicates a sysop command. All other commandsare available to users of the node.NOTICE - in order to gracefully integrate your K-Net node into an existing network, it isimperative that you coordinate your efforts with existing network sysops. There arenumerous node parameters that can seriously degrade network performance if set toconflicting values.The command section contains some networking terms that must be well understood.NODE - The term node refers to a network node such as a G8BPQ, X1-J, or NET/ROMnode. Non-network nodes such as KA-Node, conference bridges, and digipeaters donot apply to this concept of operation.USER - A user is either a real, live person using a TNC to connect to and use yournode, or a server (BBS) that is basically doing the same thing under computer control.NEIGHBOR NODE - A neighbor node is a node that your node can connect to "direct",without using an intermediate node. Note that digipeater operation is allowed (2 max.).This means that a node can be "out of range", but can still be considered a neighborsince the connect path does not use any other nodes. All known neighbor nodes aredisplayed with the ROUTES command.DISTANT NODE - A distant node is a node that is too far away from you to connect to"direct", requiring the use of one or more network nodes to reach. Distant nodes will notbe displayed with the ROUTES command.
