Subject: MRC disconnecting from #lobby?
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I'm not sure who to address this to.

I'm using recent (2 weeks or so) dev binaries. When I try connecting to MRC, it connects and puts me in #lobby. When I try typing something in after a couple of minutes, MRC complains that I'm not in any room.

Any clues as to where to look?
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Re: MRC disconnecting from #lobby?
By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Tue Dec 10 2024 08:36 pm

I'm using recent (2 weeks or so) dev binaries. When I try connecting to MRC, it connects and puts me in #lobby. When I try typing something in after a couple of minutes, MRC complains that I'm not in any room.

Any clues as to where to look?

Did you set up your username with MRC Trust on the server?

I did a while back, and I've had similar experiences ever since.

The Synchronet MRC client is supposed to automatically join the lobby on startup (as defined in mrc-client.ini under startup), but I think the relatively recent addition of MRC Trust on the server prevents the automatic joining from working all the time. I'm still trying to figure it out.

For now, I just always do a /join lobby any time I enter MRC, then I'm able to chat with others in there just fine. Try that and let me know how it goes for you.

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Subject: MRC disconnecting from #lobby?
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Re: MRC disconnecting from #lobby?
By: Codefenix to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Dec 11 2024 04:44 pm

Did you set up your username with MRC Trust on the server?

No, didn't even know you could...

The Synchronet MRC client is supposed to automatically join the lobby on startup (as defined in mrc-client.ini under startup), but I think the relatively recent addition of MRC Trust on the server prevents the automatic joining from working all the time. I'm still trying to figure it out.

For now, I just always do a /join lobby any time I enter MRC, then I'm able to chat with others in there just fine. Try that and let me know how it goes for you.

It seems like it drops the room, after a few minutes I'll need to re-#join the room.
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For now, I just always do a /join lobby any time I enter MRC, then I'm to chat with others in there just fine. Try that and let me know how it for you.

It seems like it drops the room, after a few minutes I'll need to re-#join oom.

Let me know when this does that with timestamps, I'll see if I can trace back something and get a fix.

Cheers!

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The Synchronet MRC client is supposed to automatically join the lobby on startup (as defined in mrc-client.ini under startup), but I think the relatively recent addition of MRC Trust on the server prevents the automatic joining from working all the time. I'm still trying to figure
it out.

MRC Trust does not kick you out of rooms. However, if the client does not send the keepalive, the server will consider it stale and kick it out of the room.

If I have time stamps when this happened, I can confirm in the logs and confirm this is the issue.

Cheers!

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For now, I just always do a /join lobby any time I enter MRC, then I'm to chat with others in there just fine. Try that and let me know how it for you.

It seems like it drops the room, after a few minutes I'll need to re-#join oom.

If you can be in the room for a few minutes, it's not related to MRC Trust but most likely the keepalive not being sent by the client.

This issue must have been introduced recently in the code since this check is in the server code for quite some time already.

I'll take a look to confirm if that's the case.

Cheers!

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Subject: Re: MRC disconnecting from #lobby?
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Dave Cloutier wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

If you can be in the room for a few minutes, it's not related to MRC
Trust but most likely the keepalive not being sent by the client.

This issue must have been introduced recently in the code since this
check is in the server code for quite some time already.

I'll take a look to confirm if that's the case.

Thanks for looking into this!
I tried code this morning from September 2024:


* <!> MRC is not a secure platform, avoid sharing sensitive information
06:37 * <$> Additionally, there is no chat history when you join a room
06:37 * <#> The server currently have 8 users and 4 roomsSERVER
06:37 * (Joining) poindexter_FORTRAN@reality just joined room #lobby
06:37 poindexter hey, all
06:38 poindexter Am I still connected?
06:38 <StingRay sure are
06:39 * (Joining) poindexter_FORTRAN@2o_fOr_beeRS just joined room
#lobby
06:39 <poindexter_FORTRAN> hey, me!
06:39 *.(Notice) No route to a room from your bbs, /join a room first.
06:39 * Welcome to #lobby, the room is now occupied by 4 user(s)
06:39 * (Joining) poindexter_FORTRAN@reality just joined room #lobby
06:41 *.(Notice) No route to a room from your bbs, /join a room first.

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06:37 * (Joining) poindexter_FORTRAN@reality just joined room #lobby
06:37 poindexter hey, all
06:38 poindexter Am I still connected?
06:38 <StingRay sure are
06:39 * (Joining) poindexter_FORTRAN@2o_fOr_beeRS just joined room

Ok, I see what is your issue. You cannot connect from 2 different boards at the same time.

It will realign the message routing from the old board to the new board since the server is no longer broadcasting all messages to all boards.

Make sure to connect only from one source, let me know if this is still happening when using only one board at the same time.

Cheers!

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Subject: Re: MRC disconnecting from #lobby?
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StackFault wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Ok, I see what is your issue. You cannot connect from 2 different
boards at the same time.

I'm running the new binaries, been connected for an hour. I think what
must have happened was that I got disconnected, logged in to 2 places
to test, and continued to experience the same problem for a different
reason.

It will realign the message routing from the old board to the new board since the server is no longer broadcasting all messages to all boards.

Interesting. I thought poindexter@realitycheckBBS was a different user
than poindexter@20forbeers.

Make sure to connect only from one source, let me know if this is still happening when using only one board at the same time.

Working well so far - thanks to you and Codefenix for checking in.



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