Ok I installed Qfront and Netserial and configured PCB connect to port 2 which is where Netserial is setup for com2. I can log on from Qfront as a user or sysop and can at least get by the logon screen.

When I try to connect via telnet it connects and I see the screen :
PCB Prison BBS
QFront/PCB v1.20a with serial number

Press [ESCape] or [Tab] twice for the BBS:

Then almost immediately get the:

Thank you for calling!
Please wait while the BBS is loaded....

Then swiftly I get

Connection to host lost.

So is there a switch or something to give me time to press the ESCape key or key?

Any help or suggestion is appreciated.

Ruben Figueroa aka Zazz
Mystic Prison Board Sysop
telnet://pbmystic.rdfig.net:24
Web: www.rdfig.net

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* Origin: Mystic Prison*Mesquite Tx*pbmystic.rdfig.net:24 (1:124/5014)