[hobbit] bbproxy configuration and setup

Hiya Pat,

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These are the steps I took to get bbproxy working for me.

Specifically:

1.              Do I install a full server version of hobbit on

   one machine at my office that I’m going to designate as my bbproxy? How should I go about compiling that instance?

OK. in the hobbit source directory just ./configure.server; amke; make install

2.              After I’ve gotten the bbproxy machine compiled,

   what do I actually run?

You need to edit the hobbitlaunch.cfg file in the <INSTALLPATH>/server/etc directory and disable everything apart from

[clientdata] [bbproxy] [bbcombotest] [bbnet] [bbretest] [hobbitclient]

This is of course assuming that you want to monitor the bbproxy server itself.

3.              I can install client versions of hobbit on the

   various machines, but what IP address to I set for the ‘server’? Is it my home master hobbit server, or the proxy? (I’m sure it’s the proxy, but how does the proxy know who to forward things to?)

Yes it is the proxy. The proxy accepts messages from clients, bundles them into combo messages and then forwards them onto the server. This is my understanding of how this works anyway. I am sure that some of the maintainers on the list can give a better description :) I am Just A Humble Sys Admin

4.              On my home machine, how do I configure bb-hosts to

   list the separate remote clients?

You can use the NET tag on the main hobbit display server, so that it will not test the remote clients.

Cheers

Iain

I promise if I get this working I’ll write a short ‘How To’ document to memorialize this…

Thanks to all!

Pat Healy