help again!

techman47 · Post by **techman47** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 9:07 pm

It seems that I just can't get the nb_set command line in my head. I have 3 eggbots running, all linked and sharing. I am using the chanlimit componet in netbots. I know I don't need all 3 bots running the chanlimit componet, so how can I set it up so only one bot will run the chanlimit componet?

tainted · Post by **tainted** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 10:27 pm

edit the netset.tcl for that single bot?

ppslim · Post by **ppslim** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 5:57 am

Tainted, the whole goal behind nb_set, is to get around netupdate colisions.

IE, if the hub bot doesn't run chanlimit, then after netupdate, none of the others will either.

The nb_set command/setting, is not that easy to understand.

With the normal set command, you give it the setting name, and value. However, with nb_Set, you also give it a botname.

There is not much more to it than that.

You can give a group of botnames, but that is a advanced system. A seperate nb_Set for each bot, will not hurt.

EG

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From:
set nb_component(chanlimit) 0

Becomes:
nb_set botname nb_component(chanlimit) 0

Some good HTML documentation around this, is available on this part of the netbots help page

techman47 · Post by **techman47** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 8:08 am

ppslim wrote:Tainted, the whole goal behind nb_set, is to get around netupdate colisions.

IE, if the hub bot doesn't run chanlimit, then after netupdate, none of the others will either.

The nb_set command/setting, is not that easy to understand.

With the normal set command, you give it the setting name, and value. However, with nb_Set, you also give it a botname.

There is not much more to it than that.

You can give a group of botnames, but that is a advanced system. A seperate nb_Set for each bot, will not hurt.

EG
Code: Select all
From:
set nb_component(chanlimit) 0

Becomes:
nb_set botname nb_component(chanlimit) 0
Some good HTML documentation around this, is available on this part of the netbots help page

Ok, this is what I did. As I said I have 3 bots running, hubbot, leaf1, leaf2. In the hubbot netset.tcl I did...

set nb_component(chanlimit) 0
nb_set leaf1 nb_compenent(chanlimit) 1

then I did a netupdate. I just want my leaf1 bot to run the chanlimit component. Is this correct?

ppslim · Post by **ppslim** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 8:17 am

Well, that slightly depends.

1: The changes, and netupdate must be issued from the hub bot

The nb_set command will only effect bots listed in the "botname" part of the command.

Any other bot not listed will ignore it.

techman47 · Post by **techman47** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 1:41 pm

ppslim wrote:Well, that slightly depends.

1: The changes, and netupdate must be issued from the hub bot

The nb_set command will only effect bots listed in the "botname" part of the command.

Any other bot not listed will ignore it.

Ok, I have it right then. The changes and netupdate were made with the hubbot. Thanks!