Extending the range of a modem

Is it possible to do so? I really need more than 64 blocks of range.

Go into the config file and change modem_range.

CastleMan2000, on 16 September 2012 - 01:58 AM said:

Go into the config file and change modem_range.

Isn't there any better way to do it? Possibly legit?

Well, it depends on what you're writing.

You could try to write a script that would act as a repeater between computers, but then you have to start to incorporate tree networks (repeaters to repeaters) and that gets pretty messy if you don't know what you're doing.

Grim Reaper, on 16 September 2012 - 02:19 AM said:

Well, it depends on what you're writing.

You could try to write a script that would act as a repeater between computers, but then you have to start to incorporate tree networks (repeaters to repeaters) and that gets pretty messy if you don't know what you're doing.

Yeah, I thought about that. I guess I'll try it out. There is one more question though….

I have a file browser, it is fully functional except that I can't find a way to go up one directory, only up to the root directory. Any ideas? Thanks!

You can try placing a server at a high altitude and have messages go through the server to the other computer

If your file browser switches directory through using the actual shell directory (I would recommend this), you can always use pre-written programs to your advantage.

If you need to go up one directory then you could try calling the "cd" program with an argument of ".." to move the shell back one directory.

shell.run("cd", "..")

Grim Reaper, on 16 September 2012 - 02:39 AM said:

If your file browser switches directory through using the actual shell directory (I would recommend this), you can always use pre-written programs to your advantage.

If you need to go up one directory then you could try calling the "cd" program with an argument of ".." to move the shell back one directory.

shell.run("cd", "..")

Alright, I will try that. Thanks!
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