vadv.fireballex.com:2323

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─────VADV32 v6.1.230119 - (c) 2004-2023 Aspect Technologies - www.vadvbbs.com o NetFoss - Revision 5 FOSSIL - Com Eng v1.25 - (c) 2001-2021 pcmicro.com Connected @ 11520 to Fireball Express!!! BBS on line 1 Virtual Advanced 2.10 for DOS Multi-User Multi-Network Graphical Bulletin Board System Serial #31835200 Network Detection Phase Press [Esc] Twice or wait for BBS. °° \*\*EMSI_REQA77E Checking for ANSI/RIP ! ( )\\ ) ) ___ _​__________________ __ (()/( ( ( ( ( /( ) ( ( __ \| / /__ \|__ __ \\_ \| / / /(_)) )\\ )( ))\\ )\\()) ( /( )\\ )\\ __ \| / /__ /\| \|_ / / /_ \| / / (_))_\|((_)(()\\ /((_)((_)\\ )(_)((_)((_) __ \|/ / _ ___ \| /_/ /__ \|/ / \| \|_ (_) ((_)(_)) \| \|(_)((_)_ \| \| \| \| _​____/ /_/ \|_/_​____/ _​____/ \| __\| \| \|\| '_\|/ -_) \| '_ \\/ _\` \|\| \| \| \| _​___ _​___ _​___ \|_\| \|_\|\|_\| \\___\| \|_​.__/\\__,_\|\|_\| \|_\|\| /\| /\| / SysOp: Fireball ( ) ( ( \| / \| / \| / )\\ ( /( \` ) )( ))\\ ( ( \| / \| / \| / telnet and http: ((_) )\\())/(/( (()\\ /((_))\\ )\\ \|/ \|/ \|/ vadv.fireballex.com \| __\|((_)\\((_)_\\ ((_)(_)) ((_)((_) ( ( ( \| _\| \\ \\ /\| '_ \\)\| '_\|/ -_)(_-<(_-< )\\ )\\ )\\ Excuse our mess! \|___\|/_\\_\\\| .__/ \|_\| \\___\|/__//__/((_) ((_) ((_) \|_\| Please enter your handle or user number. Enter NEW if you are a new user. Login:

Server URLs

Server Location: 🇨🇦 Canada (GeoIP)

Listing

  • BBS Name: Fireball Express (VADV) (from listing)

  • Listed Location: Montreal, QC, Canada

BBS Software

Reported: Virtual Advanced

FidoNet

This server responded with an EMSI handshake sequence.

Encoding

  • Effective encoding: cp437

  • Scanner detected: cp437

Telnet Fingerprint

db901ebd131f6da3

This fingerprint is shared by 39 other servers.

Options offered by server: BINARY, ECHO, SGA

Options requested from client: BINARY, SGA

The complete JSON record collected during the scan, including Telnet negotiation results and banner data.

Show JSON
{
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      "refused-options": [
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        "CHARSET",
        "COM_PORT",
        "EOR",
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        "MCCP2",
        "MCCP3",
        "MSDP",
        "MSP",
        "MSSP",
        "MXP",
        "STATUS",
        "ZMP"
      ],
      "requested-options": [
        "BINARY",
        "SGA"
      ],
      "scan-type": "quick"
    },
    "session_data": {
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  "sessions": [
    {
      "connected": "2026-03-07T04:19:29.762302+00:00",
      "host": "vadv.fireballex.com",
      "ip": "66.70.203.209",
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}

Connection Log

Debug-level log of the Telnet negotiation session, showing each IAC (Interpret As Command) exchange between client and server.

Generated by telnetlib3-fingerprint

telnetlib3-fingerprint --loglevel=debug vadv.fireballex.com 2323
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DEBUG client.py:1200 Fingerprint client: host=vadv.fireballex.com port=2323
ERROR client.py:1318 vadv.fireballex.com:2323: TCP connection to vadv.fireballex.com:2323 timed out after 30.0s