[Dxspider-support] New Linux Installation

[Ian J Maude]

On Sun, 2002-02-03 at 03:23, John Spigel wrote:
> Here is are some newbie questions. We are installing DxSpider 1.49 on RH
> Linux7.2. The install was confusing as it differed some from the website
> instructions, but so far we've completed the preliminary installs and
> have spider running with Telnet access locally. We've grabbed and loaded
> the AX25-i386prm utility and will need to do configuration for the
> TNC/RF side of things.
I would be interested to know where it differed please John.  I may need
to do some work on the documentation if that is the case.
> 
> I would like to run two TNC ports, one for users and the second for a
> link to the rest of the cluster. Both will be 1200 baud for now. The
> nearest cluster connection runs AK1A software. In the future the
> connection will be internet. 
> 
> 1.  Will I be able to use the link from DXSpider to an AK1A system, or
> should I pursue the internet connection to another DXSpider node?
You can connect to any type of cluster software currently in use. 
Spider has some additions that AK1A does not have, like the WCY beacon
for example but it works seamlessly in an AK1A environment.
> 
> 2.  There seems to be no recommedations for TNC's. I have available a
> KPC4 and a PK88. Which install should I use for the TNC's?  AX25 only,
> KISS mode, or? Should I find other TNC's, or use a spare SB sound card?
> What gives the best results? I want to do this once.
TNC's, DRSI cards etc are a personal choice.  Whatever you use in Linux
needs to be able to run in kiss mode permanently but that is really the
only requirement.  Both your TNC's should be fine.
> 
> 3.  Where can I find specific instructions for configuring the TNC
> interfaces?  The AX25-HOWTO website instructions seem pretty complicated
> for a newbie with too many ways to go. Is the AGW Engine required for
> Linux? Has somebody who has documented the steps willing to share them?
Have a look in /spider/html at install.html.  This was the original
installation guide and has some guidelines on setting up the ax25
utilities.  One of these days I will get round to reworking that page. 
You do not need AGW but some of the ax25 setup may be different for 2.4
kernels.

Regards
Ian

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 Ian Maude G0VGS Morecambe Lancs UK | ianmaude at btinternet.com
 Sysop of GB7MBC, the Morecambe Bay Cluster
 Running Linux and DXSpider