[Dxspider-support] AX25 setup

[Billie & Dave Wilson]

Ian,
Charlie,

Thanks,  will spend Monday evening with Jeff.  Should be able to just about
finish this thing off then.  (I hope)

73,
Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian J Maude" <ian at gb7mbc.net>
To: "spider" <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 6:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] AX25 setup


> On Sun, 2002-11-17 at 04:44, Billie & Dave Wilson wrote:
> > Still dogging the Linux system, only have enlisted the aid of a
> > longtime linux user.
> >
> > My Geru has made it through the AX25 setup to 3.9 - node.conf at which
> > time he asked "what kind of node are we setting up?"  And I couldn't
> > answer that question.
> >
> > So I looked through chapter 3 and decided I didn't know what the goals
> > were for the chapter.
> Hi Dave,
> The idea of including the chapter was to try and simplify the setting up
> of the ax25 utilities under Linux, something I swore I would never
> include in the Spider manual ;-)  I was finally persuaded that a simple
> walkthrough would be a good idea.  Anyway, I will try to answer your
> points one by one.
>
> >
> > 3.5 axports - setting up two rf ports.  This is more like defining the
> > ports.
> You are correct here, axports does indeed define the ports, how can you
> configure them unless you define them first?
> >
> > 3.6 nrports - setting up two netrom ports.  But why netrom ports?
> > Again, this looks like a definition.
> Same again :-)
>
> > 3.7 nrbroadcast - sets up the netrom broadcast qualities.  But, points
> > to the axports, not the nrports, huh??
> The idea of nrbroadcast is to show which ax25 port you wish to broadcast
> netrom on.  It would be pointless trying to broadcast netrom over a
> virtual netrom port.  This is why you tell it the port name from
> axports.
>
> >
> > 3.8 ax25d.conf - control of incoming connections.  Since I haven't
> > been able to follow the HOWTO very well, will let this ride for now.
> > Geru is confident he has this set ok.
> This is one of those things that is easy when you know how ;-)
> in ax25d.conf you are setting what happens when a user connects to your
> station.  If they connect to gb7mbc (which is in reality gb7mbc-0 of
> course) then what process does it spawn?  2 examples would be...
>
> User connects to gb7mbc (gb7mbc-0)
>
> ax25d.conf says connect to the cluster for this (spawn the spider
> client)
>
> User connect to gb7mbc-1
>
> ax25d.conf says connect to the node for this (spawn the node daemon)
>
> >
> > 3.9 node.conf - "For those of you that wish to run the node".  ??
> > This is where my Geru quizzed, "what node is this?  Spider node?
> > Netrom Node?  Digi node?  Do I need to set it up [yes, no]?"  All he
> > got back was silence.  Now I remember why I requested the aid of my
> > Geru a while back.
> This is a front end node much like bpq node.  It is a simple front end
> that allows the user (and sysop) to choose options from a list, BBS,
> Cluster, WWConvers, IRCD etc as well as the option of connecting to
> other places.  This can be done at whatever level you wish, telnet,
> ax25, netrom etc.  It will also show the netrom nodes your station
> knows, what connects are in place etc.  If you only intend to run a
> cluster and not allow external outgoing connects to anywhere else, you
> do not need it.  Maybe I need to do more work on this in the manual?
>
> >
> > If someone could guide me as to whether node.conf needs to be set up
> > and if so, why, and which node this is, I'd be greatly appreciative.
> See the above answer
> >
> > The setup will have two 2 meter rf ports and will connect to another
> > spider (k1xx) via the internet.  Running red hat 7.3 (I think).
> Sounds good :-)  Good luck with it and let me know if I can be of any
> more help.
> Ian
> >
> > --
> >
> >  Ian Maude G0VGS Morecambe Lancs UK | ian at gb7mbc.net
> >  Sysop of GB7MBC, the Morecambe Bay Cluster
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