[Dxspider-support] BPQ32_409r_Beta_20050914 problem

[Eric Carling]

Hi Steve,

Firstly, re Xrouter - I run it together with DX Spider in one Windows (XP) 
machine. It doesn't require a second computer.

I've been testing DX Spider with BPQ32. So far it doesn't work. Spider works 
with Xrouter which has an AGW compatible interface so I didn't expect any 
problem with BPQ's AGW interface. I see the same error - I don't know why 
for certain but it seems Spider is looking specifically for AGWPE rather 
than a generic AGW compatible interface. There are other AGW clients that do 
this so this is not unusual. However in Xrouter, when an AGW client 
application connects, that client receives exactly what it expects as if it 
had connected to AGWPE, even down to a pseudo-version number (like 2005,127 
for example). I think this is what is missing in the BPQ implementation. I 
might be wrong but it would explain why Spider is happy to link to Xrouter 
but not BPQ.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <scarroll at mchsi.com>
To: <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 2:36 PM
Subject: [Dxspider-support] BPQ32_409r_Beta_20050914 problem


> I've been using the windows version of DX Spider for a few years now and 
> it has
> been a solid performer for the North Alabama DX Club. Prior to that, we 
> had run
> the old DOS version of AK1A with BPQ. When the switch-over happened I was
> quickly introduced to AGWPE as the only windows interface that would work 
> with
> DX Spider (I'm aware that XRouter will also work, but requires an 
> additional
> DOS box). So, it was with great delight that I learned about the enhanced 
> BPQ32
> a few weeks ago and was looking forward to testing out the Beta version. 
> So, I
> went home last night and did some experimenting...
>
> My objective is to utilize BPQ32 instead of AGWPE, not necessarily run 
> AGWPE
> and the AGWtoBPQ simultaneously. So, I have a simple question for Dirk or 
> Iain.
> Will DX Spider (windows) support the use of BPQ32 instead of AGWPE?
>
> ... so I setup BPQCFG.TXT for my situation, connected a 2m radio and 
> PK-96,
> placed the TNC in KISS mode and fired it all up. I was able to bring up
> BPQTerminal and connect from another 2m/TNC setup to the BPQ32 NodeCall or
> AliasCall without any difficulties. So far, so good... now it was time to
> interface DX Spider to the BPQ32 package. After changing the 
> AGW_Connect.pm
> (not sure of the exact name in the /spider/local directory) from "8000"
> to "8001", I attempted to bring up DX Spider. Of course, when it booted up
> there was an error about AGWPE not found. The "bridge" between BPQ32 and 
> DX
> Spider did not function correctly.
>
> I guess further experimenting is in order this evening. Am I destined to 
> use
> AGWPE and BPQ32 together, or will BPQ32 stand-alone interface with DX 
> Spider?
> Maybe I'm expecting it to do something it's not designed to do. I'm 
> guessing
> that Ron doesn't have much experience with DX Spider and likewise Dirk may 
> not
> have experience with BPQ32. So, I may be in "unchartered waters" here.
>
> Perhaps someone else has already figured this out... I'm very glad to play
> around and see what I can figure out though. That's the fun part of
> experimenting !!!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> 73, Steve - K2SC
>
>
>
>
>
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