[Dxspider-support] start_connect not working

Fri Mar 3 10:00:06 GMT 2023

Keith-

Looking at the code in "connect.pl" it looks like "client" is a way to
reset where STDIN and STDOUT are getting their information: telnet or ax25
or some other socket. It also looks like the "connect" command sets up the
socket for you. But, my perl is really rusty.

So, I believe it's redundant in your case. I didn't have the command in my
scripts and they worked great for 13 years.

-David, N9KT

On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 4:19 AM Keith Maton via Dxspider-support <
dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:

> I have an extra line in my connect scripts….  The one which starts with
> client and where yyyy-y is the remote node callsign.  Is this additional
> line required?
>
> timeout 15
> abort (Busy|Sorry|Fail)
> connect telnet xxxxxx.zzz 7373
> 'login' 'g6nhu-2'
> client yyyy-y telnet
>
> On 3 Mar 2023, at 08:32, Howard Leadmon via Dxspider-support <
> dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
>
>    Hello Mike,
>
>  Yes you are connected, had the wrong call in my mind at first, oops.   I
> verified you were set as spider, which you were.
>
>    Callsign Type      Started           Name       Ave RTT Link
>    VA3MW-7 NODE DXSP  2-Mar-2023 2345Z             0.13
> 2607:fea8:3d40:5d6:1f9b:8c5c:90b5:4cf7
>
>
> So connection wise, you look good!
>
> FWIW, the connect script I use for a lot of nodes is as follows:
>
> timeout 15
> abort (Busy|Sorry|Fail)
> connect telnet xyzzy.net 7300
> 'login' 'wb3ffv-2'
>
>
> Your crontab looks fine, unless I have missed something..
>
> 73's..
>
> ---
> Howard Leadmon - WB3FFV
> PBW Communications, LLChttp://www.pbwcomm.com
>
> On 3/2/2023 9:04 PM, Michael Walker via Dxspider-support wrote:
>
> Hi Howard
>
> We are connected and you are set as a Spider node.
>
> At least, it looks like it is working.
>
> Mike
>
>
> sh/node
> Node Call   Sort    Version
> VA3MW-7     Spider  1.57
> VE3CGR-5    Spider  1.57
> VE7CC-1     CCClus  3302
> WB3FFV-2    Spider  1.57 build: 497
>
>
> connect telnet dxc.wb3ffv.us 7300
> 'login: ' 'va3mw-7'
>
> (chan) -> D VE3CGR-5 PC16^NL7S^N9JPG - 1^H15^
> (chan) -> D VE7CC-1 PC92^NL7S^7266^A^^1N9JPG^H96^
> (chan) <- I WB3FFV-2 PC92^F5MZN-3^7267^A^^1FY5FY^H97^
> (chan) -> D VE7CC-1 PC92^F5MZN-3^7267^A^^1FY5FY^H96^
> (chan) <- I WB3FFV-2
> PC92^WA9PIE-2^7267^D^^1W6DPM-3^1WK0B-10^1W1SS-6^1WB4KSP-8^1KK3KK-7^H97^
> (chan) -> D VE3CGR-5 PC17^W6DPM-3^WA9PIE-2^H15^
> (chan) -> D VE3CGR-5 PC17^KK3KK-7^WA9PIE-2^H15^
> (chan) -> D VE7CC-1
> PC92^WA9PIE-2^7267^D^^1W6DPM-3^1WK0B-10^1W1SS-6^1WB4KSP-8^1KK3KK-7^H96^
> (chan) <- I WB3FFV-2
> PC92^WA9PIE-2^7267.01^A^^1N8BNE-9:23.28.181.203^1N6PF-10^1AB4UF-7^1AC1KZ-2^H97^
> (chan) -> D VE3CGR-5 PC16^WA9PIE-2^N6PF-10 - 1^AB4UF-7 - 1^H15^
> (chan) -> D VE7CC-1
> PC92^WA9PIE-2^7267.01^A^^1N8BNE-9:23.28.181.203^1N6PF-10^1AB4UF-7^1AC1KZ-2^H96^
> (chan) <- I WB3FFV-2 PC92^VE3EY-7^7268^K^5VE3EY-7:5457:499^6^7^H96^
> (chan) -> D VE7CC-1 PC92^VE3EY-7^7268^K^5VE3EY-7:5457:499^6^7^H95^
> (chan) <- I WB3FFV-2 PC92^W1DX^7269^A^^1VE3VEE:99.229.65.48^H98^
> (chan) -> D VE7CC-1 PC92^W1DX^7269^A^^1VE3VEE:99.229.65.48^H97^
> (chan) <- I WB3FFV-2 PC61^50313.0^HC2AO^ 3-Mar-2023^0201Z^FT8 +5 dB 2704
> Hz^PY8WW^PY1TSP-1^189.106.73.0^H26^~
> (chan) <- I VE7CC-1 PC61^50313.0^HC2AO^03-Mar-2023^0201Z^FT8 +5 dB 2704
> Hz^PY8WW^PY1TSP-1^189.106.73.0^H27^~
> (chan) <- I WB3FFV-2 PC92^IZ8MBW-6^7271^A^^1K5JS:64.56.28.45^H97^
> (chan) -> D VE3CGR-5 PC16^IZ8MBW-6^K5JS - 1^H15^
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 8:30 PM Howard Leadmon via Dxspider-support <
> dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>   Mike, I don't show you connected.   What do you have in your connect
>> script, and did you make sure you had me set as a spider node..
>>
>>
>> ---
>> Howard Leadmon - WB3FFV
>> PBW Communications, LLChttp://www.pbwcomm.com
>>
>> On 3/2/2023 6:56 PM, Michael Walker via Dxspider-support wrote:
>>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> Ok, that helps.  I was doing a crontab -e.  I am now looking at the
>> crontab file in /spider/local_cmd and the correct entries are there.
>>
>> I can't seem to figure out why wb3ffv-2 didn't connect.  If I do a manual
>> connect from the console, it works.
>>
>>
>> # check every 10 minutes to see if ve7cc-1 is connected and if not
>>
>> 0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * start_connect('ve7cc-1') unless
>> connected('ve7cc-1')
>> 0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * start_connect('wb3ffv-2') unless
>> connected('wb3ffv-2')
>>
>> 73
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 6:48 PM Mike McCarthy, W1NR via Dxspider-support <
>> dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> The syntax in your /spider/local_cmd/crontab file (NOT the system or
>>> user crontab!) should look something like
>>>
>>> 1,11,21,31,41,51 * * * * start_connect('wr3d') unless connected('wr3d')
>>>
>>> This example occurs every 10 minutes on the 1. Replace wr3d with the
>>> node call you are connecting to.
>>>
>>> W1NR
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/2/2023 6:32 PM, Michael Walker via Dxspider-support wrote:
>>> > Hi all
>>> >
>>> > (sorry, I'm digging through issues -- and learning)
>>> >
>>> > I have in a cron under 'sysop'  a start_connect and it doesn't seem to
>>> > be working. (ok, it isn't working) as I dropped a link tonight and it
>>> > wasn't automatically re-connecting.  I had to do a connect from the
>>> > console.
>>> >
>>> > Is start_connect a binary/script?  How can I manually test it.
>>> >
>>> > Again, thanks for your patience,
>>> >
>>> > 73, Mike va3mw
>>> >
>>> >
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