[Dxspider-support] Spots rejected if connected from local network

djk djk at tobit.co.uk
Mon Mar 24 00:07:05 GMT 2025


No. And I would STRONGLY not do that, unless you could guarantee 
trusting every computer (user) in that network.

On 24/03/2025 00:03, Christopher Schlegel via Dxspider-support wrote:
>
> I can confirm this works. Updated the variable in my test node WI3W-3. 
> Telnet into test node from 192.168.3.172. Spot received on WI3W-2 ...
>
> 23Mar2025 at 23:56:09 (chan) <- I WI3W-3 
> PC61^14000.0^T3ST^23-Mar-2025^2356Z^test^WI3W^WI3W-3^24.55.156.90^H30^~
>
> Does the code understand CIDR notation?
>
> Chris, WI3W
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2025, 19:47 Christopher Schlegel <sutehk.cs at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>     Andrea, you would have to list the node too, if any spots are done
>     on the local machine.
>
>     My understanding...
>
>     Going to test this in a bit.
>
>     Chris, WI3W
>
>
>     On Sun, Mar 23, 2025, 19:46 IZ2LSC via Dxspider-support
>     <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
>
>         So in that array we have to list the private ipaddress of the
>         clients, not the node.
>         Cool!
>
>         Thanks, it was not so clear from the documentation.
>
>         andrea
>
>         -->
>
>
>         On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM djk via Dxspider-support
>         <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
>
>             There is a variable called @main::localhost_names
>
>             Which is (perhaps not perfectly named) an array of
>             names/ip addresses that are equivalent to a local
>             addressed machine connecting to a masquerading node with
>             one leg on the local network and the other on the outside
>             world.  If you list all the addresses (including
>             127.0.0.1) in your startup it should all magically work.
>
>             set/var @main::localhost_names  qw(192.168.1.111 localhost
>             127.0.0.1)
>
>             Might be a starting point.
>
>             Dirk
>
>             On 23/03/2025 21:35, Christopher Schlegel via
>             Dxspider-support wrote:
>>
>>             I did email Dirk directly with the "brick bat". Hopefully
>>             he'll have some advice.
>>
>>             Chris, WI3W
>>
>>
>>             On Sun, Mar 23, 2025, 17:33 Kin <ea3cv at cronux.net> wrote:
>>
>>                 I ran the same test with build 601 and got the same
>>                 result.
>>
>>                 Tomorrow, if I have time, I'll review the code out of
>>                 curiosity, but I think Dirk already knows what's
>>                 going on.
>>
>>                 Kin EA3CV
>>
>>                 *De:*Dxspider-support
>>                 <dxspider-support-bounces at tobit.co.uk> *En nombre de
>>                 *Christopher Schlegel via Dxspider-support
>>                 *Enviado el:* domingo, 23 de marzo de 2025 15:06
>>                 *Para:* IZ2LSC <iz2lsc.andrea at gmail.com>
>>                 *CC:* Christopher Schlegel <sutehk.cs at gmail.com>; The
>>                 DXSpider Support list <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk>
>>                 *Asunto:* Re: [Dxspider-support] Spots rejected if
>>                 connected from local network
>>
>>                 Andrea I see your use case and was able to replicate it.
>>
>>                 As you asked, I connected to WI3W-2 from an internal
>>                 local address, 192.168.3.172.
>>
>>                 23Mar2025 at 13:47:45 (chan) -> D GB7VAX
>>                 PC61^14000.0^T3ST^23-Mar-2025^1347Z^test^WI3W^WI3W-2^*192.168.3.172*^H30^~
>>
>>                 I then tried to connect from an internal address via
>>                 telnet to the external address of WI3W-2 with the
>>                 same result. Expected, but worth a shot.
>>
>>                 23Mar2025 at 13:57:32 (chan) -> D GB7VAX
>>                 PC61^14000.0^T3ST^23-Mar-2025^1357Z^test2^WI3W^WI3W-2^192.168.3.172^H30^~
>>
>>                 This would be a problem for me as well when
>>                 contesting from home.
>>
>>                 Chris, WI3W
>>
>>                 On Sun, Mar 23, 2025, 09:42 IZ2LSC
>>                 <iz2lsc.andrea at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>                     Hi Chris,
>>
>>                     please do not consider izl2sc-55 that is a test
>>                     note and I am not using it for the purpose of the
>>                     issue I described here.
>>
>>                     Can you kindly do this test:
>>
>>                     Telnet to WI3W-2 using his private address from
>>                     another PC, It is important that you telnet from
>>                     another PC using the private address.
>>
>>                     and send a test spot
>>
>>                     Look what is the ipaddress in the PC61 that 
>>                     WI3W-2 send out to the rest of the network
>>
>>                     This is how mine is received from another node
>>
>>                     23Mar2025 at 13:35:43 (pc11) INPUT IZ2LSC-99:
>>                     PC61^14000.0^IZ2LSC/P^23-Mar-2025^1335Z^test do
>>                     not
>>                     consider^IZ2LSC-7^IZ2LSC-99^*192.168.1.111*^H29^~
>>                     via: IZ2LSC-99 recurse: 0
>>
>>                     and with the new release this spot will be discarded.
>>
>>                     Andrea
>>
>>                     -->
>>
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