Packet-radio A Way Of Life
Brian N1URO has released a new version of Nodesearch 2.2
Change is that now users can search a netrom node
by alias. This idea was taken from a recent change in JNOS. Ex:
Which node are you looking for (no * please): NOS
Searching NetRom nodes for NOS …
CTJNOS:N1URO-7 DZINOS:SV1DZI-12 INNOS:N9LYA-5 MFNOS:N1URO-14
NodeSearch v2.2 by N1URO for URONode.
Goodbye.
For now it’s only on the ftp server of N1URO
ftp://n1uro.no-ip.org/pub/hamradio/packet/node-plugins/
With the help of the config file of Jerry, N9LYA and some help from John, G8BPQ I have setup a Winmor port on my Linbpq.I use a Microham USB II as soundcard device connected to my Windows PC and a direct Cat kabel from my Linux PC to control the TRX.
Here is the section for the Winmor port. (BPQ32.CFG)
PORT PORTNUM=2 ID=HF WINMOR TYPE=EXTERNAL PROTOCOL=WINMOR DLLNAME=WINMOR.DLL ; INTERLOCK=6 QUALITY=0 CONFIG ADDR 192.168.1.145 18500 PTT CAT PATH REMOTE:C:\WINMOR\WINMOR TNC.EXE RIGCONTROL /dev/ttyUSB0 4800 Yaesu FT100 7,7.050,USB,W2 7,14.110,USB,W2 **** WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, PI1LAP-10, JO11VN, 00-23, 7051500, WINMOR1600, 25, 50, 0, 360 WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, PI1LAP-10, JO11VN, 00-23, 14111500, WINMOR1600, 25, 50, 0,360 WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, PI1LAP-10, JO11VN, 00-23, 430950000, PKT9600, 10, 60, 9, 0 WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, PI1lAP-10, JO11VN, 00-23, 144850000, PKT1200, 10, 60, 9, 0 CWID TRUE DEBUGLOG True BW 1600 DRIVELEVEL 100 MODE AUTO ROBUST False SHOW True BUSYLOCK False BUSYHOLD 5 BUSYWAIT 12 ENDPORT
WINMOR TNC.ini
[WINMOR TNC Form] ResponseDelay=300 LeaderExtension=0 Disable=False Waterfall=True Spectrum=False Top=22 Left=22 MyCallsign=PI1LAP-10 Registration= TCP Control Port=8500 MyGridsquare=JO11VN StartMinimized=False DebugLog=True CommandTrace=False CaptureDevice=Lijningang (High Definition Audio-apparaat)-61 PlaybackDevice=Luidsprekers (High Definition Audio-apparaat)-e9 TCP Address=192.168.1.145
Winmor Status screen from Linbpq
Winmor
Tnx for the help Jerry and John.
N9LYA has setup a complex system using multi modes and multi ports. Using Packet 1k2 and 9k6, Hf Packet 300Baud, Robust packet, Winmor, Ardop, Pactor, Fldigi, Axip, Telnet.
;N9LYA`s BPQ system Last Edited 9/23/18 (SCS TRACKERS FW V1.7L)
LOCATOR=EM68SR
MAPCOMMENT=BPQ32 Lawrence County In Node, City of Mitchell<BR>All Stations are welcome<BR>n9lya@n9lya.#sin.in.usa.noam
PASSWORD=******
NODECALL=N9LYA-8 ; Node callsign
NODEALIAS=LYANOD ; Node alias (6 characters max)
IDMSG: ; UI broadcast text from NODECALL to fixed dest ID
Node: N9LYA - OPEN-NET - APRS & BBS NETWORK NODE LYANOD/N9LYA-8 Mitchell, IN Lawrence County - MidWest HF Skipnet Hub.
*** ; Denotes end of IDMSG text
BTEXT: ; UI broadcast text from BCALL to destination UNPROTO=
Node: N9LYA-8
BBS: N9LYA
RMS Gateway: K9BBS-10
CHAT Server: K9BBS-14
Midwest HF Skipnet HUB
*** ; Denotes end of BTEXT text
INFOMSG: ; The INFO command text follows:
Type ? for Help BPQ32_6.0.16.30 N9LYA/K9BBS
Type BBS To Access The N9LYA Full Service-BBS:
Type RMS To Access The K9BBS-10 WL2K RMS Gateway:
Type CHAT TO Access The K9BBS-14 CHAT Server:
Type DX TO Access The N9LYA-6 DX Spider Server:
*** ; Denotes end of INFOMSG text
CTEXT: ; The CTEXT text follows:
Welcome to LYANOD:N9LYA-7 Network Node Server, Mitchell, Indiana
Commands:
BBS RMS CHAT DX JNOS URONOD MSYS CONNECT INFO MHEARD LISTEN (port) NODES PORTS ROUTES USERS
*** ; Denotes end of CTEXT text
FULL_CTEXT=0 ; 0=send CTEXT to L2 connects to NODEALIAS only
; 1=send CTEXT to all connectees
; Network System Parameters:
OBSINIT=6 ; Initial obsolescence set when a node is included
; in a received nodes broadcast. This value is then
; decremented by 1 every NODESINTERVAL.
OBSMIN=4 ; When the obsolescence of a node falls below this
; value that node`s information is not included in
; a subsequent nodes broadcast.
NODESINTERVAL=20 ; Nodes broadcast interval in minutes
IDINTERVAL=10 ; 'IDMSG' UI broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
BTINTERVAL=60 ; The BTEXT broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
L3TIMETOLIVE=25 ; Max L3 hops
L4RETRIES=3 ; Level 4 retry count
L4TIMEOUT=60 ; Level 4 timeout in seconds s/b > FRACK x RETRIES
L4DELAY=2 ; Level 4 delayed ack timer in seconds
L4WINDOW=4 ; Level 4 window size
MAXLINKS=63 ; Max level 2 links
MAXNODES=550 ; Max nodes in nodes table
MAXROUTES=64 ; Max adjacent nodes
MAXCIRCUITS=128 ; Max L4 circuits
MINQUAL=143 ; Minimum quality to add to nodes table
MAXHOPS=4 ; INP3 hop limit to add to tables
MAXRTT=90 ; INP3 max RTT in seconds
; possible, normally about 130, depending upon other
; table sizes.
;
; TNC default parameters:
PACLEN=236 ; Max packet size (236 max for net/rom)
LINMAIL
LINCHAT
/*
PACLEN is a problem! The ideal size depends on the link(s) over which a packet
will be sent. For a session involving another node, we have no idea what is at
the far end. Ideally each node should have the capability to combine and then
refragment messages to suit each link segment - maybe when there are more BPQ
nodes about than 'other' ones, I'll do it. When the node is accessed directly,
things are a bit easier, as we know at least something about the link. So,
currently there are two PACLEN params, one here and one in the PORTS section.
This one is used to set the initial value for sessions via other nodes and for
sessions initiated from here. The other is used for incoming direct (Level 2)
sessions. In all cases the TNC PACLEN command can be used to override the
defaults.
*/
; Level 2 Parameters:
; T1 (FRACK), T2 (RESPTIME) and N2 (RETRIES) are now in the PORTS section
T3=120 ; Link validation timer in seconds
IDLETIME=3600 ; Idle link shutdown timer in seconds
; Configuration Options:
AUTOSAVE=1 ; Saves BPQNODES.dat upon program exit
BBS=1 ; 1 = BBS support included, 0 = No BBS support
NODE=1 ; Include switch support
HIDENODES=1 ; If set to 1, nodes beginning with a #
; require a 'N *' command to be displayed.
; The *** LINKED command is intended for use by gateway software, and concern
; has been expressed that it could be misused. It is recommended that it be
; disabled (=N) if unneeded.
ENABLE_LINKED=A ; Controls processing of *** LINKED command
; Y = allows unrestricted use
; A = allows use by application program
; N = disabled
;
;
IPGATEWAY
Adapter eth1
44ENCAP 192.168.1.17
IPADDR 44.48.0.42
IPNetmask 255.255.255.248
IPPorts 3,5,8,9,10,11,12,13
****
;
;
;-----------------------------
; BPQAPRS
APRSDIGI
APRSCall N9LYA-3
StatusMsg=BPQ32 VHF-APRS/wview-WMR968-Weather Station. {linbpq}
Symbol=_ ; Icon to display for station. Default is House if omitted
Symset=/
;
; Specify a Dest and Path for each port you want to use for APRS. No dest means receive only port
; Ports without an APRSPath statement will not be used by the Digi
;
;APRSPath 1=APRS,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2
APRSPath 1=APRS,IN1-1 ;Per Dwight
APRSPath 2= ; Receive only port
APRSPath 3=
APRSPath 4=
APRSPath 5=
APRSPath 6=
APRSPath 7=
APRSPath 8=
APRSPath 9=
APRSPath 10=
APRSPath 11=
APRSPath 12=APRS,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2
APRSPath 13=
APRSPath 14=
APRSPath 15=
APRSPath 16=
APRSPath 17=
APRSPath 18=APRS,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2
APRSPath 19=
;
BeaconInterval=30 ; Send Beacon every 30 minute
; Define Crossport Digi. For each port, a list of ports to send a packet to (IS means send to APRS-IS)
; If a Digimap isn`t specified for a port, digi out on the port the packet arrived on,
; and send to APRS-IS (if enabled)
; If you want to digi on same port, but not send to APRS-IS, Specify Digimap n=n
;Digimap 5=5,16, ; Packets from 5 to 16, but not APRS-IS
Digimap 1=1, ; Packets from 1 to 1 and NO APRS-IS
;TraceCalls=WIDE,TRACE ; Calls for CALLN-n Processing with Trace
TraceCalls=WIDE,IN ; Calls for CALLN-n Processing with Trace
FloodCalls=LYA ; Calls for CALLN-n Processing without Trace
DigiCalls=n9lya-3 ; Calls for Normal (ie no SSID manipulation) Digi
; For a Local "Fillin" Digi, you could include WIDE1-1 and leave out TraceCalls and FloodCalls
ReplaceDigiCalls ; Replace DigiCalls with APRSCall. Omit if you want the call to be left as it is received.
MaxTraceHops=2 ; Max value of n in CALLN-n processing. If a packet is received with n greater than
MaxFloodHops=2 ; this, the value will be replaced BEFORE it is decremented.
; GPSPort=/dev/ttyACM0 ; if specified, lat/lon will be taken from a GPS
; GPSSpeed=9600
; GPSSetsLocator=1
; You can specify a fixed LAT/LONG instead of using GPS
LAT=3844.42N ; Must be in standard APRS Format
LON=08628.33W ; Must be in standard APRS Format
;IGATE Params. If specified you will gate RF packets and your beacons to APRS-IS
;ISHost=rotate.aprs.net ; APRS-IS Host Name
;ISPort=14580 ; Normal port for a filtered feed
;ISPasscode=12418 ; If you don`t already have a passcode I can issue you one.
;WXFileName=/dev/shm/aprs.pkt
WXFileName=/var/www/mitchellwx/formateddata.txt
WXComment=/MITWXN Mitchell IN N9LYA-3 KINMITCH1 Weather Station (linBPQ)
WXPortList=1 ; comma separated list - include IS to send to APRS-IS
WXInterval=3 ; mins
***
; Port Definitions:
PORT ;144.390 APRS 1200
PORTNUM=1
ID=APRS 144.390 Icom2200H ; Displayed by PORTS command
TYPE=ASYNC ; Port is RS232 Com
PROTOCOL=KISS ; TNC is used in KISS mode
FULLDUP=0 ; Only meaningful for KISS devices
COMPORT=/dev/ttyUSB7 ; # = SERIAL COM PORT
SPEED=38400 ; RS232 COM PORT SPEED
CHANNEL=A ; A for single channel TNC, A or B for multichannel
PERSIST=230 ; PERSIST=256/(# of transmitters-1)
SLOTTIME=100 ; CMSA interval timer in milliseconds
TXDELAY=350 ; Transmit keyup delay in milliseconds
TXTAIL=0 ; TX key down, in milliseconds, at packet end
QUALITY=0 ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard on
; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
MINQUAL=95 ; Entries in the nodes table with qualities greater or
; equal to MINQUAL will be sent on this port. A value
; of 0 sends everything.
MAXFRAME=2 ; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
FRACK=6000 ; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
RESPTIME=1000 ; Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
RETRIES=5 ; Level 2 maximum retry value
PACLEN=128 ; Default max packet length for this port
UNPROTO=: ; BTEXT broadcast addrs format: DEST[,digi1[,digi2]]
BCALL=N9LYA ; BTEXT call. unstated defaults to APPL1CALL
L3ONLY=0 ; 1=No user downlink connects on this port
DIGIFLAG=1 ; Digipeat: 0=OFF, 1=ALL, 255=UI Only
DIGIPORT=0 ; Port on which to send digi`d frames (0 = same port)
USERS=0 ; Maximum number of L2 sessions, 0 = no limit
ENDPORT
;
;
;
PORT ;
PORTNUM=2 ; Optional but sets port number if stated
ID=OpenNET 223.600 9.6k Backup
TYPE=ASYNC ; Port is RS232 Com
PROTOCOL=KISS ; TNC is used in KISS mode
NOKEEPALIVES=1
FULLDUP=1 ; Only meaningful for KISS devices
COMPORT=/dev/ttyUSB7 ; # = SERIAL COM PORT
SPEED=38400 ; RS232 COM PORT SPEED
CHANNEL=B ; A for single channel TNC, A or B for multichannel
PERSIST=64 ; PERSIST=256/(# of transmitters-1)
SLOTTIME=100 ; CMSA interval timer in milliseconds
TXDELAY=250 ; Transmit keyup delay in milliseconds
TXTAIL=0 ; TX key down, in milliseconds, at packet end;
QUALITY=192 ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard on
; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
MINQUAL=175 ; Entries in the nodes table with qualities greater or
; equal to MINQUAL will be sent on this port. A value
; of 0 sends everything.
MAXFRAME=4 ; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
FRACK=2000 ; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
RESPTIME=1000 ; Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
RETRIES=15 ; Level 2 maximum retry value
PACLEN=64 ; Default max packet length for this port
UNPROTO=Node: ; BTEXT broadcast addrs format: DEST[,digi1[,digi2]]
BCALL=n9lya-7 ; BTEXT call. unstated defaults to APPL1CALL
L3ONLY=0 ; 1=No user downlink connects on this port
DIGIFLAG=1 ; Digipeat: 0=OFF, 1=ALL, 255=UI Only
DIGIPORT=0 ; Port on which to send digi`d frames (0 = same port)
USERS=0 ; Maximum number of L2 sessions, 0 = no limit
NOKEEPALIVES=1
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 223600000, PKT9600, 60, 35, 9
ENDPORT
;
;
PORT ; AXIP/UDP Port (Internet Link)
PORTNUM=3 ; Optional but sets port number if stated
ID=AX/IP/UDP (Internet Linking) ; Displayed by PORTS command
TYPE=EXTERNAL ; Calls an external module
DRIVER=BPQAXIP ; Uses BPQAXIP.DLL
QUALITY=192 ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard on
; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
MINQUAL=168 ; Entries in the nodes table with qualities greater or
; equal to MINQUAL will be sent on this port. A value
; of 0 sends everything.
MAXFRAME=5 ; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
FRACK=5000 ; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
RESPTIME=1500 ; Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
RETRIES=5 ; Level 2 maximum retry value
PACLEN=236 ; Max = 236
NOKEEPALIVES=1
DIGIFLAG=1
DIGIPORT=14
CONFIG
UDP 10093
MHEARD ;Opens AXIP MHEARD window
AUTOADDMAP
BROADCAST NODES
BROADCAST QST
MAP W9ABA-7 *.*.*.* udp 10093 B
MAP AE5E-14 *.*.*.* UDP 10093 B
MAP n0kfq-4 *.*.*.* UDP 10093 B
MAP N4ZKF-5 *.*.*.* UDP 10093 B
MAP KQ0I-7 *.*.*.* UDP 10093 B
MAP VK2DOT *.*.*.* UDP 10093 B
MAP K7MT *.*.*.* UDP 10093 B
MAP KB8PMY-5 *.*.*.* UDP 10093 B
MAP N9UMJ-7 *.*.*.* UDP 10093 B
MAP KJ6IX-4 *.*.*.* UDP 10093 B
;-----------------------------------------------------------------
;
PORT
PORTNUM=4
ID=HF_SkipNET Pactor 746Pro
TYPE=EXTERNAL
COMPORT=/dev/ttyUSB10 ; # = SERIAL COM PORT
SPEED=57600 ;COM Port Speed
DLLNAME=SCSPactor.DLL
QUALITY=0
INTERLOCK=4 ;Optional - set if you have two ports sharing the same radio.
; Set the same Interlock value on both ports.
CONFIG ; Driver-Specific Configuration
RIGCONTROL
/dev/746-RC 19200 ICOM IC746 66
7,3.58700,usb,f1,d,p123,w2
7,14.11100,usb,F1,d,p123,w2
7,18.10800,usb,F1,d,p123,w2
****
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 3587000, P123, 50, 50, 6
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 14112500, P123, 50, 50, 8
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 14112500, ARDOP1000, 50, 50, 8
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 18109500, P12, 50, 50, 6
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 18109500, ARDOP500, 50, 50, 6
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 14112500, WINMOR1600, 50, 50, 8
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 18109500, WINMOR500, 50, 50, 6 6
#
# Note that the PTC is sent the RESTART command before being initialised, so only non-default
# parameters need to be set
#
PAC BAUD 300 ; Sets the PTC Packet Modem to Packet Mode
PAC TXD 600
SCANFORROBUSTPACKET 7 ; The PTC will listen for HF Packet calls for the first n seconds
# ; of each scan interval, and for Pactor the rest.
PAC MCON 6
PAC MON 6
#
UseAPPLCallsforPactor
TONES 4 ; Standard Pactor III tones 1500 Hz audio center
MAXERR 60 ; Max retries
MODE 2 ; ASCII mode, no PTC II compression (Forwarding will use FBB Compression)
MAXSUM 60 ; Max count for memory ARQ
MAXDOWN 5
MAXLEVEL 3
MAXT 2
MAXUP 3
CWID 0 2 ; CW ID disabled
ADDLF 0 ; Auto Line Feed disabled
ARX 1 ; Amtor Phasing disabled
AP 100 ;
AQ 1 ; Automatic Frequency Parameter
BELL 1 ; Disable Bell
BC 0 ; FEC reception is disabled
BR 7 ;
BKCHR 2 ; Breakin Char = 2
CHOBELL 1 ; Changeover Bell off
CMSG 0 ; Connect Message Off
CONT 3
CWID 0 3
CWSPEED 100
FREE MODE 0
LFIGNORE 0 ; No insertion of Line feed
LISTEN 1 ; Pactor Listen disabled
LSB
MAIL 0 ; Disable internal mailbox reporting
MYCALL N9LYA ;
MYSELC NLYA ;
REMOTE 0 ; Disable remote control
FSKA 750 ;
PSKA 750 ; TX Output level. May need optimising. Default is 140
STATUS 2 ; Automatic Status must be enabled for BPQ32
PTCHN 31 ; Pactor must use Host Mode Chanel 31
PDUPLEX 1 ; PDuplex must be set. The Node code relies on automatic IRS/ISS changeover
PDTIMER 6 ; 5 second duplex timer
BUSYHOLD 8 ;Busy Detect Augmentation
BUSYWAIT 12 ;
ENDPORT
;
PORT ; 440 9600 Baud
PORTNUM=5 ; Optional but sets port number if stated
ID=OpenNET 432.250 9.6k TEKK; Displayed by PORTS command
TYPE=ASYNC ; Port is RS232 Com
PROTOCOL=KISS ; TNC is used in KISS mode
NOKEEPALIVES=1
FULLDUP=0 ; Only meaningful for KISS devices
COMPORT=/dev/ttyUSB8 ; # = SERIAL COM PORT
SPEED=19200 ; RS232 COM PORT SPEED
CHANNEL=A ; A for single channel TNC, A or B for multichannel
PERSIST=64 ; PERSIST=256/(# of transmitters-1)
SLOTTIME=50 ; CMSA interval timer in milliseconds
TXDELAY=150 ; Transmit keyup delay in milliseconds
TXTAIL=100 ; TX key down, in milliseconds, at packet end
QUALITY=192 ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard on
; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
MINQUAL=175 ; Entries in the nodes table with qualities greater or
; equal to MINQUAL will be sent on this port. A value
; of 0 sends everything.
MAXFRAME=2 ; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
FRACK=4000 ; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
RESPTIME=100 ; Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
RETRIES=15 ; Level 2 maximum retry value
PACLEN=128 ; Default max packet length for this port
UNPROTO=Node: ; BTEXT broadcast addrs format: DEST[,digi1[,digi2]]
BCALL=N9LYA-8 ; BTEXT call. unstated defaults to APPL1CALL
L3ONLY=0 ; 1=No user downlink connects on this port
DIGIFLAG=1 ; Digipeat: 0=OFF, 1=ALL, 255=UI Only
DIGIPORT=0 ; Port on which to send digi`d frames (0 = same port)
USERS=0 ; Maximum number of L2 sessions, 0 = no limit
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 432250000, PKT9600, 35, 35, 9, 205
ENDPORT
;
PORT
PORTNUM=6
ID=Skipnet RPR/HF 706MKIIG;(RPR and HF Packet) ;COM30
TYPE=EXTERNAL
COMPORT=/dev/TrackerN40
SPEED=38400
DLLNAME=SCSTRACKER.DLL
INTERLOCK=6
CONFIG
;APPL BBS
RIGCONTROL
/dev/706-RC 19200 ICOM IC706 58
7,7.1010,usb,F1,r2,w2
7,7.1030,usb,F1,r2,w2
7,7.1095,lsb,F1,h1,w1
****
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 7104500, ROBUST, 50, 35, 3
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 7102500, ROBUST, 50, 35, 3
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 7102500, WINMOR500, 50, 35, 3
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K9BBS-10, EM68SR, 00-23, 7102500, ARDOP500, 50, 35, 3
#
O 4 ; MAXFRAME
F 190 ; FRACK
T 8 ; TX Delay
DEFAULT ROBUST ; Default mode is RP
USEAPPLCALLS ; Accept connects to all APPLCALLS
%L 1500 ; Centre Freq for Normal Packet (Default is 1500)
@I 64 ;Paclen = 60
%T 1 :TX Autotracking 1 = on
%N 10
ENDPORT
;
PORT
PORTNUM=7
ID=Telnet Server
Driver=Telnet
CONFIG
LOGGING=1
DisconnectOnClose=1
TCPPORT=8010
FBBPORT=8011 8012 8013 8014
LOGINPROMPT=user:
PASSWORDPROMPT=password:
MAXSESSIONS=26 ;was 12
HTTPPORT=8080
CMS=1
CMSCALL=K9BBS
CMSPASS=*********
CTEXT=Welcome to K9BBS`s Telnet Server\Enter ? for list of commands
USER=N9LYA,********,N9LYA,"",SYSOP
ENDPORT
;
;
PORT
PORTNUM=8 ; WINMOR port Tracker Pair
ID=Skipnet WINMOR 706MKIIG 7.101U
TYPE=EXTERNAL
PROTOCOL=WINMOR
DLLNAME=WINMOR.DLL
INTERLOCK=6
QUALITY=0
CONFIG ; Winmor config
ADDR 192.168.1.12 18500 PATH REMOTE:C:\WINMORII\WINMOR TNC.EXE
CAPTURE USB audio CODEC-01
PLAYBACK USB audio CODEC-01
CWID FALSE
DEBUGLOG True
BW 1600
DRIVELEVEL 100
MODE AUTO
ROBUST False
SHOW True
BUSYLOCK False
BUSYHOLD 5
BUSYWAIT 12
ENDPORT
;
;
PORT
PORTNUM=9 ; WINMOR port Pactor Pair
ID=Skipnet WINMOR 746Pro 14.111U
TYPE=EXTERNAL
PROTOCOL=WINMOR
DLLNAME=WINMOR.DLL
INTERLOCK=4
QUALITY=0
CONFIG ; Winmor config
ADDR 192.168.1.12 18600 PATH REMOTE:C:\WINMOR\WINMOR TNC.EXE
CAPTURE USB audio CODEC-02
PLAYBACK USB audio CODEC-02
CWID FALSE
DEBUGLOG True
BW 1600
DRIVELEVEL 100
MODE AUTO
ROBUST False
SHOW True
BUSYLOCK False
BUSYHOLD 5
BUSYWAIT 12
ENDPORT
;
;
PORT
PORTNUM=10
ID=OpenNET 223.600 9.6k
COMPORT=/dev/555; COM Port Address
SPEED=38400; COM Port Speed
DRIVER=TRKMULTI
QUALITY=192 ;Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts on this port
MINQUAL=175
PACLEN=128 ;Max = 236 if using NETROM links
CONFIG ; Driver-Specific Configuration
M UISC
PACKETCHANNELS 5 ; Limit to 5 simultaneous connections
R 0 ; Digipeating OFF
F 600 ; FRACK: Setting to 3 seconds.
N 10 ; RETRY: Setting to 10
O 2 ; MAXFRAME: Setting to 2
T 35 ; TXDELAY: Setting to 1/2 second (50 * 10)
@T2 150 ; RESPTIME: Setting interval before ack of received packet to 1.5 seconds.
%N 5 ; TXTAIL - new TXTAIL (fw 1.5v) setting in 10ms increments.
; Comment out the desired speed.
;%B 1200 ; 1200 is the poweron default, but setting it anyway.
%B 9600 ; 9600
;
%L +500 ; AFSK
%XA 880 ; Set 300/1200 output amplitude to 3 kHz Peak deviation per measurement.
%XF 1600 ; Set 9600/19k2 output amplitude to 400 mV PP per ID-880H manual.
%E 2 ; Set lower tone in 1200 mode (fw 1.5s) to 1/2 voltage 6 dB down from high.
ENDPORT
;
;
PORT
PORTNUM=11
ID=OpenNET 145.050 1.2k
COMPORT=/dev/050; COM Port Address
SPEED=38400; COM Port Speed
DRIVER=TRKMULTI
QUALITY=192 ;Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts on this port
MINQUAL=175
PACLEN=128 ;Max = 236 if using NETROM links
CONFIG ; Driver-Specific Configuration
M UISC
PACKETCHANNELS 5 ; Limit to 5 simultaneous connections
R 0 ; Digipeating OFF
F 600 ; FRACK: Setting to 3 seconds.
N 10 ; RETRY: Setting to 10
O 2 ; MAXFRAME: Setting to 2
T 35 ; TXDELAY: Setting to 1/2 second (50 * 10)
@T2 150 ; RESPTIME: Setting interval before ack of received packet to 1.5 seconds.
%N 5 ; TXTAIL - new TXTAIL (fw 1.5v) setting in 10ms increments.
; Comment out the desired speed.
%B 1200 ; 1200 is the poweron default, but setting it anyway.
;%B 9600 ; 9600
;
%L +500 ; AFSK
%XA 880 ; Set 300/1200 output amplitude to 3 kHz Peak deviation per measurement.
%XF 1200 ; Set 9600/19k2 output amplitude to 400 mV PP per ID-880H manual.
%E 2 ; Set lower tone in 1200 mode (fw 1.5s) to 1/2 voltage 6 dB down from high.
ENDPORT
;
;
PORT
PORTNUM=12
ID=Tracker 10.1473 USB ;(RPR APRS)
TYPE=EXTERNAL
COMPORT=/dev/098
SPEED=38400
DLLNAME=SCSTRACKER.DLL
INTERLOCk=12
CONFIG
****
#
O 4 ; MAXFRAME
F 190 ; FRACK
T 8 ; TX Delay
DEFAULT ROBUST ; Default mode is RP
USEAPPLCALLS ; Accept connects to all APPLCALLS
%L 1500 ; Centre Freq for Normal Packet (Default is 1500)
@I 64 ;Paclen = 60
%T 1 :TX Autotracking 1 = on
%N 10
ENDPORT
;
;
PORT
PORTNUM=13
ID=HF_Skipnet NET105 ;(RPR and HF Packet Pair) 14.105
TYPE=EXTERNAL
COMPORT=/dev/105;
SPEED=38400
DLLNAME=SCSTRACKER.DLL
INTERLOCK=13
CONFIG
****
#
O 4 ; MAXFRAME
F 700 ; FRACK
T 50 ; TX Delay
DEFAULT HFPACKET ; Default mode is 300 Baud Packet
USEAPPLCALLS ; Accept connects to all APPLCALLS
%L 1500 ; Centre Freq for Normal Packet (Default is 1500)
@I 64 ;Paclen = 60
%T 1 :TX Autotracking 1 = on
%N 10
ENDPORT
;
;
PORT
PORTNUM=14
ID=HF_Skipnet ARDOP1 706MKIIG
DRIVER=ARDOP
INTERLOCK=6
CONFIG
ADDR 192.168.1.12 8520 PATH REMOTE:C:\ARDOP1\ARDOP_WIN.EXE
DEBUGLOG TRUE
CMDTRACE TRUE
CWID FALSE
DRIVELEVEL 100
BUSYDET 8
BUSYWAIT 20
GRIDSQUARE EM68SR
FECREPEATS 0
ENDPORT
;
;
PORT
PORTNUM=15
ID=HF_Skipnet ARDOP1 746Pro
DRIVER=ARDOP
INTERLOCK=4
CONFIG
ADDR 192.168.1.12 8515 PATH REMOTE:C:\ARDOP2\ARDOP_WIN.EXE
DEBUGLOG TRUE
CMDTRACE TRUE
CWID FALSE
DRIVELEVEL 100
BUSYDET 8
BUSYWAIT 20
GRIDSQUARE EM68SR
FECREPEATS 0
ENDPORT
;
;
PORT
PORTNUM=16
ID=HF_Skipnet ARDOP2 746Pro
DRIVER=ARDOP
INTERLOCK=4
CONFIG
ADDR 192.168.1.12 8522 PATH REMOTE:C:\ARDOP1\ARDOP_2WIN.EXE
DEBUGLOG TRUE
CMDTRACE TRUE
CWID FALSE
DRIVELEVEL 100
BUSYDET 8
BUSYWAIT 20
GRIDSQUARE EM68SR
FECREPEATS 0
ENDPORT
;
;
PORT
PORTNUM=17
ID=HF_Skipnet ARDOP2 706MKIIG
DRIVER=ARDOP
INTERLOCK=6
CONFIG
ADDR 192.168.1.12 8526 PATH REMOTE:C:\ARDOP2\ARDOP_2WIN.EXE
DEBUGLOG TRUE
CMDTRACE TRUE
CWID FALSE
DRIVELEVEL 100
BUSYDET 8
BUSYWAIT 20
GRIDSQUARE EM68SR
FECREPEATS 0
ENDPORT
;
;
PORT
PORTNUM=18
ID=OpenNET ARDOP 147.555
DRIVER=ARDOP
INTERLOCK=16
CONFIG
ADDR 127.0.0.1 8517 PATH /home/jerry/ardop/ardopc 8517
CAPTURE USB audio CODEC
PLAYBACK USB audio CODEC
DEBUGLOG TRUE
CMDTRACE TRUE
CWID FALSE
DRIVELEVEL 100
BUSYDET 8
BUSYWAIT 20
GRIDSQUARE EM68SR
FECREPEATS 0
ENDPORT
;
/*
;
PORT
PORTNUM=19
ID=FLDigi-1 OpenNET
DRIVER=fldigi
PACLEN=64
INTERLOCK=8
CONFIG
ADDR 192.168.1.12 7342 PATH REMOTE:C:\FLDIGI\FLDIGI.exe
TIMEOUT=10
RETRIES=5
DEFAULTMODEM MFSK32/1000 ;5XPSK63R/1000
UPDATEMAP
ENDPORT
;
;
;
PORT
PORTNUM=20
ID=FLDigi-2 OpenNET
DRIVER=fldigi
PACLEN=64
INTERLOCK=12
CONFIG
ADDR 192.168.1.12 7442 PATH REMOTE:C:\FLDIGIII\FLDIGI.exe
TIMEOUT=10
RETRIES=15
DEFAULTMODEM MFSK32/1500 ;5XPSK63R/1000
UPDATEMAP
ENDPORT
;
*/
;
PORT
PORTNUM=19 ;loopback
TYPE=INTERNAL
ENDPORT
;
;
ROUTES: ; Locked routes (31 maximum)
;N9PMO-2,1,3,0,0,0,1
;
; CALLSIGN,QUALITY,PORT[,MAXFRAME,FRACK,PACLEN]
; The values in [...] if stated override the port defaults.
*** ; Denotes end of locked routes
;
APPLICATION 1,BBS,,N9LYA,INBBS,255
APPLICATION 2,RMS,C 7 CMS,K9BBS-10,INRMS,255
APPLICATION 3,CHAT,,K9BBS-14,INCHAT,255
APPLICATION 4,DX,C 3 DXLYA s,N9LYA-6,255
APPLICATION 5,JNOS,C 3 INNOS s,N9LYA-5,255
APPLICATION 6,FBB,C 3 BBSLYA s,n9lya-4,255
APPLICATION 7,URONOD,C 3 IN105 s,N9LYA-7,255
APPLICATION 8,MSYS,C 3 BBSBBS,W9BBS,255
I’m busy building a remote packet station.
Connect the Pi to the Trx
I have a bad time behind me, I have had a lot of arguments with Systemd to start DireWolf and Linpq when booting 🙂
If you like Systemd, you can read some about it here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd
I want Linbpq to run under /dev/tty2 and DireWolf under /dev/tty3. This is because if I login remotely I can view the monitor from DireWolf with “conspy”. “conspy 3” Hit esc a few times to leave conspy.
Systemd does not want to accept the start line with >/dev/tty3 &
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/direwolf -c /home/pd9q/direwolf.conf -l /home/pd9q/direwolf.log >/dev/tty3
This upper start line does not work.
So I had to come up with something else for that. So i wrote a start file. “direwolf.start”
cd /usr/local/bin ./direwolf -c /home/pd9q/direwolf.conf -l /home/pd9q/direwolf.log >/dev/tty3
Now i wrote a unit file to start DireWolf on boot.
/etc/systemd/system/direwolf.service
[Unit] Description=DireWolf Deamon After=network.target After=sound.target After=syslog.target [Service] Type=simple ExecStart=/bin/bash /home/pd9q/linbpq/direwolf.start [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target Alias=direwolf.service
Now DireWolf is starting very nice on /dev/tty3
pd9q@packet:~ $ systemctl status direwolf.service
● direwolf.service - DireWolf Deamon
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/direwolf.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2018-09-12 10:58:51 UTC; 1h 18min ago
Main PID: 463 (bash)
CGroup: /system.slice/direwolf.service
├─463 /bin/bash /home/pd9q/linbpq/direwolf.start
└─474 ./direwolf -c /home/pd9q/direwolf.conf -l /home/pd9q/direwolf.log
Sep 12 10:58:51 packet systemd[1]: Started DireWolf Deamon.
pd9q@packet:~ $
I had the same problem with Linbpq, which I solved in the same way.
Linbpq start file “runbpq”
cd /home/pd9q/linbpq sudo ./linbpq >/dev/tty2
The unit file “linbpq.service”
[Unit] Description=Linbpq Daemon After=network.target After=direwolf.target StartLimitInterval=0 [Service] Type=simple Restart=always RestartSec=5 ExecStart=/bin/bash /home/pd9q/linbpq/runbpq WorkingDirectory=/home/pd9q/linbpq [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target Alias=linbpq.service
Ok, let’s see if it is running
pd9q@packet:~ $ systemctl status linbpq.service
● linbpq.service - Linbpq Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/linbpq.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2018-09-12 10:58:51 UTC; 1h 23min ago
Main PID: 464 (bash)
CGroup: /system.slice/linbpq.service
├─464 /bin/bash /home/pd9q/linbpq/runbpq
├─473 sudo ./linbpq
└─501 ./linbpq
Sep 12 12:13:36 packet LINBPQ[501]: BPQ32 Heartbeat Buffers 102
Sep 12 12:14:31 packet LINBPQ[501]: BPQ32 Heartbeat Buffers 99
Sep 12 12:15:27 packet LINBPQ[501]: BPQ32 Heartbeat Buffers 102
Sep 12 12:16:22 packet LINBPQ[501]: BPQ32 Heartbeat Buffers 102
Sep 12 12:17:17 packet LINBPQ[501]: BPQ32 Heartbeat Buffers 102
Sep 12 12:18:12 packet LINBPQ[501]: BPQ32 Heartbeat Buffers 100
Sep 12 12:19:07 packet LINBPQ[501]: BPQ32 Heartbeat Buffers 102
Sep 12 12:20:03 packet LINBPQ[501]: BPQ32 Heartbeat Buffers 102
Sep 12 12:20:58 packet LINBPQ[501]: BPQ32 Heartbeat Buffers 102
Sep 12 12:21:53 packet LINBPQ[501]: BPQ32 Heartbeat Buffers 102
pd9q@packet:~ $
Now have a look at /dev/tty2 “conspy 2”
G8BPQ AX25 Packet Switch System Version 6.0.16.30 July 2018 Copyright ▒ 2001-2018 John Wiseman G8BPQ Current Directory is /home/pd9q/linbpq Configuration file Preprocessor. Using Configuration file /home/pd9q/linbpq/bpq32.cfg Conversion (probably) successful PORTS 1d9784 LINKS 1dce14 DESTS 1dfc58 ROUTES 1f9c58 L4 1fd058 BUFFERS 22f170 Initialising Port 01 TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A Initialising Port 02 AXIP Initialising Port 03 Telnet Server Initialising Port 04 Loopback
Sample config file based on a system off John, kx4o.
-------------------------------
LOCATOR=FM18
NODECALL=W4VPN
NODEALIAS=VAPN
IDMSG: ; UI broadcast text from NODECALL to fixed dest ID
This is the IDMSG text.
*** ; Denotes end of IDMSG text
BTEXT: ; UI broadcast text from BCALL to destination UNPROTO=
This is the BTEXT text.
*** ; Denotes end of BTEXT text
INFOMSG: ; The INFO command text follows:
This is the INFOMSG text.
*** ; Denotes end of INFOMSG text
CTEXT: ; The CTEXT text follows:
Minimal VAPN BPQ32 installation successful.
VAPN:W4VPN} CONNECT BYE INFO NODES ROUTES PORTS USERS MHEARD
*** ; Denotes end of CTEXT text
FULL_CTEXT=0 ; 0=send CTEXT to L2 connects to NODEALIAS only
; 1=send CTEXT to all connectees
; Network System Parameters:
OBSINIT=6 ; Initial obsolescence set when a node is included
; in a received nodes broadcast. This value is then
; decremented by 1 every NODESINTERVAL.
OBSMIN=4 ; When the obsolescence of a node falls below this
; value that node`s information is not included in
; a subsequent nodes broadcast.
NODESINTERVAL=60 ; Nodes broadcast interval in minutes
IDINTERVAL=0 ; 'IDMSG' UI broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
BTINTERVAL=0 ; The BTEXT broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
L3TIMETOLIVE=25 ; Max L3 hops
L4RETRIES=3 ; Level 4 retry count
L4TIMEOUT=60 ; Level 4 timeout in seconds s/b > FRACK x RETRIES
L4DELAY=10 ; Level 4 delayed ack timer in seconds
L4WINDOW=4 ; Level 4 window size
MAXLINKS=63 ; Max level 2 links
MAXNODES=512 ; Max nodes in nodes table
MAXROUTES=64 ; Max adjacent nodes
MAXCIRCUITS=128 ; Max L4 circuits
MINQUAL=168 ; Minimum quality to add to nodes table
; INP3 Routing is experimental. The two parms which follow will be ignored
; unless activated in the ROUTES: section.
MAXHOPS=4 ; INP3 hop limit to add to tables
MAXRTT=90 ; INP3 max RTT in seconds
;BUFFERS=255 ; This parameter is no longer used in the Win32 version.
; BPQ32 allocates an adequate number automatically.
; I have the line commented out just to remind me it`s gone!!
; TNC default parameters:
PACLEN=127 ; Max packet size (236 max for net/rom)
; 236 is suitable for reliable and fast connections, such
; as AX/IP/UDP or a dedicated 9600 RF Link
; 120 is suitable for a typical shared VHF packet radio connection
; PACLEN is defined for each port individually in the ports sections
TRANSDELAY=1 ; Transparent node send delay in seconds
; Level 2 Parameters:
; T1 (FRACK), T2 (RESPTIME) and N2 (RETRIES) are now in the PORTS section
T3=120 ; Link validation timer in seconds
IDLETIME=720 ; Idle link shutdown timer in seconds
; Configuration Options:
AUTOSAVE=1 ; Saves BPQNODES.dat upon program exit
BBS=1 ; 1 = BBS support included, 0 = No BBS support
NODE=1 ; Include switch support
HIDENODES=1 ; If set to 1, nodes beginning with a #
; require a 'N *' command to be displayed.
/*
The *** LINKED command is intended for use by gateway software, and concern
has been expressed that it could be misused. It is recommended that it be
disabled (=N) if unneeded.
*/
ENABLE_LINKED=N ; Controls processing of *** LINKED command
; Y = allows unrestricted use
; A = allows use by application program
; N = disabled
/*
AX25 port definitions:
The LOOPBACK port simulates a connection by looping input to output. To test,
start BPQTerminal and enter: 'C 1 MYNODE via MYCALL'
In this example '1' is the LOOPBACK port number. The LOOPBACK port is provided
for testing purposes and would rarely be included in an established system.
*/
; LOOPPACK Port Specification
#PORT
# PORTNUM=1 ; Optonal but sets port number if stated
# ID=LOOPBACK ; Defines the Loopback port name
# TYPE=INTERNAL ; Loopback is an internal type
#ENDPORT
; SCS Tracker Port Specification
PORT
PORTNUM=1
ID=HF 30m Port
COMPORT=/dev/tnc-30m; COM Port Address
SPEED=38400; COM Port Speed
DRIVER=TRKMULTI
QUALITY=0 ;Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts on this port
MINQUAL=168
MHEARD=N
;MAXFRAME=2 ;Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
;RESPTIME=1000 ;Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
;RETRIES=2 ;Level 2 maximum retry value
PACLEN=200 ;Max = 236 if using NETROM links
;TXDELAY=500 ;Pretty quick TX/RX radio
;TXTAIL=300 ;
CONFIG ; Driver-Specific Configuration
;DEBUGLOG 1
PACKETCHANNELS 5 ; Limit to 5 simultaneous connections
R 0 ; Digipeating OFF
F 600 ; T1 - FRACK: in 10mS steps.
@T2 0 ; T2 - RESPDELAYTIME: in 10mS steps.
@T3 30000 ; T3 - Sign of life timer in 10mS steps
N 10 ; RETRY: Setting to 10
O 7 ; MAXFRAME
T 25 ; TXDELAY: Setting to 1/4 second (25 * 10ms)
P 32 ; PERSISTENCE (p) (default 32 of 255)
W 10 ; Slottime in milliconds (default 10)
%N 0 ; TXTAIL - in 10ms increments.
; Comment out the desired speed.
%B R300 ; 1200 is the poweron default, so setting to R300
;
;%F 1700 ; For HFPacket only and should only be used if not using 1700 default.
%L 1500 ; For RPR only. Lately required since this doesn`t always default to 1500.
;%XA 880 ; Set 300/1200 output amplitude to 3 kHz Peak deviation per measurement.
;%XF 1600 ; Set 9600/19k2 output amplitude to 400 mV PP per ID-880H manual.
%XR 900 ; Set RPR output amplitude in mV for TS-480 Menu #40 = 1.
;%XR 200 ; Set RPR output amplitude in mV for TS-480 Menu #40 = 4.
ENDPORT
; SCS Tracker Port Specification
PORT
PORTNUM=2
ID=VHF 2m Port
COMPORT=/dev/tnc-02m; COM Port Address
SPEED=38400; COM Port Speed
DRIVER=TRKMULTI
QUALITY=0 ;Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts on this port
MINQUAL=168
MHEARD=N
;MAXFRAME=2 ;Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
;RESPTIME=1000 ;Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
;RETRIES=2 ;Level 2 maximum retry value
PACLEN=128 ;Max = 236 if using NETROM links
;TXDELAY=500 ;Pretty quick TX/RX radio
;TXTAIL=300 ;
CONFIG ; Driver-Specific Configuration
;DEBUGLOG 1
PACKETCHANNELS 5 ; Limit to 5 simultaneous connections
R 0 ; Digipeating OFF
F 500 ; T1 - FRACK: in 10mS steps.
@T2 0 ; T2 - RESPDELAYTIME: in 10mS steps.
@T3 18000 ; T3 - Sign of life timer in 10mS steps
N 10 ; RETRY: Setting to 10
O 7 ; MAXFRAME: Setting to 7
T 50 ; TXDELAY: Setting to 1/2 second (50 * 10ms)
P 32 ; Persistence (p) (default 32)
W 10 ; Slottime in milliconds (default 10)
%N 0 ; TXTAIL - in 10ms increments.
; Comment out the desired speed.
%B 1200 ; 1200 is the poweron default, but setting it anyway.
;%B 9600 ; 9600
;
%F 2000 ; I assume this has no effect on 1200 mode, but setting anyway..
%XA 880 ; Set 300/1200 output amplitude to 3 kHz Peak deviation per measurement.
%XF 1600 ; Set 9600/19k2 output amplitude to 400 mV PP per ID-880H manual.
%E 2 ; Set lower tone in 1200 mode (fw 1.5s) to 1/2 voltage 6 dB down from high.
ENDPORT
;; Test of KISS
;PORT
; PORTNUM=2 ; Optional but sets port number if stated
; ID=BPQ 145.030 MHz ; Displayed by PORTS command
; TYPE=ASYNC ; Port is RS232
`; PROTOCOL=KISS ; TNC is used in KISS or JKISS mode
;; The KISSOPTIONS statement should not be included for KISS or JKISS tnc`s.
;; See ..\RelatedFiles\KissRoms\KissRoms.zip for details.
;; KISSOPTIONS=CHECKSUM,ACKMODE ; Using BPQKISS eprom w/o polling
; FULLDUP=0 ; Only meaningful for KISS devices
; ;IOADDR=1 ; 1 = SERIAL PORT COM1 ETC.
; COMPORT=/dev/ttyUSB0; COM Port Address
; SPEED=38400; COM Port Speed
; CHANNEL=A ; A for single channel TNC, A or B for multichannel
; PERSIST=64 ; PERSIST=256/(# of transmitters-1)
; SLOTTIME=100 ; CMSA interval timer in milliseconds
; TXDELAY=300 ; Transmit keyup delay in milliseconds
; TXTAIL=30 ; TX key down, in milliseconds, at packet end
; QUALITY=192 ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard on
; ; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
; ; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
; MINQUAL=168 ; Entries in the nodes table with qualities greater or
; ; equal to MINQUAL will be sent on this port. A value
; ; of 0 sends everything.
; FRACK=8000 ; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
; RESPTIME=1500 ; Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
; RETRIES=10 ; Level 2 maximum retry value
; MAXFRAME=2 ; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
; PACLEN=120 ; Default max packet length for this port.
; ; PACLEN is ignored for APRS packets
; UNPROTO=APBQ1 ; BTEXT broadcast addrs format: DEST[,digi1[,digi2]]
; ;BCALL=A1ABC-14 ; BTEXT call. Unstated defaults to NODECALL
; L3ONLY=0 ; 1=No user downlink connects on this port
; DIGIFLAG=0 ; Digipeat: 0=OFF, 1=ALL, 255=UI Only
; DIGIPORT=0 ; Port on which to send digi`d frames (0 = same port)
; USERS=0 ; Maximum number of L2 sessions, 0 = no limit
;ENDPORT
PORT
PORTNUM=3
ID=Telnet Server
DRIVER=Telnet
CONFIG
LOGGING=1
DisconnectOnClose=1
TCPPORT=8010
FBBPORT=8015
HTTPPORT=8080
LOGINPROMPT=user:
PASSWORDPROMPT=password:
MAXSESSIONS=10
CMS=1
CMSCALL=CMSCALL ; CMS Access Callsign (with SSID if used)
CMSPASS=CMSPASSWD ; Secure CMS Password
CTEXT=Welcome to W4VPN's Telnet Server\nEnter ? for list of commands\n\n
USER=John,somepass1,KX4O,"",SYSOP
USER=Mark,somepass2,KD6AKC,"",SYSOP
USER=Logan,somepass3,KJ4FAJ
USER=JohnBBS,somepass4,kx4o,BBS
USER=ANON,somepass5
ENDPORT
LINMAIL
LINCHAT
APPLICATION 1,BBS,,W4VPN-2,VPNBBS,255
APPLICATION 2,CHAT,,W4VPN-3,VPNCHT,255
APPLICATION 3,CMS,C 3 CMS,CMSCALL,BPQCMS,255
-------------------------------
Jeff have made some comments about it.
On HF I`d recommend starting with a maxframe other than 7. With the Tracker`s intelligence I found it best to start connections on HF with a conservative value of maxframe = 1 then let the modem ramp things up if band/link conditions support it. Also suggest keeping a few hundred ms of @T2 in there to help slower radios. Obviously VHF/UIHF is a different story, but suggest load testing different values and being careful if you`re going to have users with the Tasco (D72, D74, D700, D710 or KISS mode TNCs with no/minimal buffering connecting in. Be sure to test with transfers both ways and large enough (at least 7-8kb on the link) to bring buffering issues to light or nasty surprises may lurk. 73 Jeff WA4ZKO
Brian N1URO has released uronode-2.9 on 2018-05-28
Download add https://sourceforge.net/projects/uronode/files/?source=navbar
I have released URONode 2.9 on both my FTP server and on SourceForge (both git and svn). The changelog for this release is as follows: 27/05/2018 v2.9 Changed the abort message from "Connection Aborted" to just "Aborted". The madness in the logic is that FBB and other PBBS scripts may only read "Connect" and send their next command in their sequence and thus causing a bit of a loop. Changed version number in node.h Changed this file. I noticed that an IPv6 connection did NOT offer EXit as a command. Fixed. I also noticed that for an IPv6 connection, when running an external command it did not inform the user that they were being returned to the node which may hint that the plug-in is not returning to the node properly, or is exiting/forking prior to it's close. This is now fixed. Mainly for sysop debugging purposes but also for end users, when executing a plugin such as NS or tracer, it'll still open with "Executing command" but now it will return back to the node prompt with "Command ended.". This lets both the sysop and end user know the command exited properly, like with a "return 0" I decided that just having IPv6 as a trailer for IPv6 connects at the prompt to be a bit vague in display so to keep it a bit more consistant with IPv4 it now will show ...:/uronode6 instead. Fixed the "Sockets:" line in the Status command display. The word "Sessions" was off by one space throwing all the following column headers off by 1 space.
I was reading on the aprs.fi blog and came across some interesting things.
http://blog.aprs.fi/2011/03/kantronics-kpc3-considered-harmful.html
If you happen to have a Kantronics KPC-3+ TNC, please do not use it for your APRS igate. It appears to have a software bug which causes delays of over 10 minutes when receiving packets from the radio and then forwarding them to the computer, which then forwards them to the Internet (or possibly retransmits the old packets back to the radio channel, if digipeating).
This is a very bad thing to do, as the greatly delayed packets cause network overload and make moving vehicles jump back and forth between their current positions and the past positions. Looks very funny when aprs.fi tries to draw a track line between the received positions.
For years there have been anecdotal stories and suggestions about a possible problem. Yesterday Alan (radionerd1) has uploaded three videos to Youtube demonstrating the problem. This serves as a nice technical proof that the problem is real, and demonstrably a problem of the KPC-3+. There have been hints that the bug could be in UI-View32 (when using it with the KPC-3+), but Alan demonstrated the problem without involving UI-View.
Alan ran APRSIS32 on a computer, and connected it to two APRS receivers. One used a KPC-3+ and one used AGW packet engine (sound card packet decoder). At first, the two ports received the same packets at the same time. After about a week the KPC-3+ started to misbehave – the received packets were given to the computer only after they had been held as hostage for over 10 minutes. Some people have reported that it can go in this delaying mode within hours or days – it might be due to bad luck, or due to the amount of traffic received. The KPC-3+ did put out a KISS packet to the computer every time a packet was heard from the radio, but it was an old one. When the TNC was reset, it started performing well again.
My guess, as a programmer, would be that the KPC-3+ looses count of the packet it should be transmitting on the serial port. It receives a packet on the radio port, puts it in the received packets buffer, and then prints the wrong packet on the serial port. It might be the oldest packet in the buffer, or thereabouts. The amount of perceived delay would depend on the amount of traffic received in your area.
So, I repeat: If you have a KPC-3+ on your igate in KISS mode, please switch it to something else as soon as possible (KPC-3, OpenTracker, TinyTrak, TNC2 clones, whatever). If you wish to continue using it later, please contact Kantronics at service@kantronics.com and ask them to fix the software bug.
It has been said that the problem only exists in KISS mode. So if you’re using the KPC-3+ as a stand-alone digipeater, it should be fine (in this respect). If you’re using it as a digipeater in KISS mode, with the digipeating happening on the computer (digipeating enabled in UI-View32 or APRSIS32), the effects are seriously bad, as you’re transmitting old packets on the radio channel.
Solution
I was working with Kantronics support on this issue and I seem to have solved it by shorting the RTS and CTS pins together within my serial cable. (PINS 4/5 on DB25 and PINS 7/8 on DB9) I simply ran a jumper between the two. This appears to be an issue with how the APRS software and/or the AX.25 stack controls the RTS pin and shorting the RTS and CTS together prevents the software from holding the RTS pin low. If the RTS pin is at low voltage the KPC3+ will start buffering and does not get caught back up. I have been running mine for several weeks without showing this behavior again. Before I made the change it would happen after about 12 hours.
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