> I can connect over a radio link to my node and then issue the convers
> alias, set up as follows in node.conf
> ALIAS CONVERS "telnet 44.135.97.17 3600"
>
> Where the problem arises is if I connect direct to convers over ax25,
> with the following in ax25d.conf:
>
> [VE3NAV-2 VIA AX0]
> NOCALL * * * * * * L
> default * * * * * * - root /bin/telnet telnet 44.135.97.17 3600
>
> with this connection, the received text has no line feeds, only
> cariage returns, therefore the screen is difficult to read, any
> transmitted data is not rebroadcast on the convers system, nor is any
> request for help or info commands actioned even /q doesn't work!!
> when I send text to the convers node, all that is broadcast is
> <ve3nav>
Yep. The latter won't work because of incompatibility of the end-of-line
conventions between different protocols. The packet radio protocols
(ax25/netrom/rose) use CR, internet protocols traditionally use CRLF but
TPP seems to use only LF if you telnet to it (it does understand the
standard CRLF on input though). When you use the node alias, it is node
that makes the necessary end-of-line conversions.
> I can ax25 connect to another node in town and the formatting comes
> out ok, as it does if I connect through my own node, so I dont
> believe the problem lies with the TNC or terminal programme settings.
> It seems that I don't have AX25 set up coreectly.
Nothing wrong in your AX25 settings.
> Any ideas please.
I have made a simple program called axconv that does exactly what you
need. It can be called from ax25d and it then connects to the specified
convers server, optionally logs in with the callsign of the connectee and
then does the end-of-line conversions. It also buffers the data for a
while (0,5 sec) so that when TPP sends short lines one after another in
separate frames (as it often does), my program gathers them and sends them
out in larger chunks. This is really useful in packet radio environment.
I have sent the program to Terry for inclusion in the next ax25-utils
release but in the mean while I can send it to you if you want.
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