Linux-Hams archive - December 1997: Re: More questions...

Re: More questions...

Richard Adams (rfe.cxnciynu@interconnectsys.net)
Tue, 9 Dec 1997 09:01:10 +0000 (GMT)


According to Mitchell B. Hamm, While burning my cpu.:
>
> Well, the newbie is still plugging away at it and here is my progress:
>
>
> [root@wisdom src]# /usr/sbin/kissattach -i 44.71.38.26 -l -m 512 /dev/ttyC6
> radio
> AX.25 port radio bound to device ax0
>
> [root@wisdom src]# /sbin/route add -net 44.71.38.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 ax0
>
> It seems to have worked as part of my results from ifconfig look like this:
>
> ax0 Link encap:AMPR AX.25 HWaddr N8XS-1
> inet addr:44.71.38.26 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP RUNNING MTU:512 Metric:1
> RX packets:0 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0
> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0

Your Broadcast address is incorrect, it should be someting like 44.71.38.255
/sbin/ifconfig ax0 broadcast 44.71.38 255
will change it.
Also maybe a 'default route' would be applicable.

>
> Now my question:
>
> Is this the complete procedure to configure an ax25 port and should it be
> running now? If I go to another host and try to ping this IP address, I get:

I would advise setting an IRTT for the interface to avoid unnessasary
retransmitted packets.
See 'man route' for details.

>
> [hamm@shell hamm]$ ping 44.71.38.26
> PING 44.71.38.26 (44.71.38.26): 56 data bytes
>
> --- 44.71.38.26 ping statistics ---
> 5 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
>
> I suspect that the local network is not running correctly, but before I go
> whine to the coordinator I wanted to make sure I have all my i's dotted and
> t's crossed.
>

Is 44.71.38.26 connectable directly? if so it should now work.
You could also check the connectivity of a stn, with ax25 first by way of
'call ax0 callsign'

> Thanks for all the help and support so far.
>
> 73,
>
> Mitch N8XS
>

-- 
Regards Richard, 73.              | "I see" said the blind man to his
AX25  pa3gcu@pi8mid.#zld.nld.eu   |  deaf en dumb daughter, who replyed,
ampr  terhi.victor@logonet.com      | "Yes" Linux AX25. NET/ROM, "I have heard
inet  jwa@pc13.grene.pl |  that what you see is what you get".