Linux-Hams archive - March 1998: Re: netrom in ax25

Re: netrom in ax25

Richard Adams (ozsjcg@nauticom.net)
Tue, 17 Mar 1998 22:54:15 +0000 (GMT)

According to kd4zkw: While burning my CPU.
>
>
> I've tried just about everyhing to get the
> netrom port to bind up to my vhf port.
>
> I have ax0 up and running under vhf. I have played with
> the config files, but whenever I try to start netromd,
> it says netrom is not a configured port. the only difference
> between my config and default is that I renamed '1' to vhf.
> Can anyone help ? Do I need a separate tnc to run netrom ?

Netrom is realy quite easy to setup.

nrattach -i 44.xx.xx.xx -m236 netrom
This will need an /etc/ax25/nrports entry as follows.

netrom KD4ZKW-7 #NETNODE 236 netrom_port

Then:
ifconfig nr0 broadcast 44.255.255.255
Note that nrattach changes the name of the interface to nr0, just like
kissattach does for ax25 interfaces.

netromd -i -d -l -q220 -t30 &

All of the above are examples but i think it makes it clear what is needed,
they are for ax25utils-2.1.42a.
It is adviseable not to use the same ssid for ax25 and netrom interfaces.
You of course will need a kernel with either netrom in it or compiled as
a module.
More information can of course be found in Terry Dawson HOWTO at:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/AX25-HOWTO.html or possably on your own
system in something like: /usr/doc/HOWTO/AX25-HOWTO.gz

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Regards Richard.
uxjcmc.dtmqrhxzn@ondsl.gr