Linux-Hams archive - April 1998: Re: hidden ports in node

Re: hidden ports in node

John Williams (jxvfi.clqbo@bbdo.cl)
Wed, 1 Apr 1998 16:22:38 +1030


> Subject: Re: hidden ports in node

> On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, John Williams wrote:
>
> > I would like to hide 2 ports from being listed by the N command.
>
> Err.. "Nodes" command? Do you mean "Ports" or maybe "NLinks" ? Nodes
> command doesn't hide any routes even if they use hidden ax25 ports.
>
Yes. Sorry I meant Ports command. Must have been Monday morning
brain fade.

> > When I use hiddenports portname portname this worked fine until
> > I enabled ax25 connects via the hidden ports in node.perms so that
> > some alias commands which use them will work for my users.
> > In this configuration the N command now lists all ports including the
> > ports defined in hiddenports.
> > Any clues??? or is this normal..
>
> So you give your users the right to use the hidden port? Then it is normal
> for the ports to show up in the ports list. There is no separate "can use
> but can't see" -flag in node.perms.

Thanks that answers my question.
>
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