Linux-Hams archive - September 1998: Re: ax25 BPQ look

Re: ax25 BPQ look

Karl F. Larsen (pwz@trificom.fi)
Tue, 8 Sep 1998 06:26:07 -0600 (MDT)


I have had that happen before John, but I am lucky. I own a node
75 miles away that my linux connects to and it goes no further. After I
made the change I did a hard reset on the node CAB k5di-2 which is a x1j-4
node. It deleted all nodes. When Linux sent it a node list I was happy to
see my new nodes to my DX Cluster and my FBB bbs but they didn't work,
because instead of going to the callsign of the devices they called the
god dam node!

Made changes and reset the node 5 times before I gave up in
disgust. I'm sure that yours works John, and I do not know why mine will
not. Please when you get time will you send me a node listing from your
w8apr-0 node. I do it with call and then capture it with the mouse and put
it on a message in pine. It is fast that way.

On Mon, 7 Sep 1998, John Ackermann N8UR wrote:

> Hi Karl --
>
> If you've changed the callsign/SSID associated with your nodes, it'll
> take some time for the new information to propagate through the local
> network. Until then, netrom connects will probably fail.
>
> In our environment, it took a good 12 hours plus for things to settle
> down (since we have several nodes all able to hear each other through a
> repeater, there's a "ping-pong" effect that makes it take a while for
> node changes to propagate).
>
> 73,
> John
>
> > Hello guys,
> > I spent all day today trying to set up my ax25 systen like paper I
> > got from the web site that just got their Gateway working. It looked real
> > good to me and I modified my ac25d.conf and nrports and startup bash file
> > as the W8APR group suggested.
> >
> > When I rebooted it was wonderful. I have the old netrom called
> > #cruce and the new alias's lcbbs:k5di-3 and lcdx:k5di-5 and cruces:k5di-4
> > nodes everywhere. #cruce:k5di-1 is the actual netrom that you never want
> > to call. LCBBS:k5di-3 is a XFBB packet bbs, lcdx:k5di-5 is a DX-Cluster
> > and cruces:k5di-4 is the node.
> >
> > But when I connected to my distant node and called lcbbs it
> > returned "lcbbs:k5di-3 Busy". When I did a node lcbbs it said the route to
> > lcbbs:k5di-3 was to k5di-1!!!!
> >
> > I did the usual ifconfig nr0 through 3 and they were perfect. Now
> > I see there is still something wrong with the old setup I just put back.
> > So need to see what that is.
> >
> > With out question ax25-util setup is the pits. It is so easy to
> > make a single tiny error and the whole thing goes bonkers!
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > - Karl F. Larsen, 3310 East Street, Las Cruces,NM (505) 524-3303 -
>
>
>

Best wishes

- Karl F. Larsen, 3310 East Street, Las Cruces,NM (505) 524-3303 -