Linux-Hams archive - October 1998: Re: TCPIP over AX25

Re: TCPIP over AX25

Richard Adams (ciqomqt.gjzb@fh-regensburg.de)
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 23:07:30 +0000 (GMT)


According to Willi Gruber: While burning my CPU.
>
> Bob Nielsen wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Willi Gruber wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I have problem to make a regular TCPIP call over AX25.
> > > If I try to telnet or ftp to remote node, on the monitor
> > > I see that my node is sending:
> > >
> > > Port 1: AX25: OK1FWG-15->QST <UI> pid=ARP
> > > source:
> > > destination:
> > >
> > > The addresses of source and destination are correct, but how
> > > to replace the QST of my default node? I had setup it via
> > > axparms -route etc. I can list the route table but on every
> > > attempt it sends out the above mentioned frame with the QST.
> >
> > Willi,
> >
> > This is normal.
> >
> > Your station is sending out an ARP request, which is an attempt to get the
> > callsign of the destination station in order to establish the AX25 link.
> > If the destination station hears this, it will respond with a similar
> > packet. At that point, your station will send a SYN and establish the
> > TCP/IP connection.
> >
> > 73, Bob
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> I forgot to inform that I don't have direct connection to any node
> capable of
> TCP/IP so I must go there over FlexNet node. The remote TCPIP node very
> good
> accessible but I have to 'jump' over about 4 nodes.
> How to configure this.
>
> +--------------+ +---------+ +----------------+
> | OK1FWG | | OK0NH | | OK0NAG |
> | 44.177.32.34 |----->| FlexNet |.......... ......| 44.177.230.254 |
> +--------------+ +---------+ +----------------+
>
> The same problem (with the QST) I have in Tnos also. Before switching to
> Linux I used WNos under DOS and it worked fine for me.

Like i supected in my origanal message, check out
./ax25-utils-2.1.42a/ax25rtd/README the daemon "might" work for you, 4 nodes
wow..

>
> Thank's for help
>
> Willi, OK1FWG
>

-- 
Regards Richard.
edwnc.bnsj@niagroup.com