[FADCA] Points of Clarification

Thu, 11 Apr 2002 13:31:20 -0400

Bud,

The SMSNode software is currently still only Windows but it should (so he
says) be straight forward to re compile for Linux and this is in the plans.
Any volunteers for this job would be much appreciated!

Rick

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 11:58 AM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Rick Muething KN6KB
Subject: Re: [FADCA] Points of Clarification

Deltona
Thursday April 11 1155EDT

Chuck:

It is possible The Light is coming on in Deltona....

My question is hardware related:

To pull off this "LINUX FPAC box" does that require running FPAC/LINUX in
the computer AND having some  hardware interface"box" other than comports
out to TNCs, radios, phone lines, etc?

Rick KN6KB - see below - does this work for your SMS stuff where we have an
internet connection at the "LINUX FPAC box"?

Man, we may be getting there...

bud

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Hast" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [FADCA] Points of Clarification

> Bud:
> I am going to zero in on your one question, see my comments below...
>
> On Thursday 11 April 2002 07:40 L, you wrote:
> > Deltona
> > Thursday April 11 0730EST
> >
> > Hi, Gang:
> >feel that we should have a suggested plan for the two
> > networks to work together to better cover the state.
> >
> > I AM STILL AWAITING INPUT FROM FADCA ON THAT LAST POINT!  (Maybe with
all
> > my e-mail I've missed that.)
>
> This is one of my reasons for trying to get the LINUX FPAC boxes going.
Once
> done we can then support all the common networking protocols on the same
box.
> IP, FPAC(ROSE), NetRom (X1J et al SEDAN uses X1J) APRS and anything else
> that people want to play with. It all comes already as part of the AX.25
> packages and those that are running these boxes are doing just exactly
that.
>
> I feel that if we can have all the different protocols up and running in
the
> same box with different ports (in some cases they co-exist on the same
> channel you just access them with a different SSID) either physical or
> virtual. I am setting up a test bench for this very thing right now and
hope
> to get a box going so I can convert the kp4djt switch over to LINUX and
> give it a total shake down. I am still not very good at getting the
packages
> all together and making it run, I understand that once you do it there is
not
> much to it. I just need to get it done.
>
> As far as day to day operation it will not look any different from the way
you
> do it now. If you are using FPAC you will either do a connection via the
> switch,address or you will connect to the switch call and issue a connect
> to the target through the switch. (same sort of thing as the NR side does
it)
> If you are running IP you will just go through the IP side of it or you
can
> use FPAC and pass IP packets on that network (turns out to be a bit faster
> that way due to the way FPAC handles upper layer protocols).
>
> The neat thing is this box will no longer limit that site to one and only
one
> protocol. There are also drivers for the HF side of the house so a LINUX
> site could have a HF port to link to over the horizon sites, and you can
> by various means limit what and who transits through that path, so you
> could in theory have a WL2K box talking on VHF to a remote HF link and
> reduce the amount of gear at the WL2K site. I have been following several
> threads on the LINUX Hams list and it appears there are now drivers that
> will allow the use of PACTOR and other HF modes to pass AX25 frames
> which of course will contain whatever the site specifies. But prior to
even
> going there I want to get my switch converted, just get the FPAC part up
> and running and doing tunneling over IP (that is important in order to be
> able to do IP links, the IP part rides free as part of the kernel anyhow)
then
> I would start adding the other bits and pieces.
>
> --
> Chuck Hast
> KP4DJT
> [email protected]
> To paraphrase my flight instructor;
> "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my
> going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of
> torn and twisted metal."
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