[FADCA] Remote Access & new Switch calls

[Bob N4WFH]

>From all of us on the West Coast, Thank you John and Doug for putting forth
an enormous effort, expense and time towards developing and maintaining a
Network which benefits the packet community.

If I have enough notice I can make myself available to help with any sites.
I usually plan on Saturday as my Amateur Radio Activities Day.

I will copy this message onto the Packet LAN in South West Florida.

73, Bob N4WFH




----- Original Message -----
From: "John H. Green" <wb4moz@adelphia.net>
To: "FADCA" <fadca@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 11:11
Subject: [FADCA] Remote Access & new Switch calls


> Some time ago I started updating the south Fl network. I ran into two
> switches that would not allow remote dos operations - Lake Placid and
> Melbourne.  Yesterday Doug, wb4kgy, his xyl - Julie, and I made a trip
> around lake Okeechobee with one stop being at Lake Placid to look at
> this problem. As luck would have it there is a solution, the downside is
> you have to go to the switch to effect it. It turns out that the
> c:\fpac\temp directory is missing. So if someone has access to the
> Melbourne switch could they create the temp directory? Again, they have
> to go to the switch, shut it down and then create the directories under
> the fpac dir. I can provide the updated files if there is enough advance
> notice of a site visit. Otherwise I should be able to upload them from
> here once the temp directory is created.
>  Actually there are four dir. needed:
> c:\fpac\temp
> c:\fpac\new
> c:\fpac\backup
> c:\fpac\original
>
> When we installed the new files in lake placid the new call - KK4LI-9/8
> - was installed..  The path to Brownsveille/Arcadia will not work with
> auto routing until Doug, kn4yt,  gets these switches reconfigured. You
> can get to Arcadia by connecting to Lake Placid (863465) and then
> connecting to Arcadia by using :
> c 2:w4min-1 - this should connect you to the w4min bbs.
>
> The next stop was at Okeechobee which has been non communicating for
> several days. We found the radios on the power up frequencies - Bill,
> n4xeo, had indicated in a previous email that the radios needed
> batteries. We took one radio apart and removed the battery so we can
> procure replacements.
> We left the radios on the proper frequencies, but on the first power
> glitch the 440 radio will go away, possibly the 223 radio also..
> Hopefully we can get back and replace the radio batteries soon.
> We installed the new files in Oke - the new call for Oke is K4OKE-9/8.
> We then remotely transferred the previously loaded files in Stuart and
> rebooted. This put the network back in operation up to Lake Placid with
> further west operation by node connections...
>
> This trip started with stops in Lake Harbor and LaBelle. Lake Harbor was
> a quick stop to check the batteries after an earlier power outage had
> run them down - they seemed ok.
>
> In LaBelle we investigated a possible site for a digi - this looks
> promising. If possible, we will install a digi before Doug and I leave
> for Dayton. This should complete the path between the east and west
> coasts of south Florida. In the future we hope to replace the digi with
> a FPAC switch..
>
> 73  John   wb4moz
>
>
>
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