[FADCA] AGWPE setup

[Russell Oder]

Glad you mentioned the TNC selection list. I had forgotten that, I think I
had to use the TNC-2 selection also.

Russ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Hast" <wchast at gmail.com>
To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association"
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [FADCA] AGWPE setup


> On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:52:57 -0400, Rick Muething <rmuething at cfl.rr.com>
wrote:
> > Charlie,
> >
> > Well my experience is mixed but you can get it to work....Best
> > suggestion...download and try the PE Pro...it is free for 30 days then
$50
> > and I have found it much easier to install and test with.  George SV2AGW
the
> > author still offers the free version AGW PE but does not update it any
> > longer. The PE Pro supports more TNCs and I have found is more reliable
in
> > Telpac and Paclink than trying to use the direct TNC. Telpac does not
> > support multiple connections on a direct TNC2 connection...it just isn't
> > reliable but is fine on the Packet Engine.
>
> I have run his code, but it seems so unstable that I just gave up on
> it except for
> some testing. It also will not allow you to run IP via connected mode, and
on a
> not so hot link letting the link layer recover rather than the TCP or
> if UDP, the
> application recover, is a lot faster and gets rid of high level stuff
> that the level
> 2 stuff can handle. I guess they have very good packet networks in Greece,
but
> ours are not so good. When I asked him about doing IP over connected mode
> his reply was rather off the shoulder, and I was made to understand in
> no uncertain
> terms that I did NOT need connected mode to do IP.  Kind of the same
> attitude that
> we got when we asked the FlexNet boys to look at using addresses rather
than
> callsigns for routing, of course you could not get it through their
> thick german heads
> (do not worry, there is a LOT of german in my family so I know what I am
talking
> about) that addressing based on numerical addresses rather than call signs
made
> the networking tables a lot simpler.
>
> Be nice if someone could take the AX.25 stack in Linux and port it
> over to windows
> and then we would not have to worry about George's code.
>
> I do not mind paying for it but when I am shelling out $50 I want it
> to work, I have
> stuff that I pay a lot less for that is much more stable than that. I
> have used it at
> work to test (paid for it too) so I know how reliable it is.
>
> By way Charlie there should be a PacComm selection in the TNC selector, if
not
> just use the TNC-2 selection, that should work for the TINY,
> Sprint/Spirit boxes.
>
> I had a similar problem to you, I would make the selections and it
> would drop it all
> on the floor, ended up having to re-install it a couple of times
> before it started working.
>
> Ohh, and I also kept getting BSOD's on my ExPee machine, so that was the
kiss of
> death for George's code.
>
>
>
> -- 
> Chuck Hast
> 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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