[FADCA] Telpac revisited

[Chuck Hast]

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:50:14 -0400, Bill Sinbine <n4xeo at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi All
> 
> I was looking back at my saved messages looking for something and I came
> across this old message and felt that it had merit to be re posted since
> bud and I were just talking about it Wednesday night.
> 
> With the increase in Telpac stations we need to have the standard for the
> quick connects in FPAC...
> 
>      I don't have a problem with using -6, well maybe a slight one. We have
> a bbs (n4joa) using -6 now, but I think this can be moved.. If there are
> no further comments I think I will get started making the changes. Now, the
> question is what Telpac nodes are out there?

This standardization is good. I was looking for a FPAC dos config file but guess
it is at the EOC!

I did look at the FPAC Linux and it allows for any type of alias, so you could 
potentially have different CALL signs under the same switch.

Here is the area in the FPAC Linux config file that deals with aliases.

-------------------------- Begin insertion
-------------------------------------------------
5.8.  Alias section

  Alias section is similar to Application section, but maps a new
  connection to the requested callsign. For instance the user connection
  F6FBB-3 will be re-routed to F6KRQ-3 address 931501 (the default DNIC
  of the switch will be used).

  The Alias section will hold one or more Alias blocks. Each block will
  specify one alias. Use as many blocks as needed in this section.

       #
       # List of aliases
       #

       Alias = F6FBB-2
               Path = F6FBB-2,931501
       End

       Alias = F6FBB-3
               Path = F6KRQ-3,931501
       End

--------------------------- End ----------------------------------------------

Now here is the part that is even more interesting and this is
where I believe the Linux telpac node piece will fall into place.


This looks quite similar to the alias part but it actually connects
you to a particular application.

-------------------------- Begin insertion
-------------------------------------------------
  5.5.  Application section

  The Application section includes a list of lines. Each line associates
  a LINUX application to a callsign. So if the user connects the
  specified callsign, he will be linked to the LINUX program.


       #
       # Other applications
       #

       Application
               F6FBB-1 = /usr/sbin/call_tcp serveur 1022
       End
--------------------------- End ----------------------------------------------
If this was the telpac_node app then the user connecting to
f6fbb-1 would be directed to the telpac_node app on the
switch, now you no longer need to use a named pipe to
get there if I understand this correctly.

You could also be connected to many other services such
as INFO and Wide-INFO (411 and 555)

I am now working on a machine that I can mess up and just
reboot or reload as I learn the ax.25 and network stuff. I am
using Debian for it as a large number of the developers are
amateurs and have worked to make sure all of the code is
stable and viable.

I have the AX25 stuff running under SuSE but need a separate
machine really as this is my work machine and need it to do
paid work, so can not afford to have it lock up or mess up as I
have done several times while trying to get this stuff to work.