[FADCA] The Citrus Node.. et al

[Chuck Hast]

On 7/13/06, Charles S Schuman <k4gbb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> At this point in time Bartow has only one link into the FPAC network.
> That is thru me. I set up a second link to Arcadia, but it hasn't come
> up 100% yet. The test I made last weekend were Excellent! I had no
> problem connecting to "The World"
>
> This week has not been a good one for the Citrus node.
> Monday the HD developed a hic-up that won't let it boot
> from the HD. It starts, but hangs up. I have booted the system on a CD
> and chrooted (changed the root) to reference the HD file system.
> However, the reference don't always apply and the apps sometimes run off
> into the rough. I intend to move some HDs around re-install the os this
> weekend.
>
> I uploaded the latest CD iso yesterday. You will find it @
> n4zkf.com/fadca/FADCA-CD.0.7.4.iso. This will be the last version based
> upon Knoppix 3.7. and kernel 2.4.27. I am presently working on Knoppix
> 5.01 with kernel 2.6.16. The basics have been layed out, but I keep
> running into problems. The problems are due to a lack of HD space. I
> plan to rectify that situation later this week with the purchase of a
> 80Gb drive.
>
> I also uploaded the latest DOCS for the CD apps.
>
> Bud...
> Did you do anything in the line of User manual. Evans ask about a USer
> manual and All I could come up with was my OLD revision of the DOS manual.
>
> Chuck & Jack...
> It looks like we will need a plan to manage AXIP links.
>
Probably need to look at how to keep them down to only 3-4 out of each
site, they can get very convoluted if we do not watch it.
>  From what I can gather, it will be a while before we will see Linux
> FPAC do alternate routeing. Bernard has spoken to JP about the problem,
> but apparently JP doesn't plan to do any more work on the code. Bernard
> has promised to look into the code himself, but is not a code smith.

I wish I knew something about it, I would try my hand at it. The whole thing
needs to be cleaned up and brought up to date.

There are a lot of people who can code, but people who can code for
that sort of thing are in short order.



-- 
Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
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."