[Ham-Mac] AR-Cluster Drop Outs

[Dick Kriss]

Bob,

Thanks for the offer and link to try your spider

AA5VU de N7XY 21-May-2006 1729Z dxspider >

Looks like the connection is holding.  This tell me the connection issue may
not be with my setup.

AA5VU de N7XY 21-May-2006 1746Z dxspider >

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Just tried the AR-Cluster again

AA5VU de AB5K-2    21-May 1748Z  arc >

and nobody is home after a minute or so.
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TNX again for the dxspider link.  If you don't mind I will use it some until
Terry, AB5K, returns from Dayton.  Don't you just hate it when things like
the cluster hangs up when you leave town.

73, Dick AA5VU 
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 Richard (Dick) Kriss, AA5VU      <aa5vu at arrl.net>
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On 5/21/06 12:14 PM, "Bob Nielsen" <nielsen at oz.net> wrote:

> 
> On May 21, 2006, at 6:51 AM, Dick Kriss wrote:
> 
>> I am having a hard time staying connected to the AR-Cluster (AB5K-2
>> as well
>> as K5UDT) and suspect the problem may be on my end.  I can connect but
>> cannot stay connected.  The link just quits after a few minutes
>> with no
>> warnings or nag notes.
>> 
>> I recently installed a D-Link AirPlus DI-524 Wireless Router and
>> wonder if
>> the problem may have something to do with the router or  the OSX
>> Network
>> settings?   I am using NetDXCluster software on a Mac G4-1GHz hard
>> wired to
>> the D-Link router.  No other connection issues with the router.
>> 
>> Any suggestions?
>> 
>> 73, Dick AA5VU
> 
> 
> I don't know if it is related, but on the DX Spider mailing list
> there were some messages about a problem with drop outs on
> connections between DX Spider and AR-Cluster nodes recently.  This
> apparently only happens with a specific recent version of AR-Cluster
> and has been fixed in a later version.
> 
> You are welcome to use my node (n7xy.net:7300).  An AR-Cluster node
> which works for me is w7dx.net.    I have been using Colrdx on my Mac
> Mini (it was written for Linux, but compiles fine on Tiger) with the
> built-in AirPort and a Netgear wireless-g router.  I just installed
> NetDXCluster and it appears to be working just fine after several
> minutes.
> 
> 73,
> Bob, N7XY
> 
> 
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