[Packet] Linux & axports.

[Doug Laidlaw]

On Sunday 25 May 2003 5:47 pm, Shane Deering wrote:
> On Sun, 25 May 2003 03:32, Doug Laidlaw wrote:
> > Thanks.  I gave you the wrong axports. It must have been the preceden=
t in
> > $HOME.  /etc/ax25/axports is
> >
> > # Axports file
> > Port1 =09VK3KDI-1=091200=09255=091=09VHF Port
>
> Keep in mind that any time you refer to that port you will have to call=
 it
> Port1. Not port1 or PORT1.
> and remember that 1200 is the baud rate between the computer and the TN=
C.
> Not the on air baud rate. Make sure that the TNC is set to that. You sh=
ould
> get better throughput if you up that speed a bit.
>
> > The modprobe worked O.K.  I am using Mandrake 9.0 and installed the
> > libax25 and libax25-devel RPMs, but I don't seem to have
> > /usr/sbin/kisattach.]
>
> It's in ax25-tools.
> Download ax25-tools-0.0.8-3mdk.i586.rpm
> and=09=09ax25-apps-0.0.6-1mdk.i586.rpm
> as well.
> There is also a ax25spyd-0.23-5mdk.i586.rpm that you can look at one da=
y.
> For the latest node you can rebuild node-0.3.1-1.src.rpm. Maybe someone=
 has
> done an MDK version now.
>
> > Should I change 192.168.0.10 to 127.0.0.1 for my system, as I don't h=
ave
> > my own domain name?
>
> That's why I picked 192.168.0.10 (at random). 127.0.0.1 is your loopbac=
k
> port and should not be uased for anything else. Too many things would
> break. Just use a non routable IP address that isn't in the subnet of
> anything else on your computer/LAN. To make it easy you could use somet=
hing
> like 192.168.44.1 if you are already using 192.168.0.x on your lan.

Thanks Shane.  I don't have a lan.  The TNC 9an MFJ1270B TNC-2 clone) is =
set=20
to 9600 bd  - enough to stop it working.  I thought that you were referri=
ng=20
to 9600 bd packet.  My rig doesn't support that. =20

I had ax25-apps, but ax25-tools-0.0.8 had dependency problems, so I =20
installed the .tar.gz (naughty, I know.)  The port is now listed in xcall=
=2E

One last question: I have to run startax25 as root.  Can I configure it t=
o=20
start on bootup?

Doug.

73,

Doug.

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