[Packet] link redundant

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 09:36 -0500, Greenacres113 at aol.com wrote:
> I have just rejoined my local packet node. I am  using a PC sound & a 
> Rigblaster thru my 2m FM radio using MixW  software.
> .....
> I get bounced after easy connects. Some times an hour.  Sometimes 12 hours. I 
> get an error message of: LINK REDUNDANT. I can just  reconnect in a few 
> seconds.With help from others we believe my end is working  FB. The node owner & 
> tech. can't figure where the LINK REDUNDANT is coming  from or what it is. A 
> Google search gets nothing. Anyone out there know what  this is from? They are 
> going to try rebooting the node to see if it has any  effect. We surely could 
> use some help learning about LINK REDUNDANT.
> k9il  

Check in your MixW software. That may come from it. 

In netromish node networks, there ought to be locked routes (not locked
nodes) that set up strong preferences for the nearest nodes to keep out
node skipping links that show up from short time longer path
propagation, like aircraft echoes right when a distant node is sending
its nodes beacon. When these spurious long range paths aren't locked
out, multiple links can turn up from a node to a distant node, but the
long range paths tend to be transient (worked only as long as the
aircraft echo or morning band enhancement lasted.

Those uncontrolled long paths may be the redundant links.

Staying on, for hours and days, you must be using a DX cluster?

73, Jerry, K0CQ