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<P><FONT SIZE=2>John,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I don't have any insights for you, but I am about to try to do this myself, and I am supposing from your email that I have about an equivalent amount of Linux experience as you do, so I am adding my voice to yours as another very interested party in how to make this work. I was running my cluster under Win98, but could not seem to solve some problems I was having over the RF links, so I am hoping to get the system running over a 2m link as well. I have a PK-232, and MFJ-1270, and even a borrowed KPC-3 at my disposal. As soon as I get a system lined up with Linux on it I will be ready to jump into the muck with AX.25 issues. I await any replies to your email with great anticipation,</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>73 de KE0MF</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Mike Lewis aka 'ML'</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: John Spigel W1AN [<A HREF="mailto:jms@99main.com">mailto:jms@99main.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 8:00 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: dxspider-support@dxcluster.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [Dxspider-support] AX25 heartburn</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I have Spider up and running with Redhat 7.2 (2/17/02 download) and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>telnet access tested locally for users to log in with callsigns. It</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>automatically boots up. I am not having any luck getting the AX25</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>configuration to work. I presently have a PK88 tnc plugged into</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>physical COM2 preset for standard KISS at 4800 baud. The mouse is on</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>COM1. The plan is to switch to a dual port KPC4 unit with one 1200 port</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>as a link to the cluster and the other for users. For now I will be</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>happy to get the PK88 working.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The AX25 how-to files on the web may be leaving out some details that I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>am already supposed to know and have completed. I am new to Linux.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>For example: </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I don't know if I need to configure the serial port, COM2. How is it</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>done? With setserial? What about IRQ's and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>addresses? Is an ifconfig string needed? How is this done? When do I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>need MKISS? Only for dual port modems? I am also confused by the many</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>device names such as cua0 and ttyS0. Which do I use for a serial port? I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>can'r seem to find any info defining devices, just a list. I am using</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>ax25-utils-2_1_42a_i386.rpm.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Here are my ax25 files:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>ax25d.config</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>"john" is sysop:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>#/etc/ax25/ax25d.conf</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2># ax25d Configuration File.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2># AX.25 Ports begin with a '['.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>[W1AAA via radio]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>NOCALL * * * * * L</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>default 4 6 4 600 * 10 - john /spider/src/client client %u ax25</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>*****************************************************************</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>axports: </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2># /etc/ax25/axports</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2># The format of this file is:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2># name callsign speed paclen window description</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>radio W1AAA 4800 255 2 145.750 MHz (1200 bps)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>*****************************************************************</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>ax25start:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Some entries are from suggestions from others</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>#/etc/rc.d/ax25start</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#Startup AX25 and misc stuff</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>echo "Start listening for ax25 port (radio)"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#Turn off monitor blanking</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>/usr/bin/setterm -blank 0</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2># this sets the port baud rate???</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>stty 4800 < /dev/ttyS1</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#Fire up ax25 interface name "radio" on com2. Is this device supposed to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#be /ttys1? /tnc? /cua1?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>/usr/sbin/kissattach -m 256 -v /dev/ttyS1 radio 192.168.0.50</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>/usr/sbin/ax25d -l</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>sleep 3</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2># set kissparms</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>/usr/sbin/kissparms -p radio -t 350</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>sleep 3</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>#beacon including callsign"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>/usr/sbin/beacon -t 10 radio "YCCC DX cluster -- Connect to W1AAA"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>****************************************************************</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The response on bootup I get:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>kissattach: 0.0.6</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>axconfig: port radio not active</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>ax25d: no AX25 port configured</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>axconfig: port radio not active</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>kissparms: no AX.25 ports configured</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>beacon: no AX.25 ports defined</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>[FAILED]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>****************************************************************</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I know I am missing something? And is this simpler than I think?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I am determined to get this system up and running!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>John W1AN</FONT>
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