Re: tncs and kiss mode

["Wilson G. Hein" <wilson.hein@verizon.net>]

Easiest way is to use minicom (terminal program) to make the changes in
the tnc. There maybe ways to do this using echo to send data to the
serial line (/dev/ttyS0), I find it just as easy to use minicom.

Good luck!

Willie, WJ3G

On Mon, 2006-01-30 at 01:47, Ted Gervais wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jan 2006, Jeremy Utley wrote:
> 
> > On 1/29/06, Ted Gervais <ve1drg@av.eastlink.ca> wrote:
> >> What is the command to take my kpc-9612 out of kiss mode and also to put it
> >> back in kiss.
> >> I want to do this from a linux console rather than through an
> >> application.  Just a simple way of bringing up an empty terminal  on my
> >> linux machine and typing in something that will talk to the tnc.
> >
> > I don't know about the 9612, but on both the KAM and KPC3 to drop out
> > of KISS mode into normal mode, you sent a series of 3 ASCII characters
> > - ASC 192, ASC 255, ASC192.  In the old days I did this via the
> > Alt+numeric keypad method.  I suspect the 9612 is the same, as
> > Kantronics has usually stayed pretty stable with their command set.
> 
> Alright.  I remember that.
> 
> >
> > To shift back into KISS mode, you must have the "command" prompt, not
> > be in convers mode - then just sending the commands "interface kiss"
> > followed by "reset" will place the KAM into KISS mode.
> 
> 
> Yes.  But can you get into the "command" prompt from a linux console??
> Or is that only possible using Dos.??
> 
> >
> > Hope this helps!
> >
> > Jeremy
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