From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Miroslav Skoric Subject: Re: Linpac 0.21 (AX.25 packet radio application) posted Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 18:11:09 +0200 Message-ID: <5565EC9D.6060604@uns.ac.rs> References: <5563611F.5020204@trinnet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <5563611F.5020204@trinnet.net> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: David Ranch , Linux Hams On 05/25/2015 07:51 PM, David Ranch wrote: > > LinPac is an Ncurses based AX.25 packet radio terminal for use with > Linux's native AX.25 stack. It mimics many of the feature packed > HOST-MODE programs that used to exist for Dos (PkGold, etc) but with any > TNC running in KISS mode. It allows wide configuration and easy addition > of new functions and special functions needed by the user. It's intended > for keyboard-to-keyboard use but also supports receiving basic PBBS > messages, local Converse-link chat rooms, basic node commands like > mheard and making outgoing connections, etc. > Hi David & others, It makes me wonder if LinPac has (or maybe will have) a feature that allows it running as a 'client' application in the same box where a packet server (such as xfbbd) is already running 'on top' of the AX.25 stack. For example, if I recall properly, there was a WinPac end-user software for Win$$$ that was able to use WinBPQ (BPQ32) as an intermediate level for accessing WinFBB running in the same box. If I am not wrong, BPQ32 allowed more than one application to run on it in parallel, but I do not know if the same approach would be feasible with the native AX.25 stack. In fact, what I want to do is to mimic real client-to-server communication as if a real packet network is present. Any idea? Misko