Re: KPC 9612+ and kissattach

["Ian McLaughlin" <ian@platinum.net>]

Thanks for the quick response.  I did consult the HOWTO, and my commands are
based on the ones you listed.  I'm only using the 9600 baud port, so I only
have a kissattach line for the second port.  This is not working, however.
What I wanted to confirm is that I'm correctly putting the 9612+ into kiss
mode.  I'm using a factory default config, with MYCALL set, and then INTFACE
KISS.  Is this correct?  All of my configs work just fine connecting to the
TNC in a Kenwood D7A handheld, but not the KPC9612.

Thanks.

----- Original Message -----
From: "M Taylor" <mctylr@privacy.nb.ca>
To: "Ian McLaughlin" <ian@platinum.net>
Cc: <linux-hams@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: KPC 9612+ and kissattach


> On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 04:01:58PM -0700, Ian McLaughlin wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >   I have searched the archives, but cannot find a solution to my
problem.
> >
> > 2 machines trying to talk to each other.  One seems to work, one
doesn't.
> >
> > Software config the same on each one - RedHat 7.3 with the ax25 libs and
> > utils installed.  Kernel recompiled to support ax25 and kiss devices.
> >
> > The machine that works is using a Kenwood D7A radio at 9600 baud in kiss
> > mode.  kissattach seems to work, and if I ping the other end of the
radio
> > link, I get the radio going in to transmit mode in sync with the ping
> > packets.
> >
> > The other end, however is a different story.  It's a Kantronics KPC
9612+,
> > with no radio on the first port, and a 9600 baud radio on the second
port.
> > Minicom works fine, and I can connect to the tnc and send and receive
data
> > on the TNC.  My problem appears to be with mkiss.  Am I correct in
assuming
> > that I need to run mkiss because the KPC 9612 is a dual-port TNC?  I am
> > running the foillowing commands:
> >
> > mkiss -s 9600 /dev/ttyS0 /dev/ptyq0 /dev/ptyq1
> > kissattach /dev/ttyq1 RADIO 172.16.0.2
> >
> > The commands are accepted, and a network device is create, but if I
ping, I
> > get no radio traffic at all.
>
> Check the AX25-HOWTO section 6.1.1.1 ("Configuring for Dual Port TNC's")
> <http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/AX25-HOWTO/x495.html>
>
> (the short form:)
>
> # /usr/sbin/mkiss -s 9600 /dev/ttyS0 /dev/ptyq0 /dev/ptyq1
> # /usr/sbin/kissattach /dev/ttyq0 port1 44.135.96.242
> # /usr/sbin/kissattach /dev/ttyq1 port2 44.135.96.242
>
> -ve1mct
>