AX25/NETROM

AX25/NETROM

[Ron]

I am trying to setup DXSPIDER as a DX Cluster and am experiencing some
trouble trying to get the AX25 stuff going.

I have compiled kernel V.2.4.2-2 with the following enabled:
        networking support  (General support)
	UNIX domain sockets  (Networking options)
	AX.25 Level 2 protocol
	serial port KISS driver
	Amateur Radio NET/ROM protocol

From the AX.25HOW-TO
I have downloaded and installed the AX.25 library, tools and application
programs with no apparent error messages????

I have edited AX25d.conf, axports, nrports, nrbroadcast and their relevant
sections are shown below.

From the DXSPIDER install manual, executing the following commands gets this:

kissattach /dev/ttyS0 spider 192.168.0.0
LINUX --->	AX.25 port spider bound to device ax0

kissattach /dev/ttyS1 spideruse 192.168.0.0
LINUX --->	AX.25 port spideruse bound to device ax1

kissparms -p spider -t 150 -l 150 -s 50 -r 50

kissparms -p spideruse -t 150 -l 150 -s 50 -r 50

nrattach netrom
LINUX --->	NET/ROM port netrom bound to device nr0

nrattach netrom2
LINUX --->	NET/ROM port netrom bound to device nr1

------------so far looks good???????-------

ax25d
LINUX --->nrconfig:port netrom not active
LINUX --->nrconfig:port netrom2 not active
LINUX --->rsconfig: port  rose not active
LINUX --->invalid NET/ROM port 'netrom2'
LINUX --->bad config entry on line 64
LINUX --->bad config entry on line 65
LINUX --->bad config entry on line 66
LINUX --->invalid NET/ROM port 'netrom'
LINUX --->bad config entry on line 70
LINUX --->bad config entry on line 71
LINUX --->bad config entry on line 72

---------NOT GOOD???????, and i do not know why???????--------------


AX25D.CONF:#
# AX.25 Ports begin with a '['.
#
[ke7rt-0 via spider]
parameters 2  1    6 900 *   15 0
NOCALL   * * * * * * L
default  * * * * * * -   sysop /spider/src/client client %u ax25
#[ke7rt-0 via spideruse]
parameters 2  1    6 900 *   15 0
NOCALL   * * * * * * L
default  * * * * * * -  sysop /spider/src/client client %u ax25
#
#
# NET/ROM Ports begin with a '<'.
#
<netrom2>
parameters 1    10 * * * 3 *
NOCALL   * * * * * * L
default  * * * * * * -  sysop /spider/src/client client %u ax25
#
#
<netrom>
parameters 1    10 * * * 3 *
NOCALL   * * * * * * L
default  * * * * * * 0 root    /usr/sbin/node   node
#


AXPORTS:
#
#
spider      KE7RT-1     9600    255 7   BACKBONE
spideruse   KE7RT-2     9600    255 7   USERS

NRPORTS
#
# The format of this file is:
# name callsign alias paclen description
#
#netrom	OH2BNS-10 #LNODE	235	Switch Port
#
#
# THIS IS FOR KE7RT DX CLUSTER
#
#
netrom     KE7RT-3    BCKBN   235     BACKBONE 145.53 MHZ
netrom2    KE7RT-4    LOCAL   235     USER     145.07 MHZ


NRBROADCAST:
# /etc/ax25/nrbroadcast
#
# The format of this file is:
#
# ax25_name min_obs def_qual worst_qual verbose
#
#1	5	192	100	0
#2	5	255	100	1
#
#
#  THIS IS FOR KE7RT DX CLUSTER
#
#
spider    5     10  100  0
spideruse 5     10  100  1

Re: AX25/NETROM

[Bob Nielsen]

Ron, 

Several of the early 2.4 kernel versions apparently have problems with
AX.25.  I suggest you try 2.4.19 or 2.4.20 (will 2.4.21 ever get
released?)

In your ax25d.conf, you have a line:

#[ke7rt-0 via spideruse]

This line should not have a #.

73,
Bob, N7XY

Re: AX25/NETROM

[Tomi Manninen OH2BNS]

On Mon, 12 May 2003, Ron wrote:

> kissattach /dev/ttyS0 spider 192.168.0.0
> kissattach /dev/ttyS1 spideruse 192.168.0.0
> kissparms -p spider -t 150 -l 150 -s 50 -r 50
> kissparms -p spideruse -t 150 -l 150 -s 50 -r 50
> nrattach netrom
> nrattach netrom2

> LINUX --->nrconfig:port netrom not active
> LINUX --->nrconfig:port netrom2 not active
> LINUX --->rsconfig: port  rose not active

I think you need to give the netrom interfaces an IP number too. Try the
"-i" option to nrattach. And by the way it might be better to not use
192.168.0.0 as the IP number as it's a network address. Use .1 instead.

The ROSE warning you can probably ignore or better, edit "rsports" and
comment the default config out.

-- 
Tomi Manninen           Internet:  oh2bns@sral.fi
OH2BNS                  AX.25:     oh2bns@oh2rbi.fin.eu
KP20ME04                Amprnet:   oh2bns@oh2rbi.ampr.org

Re: ax25/netrom

[Kjell Jarl]

I installed 2.4.21, 9a4gl patch, it just got hanged again.

I will go back to 2.2.25 and see now.

The last thing that happened, was a remote user, probably not in the 
routing table, connected over netrom, then disconnected. That was the 
last thing seen.

Lack of routing/alias?

73
Kjell

Re: ax25/netrom

[Kjell Jarl]

Hi!

This is an update to the long story of ax25 netrom problems here.

It _seems_ the problems are solved. Thanks to 9a4gl patch, and others 
sugesting going back to kernel 2.2.

I installed the following kernels:

sk7hw runs 2.2.25 since august 4 (only radio ports)

sm7gvf runs 2.4.21 9a4gl patch 20030831 since september 14 (radioport 
and internet firewalling)

No more panics observed since these changes, I will post as soon as I 
see one.

73
Kjell, sm7gvf


Kjell Jarl wrote:

> I installed 2.4.21, 9a4gl patch, it just got hanged again.
> 
> I will go back to 2.2.25 and see now.
> 
> The last thing that happened, was a remote user, probably not in the 
> routing table, connected over netrom, then disconnected. That was the 
> last thing seen.
> 
> Lack of routing/alias?
> 
> 73
> Kjell
> 
> 
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