AX25 write up anywhere?

AX25 write up anywhere?

[James French]

I have been considering setting up a AX25 only Linux box here for sometime 
now.

My problem here is that I only know enough to get my Linux boxes running and 
keep them running satisfactory for what I have done so far over the past eight 
years.

Is there a current write up that I can use as a guide to help walk me through 
setting up and configuring AX25 other than the man pages? I plan on using 
openMEPIS for the OS which is a Debian derivative unless someone suggests 
another Debian source other than Ubuntu.

James W8ISS

Re: AX25 write up anywhere?

[Tom Hayward]

> Is there a current write up that I can use as a guide to help walk me through
> setting up and configuring AX25 other than the man pages? I plan on using
> openMEPIS for the OS which is a Debian derivative unless someone suggests
> another Debian source other than Ubuntu.

http://www.xastir.org/wiki/HowTo:AX.25

This is Xastir-specific, but will get you set up for AX.25 nonetheless.

Tom KD7LXL

Re: AX25 write up anywhere?

[f5pbl]

Hi James;


> Is there a current write up that I can use as a guide to help walk me through 
> setting up and configuring AX25 other than the man pages? I plan on using 
> openMEPIS for the OS which is a Debian derivative unless someone suggests 
> another Debian source other than Ubuntu.

Other place to look at, if needed : <http://rose.fpac.free.fr/>
First part of the How-to is about AX25.

73,
Claude, F5PBL

Re: AX25 write up anywhere?

[Ray Wells]

Although aimed primarily at  fpac, there's some very useful info here 
http://rose.fpac.free.fr/MINI-HOWTO/

fpac is node software for Rose, Netrom and Flexnet. The netrom portion 
is very close to LinuxNode and shares much of that code.

Bernard uses Mandriva but many fpac users run Debian or a 'buntu 
derivative of it. I run vanilla Debian.

Ray vk2tv

James French wrote:
> I have been considering setting up a AX25 only Linux box here for sometime 
> now.
>
> My problem here is that I only know enough to get my Linux boxes running and 
> keep them running satisfactory for what I have done so far over the past eight 
> years.
>
> Is there a current write up that I can use as a guide to help walk me through 
> setting up and configuring AX25 other than the man pages? I plan on using 
> openMEPIS for the OS which is a Debian derivative unless someone suggests 
> another Debian source other than Ubuntu.
>
> James W8ISS
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Re: AX25 write up anywhere?

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

Have you looked at the standard HOWTO for AX.25?
http://www.w1nr.net/howto/html/AX25-HOWTO/index.html

Mike, W1NR


James French wrote:
> I have been considering setting up a AX25 only Linux box here for sometime 
> now.
>
> My problem here is that I only know enough to get my Linux boxes running and 
> keep them running satisfactory for what I have done so far over the past eight 
> years.
>
> Is there a current write up that I can use as a guide to help walk me through 
> setting up and configuring AX25 other than the man pages? I plan on using 
> openMEPIS for the OS which is a Debian derivative unless someone suggests 
> another Debian source other than Ubuntu.
>
> James W8ISS
>   

Re: AX25 write up anywhere?

[Ray Wells]

I've been actively using ax25 (and compiling kernels for it) since about 
1992/3, with kernel 2.0.29.

With the greatest respect to Jeff Trantor and the previous author of the 
ax25 howto, Terry Dawson (a fellow vk2), I've always found the official 
document to be of limited value. The principal problem is currency of 
the document in a changing environment.

The URL below points to a 2001 document. ax25 has come a long way since 
then, and so has Linux. 2.6 kernels are a far cry from 2.0 and 2.2 kernels.

Whilst some information is valid, some is not, leaving a newcomer 
effectively without help.

The document by Bernard F6BVP, although primarily aimed at fpac, 
contains currently maintained ax25 information, contributed by current 
active users of ax25 with 2.6 kernels.

Ray vk2tv

Mike McCarthy, W1NR wrote:
> Have you looked at the standard HOWTO for AX.25?
> http://www.w1nr.net/howto/html/AX25-HOWTO/index.html
>
> Mike, W1NR
>
>
> James French wrote:
>   
>> I have been considering setting up a AX25 only Linux box here for sometime 
>> now.
>>
>> My problem here is that I only know enough to get my Linux boxes running and 
>> keep them running satisfactory for what I have done so far over the past eight 
>> years.
>>
>> Is there a current write up that I can use as a guide to help walk me through 
>> setting up and configuring AX25 other than the man pages? I plan on using 
>> openMEPIS for the OS which is a Debian derivative unless someone suggests 
>> another Debian source other than Ubuntu.
>>
>> James W8ISS
>>   
>>     
>
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Re: AX25 write up anywhere?

[Terry Dawson]

On 1/05/2010 9:49 PM, Ray Wells wrote:
> With the greatest respect to Jeff Trantor and the previous author of the
> ax25 howto, Terry Dawson (a fellow vk2), I've always found the official
> document to be of limited value. The principal problem is currency of
> the document in a changing environment.

I haven't looked at the AX.25 HOWTO since I handed it over to Jeff in 
2000. Indeed, I'd pretty much left amateur radio about that time. I'm 
getting back into it somewhat again now.

Is packet still popularly used with Linux? Things seem very quiet in 
Sydney, hard to find a packet radio signal at all, let alone anyone 
using Linux.

Has there been much demand for the HOWTO? If there has I might consider 
updating it again.

Terry

Re: AX25 write up anywhere?

[Ray Wells]

Terry Dawson wrote:
> On 1/05/2010 9:49 PM, Ray Wells wrote:
>> With the greatest respect to Jeff Trantor and the previous author of the
>> ax25 howto, Terry Dawson (a fellow vk2), I've always found the official
>> document to be of limited value. The principal problem is currency of
>> the document in a changing environment.
>
> I haven't looked at the AX.25 HOWTO since I handed it over to Jeff in 
> 2000. Indeed, I'd pretty much left amateur radio about that time. I'm 
> getting back into it somewhat again now.
>
> Is packet still popularly used with Linux? Things seem very quiet in 
> Sydney, hard to find a packet radio signal at all, let alone anyone 
> using Linux.
>
> Has there been much demand for the HOWTO? If there has I might 
> consider updating it again.
>
> Terry
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Terry,

Nice to see you back on deck.

The packet network has greatly diminished in size over the last ten 
years, with many (most) nodes (of all flavours) and bbs's having 
disappeared. There was never a lot of Linux users in vk.

However, packet is still surviving in UI mode courtesy of APRS, and 
nodes are springing up everywhere. Programs such as xastir, which is 
Linux based, are ensuring a future need for ax25 under Linux. With many 
operators opting for soundmodem, the need for a howto is still current, 
IMHO.

Getting back to packet, there is still a world-wide Netrom network and, 
both Rose and Flexnet are in use in small(ish) pockets around the world. 
The fpac implementation of Rose for Linux by F6FBB, and now maintained 
by Bernard, F6BVP, is really excellent and new nodes are appearing in 
the US and Australia, among other places.

I've been using Linux for packet since John Tanner, VK2ZXQ, introduced 
me to it (Linux) in 1992/3, and I still use it today because it lets me 
do things Windows has never let me do - in AR.

I'm happy to converse privately if you want more local information.

Ray vk2tv