* Linux nodes instead of BPQ32 nodes in the LAN
@ 2011-07-09 21:27 Bernard F6BVP
2011-07-10 22:18 ` Miroslav Skoric
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Bernard F6BVP @ 2011-07-09 21:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Miroslav Skoric; +Cc: linux-hams
Hello Miroslav,
Giving us the listing of your /etc/ax25/axports
and /etc/ax25/ax25d.conf files would be helpful
for it looks like you did not declare any ax25 ports
in those files.
According to http://www.linuxselfhelp.com/HOWTO/AX25-HOWTO/x495.html :
"To configure the BPQ support you need to configure the Ethernet device
with an AX.25 callsign. The following command will do this for you:
# /sbin/ifconfig bpq0 hw ax25 vk2ktj-14 up
Again, remember that the callsign you specify should match the entry in
the /etc/ax25/axports file that you wish to use for this port."
Look at paragraph 6.2 in previous page link.
Concerning netromd, it also needs valid ax25 ports in /etc/ax25/nrbroadcast
73 de Bernard, f6bvp
-------------
Hi all!
I have been experimenting with 3 computers as AX.25 nodes in a home LAN,
as follows:
_____________ ___________________ __________________
VHF |MS DOS 5 comp| |MS Windows XP comp| |MS Windows XP comp|
TRX--TNC2--| BPQ 4.09d | -- | BPQ32 4.10f |--| BPQ32 4.10f |
ant ------------- ------------------ ------------------
(1) (2) (3)
In the situation above all 3 nodes talk to each other without problems.
What I wanted to do was to replace comps (2) and (3) with Linux nodes.
Both of those comps are dual-boot: (2) is Debian 6.0.1a, and (3) is
Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS.
Ok so I installed libax, ax25tools and ax25apps, as well as node on both
(2) and (3) by using Synaptic but am not able to activate the nodes
properly. In fact, I have edited the main files in /etc/ax25 on both
machines according to the ancient AX.25-howto and then tried the
following commands in Ubuntu terminal (in Debian root terminal of course
without 'sudo'):
sudo modprobe bpqether (did not complain anything)
sudo /sbin/ifconfig bpq0 hw ax25 yt7mpb-15 up (did not complain either)
sudo ifconfig responded with:
bpq0 Link encap:AMPR AX.25 HWaddr YT7MPB-15
UP RUNNING MTU:256 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:25:22:3d:9f:22
inet addr:192.168.0.4 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::225:22ff:fe3d:9f22/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:116 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:125 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:1
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:12824 (12.8 KB) TX bytes:11360 (11.3 KB)
Interrupt:27
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:15 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:15 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:957 (957.0 B) TX bytes:957 (957.0 B)
sudo modprobe netrom (did not complain)
sudo nrattach netrom responded with:
NET/ROM port netrom bound to device nr0
sudo nrattach netnod responded with:
NET/ROM port netnod bound to device nr1
sudo ax25d responded with:
axconfig: port bpq0 not active
ax25d: no AX.25 port data configured
sudo netromd
axconfig: port bpq0 not active
netromd: no AX.25 ports defined
I suppose that I mis-configured and/or forgotten some important steps
and would like to contact somebody with more experience with Linux nodes
running over Ethernet. Btw, at the moment I do not plan to run any RF
ports on those Linux machines - just to have netrom nodes on them so
that those nodes should be able to talk with the dos computer (1), and
probably later I will add LinFBB to replace the WinFBB's that run over
BPQ32 nodes when (2) and (3) are booted as Win XP.
Regards,
Misko YT7MPB
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread* Re: Linux nodes instead of BPQ32 nodes in the LAN
2011-07-09 21:27 Linux nodes instead of BPQ32 nodes in the LAN Bernard F6BVP
@ 2011-07-10 22:18 ` Miroslav Skoric
2011-07-15 15:08 ` Bernard Pidoux F6BVP
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Miroslav Skoric @ 2011-07-10 22:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bernard F6BVP; +Cc: linux-hams
On 07/09/2011 11:27 PM, Bernard F6BVP wrote:
> Giving us the listing of your /etc/ax25/axports
> and /etc/ax25/ax25d.conf files would be helpful
> for it looks like you did not declare any ax25 ports
> in those files.
Hi Bernard! Here it is:
# /etc/ax25/axports
#
# The format of this file is:
#
# name callsign speed paclen window description
#
#1 OH2BNS-1 1200 255 2 144.675 MHz (1200 bps)
#2 OH2BNS-9 38400 255 7 TNOS/Linux (38400 bps)
bpq0 YT7MPB-15 10000000 255 7 New LAN (100 Mbps)
# /etc/ax25/ax25d.conf
#
# ax25d Configuration File.
#
# AX.25 Ports begin with a '['.
#
#[OH2BNS VIA 1]
#NOCALL * * * * * * L
#default * * * * * * - root /usr/local/sbin/ttylinkd ttylinkd
#
[YT7MPB-5 VIA bpq0]
NOCALL * * * * * * L
default * * * * * * - root /usr/sbin/node node
#
#
#[OH2BNS VIA 2]
#NOCALL * * * * * * L
#default * * * * * * - root /usr/local/sbin/ttylinkd ttylinkd
#
#[OH2BNS-2 VIA 2]
#NOCALL * * * * * * L
#default * * * * * * - root /usr/sbin/node node
#
#[OH2BNS-3 VIA 2]
#NOCALL * * * * * * L
#default * * * * * * - root /usr/local/sbin/axwrapper axwrapper
/#usr/bin/finger finger
#
#[OH2BNS-9]
#NOCALL * * * * * * L
#default * * * * * * - root /usr/sbin/node node
#
# NET/ROM Ports begin with a '<'.
#
#<netrom>
#NOCALL * * * * * * L
#default * * * * * * - root /usr/local/sbin/ttylinkd ttylinkd
#
<netrom>
NOCALL * * * * * * L
default * * * * * * - root /usr/sbin/node node
#
#<netnod>
NOCALL * * * * * * L
default * * * * * * - root /usr/sbin/node node
#
> According to http://www.linuxselfhelp.com/HOWTO/AX25-HOWTO/x495.html :
> "To configure the BPQ support you need to configure the Ethernet device
> with an AX.25 callsign. The following command will do this for you:
>
> # /sbin/ifconfig bpq0 hw ax25 vk2ktj-14 up
>
> Again, remember that the callsign you specify should match the entry in
> the /etc/ax25/axports file that you wish to use for this port."
>
As I mentioned in my previous post, I used the command:
sudo /sbin/ifconfig bpq0 hw ax25 yt7mpb-15 up
and i did not get any error related to it.
> Look at paragraph 6.2 in previous page link.
>
Ok, will check the link...
> Concerning netromd, it also needs valid ax25 ports in /etc/ax25/nrbroadcast
>
Here it is:
# /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
bpq0 5 255 100 1
>
> 73 de Bernard, f6bvp
>
> -------------
>
> Hi all!
>
> I have been experimenting with 3 computers as AX.25 nodes in a home LAN,
> as follows:
>
> _____________ ___________________ __________________
> VHF |MS DOS 5 comp| |MS Windows XP comp| |MS Windows XP comp|
> TRX--TNC2--| BPQ 4.09d | -- | BPQ32 4.10f |--| BPQ32 4.10f |
> ant ------------- ------------------ ------------------
>
> (1) (2) (3)
>
>
> In the situation above all 3 nodes talk to each other without problems.
> What I wanted to do was to replace comps (2) and (3) with Linux nodes.
> Both of those comps are dual-boot: (2) is Debian 6.0.1a, and (3) is
> Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS.
>
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* Re: Linux nodes instead of BPQ32 nodes in the LAN
2011-07-10 22:18 ` Miroslav Skoric
@ 2011-07-15 15:08 ` Bernard Pidoux F6BVP
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Bernard Pidoux F6BVP @ 2011-07-15 15:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Miroslav Skoric; +Cc: Bernard F6BVP, linux-hams
Hello Miroslav,
As an old time user of ROSE/FPAC node under Linux I ignore most
if not all of bpq application.
I browsed for it and found two other things that may help you ?
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/AX25-HOWTO/x1958.html
and look at bpqparms manual for it suggests other things.
# man bpqparms
I have a question : did you load ax25 module ?
And finally are you sure bpq is still supported with kernel 2.6 ?
73 de Bernard, f6bvp
Selon Miroslav Skoric <skoric@eunet.rs>:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/AX25-HOWTO/x1958.html
> On 07/09/2011 11:27 PM, Bernard F6BVP wrote:
>
> > Giving us the listing of your /etc/ax25/axports
> > and /etc/ax25/ax25d.conf files would be helpful
> > for it looks like you did not declare any ax25 ports
> > in those files.
>
> Hi Bernard! Here it is:
>
> # /etc/ax25/axports
> #
> # The format of this file is:
> #
> # name callsign speed paclen window description
> #
> #1 OH2BNS-1 1200 255 2 144.675 MHz (1200 bps)
> #2 OH2BNS-9 38400 255 7 TNOS/Linux (38400 bps)
> bpq0 YT7MPB-15 10000000 255 7 New LAN (100 Mbps)
>
> # /etc/ax25/ax25d.conf
> #
> # ax25d Configuration File.
> #
> # AX.25 Ports begin with a '['.
> #
> #[OH2BNS VIA 1]
> #NOCALL * * * * * * L
> #default * * * * * * - root /usr/local/sbin/ttylinkd ttylinkd
> #
> [YT7MPB-5 VIA bpq0]
> NOCALL * * * * * * L
> default * * * * * * - root /usr/sbin/node node
> #
> #
> #[OH2BNS VIA 2]
> #NOCALL * * * * * * L
> #default * * * * * * - root /usr/local/sbin/ttylinkd ttylinkd
> #
> #[OH2BNS-2 VIA 2]
> #NOCALL * * * * * * L
> #default * * * * * * - root /usr/sbin/node node
> #
> #[OH2BNS-3 VIA 2]
> #NOCALL * * * * * * L
> #default * * * * * * - root /usr/local/sbin/axwrapper axwrapper
> /#usr/bin/finger finger
> #
> #[OH2BNS-9]
> #NOCALL * * * * * * L
> #default * * * * * * - root /usr/sbin/node node
> #
> # NET/ROM Ports begin with a '<'.
> #
> #<netrom>
> #NOCALL * * * * * * L
> #default * * * * * * - root /usr/local/sbin/ttylinkd ttylinkd
> #
> <netrom>
> NOCALL * * * * * * L
> default * * * * * * - root /usr/sbin/node node
> #
> #<netnod>
> NOCALL * * * * * * L
> default * * * * * * - root /usr/sbin/node node
> #
>
> > According to http://www.linuxselfhelp.com/HOWTO/AX25-HOWTO/x495.html :
> > "To configure the BPQ support you need to configure the Ethernet device
> > with an AX.25 callsign. The following command will do this for you:
> >
> > # /sbin/ifconfig bpq0 hw ax25 vk2ktj-14 up
> >
> > Again, remember that the callsign you specify should match the entry in
> > the /etc/ax25/axports file that you wish to use for this port."
> >
>
> As I mentioned in my previous post, I used the command:
>
> sudo /sbin/ifconfig bpq0 hw ax25 yt7mpb-15 up
>
> and i did not get any error related to it.
>
> > Look at paragraph 6.2 in previous page link.
> >
>
> Ok, will check the link...
>
> > Concerning netromd, it also needs valid ax25 ports in /etc/ax25/nrbroadcast
> >
>
> Here it is:
>
> # /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
> bpq0 5 255 100 1
>
> >
> > 73 de Bernard, f6bvp
> >
> > -------------
> >
> > Hi all!
> >
> > I have been experimenting with 3 computers as AX.25 nodes in a home LAN,
> > as follows:
> >
> > _____________ ___________________ __________________
> > VHF |MS DOS 5 comp| |MS Windows XP comp| |MS Windows XP comp|
> > TRX--TNC2--| BPQ 4.09d | -- | BPQ32 4.10f |--| BPQ32 4.10f |
> > ant ------------- ------------------ ------------------
> >
> > (1) (2) (3)
> >
> >
> > In the situation above all 3 nodes talk to each other without problems.
> > What I wanted to do was to replace comps (2) and (3) with Linux nodes.
> > Both of those comps are dual-boot: (2) is Debian 6.0.1a, and (3) is
> > Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS.
> >
>
--
73 de Bernard, F6BVP
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* Linux nodes instead of BPQ32 nodes in the LAN
@ 2011-07-06 19:08 Miroslav Skoric
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Miroslav Skoric @ 2011-07-06 19:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Linux Hams
Hi all!
I have been experimenting with 3 computers as AX.25 nodes in a home LAN,
as follows:
_____________ ___________________ __________________
VHF |MS DOS 5 comp| |MS Windows XP comp| |MS Windows XP comp|
TRX--TNC2--| BPQ 4.09d | -- | BPQ32 4.10f |--| BPQ32 4.10f |
ant ------------- ------------------ ------------------
(1) (2) (3)
In the situation above all 3 nodes talk to each other without problems.
What I wanted to do was to replace comps (2) and (3) with Linux nodes.
Both of those comps are dual-boot: (2) is Debian 6.0.1a, and (3) is
Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS.
Ok so I installed libax, ax25tools and ax25apps, as well as node on both
(2) and (3) by using Synaptic but am not able to activate the nodes
properly. In fact, I have edited the main files in /etc/ax25 on both
machines according to the ancient AX.25-howto and then tried the
following commands in Ubuntu terminal (in Debian root terminal of course
without 'sudo'):
sudo modprobe bpqether (did not complain anything)
sudo /sbin/ifconfig bpq0 hw ax25 yt7mpb-15 up (did not complain either)
sudo ifconfig responded with:
bpq0 Link encap:AMPR AX.25 HWaddr YT7MPB-15
UP RUNNING MTU:256 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:25:22:3d:9f:22
inet addr:192.168.0.4 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::225:22ff:fe3d:9f22/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:116 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:125 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:1
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:12824 (12.8 KB) TX bytes:11360 (11.3 KB)
Interrupt:27
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:15 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:15 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:957 (957.0 B) TX bytes:957 (957.0 B)
sudo modprobe netrom (did not complain)
sudo nrattach netrom responded with:
NET/ROM port netrom bound to device nr0
sudo nrattach netnod responded with:
NET/ROM port netnod bound to device nr1
sudo ax25d responded with:
axconfig: port bpq0 not active
ax25d: no AX.25 port data configured
sudo netromd
axconfig: port bpq0 not active
netromd: no AX.25 ports defined
I suppose that I mis-configured and/or forgotten some important steps
and would like to contact somebody with more experience with Linux nodes
running over Ethernet. Btw, at the moment I do not plan to run any RF
ports on those Linux machines - just to have netrom nodes on them so
that those nodes should be able to talk with the dos computer (1), and
probably later I will add LinFBB to replace the WinFBB's that run over
BPQ32 nodes when (2) and (3) are booted as Win XP.
Regards,
Misko YT7MPB
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