Re: Netrom: Quality issue

[Cathryn Mataga <cathryn@junglevision.com>]

On 7/7/2013 8:40 PM, David Ranch wrote:
>
> Maybe a way to fix this is with a new parameter, say:
>
> # ax25_name min_obs def_qual worst_heard_qual verbose worst_calced_qual
> 1            5    120        120            0    120
>
> --David

If we're up for new parameters.  I suggest a worst_quality_to_send. This 
is the issue as I see it.  We're getting big lists from the internet, 
and the internet partners can handle them, but if you have any RF links, 
they'll be bombarded by a giant list of nodes in the broadcast.  The 
user connects to a 1200 baud TNC, types "NODES" and the table is filled 
up with junk from far away.   He falls asleep before the list finishes 
printing.

We add a 'worst_quality_to_send' and then you can set a worst quality to 
send to each specific connection.  Set your RF links to 255 and your IP 
connections to 1.   That way the RF connections can get a tiny list of 
only the absolute most important stuff, but internet partners can get 
all the distant nodes.  This is a pretty easy change to make.  It's all 
in netromd and doesn't require any mucking with the kernel.