Conducting tests with others in the area, I've found that 6.0.21.21 is also bad.

73 - RH

Niels:

Thanks for the info!? Truly appreciated.

73 - Rick
KE0GB

John:

No, MAXLINKS and MAXCIRCUITS have always been the same from day one,
MAXLINKS=63 and MAXCIRCUITS=128.? In your example of a SIMPLE node
configuration, you use the same values except MAXLINKS=64, so I'll
increase that by 1.? So far, adjusting the MAXNODES to 550 (which I
consider an extreme value) seems to make it work ok, and trimming
down my locked routes also helps, but I think I'm going to have to
just set AUTOADDMAP=0 to get rid of the Node SYSOPS that set their
qualities to 255, then rely on anyone contacting me directly to set
up a NETROM link, with the stipulation that their QUALITY is set to
no more than 192, and trim down the locked routes a bit.? I use
AUTOADDMAP by request from a few hams who requested it be that way
for various reasons, but they have all but disappeared over the past
several months.

I think the possibility of setting up four guys in Colorado on BPQ,
and configuring one NETROM link out of their nodes, being me, has
somehow overloaded my system and I was experimenting with different
values in the NETROM configuration, but not the MAXROUTES, MAXLINKS
or MAXCIRCUITS.? Should these values be increased for the extra
workload?

Thanks, John
73 - Rick, KE0GB

I just put a new node on a local mtn top and
I can hear the beacon great but its not responding to
any calls.?
RPi with NinoTNC and a Motorola 1225

If ya'll could look over my config file and see if I missed something

Trip - KT4WO
Also--- It worked great at the house before I move it to the mtn.


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LOCATOR=EM85II ; Node locator
NODECALL=KF4DTL-9 ; Node callsign
NODEALIAS=JKC1 ; Node alias (6 characters max)

LINMAIL ; Enable BBS
LINCHAT ; Enable CHAT
; ‘ID’ MESSAGE – SENT EVERY IDINTERVAL MINS
;
; WILL BE ADDRESSED FROM THE PORT CALLSIGN (IF DEFINED)
; ELSE FROM THE NODE CALL
;
; The main purpose of this is to satisfy the requrements of those administations that require a regular station
; identification in the same mode as used for communication.
IDMSG: ; UI broadcast text from NODECALL to fixed dest ID
Net/Rom node and BBS/CHAT Jackson County, NC? EM85ii
*** ; Denotes end of IDMSG text
/*
The BTEXT below contains an APRS location specification. Search the internet
for “APRS Protocol Specification” for details on the format. If you do not
care to do this, it would be best to replace the line by simple non APRS
text rather than transmit incorrect data which may find it’s way via APRS
IGates to FINDU.COM.
*/

BTEXT: ; UI broadcast text from BCALL to destination UNPROTO=
; Coordinates in APRS format: ddmm.mm(N|S) latitude
; dddmm.mm(W|E) longitude,For longitude the the first ‘d’
; must be either 0 or 1.
*** ; Denotes end of BTEXT text

INFOMSG: ; The INFO command text follows:

*** ; Denotes end of INFOMSG text
CTEXT: ; The CTEXT text follows:
Use “?” for Help menu.
KF4DTL-9:JKC1}
*** ; Denotes end of CTEXT text

FULL_CTEXT=1 ; 0=send CTEXT to L2 connects to NODEALIAS only
; 1=send CTEXT to all connectees
; Network System Parameters:
OBSINIT=6 ; Initial obsolescence set when a node is included
; in a received nodes broadcast. This value is then
; decremented by 1 every NODESINTERVAL.
OBSMIN=4 ; When the obsolescence of a node falls below this
; value that node’s information is not included in
; a subsequent nodes broadcast.
NODESINTERVAL=10 ; Nodes broadcast interval in minutes
IDINTERVAL=10 ; ‘IDMSG’ UI broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
BTINTERVAL=10 ; The BTEXT broadcast interval in minutes, 0=OFF
L3TIMETOLIVE=25 ; Max L3 hops
L4RETRIES=3 ; Level 4 retry count
L4TIMEOUT=60 ; Level 4 timeout in seconds s/b > FRACK x RETRIES
L4DELAY=10 ; Level 4 delayed ack timer in seconds
L4WINDOW=4 ; Level 4 window size
MAXLINKS=63 ; Max level 2 links
MAXNODES=512 ; Max nodes in nodes table
MAXROUTES=64 ; Max adjacent nodes
MAXCIRCUITS=128 ; Max L4 circuits
MINQUAL=144 ; Minimum quality to add to nodes table
; INP3 Routing is experimental. The two parms which follow will be ignored
; unless activated in the ROUTES: section.
MAXHOPS=4 ; INP3 hop limit to add to tables
MAXRTT=90 ; INP3 max RTT in seconds
BUFFERS=255 ; Packet buffers – 255 means allocate as many as
; possible, normally about 130, depending upon other
; table sizes.
; TNC default parameters:
PACLEN=128 ; Max packet size (236 max for net/rom)
; 236 is suitable for reliable and fast connections, such
; as AX/IP/UDP or a dedicated 9600 RF Link
; 120 is suitable for a shared VHF packet radio connection
; PACLEN is defined for each port individually in the ports sections
TRANSDELAY=1 ; Transparent node send delay in seconds
; Level 2 Parameters:
; T1 (FRACK), T2 (RESPTIME) and N2 (RETRIES) are now in the PORTS section
T3=120 ; Link validation timer in seconds
IDLETIME=720 ; Idle link shutdown timer in seconds
; Configuration Options:
AUTOSAVE=0 ; Saves BPQNODES.dat upon program exit
BBS=1 ; 1 = BBS support included, 0 = No BBS support
NODE=1 ; Include switch support
HIDENODES=0 ; If set to 1, nodes beginning with a #
; require a ‘N *’ command to be displayed.
/*
The *** LINKED command is intended for use by gateway software, and concern
has been expressed that it could be misused. It is recommended that it be
disabled (=N) if unneeded.
*/
ENABLE_LINKED=A ; Controls processing of *** LINKED command
; Y = allows unrestricted use
; A = allows use by application program
; N = disabled
;


; Radio port definitions.

; With the following definitions BPQ32 accesses the TNC directly.

PORT
PORTNUM=2 ; Optional but sets port number if stated
ID=Telnet Server
DRIVER=Telnet
CONFIG
CMS=0
CMSCALL=
CMSPASS=
LOGGING=0
DisconnectOnClose=1
TCPPORT=8010
FBBPORT=8011 6300
HTTPPORT=8080
CMDPORT 63000
LOGINPROMPT=user:
PASSWORDPROMPT=password:
MAXSESSIONS=10
CTEXT=BPQ32 Telnet Server\nPress ? For list of commands \n\n
鲍厂贰搁=碍罢4奥翱,补濒诲补,碍罢4奥翱,””,厂驰厂翱笔
;鲍厂贰搁=笔滨8叠顿骋,虫虫虫虫虫虫,笔滨8叠顿骋,””,厂驰厂翱笔
;USER=PD0HLA,xxxxxx,PD0HLA
;USER=PD1DER,xxxxxx,PD1DER
;USER=PA3GON,xxxxxx,PA3GON
; USER=N0ARY,xxxxxx,N0ARY,BBS
ENDPORT

; Radio port definitions.

; Suitable parameters for radio ports depend upon the quality and speed of the port.
; For 1200 baud RF shared access suggested values are:
; FRACK=8000, RESPTIME=1500, RETRIES=10, MAXFRAME=2, PACLEN=120
; For 9600 baud dedicated high quality suggested values are:
; FRACK=5000, RESPTIME=1000, RETRIES=5, MAXFRAME=7, PACLEN=236
;
; With the following definition BPQ32 accesses the TNC directly.
; The TNC used is a PiTNC in KISS mode

; With the following definition BPQ32 interfaces with AGWPE.exe.
; AGWPE could then interface with a sound card to emulate a TNC.
; There is additional configuration to be done within AGWPE.



PORT
PORTNUM=1 ; Port number
ID=145.03 1200b ; Displayed by PORTS command
; KISS TNC with USB interface
TYPE=ASYNC
PROTOCOL=KISS ; TNC is used in KISS, JKISS or BPQKISS mode
COMPORT=/dev/ttyACM0 ; Serial port is USB interface ttyUSB0
SPEED=57600 ; SERIAL PORT SPEED, NOT RADIO DATA SPEED.
CHANNEL=A ; A for single channel TNC
;KISSOPTIONS=NOPARAMS
PERSIST=64 ; PERSIST=256/(# of transmitters-1)
SLOTTIME=100 ; CMSA interval timer in milliseconds
TXDELAY=400 ; Transmit keyup delay in milliseconds
TXTAIL=30 ; TX key down, in milliseconds, at packet end
; QUALITY=100 ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard on
; ; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
; ; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
QUALITY=0 ; There are no Net/Roms in radio range at this site, thus
; no nodes broadcasts need be sent on this radio port.
; As such the value of MINQUAL which follows is ignored.
MINQUAL=80 ; Entries in the nodes table with qualities greater or
; ; equal to MINQUAL will be sent on this port. A value
; ; of 0 sends everything.
FRACK=8000 ; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
RESPTIME=1500 ; Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
RETRIES=10 ; Level 2 maximum retry value
MAXFRAME=2 ; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
PACLEN=128 ; Default max packet length for this port.
; PACLEN is ignored for APRS packets
UNPROTO= ; BTEXT broadcast addrs format: DEST[,digi1[,digi2]]
BCALL= ; BTEXT call. Unstated defaults to NODECALL
L3ONLY=0 ; 1=No user downlink connects on this port
DIGIFLAG=0 ; Digipeat: 0=OFF, 1=ALL, 255=UI Only
DIGIPORT=0 ; Port on which to send digi’d frames (0 = same port)
USERS=0 ; Maximum number of L2 sessions, 0 = no limit
ENDPORT

/*
PORT
PORTNUM=3 ; Port number
ID=145.0U 1200b ; Displayed by PORTS command
; KISS TNC with USB interface
TYPE=ASYNC
PROTOCOL=KISS ; TNC is used in KISS, JKISS or BPQKISS mode
COMPORT=/dev/ttyACM1 ; Serial port is USB interface ttyUSB0
SPEED=57600 ; SERIAL PORT SPEED, NOT RADIO DATA SPEED.
CHANNEL=A ; A for single channel TNC
KISSOPTIONS=NOPARAMS;
PERSIST=64 ; PERSIST=256/(# of transmitters-1)
SLOTTIME=100 ; CMSA interval timer in milliseconds
TXDELAY=300 ; Transmit keyup delay in milliseconds
TXTAIL=30 ; TX key down, in milliseconds, at packet end
; QUALITY=100 ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard on
; ; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
; ; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
QUALITY=0 ; There are no Net/Roms in radio range at this site, thus
; no nodes broadcasts need be sent on this radio port.
; As such the value of MINQUAL which follows is ignored.
MINQUAL=80 ; Entries in the nodes table with qualities greater or
; ; equal to MINQUAL will be sent on this port. A value
; ; of 0 sends everything.
FRACK=8000 ; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
RESPTIME=1500 ; Level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
RETRIES=10 ; Level 2 maximum retry value
MAXFRAME=2 ; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
PACLEN=128 ; Default max packet length for this port.
; PACLEN is ignored for APRS packets
UNPROTO= ; BTEXT broadcast addrs format: DEST[,digi1[,digi2]]
BCALL= ; BTEXT call. Unstated defaults to NODECALL
L3ONLY=0 ; 1=No user downlink connects on this port
DIGIFLAG=0 ; Digipeat: 0=OFF, 1=ALL, 255=UI Only
DIGIPORT=0 ; Port on which to send digi’d frames (0 = same port)
USERS=0 ; Maximum number of L2 sessions, 0 = no limit
ENDPORT

*/



/*
Applications:

You can define additional Node commands that are available to your users. These may connect to
applications running on you computer, or be aliases or ‘shortcuts’ to other node commands.
For example you can define the command “BBS”. This can either be set up to connect to a BBS running
on your computer, or to be an alias for a command that connects to a BBS on another system.

You can set up a callsign that if connected to will select the command, and if required cause the
call to be added to your NODES list.

The format is:

APPLICATION n,CMD,New Command,Call,Alias, Quality

n Application Number. You can define up to 32.
CMD The command the user types
New Command (optional) The Node command to be run
Call (optional) The call which directly invokes CMD
Alias and Quality (optional) If specified, causes an entry for Call and Alias to be added to your
NODES table with the specified Quality.

Associated with each Application number is an application mask. Most BPQ32 applications can be configured to
use any Application. An exception is AR-Cluster using the OCX interface, which must be Appl 1. Normally an Application Mask is configured in the application, rather than an Application Number. The following table gives
the Application Mask values:

Appl: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, etc
Decimal Mask: 1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128, etc
Hexadecimal Mask: 0x1,0x2,0x4,0x8,0x10,0x20,0x40,0x80, etc

*/

APPLICATION 1,BBS,,KF4DTL-8,JKCBBS,120
APPLICATION 2,CHAT,,KF4DTL-7,JKCCHT,120