BBS connecting to AWS what have I messed up?
Hello All!
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I am making progress…. Things are talking together. But, something isn’t working right.
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When I log in via telnet or from the telnet window on the browser and type “BBS” on the command line I am being taken to Amazon instead of the internal BBS.
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What have I messed up?
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Thanks!
-Chris
KO4YAW
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WinRPR + ic7100 to rigctld PTT
Hi, I am experimenting with WinRPR and bpq.?? I think that I somehow got the rigcontrol messed up.? BPQ is wintel rev 6.0.23.1 June 2022. PTT works fine with QTSM and hamlib here so the server (rigctld.exe) is running fine.? However the following port config does not key the radio, so maybe someone has some insight as to what I have wrong.? Rig is an IC-7100, Serial ports are managed with Com0com and win4icom suite.?? So I could assign another comport pair and use the icom CI-V but for now hamlib was the shortest path on everything else modem wise here.
PORT
? PORTNUM=4
? ID=20m RPR test
? TYPE=ASYNC
? PROTOCOL=KISS
? IPADDR=127.0.0.1
? TCPPORT=8201
? KISSOPTIONS=NOPARAMS
? CHANNEL=A
? QUALITY=0
? MINQUAL=0
? FRACK=6000
? RESPTIME=1500
? RETRIES=10
? MAXFRAME=1
? PACLEN=60
? UNPROTO=ID
? BCALL=N9SEO
? L3ONLY=0
? DIGIFLAG=0
? DIGIPORT=0
? USERS=3
? CONFIG
RIGCONTROL
?HAMLIB 127.0.0.1:4532
****
ENDPORT
WinRPR config
[PROGRAM]
; WATERFALL 0 = COLORED, 1 = BW "inverted", 2 = BW "normal"
WATERFALL:0
; FOOTPRINT OF WinRPR: 0=normal, 1=small
SMALLSIZE:0
[END]
[AUDIO]
; Audio Device Number, starting at 1
RX:1
TX:1
[END]
[PTT]
; PTT COM number
PTTPORT:0
; Set to 1 if DTR should be used instead of RTS
USEDTR:0
[END]
[COMOUT]
; Set it to a COM port generated by com0com tool
COMOUTPORT:0
[END]
[TCP]
TCPPORT:8201
[END]
[TNC]
; # is used as ESC character
#s 0
; set mycall!!!
#i N9SEO-15
; set transmit level!!!
#%xr 400
#%D0 ; Only use Robust Packet
#S 1 ; Set channel to 1
#R 0 ; Digi off
#F 6 ; Frack 6 seconds
#N 10 ; Retries 10
#O 1 ; Maxframe 1
#P 16 ; Persist 16
#T 10 ; TX delay 100mS
#W 30 ; Slottime 30
#@T2 150 ; Resptime 1.5 seconds
#@T3 18000 ; T3
#%B R600 ; R600 used for UI
; activate KISS, if required
#@K
[END]
Thanks in advance for your time and comments. 73 Kayne N9SEO
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Re: direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
Thanks Chris!
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I may be confused (take it easy on packet nebie here), but I read someplace in that groups rules that packet BBS’s are not supposed to be on that net? Or is it just BBS to BBS communications that are not supposed to be on that band?
-Chris
KO4YAW
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My 2 cents: Lots of HF packet on Network105 Group? 14.105 LSB
Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation
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From: Christopher Molnar <cmolnar65@...>
Date: 7/8/22 9:21 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [bpq32] direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
Hi Joshua,
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One more question if you have time.
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What frequency do you normally run on HF? I see two in your ID line:
14.105/7.104
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Which one do you normally find the most activity on? I am in FL and propagation is not all that great on a good day, I think the heat kills me.
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Thanks,
-Chris
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Oh, and I left out my PTT config line from the instructions because from what I understand, the Signalink uses VOX.? If I'm wrong, we can discuss that.
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Re: direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
My 2 cents: Lots of HF packet on Network105 Group? 14.105 LSB
www.network105.org
Prof. Chris Lance www.ww2bsa.org www.EastNetPacket.com www.Network105.org Radio Station Manager Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation ARRL Life Member
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-------- Original message -------- From: Christopher Molnar <cmolnar65@...> Date: 7/8/22 9:21 PM (GMT-05:00) Subject: Re: [bpq32] direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
Hi Joshua,
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One more question if you have time.
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What frequency do you normally run on HF? I see two in your ID line:
14.105/7.104
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Which one do you normally find the most activity on? I am in FL and propagation is not all that great on a good day, I think the heat kills me.
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Thanks,
-Chris
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Oh, and I left out my PTT config line from the instructions because from what I understand, the Signalink uses VOX.? If I'm wrong, we can discuss that.
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Re: direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
Hi Joshua,
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One more question if you have time.
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What frequency do you normally run on HF? I see two in your ID line:
14.105/7.104
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Which one do you normally find the most activity on? I am in FL and propagation is not all that great on a good day, I think the heat kills me.
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Thanks,
-Chris
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Oh, and I left out my PTT config line from the instructions because from what I understand, the Signalink uses VOX.? If I'm wrong, we can discuss that.
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On Fri, Jul 8, 2022, 3:03 PM Jerry Kutche < n9lya@...> wrote: Very good!
-------- Original message -------- Date: 7/8/22 2:25 PM (GMT-05:00) Subject: [bpq32] For Sale KAM+
I have a number of refurbished KAM+ TNC's that I will be listing on EBay this month, by refurbished, they have been recapped, firmware updated to v8.2, RTC added, and ram upgraded to 128k/512k see listing for details.? Help another ham get started with HF packet./pactor. First listing: ? Shipping to US addresses only. TNX es 73 Jim KI0BK
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-------- Original message -------- From: "Jim - KI0BK via groups.io" <jccordill@...> Date: 7/8/22 2:25 PM (GMT-05:00) Subject: [bpq32] For Sale KAM+
I have a number of refurbished KAM+ TNC's that I will be listing on EBay this month, by refurbished, they have been recapped, firmware updated to v8.2, RTC added, and ram upgraded to 128k/512k see listing for details.? Help another ham get started with HF packet./pactor. First listing: ? Shipping to US addresses only. TNX es 73 Jim KI0BK
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I have a number of refurbished KAM+ TNC's that I will be listing on EBay this month, by refurbished, they have been recapped, firmware updated to v8.2, RTC added, and ram upgraded to 128k/512k see listing for details.? Help another ham get started with HF packet./pactor.
First listing: ? Shipping to US addresses only.
TNX es 73
Jim KI0BK
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Re: direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
Thank you!
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This is my whole direwolf.conf:
ADEVICE pulse
ACHANNELS 1
CHANNEL 0
MYCALL NC6J-5
MODEM 1200 1200:2200
TXDELAY 40
TXTAIL 10
AGWPORT 8000
KISSPORT 8001
FIX_BITS 1 AX25
MAXV22 1
LOGFILE dwolf.csv
and this is my whole port config for that in BPQ32.cfg:
PORT
PORTNUM=2
ID=Direwolf
TYPE=ASYNC
PROTOCOL=KISS
KISSOPTIONS=NOPARAMS
FULLDUP=1
IPADDR=127.0.0.1
TCPPORT=8001
SPEED=1200
CHANNEL=A
QUALITY=0?????????? ;setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
MAXFRAME=4????? ;max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
FRACK=7000???????? ;level 2 timeout in millisec
RESPTIME=1000?? ;level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
RETRIES=10????????? ;level 2 max retry value
PACLEN=236????????? ;max is 236 if using NETROM links
TXDELAY=250
TXTAIL=150
SLOTTIME=100
PERSIST=64
DIGIFLAG=0
DIGIPORT=0
UNPROTO=
ENDPORT
this is my portable for client use, so I don't keep a node table, broadcast or digi anyone else
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Re: direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
Thank you! Appreciate and will see if I can get this working over the weekend.
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Oh, and I left out my PTT config line from the instructions because from what I understand, the Signalink uses VOX.? If I'm wrong, we can discuss that.
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Re: direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
This is my whole direwolf.conf:
ADEVICE pulse
ACHANNELS 1
CHANNEL 0
MYCALL NC6J-5
MODEM 1200 1200:2200
TXDELAY 40
TXTAIL 10
AGWPORT 8000
KISSPORT 8001
FIX_BITS 1 AX25
MAXV22 1
LOGFILE dwolf.csv
and this is my whole port config for that in BPQ32.cfg:
PORT
PORTNUM=2
ID=Direwolf
TYPE=ASYNC
PROTOCOL=KISS
KISSOPTIONS=NOPARAMS
FULLDUP=1
IPADDR=127.0.0.1
TCPPORT=8001
SPEED=1200
CHANNEL=A
QUALITY=0?????????? ;setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
MAXFRAME=4????? ;max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
FRACK=7000???????? ;level 2 timeout in millisec
RESPTIME=1000?? ;level 2 delayed ack timer in milliseconds
RETRIES=10????????? ;level 2 max retry value
PACLEN=236????????? ;max is 236 if using NETROM links
TXDELAY=250
TXTAIL=150
SLOTTIME=100
PERSIST=64
DIGIFLAG=0
DIGIPORT=0
UNPROTO=
ENDPORT
this is my portable for client use, so I don't keep a node table, broadcast or digi anyone else
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Re: direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
Oh, and I left out my PTT config line from the instructions because from what I understand, the Signalink uses VOX.? If I'm wrong, we can discuss that.
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Re: direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
I could dump a whole config file on you but with direwolf there are only a few things that matter.?? Identify your soundcard (card 2, device 0)
ADEVICE? plughw:2,0
Only one audio channel
ACHANNELS 1
Everything below this will be configuration for this channel
CHANNEL 0
Obviously put your call in
MYCALL W1AW
I'm running HF on direwolf so this is my config.? You should just enter "MODEM 1200" if that's what you want.
MODEM 300 1600:1800 7@30 /4 E
This is how you connect BPQ to direwolf
AGWPORT 8000
KISSPORT 8001
I'm not running APRS so I have this here.? If you are using APRS, leave it commented out.
FIX_BITS 0 AX25
I left everything else below that alone.
For bpq32.cfg, here's my port configuration.? There's more in my config file, but this is specifically my direwolf port.? Some of the settings like paclen, frack, slottime, and persist are specific to my HF setup.? If you are using VHF, the numbers don't have to be as "conservative".? Google what normal numbers are and use those.? "PORTNUM" has to be a unique number in your config.? The "ID" is what shows up when someone queries your port.? "IPADDR" and "TCPPORT"? is how bpq finds direwolf.? 127.0.0.1 is your local computer aka localhost.? TCPPORT was defined in the Direwolf config.? "DIGIFLAG=1"? means I want this port to allow digipeating.? If you don't, don't add that in.
PORT
?PORTNUM=2
?ID=14.105/7.104 LSB 300 baud
?LOGGING=1
?TYPE=ASYNC
?PROTOCOL=KISS
?IPADDR=127.0.0.1
?TCPPORT=8001
?CHANNEL=A
?PACLEN=60
?TXDELAY=300
?FRACK=9000
?SLOTTIME=220
?PERSIST=45
?RESPTIME=0
?MAXFRAME=1
?RETRIES=10
?BCALL=KJ7LVZ
?DIGIFLAG=1
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ENDPORT
I hope this all helps.? I can share more of my config privately but I'm not going to post the whole thing here.? Depending on how you installed these to programs, they may use a config file location you aren't aware of.? I download "locate" and use that to find any hiding config file locations.?? Joshua KJ7LVZ
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Re: direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
Yes.
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card 2: SIGNALINK [USB AUDIO?
CODEC], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
? Subdevices: 0/1
? Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
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I don't use a signalink? but it is just a USB soundcard as far as I can tell. Do you know how to identify your soundcard device number in Linux?? I use "aplay-l" and "arecord -l"
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Re: direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
I don't use a signalink? but it is just a USB soundcard as far as I can tell. Do you know how to identify your soundcard device number in Linux?? I use "aplay-l" and "arecord -l"
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direwolf, signalink, and bpq32 on linux
Hi All!
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I am lost in the configuration rabbit hole, and I feel the Mad Hatter sneaking up on me (I hope someone gets the reference).
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Does anyone have a configuration file for Direwolf and bpq32 that will work with the signalink?
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Thanks!
-Chris
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Since the introduction of the node wildcard search the command to check “nodes via” is now returning “Missing Call” instead of a list of nodes. Checked on any node on an earlier v6.0.22.x and it works still. v RRRNET:PE1RRR-5} Version 6.0.23.1
n via k8opg-15
RRRNET:PE1RRR-5} Missing Call
c bex
RIJEN:PE1RRR-7} Connected to BEX:GB7BEX-7
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BEX:GB7BEX-7} Version 6.0.22.67
n via pe1rrr-7
BEX:GB7BEX-7}?
GYBNOD:EI2GYB-7 EI2GYB-7 2 191 PE1RRR-7 2 142?
GYBBBS:EI2GYB-3 EI2GYB-7 2 190 PE1RRR-7 2 142?
RIJEN:PE1RRR-7 PE1RRR-7 2 191 G8BPQ-9 2 142 EI2GYB-7 2 142
<snip>
73
Red
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Hi
Jeff
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Thanks for
the backup, my only point is Kantronics wants 19200 for Com speed on their Dual
Port
TNC’S, even
if it works at 9600 BAUD Com Speed I have helped several in the past with
problems
with KAM’S
and 9612’S the cure was simply switching from 9600 to 19200.
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Use what
ever you think works!
73
Mike
Melnik-N9PMO
BPQ32 Group Moderator
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John,
Solved! I was running in the Single Window (Term + Mon) mode. When I use the Tabbed mode, it works. In the Single Window (Term only) mode it works also ok. Only Single Window (Term + Mon) mode gives a grey Menu Connect.
Thanks for the answer.
73
Teun
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I'll look into it when I have a bit of spare time.
Thanks,
John
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On 06/07/2022 19:45, Sholto Fisher wrote: John,
I'm sure it's a trivial matter but that doesn't quite gel with what I'm observing. The only RPR station in this list is W7BMH but I see dots next to K7SKI and KB9KC (both HFP stations).
Could it be some glitch with the switchmodes statement? I.e. the mode gets switched to robust packet just as the call is added to the heard list perhaps?
HAVEN:K7TMG-7} Heard List for Port 2
K7TMG.???? 00:00:00:13
W7BMH-1+?? 00:00:06:24
W7BMH-1.?? 00:00:06:24
WH6ANH-7?? 00:00:09:14
KE0GB-7??? 00:00:16:14
KB5YZB-1?? 00:00:30:00
KB9SOZ???? 00:00:31:08
N0HI-7???? 00:00:44:05
VE3DTJ???? 00:00:53:45
KB9PVH-7?? 00:01:11:27
KB5YZB-7?? 00:01:11:59
AL7LS????? 00:01:19:05
WG0A-1???? 00:01:47:34
AC0VC-7??? 00:01:50:51
KB8UVN-7?? 00:01:50:54
N0NJY-7??? 00:01:58:50
AB4KR????? 00:02:20:40
W9GM-1???? 00:02:20:58
WB5BNV???? 00:02:41:54
N5LCP????? 00:02:57:28
K7SKI????? 00:02:58:42
N3MEL????? 00:03:02:46??? via KB9PVH*
N3MEL-7??? 00:03:15:44
KB9KC.???? 00:03:23:23
WH6ANH-15? 00:03:27:01
K7SKI.???? 00:03:28:42
KK4DIV-7?? 00:03:32:35
I'm using DRIVER=SCSTracker and SWITCHMODES 8 on that port.
PS Don't waste your valuable time on this, I was just curious is all.
Sholto
On 7/6/2022 1:22 PM, John G8BPQ wrote:
In non-ax.25 drivers (but including UZ7HO) + is connected and ! is heard. For ax.25 . indicates robust packet, no character normal packet.
73,
John
On 06/07/2022 14:49, Jeff - WA4ZKO wrote:
On some HF drivers the dot behind the callsign equals that call was heard.
The +? equals a connection was made.
That is expected behavior. I know the Robust Packet hostmode Tracker DSP TNC driver does it, so probably the same for the Pactor drivers.
John can elaborate/correct me.
I've tried you the other afternoon on 20m RP, but no joy. Tad too close for 20m this time of year, but should be easy(ier) this Fall/Winter.
73
Jeff
WA4ZKO
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Christopher Molnar KO4YAW
KD4JWF
Joshua KJ7LVZ
Red R. R. Tuby (PE1RRR)