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To use an AXIP link to need to find a station to link to and exchange IP address / Host Name information. Once the link is configured you can test by trying to connect to your partner's call.

73,
John

HI,
Is there a way to test the AXIP ports to know they are working ok? I am just setting this all up using a signalink clone not a external TNC. It seems the program is working ok and sending and receiving packets ok,? but I have not tried anything with AXIP ports yet not quite sure how to test it to see if its working or if my setup is all goofy.
Thanks,
Brian WD9HXC

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HI,
Is there a way to test the AXIP ports to know they are working ok? I am just setting this all up using a signalink clone not a external TNC. It seems the program is working ok and sending and receiving packets ok,? but I have not tried anything with AXIP ports yet not quite sure how to test it to see if its working or if my setup is all goofy.
Thanks,
Brian WD9HXC

Progress!

On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 08:48 AM, John G8BPQ wrote:

? COMPORT=/dev/ttyAMA0? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Serial port

? SPEED=19200? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Serial port speed

with
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?IPADDR=127.0.0.1
?TCPPORT=8001

I made the above change and when I started linbpq I get this:

BPQ AX25 Packet Switch System Version 6.0.21.24 February 2021

Copyright ? 2001-2021 John Wiseman G8BPQ

Current Directory is /home/pi/linbpq

?

Configuration file Preprocessor.

Using Configuration file /home/pi/linbpq/bpq32.cfg

Conversion (probably) successful

?

PORTS 0x21f9c8 LINKS 0x222410 DESTS 0x225310 ROUTES 0x22b8a0 L4 0x22d2a0 BUFFERS 0x233768

?

Route/Node recovery file BPQNODES.dat not found - Continuing without it

Initialising Port 01? ? ?TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A?

Initialising Port 02? ? ?Telnet Server?

Initialising Port 03? ? ?AXIP?

Starting Mail

Config File is /home/pi/linbpq/linmail.cfg

Config File not found - creating a default config

Config Processed

Config File /home/pi/linbpq/WP.cfg Line 0 - file I/O error

Mail Started

slave device: /dev/pts/3. symlink to /home/pi/BPQ/com10 created

TNC Emulator Init Complete


Now, when I open Chromium and enter ?I connect to the K3CWP-1 node.

However Direwolf is sending me dire (pun intended) messages:

KISS TCP: Something unexpected from client application.

Is client app treating this like an old TNC with command mode?

This can be caused by the application sending commands to put a

traditional TNC into KISS mode.? It is usually a harmless warning.

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I'm going to stop for the evening and work on it tomorrow sometime.

Thanks for the help.? I'm sure I'll be asking for more.
Carmine, K3CWP

? COMPORT=/dev/ttyAMA0? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; Serial port

? SPEED=19200? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Serial port speed

with
?
?IPADDR=127.0.0.1
?TCPPORT=8001

John:

Is that the whole of the startup message? You should have lines starting "Initialising Port".

Yes.

This is probably a stupid question, but does linbpq keep running? Ie does it exit?

I believe it does.? The terminal window stays open until I type ^C or exit using the X on the terminal window.

To check that the ports are listening, use

netstat -n -a | grep 8008??? ??? ??? ??? ??? (repeat for 8010, 8011)

Tried this for all three ports and nothing returns, just the command line prompt.

You should be able to test with telnet 127.0.0.1 8010 or browser to 127.0.0.1:8008 (assuming the browser is on the same machine as linbpq - if not use IP address of the linbpq machine instead of 127.0.0.1

Tried all three of these using Telnet and get the connection refused message.

?Not related to your connection refused problem, but your KISS port definition is for a physical TNC connected to the Pi header. For Direwolf you need to use a KISS over TCP connection.

I started thinking about this and remember that elsewhere someone suggested starting Direwolf with the -p command line option.? I made that part of the start line in the menu and now the Direwolf startup message looks like this:

Dire Wolf DEVELOPMENT version 1.7 A (Dec? 6 2020)

Includes optional support for:? gpsd hamlib cm108-ptt

ERROR - Could not open config file /home/pi/direwolf.conf

Try using -c command line option for alternate location.

Audio device for both receive and transmit: default? (channel 0)

Channel 0: 1200 baud, AFSK 1200 & 2200 Hz, A+, 44100 sample rate / 3.

Note: PTT not configured for channel 0. (Ignore this if using VOX.)

Ready to accept KISS TCP client application 0 on port 8001 ...

Virtual KISS TNC is available on /dev/pts/1

Created symlink /tmp/kisstnc -> /dev/pts/1

Ready to accept AGW client application 0 on port 8000 ...

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Does this mean that I should change the line in Port 1 from:

COMPORT=/dev/ttyAMA0??

to

COMPORT=/dev/pts/1

I also note that I don't see ports 8000 or 8001 anywhere in the bpq32.cfg file.? Should they be in there?


Thank you.
Carmine, K3CWP

Hello John and group....

I have been trying to compile a BPQmailbox forwarding script to connect from my BPQmailbox into another BPQmailbox via that station's node; via my telnet port connection [rather than via the AXIP/mapped routing connection that was available via UK broadband but does not work under my current internet connection via my mobile phone]

I tried earlier this year via a Windows setup that also failed to connect.... but the latest combination I am using is now a RPi4 that has the terminal logon screen:
mike@Mike-Pi:~/bpq $ ./pilinbpq
G8BPQ AX25 Packet Switch System Version 6.0.21.24 February 2021
Copyright ? 2001-2021 John Wiseman G8BPQ
Current Directory is /home/mike/bpq

Configuration file Preprocessor.
Using Configuration file /home/mike/bpq/bpq32.cfg
Conversion (probably) successful

PORTS 0x21f9c8 LINKS 0x224058 DESTS 0x226e9c ROUTES 0x233e9c L4 0x23589c BUFFERS 0x23bea8

Initialising Port 01     AXIP 
Initialising Port 02     ASYNC /dev/ttyUSB0 Chan A 
Initialising Port 03     ASYNC /dev/ttyUSB1 Chan A 
Initialising Port 04     ASYNC /dev/ttyUSB2 Chan A 
Initialising Port 05     Telnet Server 
Using Shared Memory /BPQAPRSSharedMem
Map APRS Shared Memory Allocated at 0x43000000
APRS Digi/Gateway Enabled
Starting Chat
Config File is /home/mike/bpq/chatconfig.cfg
Chat Started
Starting Mail
Config File is /home/mike/bpq/linmail.cfg
Config Processed
Config File /home/mike/bpq/WP.cfg Line 0 - file I/O error
Mail Started

= = = =

My connect script for this BBS is currently [as above, my telnet port is nr 5]:


Idletime 60 
att 5
c GB7XXX.DYNDNS.org 8010 telnet g4fvg
pause 3
passwordxxxxx
c gb7xxx [ or entering BBS command]

= =  == 

Using the above does get me to the remote station's normal node prompt [after my login password was accepted], but fails to send [or react to] the last line where I ask the remote node to connect me to the BBS.
The distant node then times out and disconnects after the 60 seconds have elapsed.

Does anyone have a working connect script that works/forwards when connecting via an outgoing telnet connection?

73 Mike

Jeff:

For #1, here is the terminal text after start up:

pi@hampi:~/BPQ $ ./pilinbpq

G8BPQ AX25 Packet Switch System Version 6.0.21.26 February 2021

Copyright ? 2001-2021 John Wiseman G8BPQ

Current Directory is /home/pi/BPQ

?

Configuration file Preprocessor.

Using Configuration file /home/pi/BPQ/bpq32.cfg

Conversion (probably) successful

?

PORTS 0x21f9d8 LINKS 0x222420 DESTS 0x225320 ROUTES 0x22b8b0 L4 0x22d2b0 BUFFERS 0x233778

?

Route/Node recovery file BPQNODES.dat not found - Continuing without it

For #2, I did not think of that but I'll set those ports on the router and see what happens.

Thank you.
Carmine, K3CWP

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