How to find HA forwarding peer
Hi Gang!
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I am running my LinBPQ BBS on 145.050 out in Greenville Tx (~50 miles Northeast of DFW).? I don't have any other packet stations near me. I can usually connect to N5COR-10 on 145.050 and I guess I could hear other stations if I changed frequency.? I have a 3 element yagi that I am going to mount on the tower soon, so I am fairly sure I'll be able to reliably reach into the big city.
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My question is: how do I find a peer willing to accept and forward messages?? Is there a way to reach out to the sysop that I don't know about?? I'm sure once I find my forwarder I'll have more questions,? is there a "setting up HA forwarding for dummies" document somewhere?
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Thanks and 73
Ken AC0TG
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Got it.
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On the HTML menu page.
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Terminal?
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LISTEN <portnum>
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Re: Bad config record RADIO=1
Here they are:
PORT
PORTNUM=4 ; Port number
ID=300 Baud HF packet ; PORTS command text
TYPE=ASYNC ; RS232 connection
DRIVER=UZ7HO
CHANNEL=A ; TNC channel
;PORTCALL=CR6MPB
PORTCALL=YU7BPQ
;PORTCALL=3B8YT
;PORTCALL=II1CIT
;PORTCALL=J41MPB
INTERLOCK=1 ; Optional - set if you have two ports sharing the
same radio.
; Set the same Interlock value on both ports.
;IPADDR=127.0.0.1 ; DIREWOLF
;TCPPORT=8002 ; DIREWOLF
CONFIG
RADIO=1
ADDR 127.0.0.1 8000
MAXSESSIONS=5
UPDATEMAP
BEACONAFTERSESSION
SPEED=19200
MAXFRAME=1 ; Max outstanding frames by UT1HZM 2
(105NETWORK says 1)
;FRACK=12000 ; Level 2 timeout (ms) by
UT1HZM 12-15second (or 12000-15000 if not in seconds) 5000 by 105NET
FRACK=5000 ; From his manual by VE1AMA
(SK) test Dec 30, 2021
DWAIT=0 ; From his manual by VE1AMA
(SK) Network105 founder
RESPTIME=2000 ; Level 2 delayed ACK (ms) by UT1HZM 2000
(2sec)
RETRIES=10 ; Level 2 max retries by UT1HZM 12 or 15 (?)
; PACLEN=236 ; Max packet length (bytes)
; PACLEN=64 ; Max packet length (bytes) by UT1HZM 64 or 80
PACLEN=100 ; Max packet length (bytes) by UT1HZM "for
better FEC"
; PACLEN=100 ; Max packet length (bytes) by UZ7HO "for
FX25 in EU"
; PACLEN=60 ; Max packet length (bytes) by VE1AMA
(SK) test 30, 2021
; TXDELAY=480 ; Transmit keyup delay (ms)
TXDELAY=300 ; Transmit keyup delay (ms) by
UT1HZM 250-350msec
SLOTTIME=100 ; CMSA interval timer (ms) by UT1HZM 100
TXTAIL=30 ; by UT1HZM 30 or 50
PERSIST=90 ; Persistence (256/(# transmissions-1) by UT1HZM 90
DIGIFLAG=0 ; Allow Digipeat on this port
; PORTCALL=YT7MPB-9
QUALITY=255 ; salje nodes listu
;QUALITY=0 ; nesalje nodes listu
ENDPORT
PORT
PORTNUM=5 ; Port number
ID=300 Baud HF packet ; PORTS command text
TYPE=ASYNC ; RS232 connection
DRIVER=UZ7HO
CHANNEL=B ; TNC channel
;PORTCALL=CR6MPB
PORTCALL=YU7BPQ
;PORTCALL=3B8YT
;PORTCALL=II1CIT
;PORTCALL=J41MPB
INTERLOCK=1 ; Optional - set if you have two ports sharing the
same radio.
; Set the same Interlock value on both ports.
;IPADDR=127.0.0.1 ; DIREWOLF
;TCPPORT=8002 ; DIREWOLF
CONFIG
RADIO=1
ADDR 127.0.0.1 8000
MAXSESSIONS=5
UPDATEMAP
BEACONAFTERSESSION
SPEED=19200
MAXFRAME=1 ; Max outstanding frames by UT1HZM 2
(105NETWORK says 1)
;FRACK=12000 ; Level 2 timeout (ms) by
UT1HZM 12-15second (or 12000-15000 if not in seconds) 5000 by 105NET
FRACK=5000 ; From his manual by VE1AMA
(SK) test Dec 30, 2021
DWAIT=0 ; From his manual by VE1AMA
(SK) Network105 founder
RESPTIME=2000 ; Level 2 delayed ACK (ms) by UT1HZM 2000
(2sec)
RETRIES=10 ; Level 2 max retries by UT1HZM 12 or 15 (?)
; PACLEN=236 ; Max packet length (bytes)
; PACLEN=64 ; Max packet length (bytes) by UT1HZM 64 or 80
; PACLEN=100 ; Max packet length (bytes) by UT1HZM "for
better FEC"
PACLEN=100 ; Max packet length (bytes) by UZ7HO "for
FX25 in EU"
; PACLEN=60 ; Max packet length (bytes) by VE1AMA
(SK) test 30, 2021
; TXDELAY=480 ; Transmit keyup delay (ms)
TXDELAY=300 ; Transmit keyup delay (ms) by
UT1HZM 250-350msec
SLOTTIME=100 ; CMSA interval timer (ms) by UT1HZM 100
TXTAIL=30 ; by UT1HZM 30 or 50
PERSIST=90 ; Persistence (256/(# transmissions-1) by UT1HZM 90
DIGIFLAG=0 ; Allow Digipeat on this port
; PORTCALL=YT7MPB-9
QUALITY=255 ; salje nodes listu
;QUALITY=0 ; nesalje nodes listu
ENDPORT
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Can you post the port definitions for port 4 and 5?
Thanks,
John
On 27/05/2025 15:26, Misko YT7MPB via groups.io wrote:
John,
I just upgraded linbpq from version 6.0.24.65 to version 6.0.24.71 and
noticed an error (see the Subject):
Initialising Port 01 Telnet Server
Initialising Port 02 SCS Pactor /dev/ttyUSB1
Initialising Port 03 TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A
Initialising Port 04
Bad config record RADIO=1
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan A
Initialising Port 05
Bad config record RADIO=1
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan B
Initialising Port 06 KAM Pactor /dev/ttyUSB3
That did not appear in version 6.0.24.65:
Initialising Port 01 Telnet Server
Initialising Port 02 SCS Pactor /dev/ttyUSB1
Initialising Port 03 TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A
Initialising Port 04
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan A
Initialising Port 05
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan B
Initialising Port 06 KAM Pactor /dev/ttyUSB3
Misko YT7MPB
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Re: FILE-import not working correctly for WL2K
#bbs
John,
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also thanks to you for replying! This is the log:
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250527 15:57:56 >IMPORT ? ?SP rms:rec.eiver @ doma.in < call@...
250527 15:57:56 >IMPORT ? ?OK
250527 15:57:56 ?IMPORT ? ?Msg 14993 Routing Trace To RMS Via rec.eiver
250527 15:57:56 ?IMPORT ? ?Routing Trace to RMS Matches BBS RMS
250527 15:57:56 >IMPORT ? ?>
250527 15:57:56 | ? ? ? ? ?Imported 1 Message(s) from IMPORT/pbx-import.txt
[... mail is handed over to the RMS without the domain-part...]
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250527 16:01:42 >IMPORT ? ?SP rms:rec.eiver @doma.in < call@...
250527 16:01:42 >IMPORT ? ?*** Error: Invalid Format
250527 16:01:42 | ? ? ? ? ?Imported 0 Message(s) from IMPORT/pbx-import.txt
[...]
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250527 16:03:02 >IMPORT ? ?SP rms:rec.eiver@ doma.in < call@...
250527 16:03:02 >IMPORT ? ?*** Error: Invalid Format
250527 16:03:02 | ? ? ? ? ?Imported 0 Message(s) from IMPORT/pbx-import.txt
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73 - Jochen
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Re: Bad config record RADIO=1
Can you post the port definitions for port 4 and 5?
Thanks,
John
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On 27/05/2025 15:26, Misko YT7MPB via groups.io wrote: John,
I just upgraded linbpq from version 6.0.24.65 to version 6.0.24.71 and noticed an error (see the Subject):
Initialising Port 01 Telnet Server
Initialising Port 02 SCS Pactor /dev/ttyUSB1
Initialising Port 03 TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A
Initialising Port 04
Bad config record RADIO=1
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan A
Initialising Port 05
Bad config record RADIO=1
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan B
Initialising Port 06 KAM Pactor /dev/ttyUSB3
That did not appear in version 6.0.24.65:
Initialising Port 01 Telnet Server
Initialising Port 02 SCS Pactor /dev/ttyUSB1
Initialising Port 03 TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A
Initialising Port 04
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan A
Initialising Port 05
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan B
Initialising Port 06 KAM Pactor /dev/ttyUSB3
Misko YT7MPB
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Re: Bad config record RADIO=1
What sign, where to remove from?
Misko YT7MPB
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Remove = sign
RADIO 1
COM6 9600 ICOM IC718 5E
4,3.5855,USB,F1,P23,W2
Ray N3HYM
On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 10:26?AM Misko YT7MPB via groups.io <skoric=
[email protected]> wrote:
John,
I just upgraded linbpq from version 6.0.24.65 to version 6.0.24.71 and
noticed an error (see the Subject):
Initialising Port 01 Telnet Server
Initialising Port 02 SCS Pactor /dev/ttyUSB1
Initialising Port 03 TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A
Initialising Port 04
Bad config record RADIO=1
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan A
Initialising Port 05
Bad config record RADIO=1
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan B
Initialising Port 06 KAM Pactor /dev/ttyUSB3
That did not appear in version 6.0.24.65:
Initialising Port 01 Telnet Server
Initialising Port 02 SCS Pactor /dev/ttyUSB1
Initialising Port 03 TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A
Initialising Port 04
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan A
Initialising Port 05
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan B
Initialising Port 06 KAM Pactor /dev/ttyUSB3
Misko YT7MPB
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Re: Bad config record RADIO=1
Remove =? sign
RADIO 1
COM6 9600 ICOM IC718 5E
4,3.5855,USB,F1,P23,W2
Ray N3HYM
John,
I just upgraded linbpq from version 6.0.24.65 to version 6.0.24.71 and noticed an error (see the Subject):
Initialising Port 01? ? ?Telnet Server
Initialising Port 02? ? ?SCS Pactor /dev/ttyUSB1
Initialising Port 03? ? ?TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A
Initialising Port 04? ? ?
Bad config record RADIO=1
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan A
Initialising Port 05? ? ?
Bad config record RADIO=1
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan B
Initialising Port 06? ? ?KAM Pactor /dev/ttyUSB3
That did not appear in version :
Initialising Port 01? ? ?Telnet Server
Initialising Port 02? ? ?SCS Pactor /dev/ttyUSB1
Initialising Port 03? ? ?TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A
Initialising Port 04? ? ?
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan A
Initialising Port 05? ? ?
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan B
Initialising Port 06? ? ?KAM Pactor /dev/ttyUSB3
Misko YT7MPB
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Bad config record RADIO=1
John,
I just upgraded linbpq from version 6.0.24.65 to version 6.0.24.71 and noticed an error (see the Subject):
Initialising Port 01 Telnet Server
Initialising Port 02 SCS Pactor /dev/ttyUSB1
Initialising Port 03 TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A
Initialising Port 04
Bad config record RADIO=1
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan A
Initialising Port 05
Bad config record RADIO=1
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan B
Initialising Port 06 KAM Pactor /dev/ttyUSB3
That did not appear in version 6.0.24.65:
Initialising Port 01 Telnet Server
Initialising Port 02 SCS Pactor /dev/ttyUSB1
Initialising Port 03 TCPKISS IP 127.0.0.1 Port 8001 Chan A
Initialising Port 04
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan A
Initialising Port 05
UZ7HO Host 127.0.0.1 Port 8000 Chan B
Initialising Port 06 KAM Pactor /dev/ttyUSB3
Misko YT7MPB
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Is there a way to monitor raw packets with LinBPQ like you can with BPQ32?
I am running a TNC-X.
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Re: FILE-import not working correctly for WL2K
#bbs
Jochen,
What does the BBS log show?
Thanks,
John
On 25/05/2025 19:49, Jochen via
groups.io wrote:
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Hi John,
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for automated messages I am using the import successfully for
bulletins and personal messages within the bbs for the
equivalent file.
Trying to send a winlink-mail or smtp-address in this way the
domain is stripped an d causes an error-notification by the
receiving system.
That's how the import-file looks like:
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Subject-Text
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Lorem ipsum...
/EX
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Same problem with "smtp:" instead of "rms:" and "winlink.org"
instead of "doma.in"
Thanks once again for your steady work and updates!
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73 - Jochen
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Re: FILE-import not working correctly for WL2K
#bbs
Hi Chuck,
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thanks for answering! Removing the space before or after the @ the file is simply removed without importing anything at all.
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73 - Jochen
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Re: FILE-import not working correctly for WL2K
#bbs
On 5/25/25 14:49, Jochen via groups.io
wrote:
SP rms:usermail
@ doma.in < MYCALL@...
Hi, Jochen:
What happens if your remove the spaces before and after "@"?
73, Chuck
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FILE-import not working correctly for WL2K
#bbs
Hi John,
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for automated messages I am using the import successfully for bulletins and personal messages within the bbs for the equivalent file.
Trying to send a winlink-mail or smtp-address in this way the domain is stripped an d causes an error-notification by the receiving system.
That's how the import-file looks like:
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Subject-Text
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Lorem ipsum...
/EX
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Same problem with "smtp:" instead of "rms:" and "winlink.org" instead of "doma.in"
Thanks once again for your steady work and updates!
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73 - Jochen
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Re: Configure axip port in bpq32.cfg
On Sun, May 25, 2025 at 08:55 AM, Bob-va3rjs wrote:
I did remove that in one of my iterations of the config file…it was causing an out and out failure to process the file. Thanks
Are you able to try this again and view the syslog for BPQ startup errors?
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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Re: Configure axip port in bpq32.cfg
Ok John thanks,yes it was error=98
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On May 25, 2025, at 10:33?AM, John G8BPQ via groups.io <john.wiseman@...> wrote:
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Depends on what the bInd error is, but the most common is error 98
which is normally caused by having two copies of LinBPQ running..
73, John
On 24/05/2025 21:42, Bob-va3rjs via
groups.io wrote:
Hi attached is my current config for axip on my raspberrypi.
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just wondering what i am missing i am getting a bind error
for the udp port.
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PORT
?PORTNUM=4
?ID=AX/IP/UDP?
?DRIVER=BPQAXIP
PROTOCOL=AXUDP
?QUALITY=200 ? ? ? ?; Quality factor applied to node
broadcasts heard on
? ? ? ? ? ? ; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
? ? ? ? ? ? ; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
?MINQUAL=0 ? ? ? ?; Entries in the nodes table with qualities
greater or
? ? ? ? ? ? ; equal to MINQUAL will be sent on this port. A
value
? ? ? ? ? ? ; of 0 sends everything.
?MAXFRAME=7 ? ? ? ?; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
?FRACK=7000 ? ? ? ?; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
?RESPTIME=1000 ? ? ? ?; Level 2 delayed ack timer in
milliseconds
?RETRIES=10 ? ? ? ?; Level 2 maximum retry value
?UNPROTO=ID ? ? ? ?; BTEXT broadcast addrs format:
DEST[,digi1[,digi2]]
CONFIG
?UDP 10093 ? ? ? ?;Listens for UDP packets on this UDP port
number
?UDP 10092
?MHEARD ON
; AUTOADDMAP
?BROADCAST NODES
?BROADCAST ID
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?MAP K0ZCO-1 K0ZCO.DDNS.NET UDP 10093 B
ENDPORT
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Bob
va3rjs
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See M0LTEMapInfo in
73, John
On 24/05/2025 22:58, Christopher Molnar
KO4YAW via groups.io wrote:
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Hello,
This may not be the right place for this question so please
forgive me and direct me to the appropriate group.
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I am wondering why on the packet map at:
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My station shows everything as a (inet) port, but when I look
at other stations HF ports they show (FSK)? I am also noticing
that they show heard stations on their FSK ports, but for some
reason the only heard stations I show are on my AX.25 links.
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Mine:
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Other comparison:
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My bet is I do not have something configured properly, I
would like to solve this.
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Thanks for any suggestions!
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-Chris
KO4YAW
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Re: Configure axip port in bpq32.cfg
Depends on what the bInd error is, but the most common is error 98
which is normally caused by having two copies of LinBPQ running..
73, John
On 24/05/2025 21:42, Bob-va3rjs via
groups.io wrote:
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Hi attached is my current config for axip on my raspberrypi.
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just wondering what i am missing i am getting a bind error
for the udp port.
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PORT
?PORTNUM=4
?ID=AX/IP/UDP?
?DRIVER=BPQAXIP
PROTOCOL=AXUDP
?QUALITY=200 ? ? ? ?; Quality factor applied to node
broadcasts heard on
? ? ? ? ? ? ; this port, unless overridden by a locked route
? ? ? ? ? ? ; entry. Setting to 0 stops node broadcasts
?MINQUAL=0 ? ? ? ?; Entries in the nodes table with qualities
greater or
? ? ? ? ? ? ; equal to MINQUAL will be sent on this port. A
value
? ? ? ? ? ? ; of 0 sends everything.
?MAXFRAME=7 ? ? ? ?; Max outstanding frames (1 thru 7)
?FRACK=7000 ? ? ? ?; Level 2 timout in milliseconds
?RESPTIME=1000 ? ? ? ?; Level 2 delayed ack timer in
milliseconds
?RETRIES=10 ? ? ? ?; Level 2 maximum retry value
?UNPROTO=ID ? ? ? ?; BTEXT broadcast addrs format:
DEST[,digi1[,digi2]]
CONFIG
?UDP 10093 ? ? ? ?;Listens for UDP packets on this UDP port
number
?UDP 10092
?MHEARD ON
; AUTOADDMAP
?BROADCAST NODES
?BROADCAST ID
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?MAP K0ZCO-1 K0ZCO.DDNS.NET UDP 10093 B
ENDPORT
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Bob
va3rjs
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Re: Configure axip port in bpq32.cfg
I did remove that in one of my iterations of the config file…it was causing an out and out failure to process the file. Thanks
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On May 25, 2025, at 9:42?AM, Mark Taylor <mtaylor@...> wrote:
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PROTOCOL=AXUDP
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Maybe it's new, maybe old, maybe I'm going crazy... but try removing or commenting out that line.
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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What would cause a Linchat to not report to the nodemap?? Would an old 6.0.21.1 version not report due to being so outdated?
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Configuration looks correct, the links show yellow on the map, but the chat node does not. Of course the chat node shows Not Reporting in the Chat Report as well.
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(Asking for a friend.)
Update is not yet possible...but in the future.
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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Re: Configure axip port in bpq32.cfg
I have never seen this:
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PROTOCOL=AXUDP
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Maybe it's new, maybe old, maybe I'm going crazy... but try removing or commenting out that line.
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73,
Mark, N5MDT
Montgomery, Texas
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Ken AC0TG
Ray Adkins