Re: Ratflectors and keepalives.
Hi Ralph, I don't have an answer for you about the clock, but I can help you with the second item.
How to cure Ratflector fatigue:
1. Open the Config window (ALT+P). 2. Go to Appearance and type \[QST\] on the Ignore RegEx line. 3. Go to Chat and clear the "Show status updates in chat" check box. 4. Click Save to close the Config window. 5. On the Chat tab, click Add Filter on the toolbar and type [QST], click OK. 6. Enjoy using D-RATS. ? Patrick (N3TSZ)
From: "'Ralph Brigham' ralph.alden.brigham@... [d-rats_group]"
To: d-rats_group@...
Sent: Sunday, November 8, 2015 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [d-rats_group] Ratflectors and keepalives.
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Hello All,
A while back I noticed that in the preferences the section that activated the UTC rather than
Local time would not function even when checked. Could there be a section of code missing?
Also is there any way to disable sounds when 'pings' are sent/received. Maybe also have
sound files other than the ones that come with the computer - for D-Rats.
Just a thought.
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Re: Ratflectors and keepalives.
Hello All,
A while back I noticed that in the preferences the section that activated the UTC rather than
Local time would not function even when checked. Could there be a section of code missing?
Also is there any way to disable sounds when 'pings' are sent/received. Maybe also have
sound files other than the ones that come with the computer - for D-Rats.
Just a thought.
-- ** --
"Support Personnel are as Important as Rescuers at a Mission"
Ralph A Brigham NSS 22048RL KG4CSQ
1671 Ft Campbell Blvd
The Residences Apt #Y5
Clarksville TN 37042-3542
(931) 906-9277
--***--
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Re: Ratflectors and keepalives.
I have access to the source tree. Someone indicated a while back that they had a patch or fix for this.?If someone has a patch, send it to me and we can see about getting a new daily build pushed out. I have a few minor things I've tweaked as well, like adding support files to auto start d_rats-reflector as a service on Fedora Linux.
Mike, N0SO
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On Nov 8, 2015, at 11:41 AM, 'John E. Malmberg' wb8tyw@... [d-rats_group] < d-rats_group@...> wrote:
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Currently there is an issue with using d-rats on ISP's like mine that
terminate idle sessions.
The proper solution is a a keep-alive packet that would be sent between
d-rats and the ratflector, but that the ratflector would not then relay.
Is anyone working on getting this into the d-rats client and ratflector
code?
Regards,
-John
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Re: Ratflectors and keepalives.
My work-around for that is to send a QST containing a GPS report every ten minutes. It keeps your connection alive, keeps your callsign on the station list, and doesn't print in the chat screen. Please help reduce Ratflector pollution. ? Patrick (N3TSZ)
From: "'John E. Malmberg' wb8tyw@... [d-rats_group]"
To: d-rats_group@...
Sent: Sunday, November 8, 2015 12:41 PM
Subject: [d-rats_group] Ratflectors and keepalives.
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Currently there is an issue with using d-rats on ISP's like mine that
terminate idle sessions.
The proper solution is a a keep-alive packet that would be sent between
d-rats and the ratflector, but that the ratflector would not then relay.
Is anyone working on getting this into the d-rats client and ratflector
code?
Regards,
-John
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Ratflectors and keepalives.
Currently there is an issue with using d-rats on ISP's like mine that terminate idle sessions.
The proper solution is a a keep-alive packet that would be sent between d-rats and the ratflector, but that the ratflector would not then relay.
Is anyone working on getting this into the d-rats client and ratflector code?
Regards,
-John
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I am pleased to announce that the Philadelphia Digital Radio Association (PDRA) now has a club Ratflector. It is co-located with the K3PDR repeater. The network address is k3pdr.dstargateway.org port 9000. We are also experimenting with RF access to this Ratflector. If you are in Eastern Montgomery County or Northeast Philadelphia, you can connect via D-STAR radio on 440.9375 simplex, or with a KISS TNC or AGWPE soundcard on 145.59 simplex. It has limited range, but improvements are coming. Our club net takes place on Monday nights at 8PM ET (0100 UTC Tuesdays) on the K3PDR B and C repeaters and REF020A. Net control also takes check-ins via D-RATS. All are welcome to join in. I hope to see you there.
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Re: Question about d-rats.com reflectors
Hello Everyone,
I've been recently chatting with Dan Smith and he has resumed
service on his primary Ratflector:
?? ref.d-rats.com:9000
He did note that he did not resume the 9001 Ratflector as he saw
little to zero usage on it.? As such, the Ratflector database found
at:
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--> click on the "More" pulldown --> select "database", and
then select "Ratflector List" should be updated.
--David
KI6ZHD
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Re: Public Ratflector now available
I have not spoken with Dan directly, but through a third party.? It is my understanding that the ratflectors he had online will not be returning.? There are other
things in the works as well which should be very positive for D-RATS.? Keep an ear out for more information soon.
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John WB4QDX
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From: d-rats_group@... [mailto:d-rats_group@...]
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 10:44 AM
To: d-rats_group@...
Subject: Re: [d-rats_group] Public Ratflector now available
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Hello John,
Thanks for setting this up.? Do you know for a fact that Dan Smith won't be bringing his two Ratflectors back online?? If that's the case, if I can get Dan to make the change, maybe we can get one more revision posted on his site to remove his old ratflectors,
add yours, and I think there is one more patch out there that Patrick recommends as well.
--David
KI6ZHD
On 11/02/2015 06:40 PM, wb4qdx@... [d-rats_group] wrote:
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As many have noted, the original public Ratflectors, ref.d-rats.com:9000 and
ref.d-rats.com:9001 are no longer available.? In an effort to make a public, open ratflector available for use, a new ratflector is now available at
drats.ratflector.com:9000.? This Ratflector is hosted in a commercial datacenter for reliability and sufficient bandwidth.? Please feel free to use this Ratflector as a worldwide meeting place for D-RATS users.
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Many have noted the ratflector.com domain is available to make an easy address for any ratflector.? A list of Ratflectors that are listed with ratflector.com is available at
.? If you would like your Ratflector listed with a ratflector.com address, send an email to
info@... with it's current address.? Thanks to Ed, WA4YIH, for creating and maintaining?the ratflector.com domain and to the Georgia D-STAR group for the hosting of the new Ratflector.
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There will be other positive?announcements concerning D-RATS in the next few weeks so stay tuned to this group.?
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Re: Public Ratflector now available
John /Ed
Thanks for all you guys do!
Jerome
WD4CWG
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As many have noted, the original public Ratflectors, and are no longer available.? In an effort to make a public, open ratflector available for use, a new ratflector is now available at .? This Ratflector is hosted in a commercial datacenter for reliability and sufficient bandwidth.? Please feel free to use this Ratflector as a worldwide meeting place for D-RATS users.
Many have noted the domain is available to make an easy address for any ratflector.? A list of Ratflectors that are listed with is available at .? If you would like your Ratflector listed with a address, send an email to info@... with it's current address.? Thanks to Ed, WA4YIH, for creating and maintaining?the domain and to the Georgia D-STAR group for the hosting of the new Ratflector.
There will be other positive?announcements concerning D-RATS in the next few weeks so stay tuned to this group.?
John WB4QDX
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Re: Raspberry Pi Drats Problem
Here is the latest update. I now have the pi running the drats server and the ratflector can be reach from outside my network. I'm putting together a step by step instructions on how I did. I just have a few more things to add to the instructions before I release it.
I want to thank all of those that provided such great information.
I have two things left to complete.
1. Making sure the pi is set to the UTC time. 2. That when the pi restarts it launch both D-rats and D-rats server.
Thanks again
Roger, N7BU
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Re: Public Ratflector now available
Hello John,
Thanks for setting this up.? Do you know for a fact that Dan Smith
won't be bringing his two Ratflectors back online?? If that's the
case, if I can get Dan to make the change, maybe we can get one
more revision posted on his site to remove his old ratflectors,
add yours, and I think there is one more patch out there that
Patrick recommends as well.
--David
KI6ZHD
On 11/02/2015 06:40 PM, wb4qdx@...
[d-rats_group] wrote:
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As many have noted, the original public Ratflectors,
ref.d-rats.com:9000 and ref.d-rats.com:9001
are no longer available.? In an effort to make a public,
open ratflector available for use, a new ratflector is now
available at drats.ratflector.com:9000.?
This Ratflector is hosted in a commercial datacenter for
reliability and sufficient bandwidth.? Please feel free to
use this Ratflector as a worldwide meeting place for
D-RATS users.
Many have noted the ratflector.com domain is available to
make an easy address for any ratflector.? A list of
Ratflectors that are listed with ratflector.com is
available at .?
If you would like your Ratflector listed with a
ratflector.com address, send an email to
info@... with it's current address.? Thanks to
Ed, WA4YIH, for creating and maintaining?the
ratflector.com domain and to the Georgia D-STAR group for
the hosting of the new Ratflector.
There will be other positive?announcements concerning
D-RATS in the next few weeks so stay tuned to this group.?
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Public Ratflector now available
As many have noted, the original public Ratflectors, ref.d-rats.com:9000 and ref.d-rats.com:9001 are no longer available.? In an effort to make a public, open ratflector available for use, a new ratflector is now available at drats.ratflector.com:9000.? This Ratflector is hosted in a commercial datacenter for reliability and sufficient bandwidth.? Please feel free to use this Ratflector as a worldwide meeting place for D-RATS users.
Many have noted the ratflector.com domain is available to make an easy address for any ratflector.? A list of Ratflectors that are listed with ratflector.com is available at .? If you would like your Ratflector listed with a ratflector.com address, send an email to info@... with it's current address.? Thanks to Ed, WA4YIH, for creating and maintaining?the ratflector.com domain and to the Georgia D-STAR group for the hosting of the new Ratflector.
There will be other positive?announcements concerning D-RATS in the next few weeks so stay tuned to this group.?
John WB4QDX
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Re: Raspberry Pi Drats Problem
Hello Roger,
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Update on my latest trial and errors to get my drats
server up and running. I still can not get to the server
from outside my home network. I running a Motorola SB6141
cable modem on xfinity. I have the router connected to my
Amped Wireless router RTA15.
Usually most ISP provided routers are NOT "transparent" meaning
"simple bridge".? Most are now NATing routers that require port
forwarding to allow external traffic to directly reach internal
devices.? I don't have a SB6141 but according to
, it seems this IS a bridging device and there isn't any
configuration to set.
It's also worth pointing out that some ISPs get custom firmware from
the HW vendors so while these TimeWarner people get bridged modems,
other users like say Comcast might get the "router" firmware.? It
all depends unfortunately.
Just a heads up on the bridging side.. this is the simplest approach
but it's becoming a rarer feature and once bridged, these hardware
devices no longer provide any level of protection from the Internet
(firewall, nat, etc).? As such, if any computers are directly
connected to the SB6141, it's critical you have firewall software on
that PC.
I spent a couple of hours chatting with xfinity support
which was a total waste of time. They kept trying to help
me get the port forwarding set on the?router. I kept
trying to tell them that?I already had the router port
forwarding set and that the problem appears to be the
modem.
Well.. the issue was probably on the Amped Wireless box if your
D-Rats computers is connected to it.? The Amped box needs the same
port forward (tcp/9000) to be configured on it.. just like the
Motorola (if it's running a routing/NAT firmware).? Follow this
guide but substitute port 80 with port 9000:
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There?are no user settings on the modem that can be
changed. When you get to the modem, the only thing you can
see is the current status and settings. You cant change
any of the settings.?I may call tech support later today
and see if I can get more answers. I may have to look at a
different modem or just give up on the project.
No reason to give up... you're close.
--David
KI6ZHD
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Re: Raspberry Pi Drats Problem
Roger,
Out of curiosity, does your RTA15 WAN port show a public or private IP address.?
Is the 6141 from Xfinity or purchased elsewhere?
The main page on the modem should show menu items across the top of the page, including 'Configuration.' Maybe try a different browser to access the modem.?
Tom KG4VUB
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On Oct 30, 2015, at 1:13 PM, eshroger@... [d-rats_group] < d-rats_group@...> wrote:
Update on my latest trial and errors to get my drats server up and running. I still can not get to the server from outside my home network. I running a Motorola SB6141 cable modem on xfinity. I have the router connected to my Amped Wireless router RTA15. I spent a couple of hours chatting with xfinity support which was a total waste of time. They kept trying to help me get the port forwarding set on the?router. I kept trying to tell them that?I already had the router port forwarding set and that the problem appears to be the modem. There?are no user settings on the modem that can be changed. When you get to the modem, the only thing you can see is the current status and settings. You cant change any of the settings.?I may call tech support later today and see if I can get more answers. I may have to look at a different modem or just give up on the project.
Roger, N7BU?
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Re: Raspberry Pi Drats Problem
Ok, if you are trying to connecton your own network you need to set up a connection using the internal address assigned to the pi, i.e. 192.168.0.6 or whatever is assigned to it. If you are out on another network, i.e. at work then you need to use the IP same as everyone else. Took me a bit to figure this one out myself. Al
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Re: Raspberry Pi Drats Problem
Are you on the same network as the one you are trying to connect to or are you on a different ISP trying to connect to your ratflector? Maybe if you give your IP and port we can try connecting to it?
--Chris, KU7PDX
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On 30.10.2015 10:40, eshroger@... [d-rats_group] wrote:
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I'm using ports 9000 to 9500.
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I can connect to other ratflectors just not my own.
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Roger, N7BU
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Re: Raspberry Pi Drats Problem
I'm using ports 9000 to 9500.
I can connect to other ratflectors just not my own.
Roger, N7BU
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What port are you trying to use? The modem will be "transparent" to the network except where the ISP does blocking on their end.
--Chris, KU7PDX
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On 30.10.2015 10:13, eshroger@... [d-rats_group] wrote:
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Update on my latest trial and errors to get my drats server up and running. I still can not get to the server from outside my home network. I running a Motorola SB6141 cable modem on xfinity. I have the router connected to my Amped Wireless router RTA15. I spent a couple of hours chatting with xfinity support which was a total waste of time. They kept trying to help me get the port forwarding set on the?router. I kept trying to tell them that?I already had the router port forwarding set and that the problem appears to be the modem. There?are no user settings on the modem that can be changed. When you get to the modem, the only thing you can see is the current status and settings. You cant change any of the settings.?I may call tech support later today and see if I can get more answers. I may have to look at a different modem or just give up on the project.
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Roger, N7BU?
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Update on my latest trial and errors to get my drats server up and running. I still can not get to the server from outside my home network. I running a Motorola SB6141 cable modem on xfinity. I have the router connected to my Amped Wireless router RTA15. I spent a couple of hours chatting with xfinity support which was a total waste of time. They kept trying to help me get the port forwarding set on the?router. I kept trying to tell them that?I already had the router port forwarding set and that the problem appears to be the modem. There?are no user settings on the modem that can be changed. When you get to the modem, the only thing you can see is the current status and settings. You cant change any of the settings.?I may call tech support later today and see if I can get more answers. I may have to look at a different modem or just give up on the project.
Roger, N7BU?
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Re: Raspberry Pi Drats Problem
To add on to Keith's reply..? the website
is very good for helping users with their specific routers on a
step by step basis with screen captures, etc.? Very nice!
--David
KI6ZHD
On 10/29/2015 02:13 PM, kc2oon@...
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You must allow incoming connections to the Pi. in your
modem. You must to allow port 9000 (Drats repeater uses
that as default) to accept incoming traffic, and foreward
it to your Pi Static IP address.?
Every modem is different. Usually you need to go into
Internet Explorer and type in the IP address of your
modem. That should be in the modem instructions. Login and
password, etc.....
Then you need to find in the settings something like
port forwarding or NAT hosting.
Some modems have a security setting you must allow for
outside access like allow server hosting.?
You have to forward port 9000 to your Pi static IP
address.?
The "PC" you want to forward to is the IP address of
your Pi.
The port is 9000
After that you only need to have your external IP
address (just type "whats my IP" into google) to access
your repeater from an outside line in DRATS.
Like I said, the hardest part about setting up a
ratflector is how to set up your modem. Every modem is
different.
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Patrick Connor
Ralph Alden Brigham