Hello Ian,
I know I cant use the same "-1 -2 -3 postfixes from
both sites.? I have had both sites talking with different
"nodenames".
It would be best to correct your terminology up front so we avoid
misunderstandings.? The "-1", "-2", etc items are called SSIDs and
what you're calling "nodenames" is probably just your MM7IRM
callsign itself.? There is the concept of a "node name" but that's
used with advanced packet technologies like NETROM, Flexnet, etc.
which ride on top of AX.25.
Having two sites (and access to both sites at the same time)
would allow me to better understand and experiment with packet
routing setups - as well as to try out different pieces of kit
(inc direwolf!) from home.
Simply have one site use the callsign and SSID of MM7IRM-1 and have
the other site use MM7IRM-2 and it should just work.? You can easily
use SSIDs up to about "-11" but after that, if you ever plan on
using NETROM, SSIDs 11-15 can be automatically used by those
technologies so I recommend to avoid manually using them.
Beyond getting Direwolf up and running, how do you plan on using
this packet radio connection?? Beyond just sending beacon packets
from Direwolf, you'll probably want/need to use other higher level
applications to use this link.? There is a LOT of options here
depending on what operating system the computer's running Direwolf
are running.
--David
KI6ZHD
