Re: RMS packet or BBS stations
On Sat, Nov 5, 2022 at 04:52 PM, Thomas Leibold wrote:
I have twice experienced hangs with DireWolf in connected mode sessions to a JNOS BBS.
What operating system was Direwolf running on?
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Re: RMS packet or BBS stations
 Direwolf running APRS Igate Midland XTR the only reason its 324 days was because the power bumped at the site
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Re: RMS packet or BBS stations
Direwolf is also very stable for me. I never have to restart it. I'm using it with one sound device and VHF radio for now. It's a port on a G8BPQ node with BBS - also on an Odroid XU4. The OS is Ubuntu 20.04.
73, Lee K5DAT
Do you operate a Winlink RMS packet or BBS station, using Direwolf as a TNC? If so, what operating system runs Direwolf? Does Direwolf run continuously for days or weeks? Does it handle much traffic? Has it worked well for you?
I'm not asking about APRS stations or end-users of messaging, for example Winlink Express (AKA RMS Express) or Outpost.
I'm thinking of using Direwolf in some BBS stations that run on Ubuntu Linux, operate with three radios each, handle a good deal of message traffic and run 24/7 for months at a time. It would be nice to have some evidence that Direwolf can stand up to this kind of load. I hope it doesn't steadily use more and more memory, lose packets that flow simultaneously through several radios, or suffer from other software problems.
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Re: Digipeater and I-Gate
Thanks,
Yes I will read this PDF, to understand, Thank you for helping me get started on this project
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Hello Luc,
I recommend to start with reading
which should get you going.? The Direwolf User Guide can be
reviewed for other details and you can always ask specific
questions here on this list!
--David
KI6ZHD
On 11/05/2022 03:16 PM, Luc Drolet
VE2LUQ wrote:
Hello to you,
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Can I get help building an 'APRS' digipeater and accessing
I-GATE, I'd like to use a raspbery Pi if possible or maybe
something else would be better?
?
Or how can I do to have a good digipeater system with I-GATE?
because on my repeater sites I always have internet on my
sites in the mountains where I can install my repeaters
?
How or what to use to have a DIGIPEATER system with I-GATE on
the mountains in my area
?
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction so I can put
this to work
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Have a good evening
Luc
VE2LUQ
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Re: RMS packet or BBS stations
Hi John,
I have twice experienced hangs with DireWolf in connected mode sessions to a JNOS BBS. While you say that you don't want to hear about APRS, the same DireWolf instance (same computer, same sound card interface and same radio) is running as APRS igate for an entire week without any issues.
The second time this happened I had my wife's radio with builtin TNC monitoring the DireWolf session and that station copied all packets without problem (including all the retries from the BBS after DireWolf stopped responding).
I still need to repeat those sessions with logging enabled to see if I can reliably reproduce the problem and of course to determine what exactly is going wrong.
73,
Thomas
KK6FPP
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Re: RMS packet or BBS stations
additionally, DireWolf does NOT memory leak in our use, and we
have LOTS of rules set up.....and has packet traffic that is
continuous. The problem with the site is it sees too much, it has
to wait 10-30 seconds some times ot get time to transmit to
digi.....
Direwolf is a super example of just how good open source can be,
just how good it works that bugs are found and nailed.
On 6/11/2022 10:15 am, John Kristian
wrote:
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Do you operate a Winlink RMS packet or BBS station, using Direwolf
as a TNC? If so, what operating system runs Direwolf? Does
Direwolf run continuously for days or weeks? Does it handle much
traffic? Has it worked well for you?
I'm not asking about APRS stations or end-users of messaging, for
example Winlink Express (AKA RMS Express) or Outpost.
I'm thinking of using Direwolf in some BBS stations that run on
Ubuntu Linux, operate with three radios each, handle a good deal
of message traffic and run 24/7 for months at a time. It would be
nice to have some evidence that Direwolf can stand up to this kind
of load. I hope it doesn't steadily use more and more memory, lose
packets that flow simultaneously through several radios, or suffer
from other software problems.
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Re: Digipeater and I-Gate
Hello Luc,
I recommend to start with reading
which should get you going.? The Direwolf User Guide can be
reviewed for other details and you can always ask specific
questions here on this list!
--David
KI6ZHD
On 11/05/2022 03:16 PM, Luc Drolet
VE2LUQ wrote:
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Hello to you,
?
Can I get help building an 'APRS' digipeater and accessing
I-GATE, I'd like to use a raspbery Pi if possible or maybe
something else would be better?
?
Or how can I do to have a good digipeater system with I-GATE?
because on my repeater sites I always have internet on my
sites in the mountains where I can install my repeaters
?
How or what to use to have a DIGIPEATER system with I-GATE on
the mountains in my area
?
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction so I can put
this to work
?
Have a good evening
Luc
VE2LUQ
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Re: RMS packet or BBS stations
Direwolf is extremely reliable
We have a Direwolf system on a hellish lighting ridden mountain
top 80km away,
that has been restarted ONCE? in 4 years.
It runs Direwolf on a Odroid XU4 platform Debian Linux with a
TM8100 Tait mobile radio (receivers are better than most synthesed
base stations WRT IM and blocking)?
-glen
On 6/11/2022 10:15 am, John Kristian
wrote:
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Do you operate a Winlink RMS packet or BBS station, using Direwolf
as a TNC? If so, what operating system runs Direwolf? Does
Direwolf run continuously for days or weeks? Does it handle much
traffic? Has it worked well for you?
I'm not asking about APRS stations or end-users of messaging, for
example Winlink Express (AKA RMS Express) or Outpost.
I'm thinking of using Direwolf in some BBS stations that run on
Ubuntu Linux, operate with three radios each, handle a good deal
of message traffic and run 24/7 for months at a time. It would be
nice to have some evidence that Direwolf can stand up to this kind
of load. I hope it doesn't steadily use more and more memory, lose
packets that flow simultaneously through several radios, or suffer
from other software problems.
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RMS packet or BBS stations
Do you operate a Winlink RMS packet or BBS station, using Direwolf as a TNC? If so, what operating system runs Direwolf? Does Direwolf run continuously for days or weeks? Does it handle much traffic? Has it worked well for you?
I'm not asking about APRS stations or end-users of messaging, for example Winlink Express (AKA RMS Express) or Outpost.
I'm thinking of using Direwolf in some BBS stations that run on Ubuntu Linux, operate with three radios each, handle a good deal of message traffic and run 24/7 for months at a time. It would be nice to have some evidence that Direwolf can stand up to this kind of load. I hope it doesn't steadily use more and more memory, lose packets that flow simultaneously through several radios, or suffer from other software problems.
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Re: Direwolf on Mac OSX Monterey - Configure Audio Devices
Thank you David.? I wasn't aware the IC-705 delivered an audio port over WIFI.
Also thank you for the other tips.? I'm looking into all this!?
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Hello to you,
?
Can I get help building an 'APRS' digipeater and accessing I-GATE, I'd like to use a raspbery Pi if possible or maybe something else would be better?
?
Or how can I do to have a good digipeater system with I-GATE?
because on my repeater sites I always have internet on my sites in the mountains where I can install my repeaters
?
How or what to use to have a DIGIPEATER system with I-GATE on the mountains in my area
?
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction so I can put this to work
?
Have a good evening
Luc
VE2LUQ
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Re: How to start Direwolf without a radio or soundcard
Thanks for a quick response David, I have the user guide and will start reading.? I will source a USB sound device as you suggest maybe even connect it to another radio on the APRS frequency and give it another SSID.? As long as it doesent digipeat other traffic it shoud be OK.
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On 06/11/2022 05:18 AEDT David Ranch <direwolf-groupsio@...> wrote:
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Hello Simon,
So the first step is starting Direwolf but I don't have a soundcard or radio to connect to the test system, is it possible to run it without this hardware for testing purposes.
You could configure Direwolf to use the STDIN device mentioned in the Direwolf User Guide section 9.1.6.2 (for the rtl-sdr) using the line:
--
ADEVICE0 stdin null
--
Yet this is going to create a pretty useless configuration when you want to monitor the transmitted APRS WX packets that Direwolf will want to send.? I would recommend to connect up any old inexpensive USB sound device so you can have a real configuration and then connect up some headphones, speakers, etc. to confirm AFSK modems sounds are being played.? I suppose you could also verify this by enabling various Direwolf debugging options too but it's up to you.
--David
KI6ZHD
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The views I present are that of my own and NOT of any organisation I may belong to.
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73 de Simon, VK3EM.
-- -- The views I present are that of my own and NOT of any organisation I may belong to. 73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
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Re: How to start Direwolf without a radio or soundcard
Hello Simon,
So the first step is starting Direwolf but I don't
have a soundcard or radio to connect to the test system, is it
possible to run it without this hardware for testing purposes.
You could configure Direwolf to use the STDIN device mentioned in
the Direwolf User Guide section 9.1.6.2 (for the rtl-sdr) using the
line:
--
ADEVICE0 stdin null
--
Yet this is going to create a pretty useless configuration when you
want to monitor the transmitted APRS WX packets that Direwolf will
want to send.? I would recommend to connect up any old inexpensive
USB sound device so you can have a real configuration and then
connect up some headphones, speakers, etc. to confirm AFSK modems
sounds are being played.? I suppose you could also verify this by
enabling various Direwolf debugging options too but it's up to you.
--David
KI6ZHD
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How to start Direwolf without a radio or soundcard
Hello everyone,
Fllowing on from my earlier thread wanting to get my WX data via rtl_433, I was given my Direwolf iGate fully configured and working and I am a total noob at Linux.? So rather than break my operational Direwolf iGate by messsing around with it I have installed Ubuntu and Direwolf on an old NUC computer to experiment and learn on first.
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So the first step is starting Direwolf but I don't have a soundcard or radio to connect to the test system, is it possible to run it without this hardware for testing purposes.
--
The views I present are that of my own and NOT of any organisation I may belong to.
73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
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Re: Direwolf on Mac OSX Monterey - Configure Audio Devices
Hello K7CFO,
I'm using Mac OS X Monterey connected to IC-705 via
WIFI Access Point Mode?192.168.59.1. ?I am able to control the
IC-705 with other programs.
Could you please give me advice on how to setup my
direwolf.conf file to work with Winlink 1200 packet &
GetPat.io?
It's best to first review the Direwolf User Guide to see how to
configure things up.? In your specific example, you need to
configure Direwolf to use the sound device that is offered by your
*IC-705* and not your Mac.? Looking at various websites like
, it
seems to connect to these IC-705 sound devices wirelessly (over it's
wifi interface), it requires you to add another software program to
create this inter-connection:
?? #Free Mac, Linux, and Windows
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?? #Windows only - pay for commercial software
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I found this video ( )
which takes you through the setup and should get you going.? Once
you can see the IC-705's sound devices on your Mac, you will then
need to configure the direwolf.conf file to use the created sound
devices the ADEVICE line.? The Direwolf User Guide Section 9.1.4
will show you how to show the newly added sound device names on your
Mac.? Specifically, when you start up Direwolf, the Mac version will
list all the available sound devices.? Find that correct name and
put that into the direwolf.conf configuration file.??
Here is my direwolf output and config file I've started on.
?Thank you!
In the future, please just paste in the text and not send screen
captures.? It makes things smaller and also easier to copy/paste and
out to your computer.
--David
KI6ZHD
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Direwolf on Mac OSX Monterey - Configure Audio Devices
Complete newbie here (sorry guys)
I'm using Mac OS X Monterey connected to IC-705 via WIFI Access Point Mode?192.168.59.1. ?I am able to control the IC-705 with other programs.
Could you please give me advice on how to setup my direwolf.conf file to work with Winlink 1200 packet & GetPat.io?
Here is my direwolf output and config file I've started on. ?Thank you!
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Awesome David, this should get it happening!? Thank you again.
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I don't know who spent the time to make the cm108 script or application, or whatever it is but I just wanted to say THANK YOU!
For those that don't know about it, if you have multiple sound interfaces that are of the same brand and have direwolf installed (at least on Linux) then at the command prompt type cm108
It will give you YOUR device hardware path, all you need to do is change the name at the end from Fred or Wilma, or whatever is in there to what you want to name it.
Sure, some of you may already know about it, but for those that don't this could be a serious time and frustration saver!!!
OK, well, thought I would say thank a ton and know you are appreciated!
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Re: Dual Radio APRS/Packet operation/bridge
Well John, I didn't know about that cm108 but dad gum, super handy! Someone spent a decent amount of time to create that script or application to display EXACTLY what you need to map a USB device to a name. I have now mapped my USB sound interfaces and I have have to change my audio settings almost every time I fire the system up. Thanks a ton for that information, SUPER HANDY! 
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Googling around, this seems close:
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--David
KI6ZHD
On 11/02/2022 04:28 PM, David Ranch
wrote:
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Hello Simon,
See page 119 of the Direwolf User Guide talking about the
"wxnow.txt" file.? What you will need to do is create a script
that can run and extract the required details from the rtl_433
program and format things properly into the wxnow.txt file.? At that point,
Direwolf will be able to parse and transmit the data in a
valid APRS WX message.
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I would also recommend to search the archives in this email list
for threads including "wxnow.txt" to get
some examples written in Python, Perl, shell scripts, etc.
--David
KI6ZHD
On 11/01/2022 06:48 PM, Simon, VK3XEM
wrote:
Hello everyone,
I have Direwolf set up for me on Dell Wyse AMD64 machine running
as an iGate for my local area.? I also have a WX station on site
but it has no usb or ther phyiscal connection to extract data
from it, I have however found a programme calle rtl_433 that
receives the data on 433.290 MHz via an RTL-SDR dongle.? Has
anyone set this combination up before to get the WX data over RF
and to aprs.fi via Direwolf before?
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John Kristian
K7CFO
Simon, VK3XEM