Thank you. How stupid. The SSL port configuration panel is still checking the passcode length (copied and pasted from the non-SSL APRS-IS port configuration panel, since a valid passcode is required to enable port transmitting on a non-SSL connection), but of course a passcode is never entered for the SSL port type. This will be fixed in the next build.
Note that this shouldn't prevent you from using the port with that filter expression; it's just very annoying. If it does prevent you, please get back to me.
Now another question is, while I'm fixing this, should I have the port configuration panel confirm you have already loaded your LotW certificate and private key? :-)
Andrew, KA2DDO
author of YAAC
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From: Phil Pacier - AD6NH <ad6nh@...>
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 1:06 PM
To: Andrew P.
Subject: Re: YAAC SSL
Thank you for your quick response. Your reply would make perfect sense if not for the fact that the beacon is indeed turned on, as shown in the screenshot. Unless there is another beacon setting somewhere else, I'm not sure what else needs to be set, as I don't have to do anything else with the non-ssl port. Thank you!
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73 de Phil Pacier, AD6NH
APRS Tier2 Network Coordinator
D-Star Administrator: W6HRO & REF070
On 1/28/2020 10:01 AM, Andrew P. wrote:
Hi, Phil.
Good to know that the SSL servers are coming back.
The problem you are having has nothing to do with SSL; you'd have the same problem with a passcode APRS-IS port. The issue is that the 'm' filter you are using tells the APRS-IS server to send packets for all stations within a certain radius of your beaconed position. However, your beacon is turned off, so the APRS-IS server will never _know_ your position to compute that radius circle and select those packets.
I've had several other people complain about this operator-error issue ("how come I'm not receiving any packets from the APRS-IS?"), so I recently added a check to YAAC to confirm that you are configured to send a beacon before you are allowed to use only an 'm' filter expression. If you don't want to beacon, I recommend using an 'r' filter expression (i.e., r/lat/lon/radius ) with your approximate decimal (N or E oriented) latitude and longitude.
Hope this helps.
Andrew, KA2DDO
author of YAAC
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From: Phil Pacier - AD6NH <ad6nh@...><mailto:ad6nh@...>
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 12:51 PM
To: ka2ddo@...<mailto:ka2ddo@...>
Subject: YAAC SSL
Good day, Andrew! I hope you are doing well. We have revitalized the SSL connection to the Tier2 servers, and currently have two servers accepting connections on port 24580. The ssl.aprs2.net address has those two servers and it works fine now.
I have been trying to setup an SSL connection from YAAC but I am having difficulty. I requested an up-to-date key from ARRL and verified that it works with APRSDroid. Here are two screen shots, one of the settings, and one of the error message I get in YAAC:
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Thank you for your assistance!
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73 de Phil Pacier, AD6NH
APRS Tier2 Network Coordinator
D-Star Administrator: W6HRO & REF070
