[App_rpt-users] Unable to connect to AllStar

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I have found that when I set up an node, I leave it on DHCP.
Then I set the ports on the router.

Then later on I change the node to an static IP.
Adjust the router accordingly  to open the ports for the static IP.

When the box is set up for DHCP,  usually your ISP DNS servers are 
listed in the resolv.conf file.
When I change the box to Static ip, the resolv.conf file is cleared out.

At this point I put into the resolv.conf open DNS servers that are ISP 
neutral.
That way when the node gets moved to its new home it wont matter what 
ISP its on (as long as the router its connected to gets a public IP).

The other problem is if I set it up on my ISP dns in the resolv conf 
file then move it to new location and different ISP, the nameservers  
from my home may not work and the node wont report properly.

So this is why I use the "open DNS " name servers. It usually resolves 
quite nicely.

Put these in your resolv.conf file:

open DNS servers

nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220

Jon VA3RQ



On 2/27/2011 5:21 PM, Corey Dean wrote:
> I have been noticing on different nodes that lose an internet connection that the dnstool in asterisk itself starts actiing up and can't resolve the allstarlink host, yet the system can.  Been a problem on a couple of nodes.  Not sure what the fix is, but we have to end up adding nodes that we want to connect to in the rpt.conf file.  None of my nodes have this problem, but some of my friends nodes are suffering from this.
>
> Corey N3FE
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> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 1:12 PM
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> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Unable to connect to AllStar
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> On 02/27/2011 08:02 AM, VE3GIH Gord Hewit wrote:
>> I'm having a problem with a new server not connecting to Allstar.
>>
>> SSH is working.  I can ping Google, both by IP and name, so DNS is ok.  The
>> router port for SSH TCP port is open and pointing to this server.  Port 4569
>> UDP is open and pointing to this server.
>>
>> However, the nscheck.sh script shows Allstar servers 1 and 2 down, and then
>> hangs until I press ^C.  I can ping the Allstar servers, so I know they are
>> there.  Savenode.sh also fails to run properly.   I haven't implemented any
>> firewalls, or modified the stock configuration beyond the /etc/asterisk
>> directory.
>>
>> Any suggestions on what I've missed?
>>
>> VE3GIH Gord Hewit
>> 416-779-3740 (mobile)
>>
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> Try wget -O- http://nodes1.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/nodes.pl or wget -O- http://nodes2.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/nodes.pl
> on the node server.
>
> You should get a list of nodes on the screen if this is working correctly.
>
> See if your node is in that list. If it isn't then your node is not registering properly.
>
>
> Steve
> WA6ZFT
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