[App_rpt-users] connections fail

[Kevin Custer]

On 11/28/2013 2:58 AM, Johnny Keeker wrote:
> Kevin;
> I to appreciate 2135, your efforts, and all the good natured sysops. I 
> believe WAN is the best voip system in the USA, mainly because the 
> core group is helpful. They're not out to censure or reprimand the 
> new-bee.In short, They don't criticize users they actually offer to 
> help when possible. No other VOIP system can honestly set claim to that.
> Now Then; I would very much like to ask a question,what linux version 
> is 2135 using.Xelatec LCC 'xipar 6.3 or ACID all-star centos 
> 5.9Please; If you be so kind as to elaborate just enough to explain 
> why you chose one or the other for the wan system.
> Thanks, and happy thanksgiving to yours..
> Jonny Keeker.


Howdy Jonny,

Thanks for your kind words.  As all of you know, there is a big learning 
curve with this technology.  I/we certainly don't expect that Jim Dixon 
or Steve RoDgers would have the time to help with thousands of AllStar 
deployments personally.  I don't profess to be any kind of expert with 
Linux or anything else, although I have placed about 50 RF connected 
nodes on the air and have helped with many many more.  The quality of 
AllStar spoils you, and while I was first made aware of it in 2004, it 
wasn't until the unveiling of the USB radio and DSP that I decided to 
give it a try.  I have an original app_rpt/zapata radio interface board 
that I received in the mail from Steve. The core group tries to stay as 
open minded as possible.  That said, we have had several things that we 
just couldn't deal with like Echolink drive-by's and Echolink's lack of 
voice quality.  For those reasons, we (WAN) disallows Echolink on the 
current core system.  We do sponsor a secondary hub that does allow 
Echolink, but it has fewer full time connections to it.

AllStar's audio throughput is so good that when configured correctly, 
with quality radio hardware, will pass many digital technologies like 
Fldigi and similar protocols.  We recently deployed a WAN Digital Hub 
and have started doing testing with various digital systems to determine 
compatibly.  Like several other large hubs, 2135 has become something 
that requires the utmost in reliability.  In the coming weeks, 2135 will 
be rebuilt on more modern server hardware.  While the Dell 1850 has 
served us well, it was a used piece of hardware when it was installed.  
We recently received a donation of several newer servers that we will be 
deploying.  2135 will be an array of multiple servers with some type of 
fail-over.

As for your question, 2135 is using an old Fedora release of XIPAR, 
although for this or any hub, it could just as easily have been ACID.   
There are differences between ACID and XIPAR, but they not significant 
on what release is used for a non radio connected hub. Since you asked 
specifically about 2135, I'll not go into the differences where radio 
connected servers are concerned - unless you want me to...

Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving all,
Kevin Custer - WJ8G

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