[App_rpt-users] 2 nodes setup to auto connect don't seem to work

[Mike Lussier]

Thanks Tim,

I'm certain that you and Doug nailed it. I will check that this evening.

Thank you


On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 1:35 PM, Tim Sawyer <tim.sawyer at mac.com> wrote:

> Nodes will attempt to connect to the public IP unless you tell them not to
> with the [nodes] stanza.
>
> If you know how a hosts file works it the same sort of thing: App_rpt
> first looks for the node’s IP address in the [nodes] stanza. If not found
> it looks in the rpt_extnodes file. Being that you didn’t have the node
> listed in your [nodes] stanza it uses rpt_extnodes and hence the public IP.
> --
> Tim
> :wq
>
> On Feb 9, 2015, at 10:21 AM, Mike Lussier <mike.lussier at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I figured with them on the same subnet they would talk directly to each
> other and there was no need to go out to the internet to make their
> connection.
>
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Tim Sawyer <tim.sawyer at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> I’m assuming your nodes are on separate servers.
>>
>> Some routers don’t do what is called hairpin NAT. That is connecting from
>> an address on your NATed to the public IP address of a service on the same
>> NATed network won’t work.
>>
>> Or the problem could be that your servers are set to the same port and/or
>> the router port forwarding is not correct.
>>
>> In any case nodes on the same NATed network should have the IP address of
>> the other nodes listed in the [nodes] stanza of rpt.conf. The port is
>> needed if not default (4569).
>>
>>
>> [nodes]
>> ; Note, if you are using automatic update for allstar link nodes,
>> ; no allstar link nodes should be defined here. Only place a definition
>> ; for your local nodes, and private (off of allstar link) nodes here.
>> 2510 = radio at 127.0.0.1:4570/2510,NONE                    ; Local node
>> 2502 = radio at 192.168.1.12:4571/2502,NONE  ; other node
>>
>> --
>> Tim
>> :wq
>>
>> On Feb 9, 2015, at 9:11 AM, Mike Lussier <mike.lussier at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Good afternoon all,
>> I have two nodes on my internal network. both on the same subnet. for the
>> past 16 hours if I look at either node that show state as "Connecting" and
>> not connected .
>>
>> Any thoughts ? I tried it once from one node running a script and before
>> I went to bed last night I tried it from the other side.
>>
>>
>> Mike AE4ML
>>
>> --
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> guilty rather than the law breaker.It is time to restore the American
> precept that each individual is accountable for his actions." ~ Ronald
> Regan*
>
>
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guilty rather than the law breaker.It is time to restore the American
precept that each individual is accountable for his actions." ~ Ronald
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