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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><FONT face=Tahoma>Hi Robert,</FONT><BR>
<FONT face=Tahoma>many thanks for your accurate description! Tonight i try to modify the the rpt.conf files in each node and let you know for the result!</FONT><BR>
<FONT face=Tahoma>73! Thomas, IW3AMQ</FONT><BR> <BR>
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From: wb3awj@comcast.net<BR>To: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org<BR>Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 23:10:06 -0400<BR>Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] How to connect five nodes on different mountains connected via WLan (HamNet?<BR><BR>Since you don't have Internet access, the nodes can't use the Allstar portal directory service to find the other ones.<BR>So you need to them where each other are.<BR><BR>In the rpt.conf file, look for something like this:<BR><BR><I>[nodes]</I><BR><I>; Note, if you are using automatic update for allstar link nodes,</I><BR><I>; no allstar link nodes should be defined here. Only place a definition</I><BR><I>; for your locak nodes, and private (off of allstar link) nodes here.</I><BR><BR><I>1701 = <A href="mailto:radio@127.0.0.1">radio@127.0.0.1:4569</A>/1701,NONE</I><BR><BR><BR>Let's say you have four nodes, numbered 1701-1704 (since they're "private" nodes any numbers will do).<BR>And you have them on IP addresses 192.168.1.201 through 192.168.1.204<BR><BR>Using one of the nodes as an example, make this section look something like this:<BR><BR><I>[nodes]</I><BR><I>; Note, if you are using automatic update for allstar link nodes,</I><BR><I>; no allstar link nodes should be defined here. Only place a definition</I><BR><I>; for your local nodes, and private (off of allstar link) nodes here.</I><BR><BR><I>1701 = <A href="mailto:radio@127.0.0.1">radio@127.0.0.1</A>/1701,NONE ;Me, this node at 192.168.1.201</I><BR><I>1702= <A href="mailto:radio@192.168.1.202">radio@192.168.1.202:4569</A>/1702,NONE ;My brother Daryl at 192.168.1.202</I><BR><I>1703= <A href="mailto:radio@192.168.1.203">radio@192.168.1.203</A>:4569/1703,NONE ;My sister Darylene at 192.168.1.203</I><BR><I>1704= <A href="mailto:radio@192.168.1.204">radio@192.168.1.204</A>:4569/1704,NONE ;My other brother Daryl at 192.168.1.204</I><BR><BR>And then also look for this section:<BR><I>; ** For ACID ***</I><BR><I>statpost_program=/usr/bin/wget,-q,--timeout=15,--tries=1,--output-document=/dev/null</I><BR><I>statpost_url=<A href="http://stats.allstarlink.org/uhandler.php" target=_blank>http://stats.allstarlink.org/uhandler.php</A> ; Status updates</I><BR><BR>Then put a semi-colon (;) in front of each statpost statment. That stops the node from trying to send it's status to/from the portal. <BR><BR><BR><BR>If you want them to connect together on start up, something like this (again in rpt.conf)<BR><BR>Define a function for permanent connection:<BR><I>[functions]</I><BR>.....blah blah blah....<BR>Add this line:<BR><I>76=ilink,13 ; Make a permanent connection to a node</I><BR><BR>In the section where all the timers an such are defined add this line:<BR><I>startup_macro=*761701</I><BR><BR>On start up, the node will try to establish a "permanent" connection to node 1701.<BR><BR><BR>Do this on each of the nodes, using the appropriate numbers and addresses.<BR>Restart.<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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<TD>-- <BR><I>Robert A. Poff</I><BR><I>Loganville, PA</I><BR><BR><B><I><A href="http://wb3awj.hobby-site.org/loon.htm" target=_blank>S/V Loon</A></I></B><BR><I><FONT size=2>1983 Hunter 34</FONT></I><BR><I><FONT size=2>Havre de Grace, MD.</FONT></I><BR><BR>WB3AWJ<I> - Allstar 27784</I><BR><I>Powered by Linux</I> <BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>On Thu, 2013-05-23 at 14:49 +0200, Thomas Delmonego wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Hi to all!<BR>I try to connect five repeaters (nodes) on different mountains and provided with AllStarLink on Acid OS. All mountains are connected with HamNet, an Amateur wireless lan operating in 2,4 GHz and 5,8 GHz Amateur Band and with no connection to Internet. </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>How can I configure AllStarLink files to create a permanent connection? Can anyone help me with instructions for a beginner? </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Many thanks to all group! </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>73! Thomas, IW3AMQ <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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