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Newbie question
by Lu Vencl 06 Jul '11

06 Jul '11

Hello all, Well after a year or so of trying to get going, I am finally committed in getting on the air. I am migrating from IRLP to Allstar and hope to get this all done before our first hurricane. Believe me I have been googleing all over the place and I just can't seem to get anywhere.. In fact, I think I even might have signed up to an old email list??? Never got a response, but now I signed up today and got it this time.. Ah, that google can misdirect you at times.. I built the first node one almost a year ago, but got busy with my career and then I missed the migration.. I have since learned that there is a SYSOP mode (which I converted to) but I really am not certain I understand the concept completely. Is there a flowchart or something that can explain this to me? Plus I have never really seen a good document that explains the network, so I am trying to get up to speed. So here are a few questions I have that I hope someone can help direct me to answers. 1. Does the "sever" get a node #? If so, how do I figure out what it is or assign it one? (I have three nodes requested and granted, can the server be one of the nodes?) 2. Is there a command list that I can get that will allow CLI connect commands to other nodes? (i.e. Equivalent to decode xxxx in IRLP) 3. When looking at the URI interface to a GM300, I only see connections for PTT, audio in / out and ground.. Where is COS / PL detect? Someone told me that the URI actually decoded PL.. Is this true? 4. My goal is to link multiple repeaters and nodes in a more permanent fashion and then also be able to link (while all of these nodes can participate) to other Allstar nodes. Did going to SYSOP mode ensure that I can arrange to meet this goal? 5. Is there a comprehensive manual that addresses some of these types of questions that can be had? I know some of you are saying "oh no another newbie" but please bear with me as I do catch up fast and I will get this down in no time.. There are a few of us down here in South Florida that are all in the same boat. And some are afraid to chime in.. We just need some direction as we have never seen any documentation as of yet.. I promise to return the favor some day J 73 and thanks in advance Lu KA4EPS Nodes: 27869, 27870, 27873

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Am I just tripping over myself? or is the provisioning system down?
by hwstar＠rodgers.sdcoxmail.com 06 Jul '11

06 Jul '11

IAX registration is part of Asterisk. Jim wrote a database app which collects the registration requests and updated all the web interfaces where the node lists are generated periodically and downloaded by all nodes. Steve WA6ZFT On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 8:18 AM, Steve Gladden wrote: > OK I figured out the not getting provisioned ordeal.. > Since I was out of sync on IAX port setting.. oddly (to me) > I needed to be IAX registered to register.allstarlink.org (*duh*), > in order for the provisiong pushes to reach me. > > I had somehow thought all along this whole thing was all done via HTTP > on port 80. > Didn't realize there was custom integration with IAX (COOL!). > > So there is a realtime push.. not a wait until app_rpt 'checks in' via > HTTP > to stats.allstarlink.org. > > Um.. that's cool! how'ya doing that?? I mean with IAX & all? > Checking some kinda status bit in the IAX reg packets that flags a > "hey go get yer updates" routine? > > :-) > > Steve > > > > > > >> Might be just me at this point but I've still not been able to get a >> config >> (IAX2 port or timezone) change to take today via the portal. >> >> I of course have great Internet connectivity working DNS (flushed >> again >> just now).. >> >> And can do everything normally, just not been able to play with the >> provisioning server. >> >> I'll try a few manual http tests when I get back from dinner. >> >> Without much of a clue... >> I'm guessing there's some kind of flag in the stat server response >> telling the systems they have new provisioning data to grab.. >> As I can tell there's no actual connection state maintained with >> allstar. >> I'm guessing it's done by app_rpt at the check-in interval. >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> the swine DNS server provided by the hosting place where my server >>> lives >>> seems to have >>> taken a poop. >>> >>> I changed what DNS servers it uses and it seems to be feeling much >>> better-er now. >>> >>> JIM WB6NIL >>> >>> >>>> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:26:18 -0400 >>>> From: steve(a)michiganbroadband.com >>>> To: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org >>>> Subject: [App_rpt-users] Am I just tripping over myself? or is >>>> the provisioning system down? >>>> >>>> All weekend ans still now I seem to have got myself outta sync >>>> where >>>> my test system (node 27298) is no longer updating if make & push >>>> changes >>>> from the allstar provisioning portal.. >>>> I'm just trying to change the IAX port.. >>>> Seemed to work fine last week when I was trying it out. >>>> >>>> I'm using a very simple short password with only loercase letters & >>>> numbers >>>> as I had run into password complexity issues before.. wherer it >>>> worked >>>> fine for logging into the web portal but would not provision the >>>> box. >>>> >>>> Thanks.. if you have any sanity checks to suggest I'll give 'em a >>>> try! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Michigan Broadband Systems Inc. >>>> "Always Connected" >>>> >>>> (734)527-7150 >>>> >>>> Steve's cellphone: (734)904-1811 >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>>> believed to be clean. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> App_rpt-users mailing list >>>> App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org >>>> http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users >>> >>> -- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>> believed to be clean. >>> >>> >> >> >> Michigan Broadband Systems Inc. >> "Always Connected" >> >> (734)527-7150 >> >> Steve's cellphone: (734)904-1811 >> >> > > > Michigan Broadband Systems Inc. > "Always Connected" > > (734)527-7150 > > Steve's cellphone: (734)904-1811 > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Am I just tripping over myself? or is the provisioning system down?
by Steve Gladden 06 Jul '11

06 Jul '11

OK I figured out the not getting provisioned ordeal.. Since I was out of sync on IAX port setting.. oddly (to me) I needed to be IAX registered to register.allstarlink.org (*duh*), in order for the provisiong pushes to reach me. I had somehow thought all along this whole thing was all done via HTTP on port 80. Didn't realize there was custom integration with IAX (COOL!). So there is a realtime push.. not a wait until app_rpt 'checks in' via HTTP to stats.allstarlink.org. Um.. that's cool! how'ya doing that?? I mean with IAX & all? Checking some kinda status bit in the IAX reg packets that flags a "hey go get yer updates" routine? :-) Steve > Might be just me at this point but I've still not been able to get a > config > (IAX2 port or timezone) change to take today via the portal. > > I of course have great Internet connectivity working DNS (flushed again > just now).. > > And can do everything normally, just not been able to play with the > provisioning server. > > I'll try a few manual http tests when I get back from dinner. > > Without much of a clue... > I'm guessing there's some kind of flag in the stat server response > telling the systems they have new provisioning data to grab.. > As I can tell there's no actual connection state maintained with allstar. > I'm guessing it's done by app_rpt at the check-in interval. > > Steve > > > > > > >> >> the swine DNS server provided by the hosting place where my server lives >> seems to have >> taken a poop. >> >> I changed what DNS servers it uses and it seems to be feeling much >> better-er now. >> >> JIM WB6NIL >> >> >>> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:26:18 -0400 >>> From: steve(a)michiganbroadband.com >>> To: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org >>> Subject: [App_rpt-users] Am I just tripping over myself? or is >>> the provisioning system down? >>> >>> All weekend ans still now I seem to have got myself outta sync where >>> my test system (node 27298) is no longer updating if make & push >>> changes >>> from the allstar provisioning portal.. >>> I'm just trying to change the IAX port.. >>> Seemed to work fine last week when I was trying it out. >>> >>> I'm using a very simple short password with only loercase letters & >>> numbers >>> as I had run into password complexity issues before.. wherer it worked >>> fine for logging into the web portal but would not provision the box. >>> >>> Thanks.. if you have any sanity checks to suggest I'll give 'em a try! >>> >>> >>> >>> Michigan Broadband Systems Inc. >>> "Always Connected" >>> >>> (734)527-7150 >>> >>> Steve's cellphone: (734)904-1811 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>> believed to be clean. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> App_rpt-users mailing list >>> App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org >>> http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> >> > > > Michigan Broadband Systems Inc. > "Always Connected" > > (734)527-7150 > > Steve's cellphone: (734)904-1811 > > Michigan Broadband Systems Inc. "Always Connected" (734)527-7150 Steve's cellphone: (734)904-1811 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Am I just tripping over myself? or is the provisioning system down?
by Steve Gladden 05 Jul '11

05 Jul '11

All weekend ans still now I seem to have got myself outta sync where my test system (node 27298) is no longer updating if make & push changes from the allstar provisioning portal.. I'm just trying to change the IAX port.. Seemed to work fine last week when I was trying it out. I'm using a very simple short password with only loercase letters & numbers as I had run into password complexity issues before.. wherer it worked fine for logging into the web portal but would not provision the box. Thanks.. if you have any sanity checks to suggest I'll give 'em a try! Michigan Broadband Systems Inc. "Always Connected" (734)527-7150 Steve's cellphone: (734)904-1811 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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How do I add a scanner feed to a 3rd USB Dongle?
by Ken Page 05 Jul '11

05 Jul '11

Hi Guys, OK. It's been a long time since I played with this so hoping someone can give me a few easy how to steps. I've added a 3rd USB dongle to the Asterisk box and we wish to put a scanner on it for people to listen to on one of the Asterisk extensions. What would the steps be to do this please? Also if there is a RX network for this sort of thing that we can add ourselves as a node to we'd be happy to join in as well. I get the following if I list all USB devices. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0d8c:000c C-Media Electronics, Inc. Audio Adapter Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0d8c:000c C-Media Electronics, Inc. Audio Adapter Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0d8c:000c C-Media Electronics, Inc. Audio Adapter Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Regards, Ken - vk4akp All_Star: 2134 (vk4rkp - Mt Crosby, Qld Australia - 146.725Mhz -Neg). Echolink: 7676 .-.-.

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Courtsey tones!!!
by Ryan Collier 05 Jul '11

05 Jul '11

Good Evening, I got tlb and asterisk finally talking to eachother again. I figured out the courtsey tones which is cool. Is there a way I can make my local nodes courtsey tones to other nodes? For example 27130 is my hub but when it id's I want to be able to hear it on my radio port which is on 27540. I want to add more to mix with voting. but want to be able to set the courtsey tones different for each rx and here it on the main node. 73 Ryan KB8PMY

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My first post and a real newbie question
by Michael Carey 04 Jul '11

04 Jul '11

Hi Everybody, I'm busy finalising my AllStarLink node 27871 . It's going to be a simplex (for now) node with the future potential to be linked to my local 70cm repeater. I am finding one little problem that I can't seem to solve. I have set duplex in usbradio.conf to zero (0) and duplex in rpt.conf to one (1), but as soon as my node radio receives a transmission, it keys up straight away... over the incoming transmission, almost as if it is still configured for duplex mode. This makes it real hard to enter any DTMF codes. (-: Where should be I looking to solve this? I am handling CTCSS (both TX and RX) in the node radio itself (I am using a Simoco SRM9000 VHF commercial radio). I have a low going logic level that has been tied to the radios "valid signal" flag which is set to CTCSS 107.2Hz, this is fed to the COS input on my URI. The audio output from the radio is squelched, highpass filtered and de-emphasised. I have set carrierfrom=usb and ctcssfrom=no, I think this then disables CTCSS decoding within the computer. Does this also disable transmitting CTCSS? I have set txmixa=voice which I presume also stops CTCSS from being output from the URI. I look forward to hearing from you all... via the email list and on air too! Michael VK5ZEA

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GP I0 on multi nodes
by REDBUTTON_CTRL 03 Jul '11

03 Jul '11

Hi All, I set up a node to use the GPIO1 on the URI to enable a WX radio decoder. Works fine if the box has only one node on it. If I have a box with several nodes like 2 or 3 on it and I only want to control on one of the nodes, the the GPIO pin doesnt seem to switch on or off. Is there some special programming required if you have a multi-node box? I have these defined in the functions table: 921=cop,61,GPIO1=1 ; Turn on GPIO 1 920=cop,61,GPIO1=0 ; Turn off GPIO 1 and in the usbradio.conf I have this on the stanza for the particular node I want to use: gpio1=out 0 ; GPIO 1 set to oputput, default off(0). The versio of app_rpt is 0.281 And the distro is acid. Could this be a bug or am I doing something wrong? Thanks for any help Jon VA3RQ

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