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Re: [App_rpt-users] Is there a way?
by Alan Adamson 23 Jun '12

23 Jun '12

Wow, Don, why didn't I think of that last one. duh. Leads me to my next question. There is in stanza in the in the rpt.conf file that's called [nodes]. From the description in the rpt comments it would suggest that what needs to be there are *local* only or better *off allstar* nodes, and yet the configuration from the web configuration utility put my allstar nodes in there. So which is it? And would you put the node number there per 3) below? or just in the definition stanza in rpt.conf and the other normal places? Alan From: Don Hackler [mailto:donh@sigma.net] Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:42 PM To: Alan Adamson Cc: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Is there a way? A few options: 1) don't route incoming IAX connections from your router to the server; nothing will be able to connect from outside. 2) comment out the IAX registration for the node in the configuration file; the all-star portal will consider it off-line; connection info will not be published to the system. 3) create a "local" node number that isn't registered with Allstar at all. (For example, use a 4 digit number that doesn't start with 2 or a five digit number in the 1XXXX range) On Jun 23, 2012, at 7:29 AM, Alan Adamson wrote: Curious how I might configure a node to prevent external connections? I have node 12345 that I'd like to be able to connect to from other nodes on the box (local nodes let's call them), but I'd like to not allow remote connections to that node if possible? I searched the archives and found a couple of references, but they looked slightly different. Thanks in advance, Alan _______________________________________________ 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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Is there a way?
by Alan Adamson 23 Jun '12

23 Jun '12

Curious how I might configure a node to prevent external connections? I have node 12345 that I'd like to be able to connect to from other nodes on the box (local nodes let's call them), but I'd like to not allow remote connections to that node if possible? I searched the archives and found a couple of references, but they looked slightly different. Thanks in advance, Alan

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Multiple RTCM's
by Alan Adamson 23 Jun '12

23 Jun '12

I can find no reference to the *name* (client1,2,3,4, etc) on the RTCM itself. So what differentiates one RTCM from another on a 2 node each with an RTCM configuration? I've created the separate stanzas in the voter.conf file, is it the password that differentiates them? These are both running in conventional mode, not voter mode? Or am I missing something else? Thanks in advance, Alan

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From the whacky idea department
by Alan Adamson 22 Jun '12

22 Jun '12

Ok, so I've been playing with Ramesh's Free*Star distribution. And it got me to thinking. I wonder, if you used an RTCM to take the analog signal off an Analog FM repeater from a D-Star transmitter (assuming you were coming off the discriminator at the repeater).. And you pushed that audio across the internet back to your allstar box. Now on a separate node, you used a URI to interconnect to a GMSK node adapter. You then created a link between the RTCM and the URI/GSMK modem. I wonder if all the timing/codec compression/decompression, etc would render the captured D-Star audio useless such that the URI to GMSK couldn't decode it? What I'm thinking is if you were running Free*Star on the same box as Allstar (or a separate one), potentially, you could then serve the data to the D-Star environments and back. All using AllStar for *linking* thereby getting rid of this whole D-Star linking stuff (callsign hell).. One thing I don't know is about DTMF to link setup, etc. (but let's ignore that for a minute). There are obviously issues with separating the FM non-D-Star users from the D-Star uses at the repeater to route one to one RTCM and one to another. I'm just wondering if anyone has wandered this path already and proved or dis-proved the potential theory? Yeah, I know, I have way too much spare time on my hands.. But hey, it's ham radio right? :). Alan

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Just curious - Field day related
by Alan Adamson 22 Jun '12

22 Jun '12

Ok, 4p eastern it is... I'll plan to nook my repeater node to ya... If nothing else it will give me something new to listen too ;)... Thanks Scott. Alan -----Original Message----- From: Scott Zimmerman [mailto:n3xcc@repeater-builder.com] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:01 PM To: Alan Adamson Cc: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org; 'Kevin Custer' Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Just curious - Field day related It doesn't matter to me what time. I just figured there should be a "meeting time" rather than just leaving it to chance. My thoughts on 4PM eastern were this: By two hours into Field Day it might provide some relief to those operators that had been sitting in front of a radio with headphones on for those two hours. (numb a$$ relief!!) Scott Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 On 6/21/2012 9:34 PM, Alan Adamson wrote: > Scott we are talking Saturday correct... Field day starts at 2p on Sat if I > remember right... this from the arrl site > > " Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC > Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday. Field Day 2012 will be held > June 23-24, 2012." > > so doing it at 1600 eastern would be a good time I think that would be 2 > hours after the start if everyone remembers... maybe it makes sense to > connect earlier that the 2p eastern start? > > Just kicking it around. > > As to the WINS or the WAN-RS, they do have a bunch of connections, but I'm > thinking... like a 100 or more :).... Course I don't know how wide of a net > this list covers for node owners... :) > > Just thinking out loud. > > Alan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Zimmerman [mailto:n3xcc@repeater-builder.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:23 PM > To: Alan Adamson > Cc: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org; Kevin Custer > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Just curious - Field day related > > Anyone is free to connect to node #2135 of the WAN system in western PA. I'd > love to see how many > connections it can handle without crashing. It's a fairly hefty server with > a BIG pipe to the internet. > > I guess we should pick a time for all to connect. How does 1600 eastern > sound? > > Scott - Core member of the WAN system. > > Scott Zimmerman > Amateur Radio Call N3XCC > 474 Barnett Road > Boswell, PA 15531 > > > On 6/21/2012 9:06 PM, Alan Adamson wrote: >> So the whole purpose of Field day, besides having fun, is to test out > emergency preparedness, etc. >> Anyone thought of a huge allstar link up? Yes I know it doesn't count for > anything point wise, but >> it would be fun, test the *system* and I'm sure could create for some > colorful after discussions :). >> >> Just curious if it's been discussed, if anyone is up for it, etc. >> >> Alan >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] Just curious - Field day related
by Alan Adamson 22 Jun '12

22 Jun '12

Scott we are talking Saturday correct... Field day starts at 2p on Sat if I remember right... this from the arrl site " Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday. Field Day 2012 will be held June 23-24, 2012." so doing it at 1600 eastern would be a good time I think that would be 2 hours after the start if everyone remembers... maybe it makes sense to connect earlier that the 2p eastern start? Just kicking it around. As to the WINS or the WAN-RS, they do have a bunch of connections, but I'm thinking... like a 100 or more :).... Course I don't know how wide of a net this list covers for node owners... :) Just thinking out loud. Alan -----Original Message----- From: Scott Zimmerman [mailto:n3xcc@repeater-builder.com] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:23 PM To: Alan Adamson Cc: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org; Kevin Custer Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Just curious - Field day related Anyone is free to connect to node #2135 of the WAN system in western PA. I'd love to see how many connections it can handle without crashing. It's a fairly hefty server with a BIG pipe to the internet. I guess we should pick a time for all to connect. How does 1600 eastern sound? Scott - Core member of the WAN system. Scott Zimmerman Amateur Radio Call N3XCC 474 Barnett Road Boswell, PA 15531 On 6/21/2012 9:06 PM, Alan Adamson wrote: > So the whole purpose of Field day, besides having fun, is to test out emergency preparedness, etc. > Anyone thought of a huge allstar link up? Yes I know it doesn't count for anything point wise, but > it would be fun, test the *system* and I'm sure could create for some colorful after discussions :). > > Just curious if it's been discussed, if anyone is up for it, etc. > > Alan > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Just curious - Field day related
by Alan Adamson 22 Jun '12

22 Jun '12

So the whole purpose of Field day, besides having fun, is to test out emergency preparedness, etc. Anyone thought of a huge allstar link up? Yes I know it doesn't count for anything point wise, but it would be fun, test the *system* and I'm sure could create for some colorful after discussions :). Just curious if it's been discussed, if anyone is up for it, etc. Alan

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Alternate port to 4569
by (KP4TR)Ramon Gonzalez 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Hello, This may be a simple question. In iax.conf, it indicates the default UDP port to bind to (4569). Is it possible to use an alternate port other than 4569 and make change here? In some other post they mention to change configuration on allstar server network settings, but I don't believe that has anything to do other than to download that configuration to the server if requested by me. I know port forwarding needs to change in router and asterisk restarted. Thanks.

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Re: [App_rpt-users] allstar-sys context
by K&R Yoksh 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

Stephen, Glad to see you're bringing your node back online! Feel free to give me a call on 2212 when you're ready to test it out. 73 Kyle K0KN Olathe, KS ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:12:56 +0000 > From: Stephen - K1LNX > To: "app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org" > I'm slowly bringing my Allstar node back online (hopefully it will work > in ESXI, crossing fingers! So far so good) and I noticed a few new > contexts in extensions.conf and iax.conf that wasn't there in the past. > It looks like the allstar-public context is used for the web transceiver > portal which I don't plan on using, but I don't quite understand the > allstar-sys context. Has this changed from the past? I've always just > used radio-secure which contains the following (don't think this is > different from the default): > > extensions.conf: > [radio-secure] > exten => ${NODE},1,rpt,${NODE} > > And in my IAX.conf I just pass the incoming calls to this context: > [radio] > type=user > disallow=all > allow=ulaw > allow=gsm > codecpriority=host > context=radio-secure > transfer=no > > I build my own configs so I don't rely on the portal generating the > configs for me, as I have a lot of custom dialplan code in > extensions.conf. > > I'm still running diff's against my old files so I may undoubtedly > uncover some more "new" stuff ;) > > 73 > Stephen > K1LNX

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Server/Node Relation RTCM
by Jim W7RY 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

I’m still not clear on the server/node relationship. I’m going to get my RTCM set up and working, but I have a question. The RTCM needs to be pointed to a SERVER correct? So, I can point the RTCM “node” (it’s not really considered a node is it)? to one of the servers that I already have a node set up on? Or do I need to set up another server to support the RTCM? If it’s on the same server as another node, how do you manage multiple nodes on one server? I just signed up for a DNS on no-ip.com so I think I have that set up.... But I need to figure how to set that info into the node server that I’m going to use to “host” the RTCM. Thanks in advance for the help! 73 Jim W7RY

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