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PATA SSD drives
by Doug Crompton 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Since many of us are using older computers for our servers that have PATA hard drives I was wondering if anyone has installed a replacement SSD and if so what has worked? I imagine that the drives are transparent and should have no OS problems? Here is a link to one that looks like it would work - http://www.crucial.com/store/ssd.aspx?gclid=CLadwPrT97sCFeFlOgodYwYA0g&cpe=… 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio

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Has this been updated?
by Geoff 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

kd3su.us/*allStar*/acid-sysadmin.pdf? how far out of date, is it? -Geoff/W5OMR

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squelch
by Ken 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

You would seem to want the rxsquelchdelay=xxx parameter in your usbradio.conf files This is a carrier squelch-tail-eliminator "delay line" The delay xxx is milliseconds. 73 Ken

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Update Limey Node - Howto?
by James 12 Jan '14

12 Jan '14

Hi Guys, My Limey node hasn't been updated for the best part of 6 months. The last time I did, something went wrong (I think ALSA had changed) and it took Jim some time poking around inside to fix it! Is there a documented "How to" on how to update a Limey node anywhere on the net? I've done a bit of googling, and all the stuff I managed to find was ACiD related! Thanks, James - 29681 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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Re: [App_rpt-users] App_rpt-users Digest, Vol 59, Issue 22
by Brian Burton 12 Jan '14

12 Jan '14

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 2:58 PM, <app_rpt-users-request(a)ohnosec.org> wrote: > Send App_rpt-users mailing list submissions to > app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > app_rpt-users-request(a)ohnosec.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > app_rpt-users-owner(a)ohnosec.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of App_rpt-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Incoming connects (Johnny Keeker) > 2. Re: PATA SSD drives (David McGough) > 3. Re: RPM's & Virtuozzo (Bob - AF6D) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 09:11:20 -0800 (PST) > From: Johnny Keeker <cypresstower(a)yahoo.com> > To: Lu Vencl <vencl(a)att.net>, Jim W7RY <w7ry(a)centurytel.net> > Cc: "app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org" <app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org> > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Incoming connects > Message-ID: > <1389546680.78092.YahooMailNeo(a)web163604.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I had a port forwarding issue with a Xipar node on its own ISP. I bypassed > the router for testing purposes ONLY. The router was blocking the ports.? > Seeing I had to wait for another router to arrive, I decided to leave the > node unprotected just to see if Hackers would actually find it.? With in a > day, there were so many hits, I couldn't type a single character without it > scrolling off the screen.? I let it run away with itself until I got > another router, then powered down the modem, hooked up the router. I waited > before applying power to the modem. I got a different IP, everything was > fine after that.....???? > JK? > knowledge is experience!!!? > > WAN has several nodes, running XIPAR exclussively, right on the interenet with no problems. IPtables must be utilized.. Built in firewall in just about any linux version.. > ________________________________ > From: Lu Vencl <vencl(a)att.net> > To: Jim W7RY <w7ry(a)centurytel.net> > Cc: "app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org" <app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org> > Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 7:48 AM > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Incoming connects > > > > Hope you at least have employed a firewall such as via webmin. ?Hackers > are likely to be targeting your box some day. Just saying from experience.? > > Sent from my iPhone, Lu Vencl > > On Jan 12, 2014, at 1:00 AM, Jim W7RY <w7ry(a)centurytel.net> wrote: > > > One of the very first things to do when testing connection issues is to > put the node in the DMZ of the router. Easy, simple and can quickly > eliminate lots of settings. > > In fact, my node is on the DMZ with a strong password. Never had an issue. > > 73 > Jim W7RY > > > On 1/11/2014 7:21 PM, Doug Crompton wrote: > > OK I think this is solved. Unfortunately it is hard to diagnose all > problems when you have an inexperienced person at the other end. > > > >It turns out the router was forwarding the right port BUT it was set to > tcp instead of udp.? I had gone over this several times with the operator > and I had thought it was right but when we looked at it again it was wrong. > > > >When set in the tcp mode it did accept connections but only for a short > window of time after a prior disconnect from the other direction. > > > >Thanks for all the input and sorry to cause all the back and forth on > this. I learned that you have to be extremely concise when dealing with > someone remotely who is inexperienced! > > > >73 Doug > >WA3DSP > >http://www.crompton.com/hamradio > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > >Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Incoming connects > >From: tim.sawyer(a)mac.com > >Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:29:46 -0800 > >CC: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > >To: doug(a)crompton.com > > > >Do a ?tcpdump port 4569? at the Linux command line and incite a connect > from another node. You should see inbound packets. > > > > > >I have seen ISP?s block port 4569 but not FiOS. I?m on FiOS with an > actiontek router and it works fine. > > > >-- > >Tim > >:wq > > > >On Jan 10, 2014, at 7:41 PM, Doug Crompton <doug(a)crompton.com> wrote: > > > >I am remotely trying to troubleshoot a friends new Allstar installation.? > I can ssh in and connect out to nodes but I cannot connect in to the system > from external nodes. Port 4569 is forwarded. > >> > >>I discovered this link - > >> > >>http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/IAX > >> > >>about consistent NAT and I was wondering if that might be the problem. > >> > >>I was able to connect in one time right after a reboot which might > support the NAT issue. > >> > >>The router is an Actiontek MI424WR GigE? as supplied by Verizon on their > FIOS system. > >> > >>Is anyone else having a problem with this router or have any ideas on > this?? > >> > >>Nothing is logged at the server or shows up in the client on the system > which kind of points to a routing failure. > >> > >>Is there a good way to check for open port 4569 as I don't think normal > port scan programs will check this. > >> > >>73 Doug > >>WA3DSP > >>http://www.crompton.com/hamradio > >>_______________________________________________ > >>App_rpt-users mailing list > >>App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > >>http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > _______________________________________________ > >App_rpt-users mailing list > >App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > >http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] RPM's & Virtuozzo
by Bob - AF6D 12 Jan '14

12 Jan '14

Virtuozzo is the same as a VM (in purpose) but it doesn't work the same way as VMWare. Virtuozzo natively installs the current version of Centos as an "OS Package" when one creates a "container." This is why I asked about a RPM or other means of installing core packages of Asterisks. Virtuozzo is an integrated environment with the ability to "bounce" a "container" to another "hardware node" in the event of a hardware failure, such as a failing RAID. It has an integrated ability to do a scheduled backup do a dedicated back-up server(s). Resources may be allocated at the hardware node level or from a master control panel known as HSP. My network sits behind a very capable hardware firewall with 100Mbps available at any time. I have a substantial investment in Virtuozzo. I have a dual processor dedicated server with RAID sitting next to me capable of running Asterisks on its own but on its own it doesn't have the ability to use a very strong feature set of Virtuozzo. Virtualization is easy; integrated and managed virtualization is a different story. -----Original Message----- From: app_rpt-users-bounces(a)ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of app_rpt-users-request(a)ohnosec.org Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 6:49 AM To: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org Subject: App_rpt-users Digest, Vol 59, Issue 20 Send App_rpt-users mailing list submissions to app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to app_rpt-users-request(a)ohnosec.org You can reach the person managing the list at app_rpt-users-owner(a)ohnosec.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of App_rpt-users digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Incoming connects (Lu Vencl) 2. Re: PATA SSD drives (Keith Goobie) 3. Clipping last 20mS of RX Audio? (Chris Hill) 4. Re: RPM's & Virtuozzo (Geoff) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 07:48:19 -0500 From: Lu Vencl <vencl(a)att.net> To: Jim W7RY <w7ry(a)centurytel.net> Cc: "app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org" <app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Incoming connects Message-ID: <FEDCB81D-2746-44CA-AC68-2085B3FFD4BF(a)att.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hope you at least have employed a firewall such as via webmin. Hackers are likely to be targeting your box some day. Just saying from experience. Sent from my iPhone, Lu Vencl > On Jan 12, 2014, at 1:00 AM, Jim W7RY <w7ry(a)centurytel.net> wrote: > > One of the very first things to do when testing connection issues is to put the node in the DMZ of the router. Easy, simple and can quickly eliminate lots of settings. > > In fact, my node is on the DMZ with a strong password. Never had an issue. > > 73 > Jim W7RY > >> On 1/11/2014 7:21 PM, Doug Crompton wrote: >> OK I think this is solved. Unfortunately it is hard to diagnose all problems when you have an inexperienced person at the other end. >> >> It turns out the router was forwarding the right port BUT it was set to tcp instead of udp. I had gone over this several times with the operator and I had thought it was right but when we looked at it again it was wrong. >> >> When set in the tcp mode it did accept connections but only for a short window of time after a prior disconnect from the other direction. >> >> Thanks for all the input and sorry to cause all the back and forth on this. I learned that you have to be extremely concise when dealing with someone remotely who is inexperienced! >> >> 73 Doug >> WA3DSP >> http://www.crompton.com/hamradio >> >> >> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Incoming connects >> From: tim.sawyer(a)mac.com >> Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:29:46 -0800 >> CC: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org >> To: doug(a)crompton.com >> >> Do a ?tcpdump port 4569? at the Linux command line and incite a connect from another node. You should see inbound packets. >> >> I have seen ISP?s block port 4569 but not FiOS. I?m on FiOS with an actiontek router and it works fine. >> -- >> Tim >> :wq >> >> On Jan 10, 2014, at 7:41 PM, Doug Crompton <doug(a)crompton.com> wrote: >> >> I am remotely trying to troubleshoot a friends new Allstar installation. I can ssh in and connect out to nodes but I cannot connect in to the system from external nodes. Port 4569 is forwarded. >> >> I discovered this link - >> >> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/IAX >> >> about consistent NAT and I was wondering if that might be the problem. >> >> I was able to connect in one time right after a reboot which might support the NAT issue. >> >> The router is an Actiontek MI424WR GigE as supplied by Verizon on their FIOS system. >> >> Is anyone else having a problem with this router or have any ideas on this? >> >> Nothing is logged at the server or shows up in the client on the system which kind of points to a routing failure. >> >> Is there a good way to check for open port 4569 as I don't think normal port scan programs will check this. >> >> 73 Doug >> WA3DSP >> http://www.crompton.com/hamradio >> _______________________________________________ >> App_rpt-users mailing list >> App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org >> http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> App_rpt-users mailing list >> App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org >> http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Incoming connects
by Doug Crompton 12 Jan '14

12 Jan '14

I am remotely trying to troubleshoot a friends new Allstar installation. I can ssh in and connect out to nodes but I cannot connect in to the system from external nodes. Port 4569 is forwarded. I discovered this link - http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/IAX about consistent NAT and I was wondering if that might be the problem. I was able to connect in one time right after a reboot which might support the NAT issue. The router is an Actiontek MI424WR GigE as supplied by Verizon on their FIOS system. Is anyone else having a problem with this router or have any ideas on this? Nothing is logged at the server or shows up in the client on the system which kind of points to a routing failure. Is there a good way to check for open port 4569 as I don't think normal port scan programs will check this. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio

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Re: [App_rpt-users] app_rpt statistics
by K&R Yoksh 12 Jan '14

12 Jan '14

Hi Bob, I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, but I wrote a script (stats) to grep parts of the 'stats' command and use a cron job that executes another script (dailystats) just before midnight each night. Both of these scripts can be found here http://www.qsl.net/k0kn/scripts.html for individual download, or you can download all of my scripts in a tarball. You can easily configure which fields in the stats page you want to monitor, and you can run this for any/all nodes on your Asterisk box. Here's an example of what my daily email looks like: ************************ NODE 2210 STATISTICS ************************* System...........................................: ENABLED Incoming connections.............................: ENABLED Time outs since system initialization............: 0 Keyups today.....................................: 136 Keyups since system initialization...............: 481 DTMF commands today..............................: 1 TX time today....................................: 00:13:24.247 TX time since system initialization..............: 00:58:26.838 Uptime...........................................: 95:56:45 Nodes currently connected to us..................: 28891, 29216, 28073, 2212 : 29737, 28980, 2216 ************************ NODE 2211 STATISTICS ************************* System...........................................: ENABLED Incoming connections.............................: ENABLED Time outs since system initialization............: 0 Keyups today.....................................: 6 Keyups since system initialization...............: 6 DTMF commands today..............................: 3 TX time today....................................: 00:00:50.476 TX time since system initialization..............: 00:00:50.476 Uptime...........................................: 95:56:51 Nodes currently connected to us..................: <NONE> ************************ NODE 2212 STATISTICS ************************* System...........................................: ENABLED Incoming connections.............................: ENABLED Time outs since system initialization............: 0 Keyups today.....................................: 110 Keyups since system initialization...............: 110 DTMF commands today..............................: 4 TX time today....................................: 00:15:23.893 TX time since system initialization..............: 00:15:23.893 Uptime...........................................: 95:56:56 Nodes currently connected to us..................: 2210 If you want to see all of the available stats, go to your Asterisk CLI and type: rpt stats 1000 (replace 1000 with your node number) The files generated by my scripts are saved to /dev/shm by default, and could easily be redirected to a log file if you'd like. As for the email capability of the node, I have an installer that will automatically configure email on your node. It's also available for download from my web page. It was written specifically to support Gmail, so if you want to use a different provider, some changes would have to be made in the script. 73, Kyle Yoksh K0KN Olathe, KS Allstar 2210-2219 --- Original Message --- I'm looking for a way to capture and e-mail repeater useage statistics. In searching through app_rpt.c, I found the following. >From app_rpt.c myrpt->dailytxtime = 0; myrpt->totaltxtime = 0; myrpt->dailykeyups = 0; myrpt->totalkeyups = 0; myrpt->dailykerchunks = 0; myrpt->totalkerchunks = 0; myrpt->dailyexecdcommands = 0; myrpt->totalexecdcommands = 0; My next questions is what is the form of an rpt.conf stanza that could utilize these variables, capturing these statistics? Is there a way of saving these statistics to a log file, or perhaps a way to send by e-mail from the repeater to my e-mail address? Thanks, Bob kk6ecm

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Re: [App_rpt-users] PATA SSD drives
by Doug Crompton 12 Jan '14

12 Jan '14

Here is one that would work - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1K61312389 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio > Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 23:13:04 -0500 > From: ehrkep(a)charter.net > To: doug(a)crompton.com > Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] PATA SSD drives > > I do not think it will work. Although the type of drive should be > transparent, the SSD drive is a SATA and not a PATA/IDE, UNLESS you use > some sort of adaptor > > Phil > > > On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 7:25 PM, Doug Crompton wrote: > > > Since many of us are using older computers for our servers that have > > PATA hard drives I was wondering if anyone has installed a replacement > > SSD and if so what has worked? > > > > I imagine that the drives are transparent and should have no OS > > problems? > > > > Here is a link to one that looks like it would work - > > > > > > http://www.crucial.com/store/ssd.aspx?gclid=CLadwPrT97sCFeFlOgodYwYA0g&cpe=… > > 73 Doug > > WA3DSP > > http://www.crompton.com/hamradio > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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Clipping last 20mS of RX Audio?
by Chris Hill 11 Jan '14

11 Jan '14

Greetings Group: I am looking for the setting that will allow clipping off about 20mS of radio received audio to prevent passing squelch burst onto the network. Receiver in use has PL and COR gated logic to the URIx but for those users without reverse burst PL radios, the noise burst is an issue. Thanks, Chris K7AZ 29275

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