November 2014 - App_rpt-users - lists.keekles.org

Registration issues
by Thor Wiegman 30 Nov '15

30 Nov '15

Tonight I had a user tell me that one of my nodes wouldn't connect anywhere. Verified, rebooted the server, still nothing. Tried running the rc.updatenodelist script manually and it just sits there. However, after running the following command I do get an update and can now connect to other nodes. /usr/bin/wget -O /var/lib/asterisk/rpt_extnodeshttp://nodes1.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/nodes.pl When I checked two other nodes they had the same problem and same work-around. I ran that same command for nodes2 and it works. When I run it for nodes3 it times out. Could a problem with nodes3.allstarlink.org be causing the rc.updatenodelist script to choke? And could that have been causing my nodes to not be able to connect to others?

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URI<>TKR-750 cable
by Jay Urish 06 Feb '15

06 Feb '15

Does anybody have notes on connecting tkr750 to a URI? TIA, W5GM

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Echo-stink
by Johnny Keeker 05 Jan '15

05 Jan '15

I've found the 'permit=w1aw,w5yi,etc' line in the echolink.conf only allows for 29 allowed calls. Any more than 30 entries in the list prevents incoming requests on or not on the list access to the node. Short of checking for typo's, using a backslash\ to continue to the next line, or adding another 'permit= line' hasn't proved any results. ???

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Show link topology from cli?
by k5tra 16 Dec '14

16 Dec '14

I'll share a couple of shell scripts that I use from CLI to monitor what's connected and the key/unkey status or all connected nodes. The main function is monitor.sh: #! /bin/bash if [ -e /var/run/asterisk.ctl ] then clear echo "Type CTL-C to exit" echo "" KEY=`/usr/local/sbin/vars29521.sh | grep --color=always TK` UNKEY=`/usr/local/sbin/vars29521.sh | grep --color=always TU` if [ -n $KEY ] then echo $KEY fi if [ -z $KEY ] then echo $UNKEY fi count=1 until [ $count = "10000" ] do ## echo "Argument number $count" count=`expr $count + 1` TMP1=`/usr/local/sbin/vars29521.sh | grep RPT_ALINKS` TMP2=`/usr/local/sbin/vars29521.sh | grep RPT_ALINKS` while [ $TMP1 == $TMP2 ] do TMP1=`/usr/local/sbin/vars29521.sh | grep RPT_ALINKS` done clear echo "Type CTL-C to exit" echo "" KEY=`/usr/local/sbin/vars29521.sh | grep --color=always TK` UNKEY=`/usr/local/sbin/vars29521.sh | grep --color=always TU` if [ -n $KEY ] then echo $KEY fi if [ -z $KEY ] then echo $UNKEY fi done echo "" echo "" else echo "Asterisk is not running!" fi The scipt that is called internally is vars29521.sh: #! /bin/bash if [ -e /var/run/asterisk.ctl ] then asterisk -rx "rpt showvars 29521" echo "" else echo "Asterisk is not running!" fi You will have to replace 29521 with your node number of course. Tom / K5TRA

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Re: [App_rpt-users] How to setup Allstar Monitor
by Tim Sawyer 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

I think it will work with Xipar as it’s merely an Asterisk Manager Interface client. Maybe someone here on the list can confirm. -- Tim :wq > On Nov 12, 2014, at 2:05 PM, Lu Vencl <vencl(a)att.net> wrote: > > Tim > Will this work with xipar nodes? > > Lu Vencl > > On Nov 12, 2014, at 3:09 PM, Tim Sawyer <tim.sawyer(a)mac.com <mailto:tim.sawyer@mac.com>> wrote: > >> Allmon 2 is hosted here https://github.com/tsawyer/allmon/tree/allmon2 <https://github.com/tsawyer/allmon/tree/allmon2> >> -- >> Tim >> :wq >> >>> On Nov 12, 2014, at 11:58 AM, Scott Weis <kb2ear(a)kb2ear.net <mailto:kb2ear@kb2ear.net>> wrote: >>> >>> So where is allmon v2 being hosted? >>> >>> Thanks & 73, >>> Scott KB2EAR >>> >>> On 2014-11-12 09:25, Tim Sawyer wrote: >> >> _______________________________________________ >> App_rpt-users mailing list >> App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org <mailto:App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org> >> http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users <http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users <http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users> and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit options button" >> You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to the list detailing the problem.

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Remote Base setup
by mike＠midnighteng.com 01 Dec '14

01 Dec '14

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Remote Base setup
by Sam Nabkey 30 Nov '14

30 Nov '14

Hello all... I have been working on an agile remote base using an Icom 706. I have seen a lot of posts and read a lot of ideas on using this radio. I first attemped using this under the Beagle Bone but I didn't have any luck. SO I switched to an ACID install that was previously working as a Repeater Node. I first added the remote stuff back to the rpt.conf - and the symptom returned. The only working config has the line 'remote = ic706' commented out. Anyone have any ideas on why the USB interface won't start, or the node would die just because the remote statement was added? I could use some pointers? -- *Samuel T. Nabkey - K8SN*

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Re: [App_rpt-users] custom node announcement?
by Bryan Fields 29 Nov '14

29 Nov '14

On 11/25/14, 6:57 PM, Bryan D. Boyle wrote: >>> The link I posted from 2009 said there was a way via the web portal. >>> > It's now almost 2015. The software has advanced a bit, as well as the > population using it. And still a volunteer effort. And the documentation, > such as it is, really should be read as a starting point, not canonical in > many regards. That's what the usefulness of list archive is for. I'm using the source, and finding that in there is why I'm asking. A search of the archives turned up one post about it from 2009. If the docs and the source aren't accurate, and the list is not authoritative, then what is? >>> If this is not a feature, why is it in the script? > Because of 'cruft', limited numbers of people maintaining the core because > they have real jobs. > > if it's not doing what you want, open up vi, delete the lines, save as a > new file, and mod the crontab to use your new script. It won't affect the > net. I can't change that which I don't control. That's why I'm asking. Apparently that's some kinda offense to people here. > Options have been publicized (i use KB2EAR's repository) to work around > issues like this, bought the O'Reilly Asterisk tome for more insight, and > search voip.net for even more insights. That's the beauty of open source: > if something isn't working like you think it should, you can either wait > for someone to fix it, fix it yourself, or figure out a workaround. This begs the question, why not have it as an official part of the Allstar network, the hooks are there, and certainly someone has rsync setup on allstarlink.org for it. Heck make the other repository the main one in the allstar source tree that everyone builds from. This is what makes Allstar a network vs. app_rpt and linking to others via IAX. >>> I'd question which repository is the proper one for the Allstar >>> network. >>> > Any one that works for you. Well that's an issue. I'm asking the network why we don't have this as a network wide standard. I don't care which one Allstar uses, but lets get everyone using the same one across the network. Hell I'm happy to write up some code and formal docs for it. >>> Can anyone see how this can be confusing? -- > No, because it's a cooperative effort that, except for the registration > server, is not controlled by any one person and depends on the system > operator to manage their own system. I'm asking about the Allstar network standards. There is network standards for audio, authentication, numbers, etc. This certainly would fall under that as well. If you can't see how this is confusing we're failing at marketing Allstar and to a lesser extent app_rpt. -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice 727-214-2508 - Fax http://bryanfields.net

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AllStarLink Financial Donation
by Marshall Oldham 29 Nov '14

29 Nov '14

Greetings fellow AllStarLink members, Once again I am reposting this email which is very similar to last year with the hopes that we as the amateur community can step forward and support our hobby, mainly the app_rpt and AllStarLink technology that we all enjoy today. As many of you that are new to app_rpt might NOT know. The creator of app_rpt and the Allstarlink network has never charged or asked for financial support to keep the system going for use in amateur radio. He has never charged users money to be a part of app_rpt or for use of the network, nor has he ever made any profit off of specific hardware sales for the Allstarlink network. Through the years he has put in a great deal of time and dedication along with his exceptional talents to make app_rpt and the Allstarlink network the great VOIP technology that it has become today. No other VOIP technology in the amateur radio community can even compare to the technology, features and capability that is offered for free to anyone wishing to setup a node. Another understated fact is that there are monthly costs associated with keeping things running smoothly for the system. These costs are for server collocation, domain certifications and so on, amounting to roughly $175 per month. Jim pays these monthly fees from donations, but mostly out of his own pocket. It would be nice if we could all pitch in and help him to at the least cover these monthly costs for this coming year? I am proposing that we all donate to this cause via PayPal at the following URL. https://allstarlink.org/ At the top of this webpage just slightly down there is a PayPal donate button. In the spirit and season of giving, let's all try and help out with the financial side, so we can continue to use and enjoy this great technology that we have all come to know and love! I would also like to thank Jim, WB6NIL for all the many hours of work and support that he and others have donated to this hobby so that the amateur community at large can benefit and enjoy the use of his technology on a daily basis for free. 73 Marshall - ke6pcv Node 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 29147, 29148, 29149, 29947, 29948, 29949

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Event Managment "vars" Query
by mike＠midnighteng.com 29 Nov '14

29 Nov '14

Hoping someone can save me from searching the source code. I'm Building event management apps.... When looking at rpt showvars <node> I see RPT_ALINKS=1,2135TU What is the significance of the "U" after the mode T indicator? What other options might appear there ? Thanks, ...mike/kb8jnm

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