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Question about connecting an existing asterisk server (used as a PBX) with ACID version of asterisk via IAX2 trunks
by Mitch Mitchell 10 Apr '15

10 Apr '15

All, I have just set up my Allstar node using the latest ACID image. I have the node connected to the Allstar network successfully, with Echolink and APRS interfaces working. I am now trying to set up an IAX2 trunk between my existing asterisk installations and my Allstar node asterisk. For background, I have Asterisk 8 on a 64 bit Intel machine as the main PBX, and an auxiliary PBX running asterisk 11 on a beagle bone black connected by an IAX2 trunk. GIven the ease of set up there, I figured it would be relatively simple to connect the asterisk 8 machine to the ACID asterisk instance with another IAX2 trunk. However it didn't work out that way. I created an iax.conf file in /etc/asterisk/custom sub-directory on the ACID machine with credentials in the same format as I had used between the other two asterisks and then created a corresponding trunk on the asterisk 8 machine. Both asterisks show the trunk as connected and running, but when I try to route a call from the asterisk 8 machine to the ACID machine, the asterisk on the ACID machine rejects the call claiming the sending node did not authenticate correctly. Asterisk on the ACID machine shows some unknown information elements coming from the asterisk 8 box when it tries to authenticate the call so I am wondering if there is some version difference between the instance of asterisk running on ACID and the asterisk 8 I am using as my main PBX. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Anyone out there have a similar configuration where you tied an ACID machine to another asterisk instance using an IAX2 trunk? Thanks, Mitch Mitchell, AE5HO

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(no subject)
by Dale Day 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

I am having one hell of a time trying to figure out this allstar. I have loaded acid on the computer and plugged in my USB radio interface . When I turn on my computer it asks for a test user and password I don't know what to put in.

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DSP/BEW question
by Tom Caspar 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

A while back it was suggested that I try using the DSP/BEW firmware to get my RTCM's working with some DMR radios that I'd like to use as receivers. Even when in analog mode the radios audio spectral content rolls off at 4khz. Unfortunately this still didn't help, RSSI is always evaluated as 255. Since I couldn't find any additional documentation on this feature, a couple questions. Whats the difference between DSP/BEW mode 1, and mode 2 in the RTCM's configuration screen? Are there any other parameters that might be relevant to this feature? Is there any difference between running the voter_smt firmware and the voter_dspbew-smt firmware with DSP/BEW set to 0? FWIW I was able to successfully use both DSP/BEW modes 1 and 2 with a traditional analog radio. Thanks, Tom

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Play audio file based on node numbers connected
by Eric Guth 07 Apr '15

07 Apr '15

How would I play an audio file based on a node connected, either when I make the connection, or upon interrogation. Such as: "connected to W3WAN, receive only", or "connected to "winsystem, Transceive". This way if someone is monitoring a channel, I can poll the system for status. My apology if this has been asked before. 73, Eric 4Z1UG / WA6IGR Allstar Node: 28422 Check out my Podcast at: www.qsotoday.com<http://www.qsotoday.com> 4Z1UG(a)guth.us<mailto:4Z1UG@guth.us> Israel Direct: 077-950-9451 USA Direct: +1-720-377-3840 Skype: ericrguth

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Help with weather scripts
by Skyler F 06 Apr '15

06 Apr '15

I want the local weather and/or forecast to be announced when I execute a DTMF sequence. I have found a lot for the BBB, but I have ACID. Will the BBB scripts work? Is there anyone who has it on ACID and documentation on doing so anywhere? http://w0anm.com/blog/?p=519 that is where I found the weather scripts for BBB 73 Skyler KDØWHB

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Weather Scripts and Multiple Hubs
by R. Wayne 06 Apr '15

06 Apr '15

Not wanting to hijack Skyler’s thread I have created my own. With that said, our needs are simple. We have three repeaters that need to be converted to RTCM's/Allstar controllers. I believe that RTCM's are the better solution for remote repeaters. Next, we need weather receive that plays for the local repeater area only. Can this be done? Repeater 1 covers Los Angeles. Repeater 2 covers the desert area and repeater 3 covers the mountains. How then -in theory- do we get weather to play only for its coverage area? Complicating this question is that besides our 2m repeaters we have 70cm and 900 MHz repeaters that overlap. How then -in theory- do we pipe weather to these machines and not play over the entire network? I wonder if creating separate hubs for each repeater would help and then adding resources to each group would be the answer. These hubs could reside on our rather powerful dual processor server. Each hub could then link to one another just as any other hub from another repeater might. Organization is going to be important for us because other repeaters on other bands want to be a part of our ECOMM network. Earthquakes and weather are a big part of what we are about, but we also act to help motorists, hikers, campers, ATVers, bikers etc, et al. Anyone that needs help will know that they simply call and someone will help them. In addition we encourage chit chat! To the topic, how then do we begin with weather scripts? I know little at this point. We have one hub operating from a remote base and hope to install the RTCM on the remote repeater this weekend. Then on to repeaters 2 and 3. One step at a time. R. Wayne KI6ZTP Rpt Grp

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Help with weather scripts
by R. Wayne 06 Apr '15

06 Apr '15

Mike, I'm fine. I don't need it done for me. But being told ***how*** to do something is altogether different. I wish that I had the time to separate the many topics in this group and then try to verify and implement the answers so that I could write a howto article. This group has a lot of excellent users and answers -- more than any other group I've experienced. Thank you to all that help and teach. I appreciate you. R. Wayne Ricci KI6ZTP Rpt Grp -----Original Message----- From: mike(a)midnighteng.com Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 8:09 PM To: R. Wayne Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Help with weather scripts Not to worry Wayne, I just don't have the time to 'do it' for anyone. The mp3's are a easy answer, if you can get'm. The text files rss xml parsing take a bit more to do and every office is not the same it seems. One parse script may not work in other areas ??? It was the same at one time. It is a good learning experience in any case, for those that wish to do it. I use to parse rss/xml files for use in web sites over the years. It's not always easy to get just what you want from a rss feed without spending some time on it. ...sorry I can't help much more than that... Check any contacts you have with your local office for resources. A text file without abbreviations would be best. They should have that as that is what the weather radio plays. A text file using text to speech. ...mike/kb8jnm > Mike, > > II too was asking for advice rather than giving it. I didn't compare > localplay with playback. I may have been unclear or misunderstood. Either > way I apologize and hope for an answer. > > -----Original Message----- > From: mike(a)midnighteng.com > Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 4:56 PM > To: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Help with weather scripts > > > Wayne, > there is a difference from localplay and playback. > localplay is just that, only on the local node. > > > Skyler, > here is a old address where I use to get mine. > www. erh. noaa.gov /er/pbz/crsaudio/ > > The pbz is a zone for Pittsburgh area. > You only need to replace those 3 letters with your zone i.d. > Copy the link for your desired output and script it with curl/download. > > ...mike/kb8jnm > > >> Our needs are a little different. We have three repeaters in our network >> and as an ECOMM repeater and in an area prone to harsh weather with >> little >> notice (the mountains and deserts of So. Calif.) we want the weather to >> announce locally only. Mountain weather should not go out over Desert >> and >> Metro; Desert should not go out over the Mountain system. One can use a >> free text-to-speech app to read the text file OTA. >> >> R. Wayne >> >> From: Skyler F >> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 10:06 AM >> To: mailto:mike@midnighteng.com >> Cc: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org >> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Help with weather scripts >> >> I found MP3 files, but only for select areas, and it claims to be >> experimental. >> >> On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 9:32 AM, <mike(a)midnighteng.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> There are many ways of doing what you are after. >> Here is one way that is simple for the requirements you stated. >> >> If you search the NWS site, you will find they have audio and text >> statements of the forecast for your zone/area as a rss feed. >> >> Sorry I don't have a link to give you at this time. I'm sure you can >> find it. >> >> One can simply download the forecast script or audio for your >> zone/area >> via a script with curl activated from the scheduler or cron. You need >> to >> find your zone at nws first. >> >> Using text to speech or just the audio play via "localplay >> /dir/data.mp3" >> assigned to a command to play that file that is updated about 3-6 >> hours >> or >> so. So schedule updates accordingly. >> >> If playing a mp3 is to much for your system, you can install and use >> lame >> to convert the file to other formats. >> >> Don't forget about paths and permissions to your scripts and files. >> >> I'm sure there are many other ways to do it but this is the simplest >> even >> if it is not the one I use. Perhaps someone will chime in with a >> simpler >> method. >> >> ...mike/kb8jnm >> >> >> > HI Skylark, >> > >> > Being in the New Orleans area, I have been wanting this feature as >> well. >> > Please keep me updated if possible. >> > >> > >> > 73 >> > >> > Angelo >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: Skyler F >> > To: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org >> > Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 8:20 AM >> > Subject: [App_rpt-users] Help with weather scripts >> > >> > >> > I want the local weather and/or forecast to be announced when I >> execute >> > a DTMF sequence. >> > >> > >> > I have found a lot for the BBB, but I have ACID. Will the BBB >> scripts >> > work? Is there anyone who has it on ACID and documentation on doing >> so >> > anywhere? >> > >> > >> > http://w0anm.com/blog/?p=519 >> > >> > >> > >> > that is where I found the weather scripts for BBB >> > >> > >> > 73 >> > Skyler >> > KDÃƒÆ’Ã‹Å“WHB >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > App_rpt-users mailing list >> > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org >> > 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 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._______________________________________________ >> >> > App_rpt-users mailing list >> > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org >> > 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 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. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> App_rpt-users mailing list >> App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org >> 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 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. 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node number not showing up in rpt_extnodes
by George Csahanin 04 Apr '15

04 Apr '15

Puzzled here, anybody ever see this. There is a node that shows up in the list of active node, shows proper connections to it but does not show up in the rpt_extnodes file. Forced download twice about ten minutes apart and not there. I understand that not sending active "I'm here" messages can do that. But he shows up listed in active nodes. GeorgeC W2DB 2360

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Hub Computer
by R. Wayne 03 Apr '15

03 Apr '15

I like what I am reading. I especially like that we can create a private hub and a public hub -- multiple hubs. There are other features you and others have mentioned. In some way I might be able to help another ham club with a hub of their own. Who knows... -----Original Message----- From: Steve Zingman Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 2:11 PM To: R. Wayne Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Hub Computer I run VMware. No big deal to install and run. I'm running Debian Wheezy now. Moving to Jessie soon. I've also installed on Linode. "R. Wayne" <allstar(a)controlservers.net> wrote: Oh, okay. I get you now. But I am curious how you got it into VM. We run Virtuozzo and my boss did offer me the opportunity to do so. That would put my machine on a nightly backup, behind the hardware firewall, etc. I can change the drives easily enough to SSD and lower the heat. That sure kills HDD's. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Zingman Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 1:56 PM To: R. Wayne Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Hub Computer You said "My boss is letting me put the server in the data centerso I have unlimited bandwidth." I read that as your server, his data center. All I was saying is that make sure you use the most reliable server you can. Dual power supplies and mirrored RAM ware a example of that. I have been running our hub as a VM in my data center for the past 4 years. So I take advantage of the underlying robust host hardware. 73, Steve N4IRS On 04/02/2015 04:39 PM, R. Wayne wrote: > I'm not sure what you mean by your server" and my boss. He has nothing to > do with my personally owned server. I can add a second power supply and SS > drives. Mirrored RAM isn't really necessary. > > -----Original Message----- From: Steve Zingman > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 10:31 AM > To: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > Subject: [App_rpt-users] Hub Computer > > Wayne, > No reason not to use your preferred server over the Celeron. > I would pay attention more to things like dual power supplies, mirrored > RAM etc. > The things that keep a server running day in and day out. > I'm sure you don't want to explain to the boss as to why you need to fix > "your" server. > 73, Steve N4IRS > > On 4/2/2015 12:00 PM, app_rpt-users-request(a)ohnosec.org wrote: >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 20:22:14 -0700 >> From: "R. Wayne"<allstar(a)controlservers.net> >> To:<app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org> >> Subject: [App_rpt-users] Hub Computer >> Message-ID: <F8A81BC4E2CA47409E777B9B303EEBA2@delllaptop> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> We are setting up a three repeater system that will link all repeaters as >> we choose. As an ECOMM repeater system we will be able to selectively >> disconnect so that users may locally deal with their emergencies. Not a >> problem. Be we are wanting others to connect to our hub for nets or even >> chit-chat when the world is safe LOL. We are currently using a Dell >> 2.66GHz Celeron w/1GB of RAM. I was told that this is overkill. As Scooby >> wouldsay, ?Haruh?? Since I work for a company that throws old PC servers >> out I have my choice of many AMD?s at 2GHz and up. But I have a favored >> server with dual AMD 275?s and 8GB of RAM. This is a FAST PC!!! What?s >> wrong with using it? Is a wimpy Celeron a better choice for a hub server? >> ShouldI just add RAM and a SSD drive? I?m OK with that but we really want >> others to link to us. My boss is letting me put the server in the data >> centerso I have unlimited bandwidth. Our repeaters will all have RTCM?s. >

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Server Login Anomaly
by kk6ecm 02 Apr '15

02 Apr '15

Our connectivity outside of the valley was disrupted this morning. I sit in one domain, and our club repeater sits in another (first digits of IP address different). I could ping the repeater IP address, with a reasonable response, but when I attempted to login, it requested my login name, but would not return to request the password. I had the same difficulty with two Allstar servers in my local domain, with me behind my firewall. The question is this, what might the ACID build be expecting from the WWW that was not available to it during this larger system outage, that would not allow it to respond to my login with a return request for the password? Thanks, Bob kk6ecm

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