A permanent link should keep trying to connect if it loses connectivity and once a successful connection is made. You can check for connecting nodes by doing the following from the asterisk CLI: radios*CLI> rpt lstats 2010 NODE PEER RECONNECTS DIRECTION CONNECT TIME CONNECT STATE ---- ---- ---------- --------- ------------ ------------- 2000 67.215.233.178 0 IN 11:59:52.801 ESTABLISHED 2011 173.58.149.103 0 OUT 03:22:07.443 ESTABLISHED 2030 64.250.227.55 0 OUT 03:21:09.305 ESTABLISHED 2017 (none) 0 OUT 00:00:03.202 CONNECTING In the above case, node 2010 was queried. Substitute an appropriate node number for your test. If something says CONNECTING, then it has been set up as a permalink, and the connection is being retried periodically until the connection gets re-established. You can also check over the air for connecting nodes with the ilink,5 (usually *7) DTMF command. Finally, to ensure you are actually using the permalink commands make sure that they are defined as specified: ilink,11 - Disconnect a previously permanently connected link ilink,12 - Permanently connect specified link -- monitor only ilink,13 - Permanently connect specified link -- tranceive If you are using multiple function stanzas (functions-repeater, functions-link, etc) make sure the permalink commands are in all stanzas where they need to be, or you could get fooled. Steve WA6ZFT AFA6VC wrote:

Hi Everybody,

Is there a timer which causes a "permanent" link to drop? I have two repeaters linked with a "permanent" link, however I notice it keeps dropping off randomly throughout the day. Not sure if there is a timer or something I need to look at.

Any advice for keeping repeaters permanently linked is appreciated. Also, any comments on setting up jitter buffer are welcome. I have the jitter buffer set up on the IAX2 link in between the repeaters. Should I also set it up in the usbradio.conf file?

Thanks, Vic

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