A node is the end point of a connection. If you have a radio and connect it to AllStar, you just created a node. Just like Echolink. However in AllStar a node can be virtual, with no connection to physical radio hardware. On the software side of things a node lives on a server running Asterisk and app_rpt. Multiple nodes can live on a single server. In most cases a node and a server are usually at the same physical location. If you take a computer and install ACID on it, you now have a server. You can create any number of virtual or physical nodes on this server. The previous emails you mention were referring to using RTCM boxes. What these allow you to do is have a physical server in one location, the "server", and the actual radio with an RTCM connected, the "node", elsewhere. These are referred to in this way is because if you are connecting to a specific node you want to know the location of the actual radio you are going through, not so much where the server is. I'm probably not the best at explaining it, but hope that helps. I'm sure someone can probably explain in better fashion. Brett KQ9N On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Ham Radio <ve3etg@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello group,

I have been reading some posts on the list and people are referring to allstarlink server and nodes. What is the difference or are they the same. Sorry for the question but I am new to allstar.

-- 73, Thomas Gernon VE3ETG

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