Running the AX25 Utilities

“ AX25 Utilities and Linux ”

T his page presents information about running the AX25 Utilities on a Linux Operating System. The Utilities are right at home on Linux. They were written to be run in this environment.

What people like about them is what people don't like about them; there are many pieces of the puzzle that must be configured and coordinated to get them to work correctly, or even at all. Lots of interdependencies... JNOS tends to be the favorite because of its "bundled package" design, but the Utilities offer great flexibility or scalability, and both have their pluses and minuses...

NOTE: Some of the script files listed below are available from anonymous FTP on machine KA1FSB-12. If you can't catch me, e-mail me and let me know when you are coming in. I will try to be connected at that time... see the linktome page for more details...

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• Introductions...
  • Overview of the AX25 Utilities
    
  
  
• Preliminaries...
  • Loading the AX25 Kernel Code
    
  
  
• Configuration Files
  • The axports file, the master file
    
  • The ax25d.conf File
    
  • The node.conf File
    
  • The ttylinkd.conf File
    
  • The pms motd file
    
  • The nrports file
    
  • The nrbroadcast file
    
  • The inetd file and the LinuxNode
    
  
  
• Shell Scripts: Loaders, Configurators, Customized Utilities
  • Loading AX25 and Configuring A Thru-Modem
    
  • Starting Up A Beacon on a Port
    
  • Setting KISS Parameters on Devices
    
  • Configuring a Baycom or baycom-like, "thru-modem" Device
    
  • Configuring a Soundmodem
    
  
  
• Servers & Daemons
  • The Talk/Chat Server
    
  • Setting up a Convers Server
    

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(Courtesy KBNorton Computer Services)