Hi Bob,
I get curious, I have been trying to kissattach an axport to the kernel, or
another wayt reach the node over an axport.
What are your loopbakc ports? Maybe what I have been looking for?
73
kjell
Bob Meyer wrote:
> The other day when someone mentioned using ax25ipd in digi mode I
> remembered this little script I use as a front end for call. The
> scripts name is connect.sh and have an alias for it. alias
> c=connect.sh When you run it. if you don't enter the correct number of
> arguments it prompts you for the missing information. For example, if
> you just entered 'c' it would print the contents of /etc/axports and
> prompt you for the port and then the destination callsign like this.....
>
> ko6ri@bob ~$ c
> ax0 p0rt-0 9600 256 2 loopback loopback link
> ax1 p0rt-1 9600 256 2 loopback2 loopback link
> ax2 p0rt-2 9600 256 2 145.710 MHz 9600 baud network user port
> ax3 p0rt-3 9600 256 2 144.370 MHz 1200 baud network user port
> ax4 p0rt-4 9600 512 2 axip axip interface
>
> Type the port (ax0)
> ax0
> Type the destination callsign:
>
> It then puts call in raw mode if your term type won't support the split
> screen and prints a short reminder on how to get help and disconnect.
>
> If you use ax25ipd in digi mode you can change AXIP_PORT=noport to
> your axip port. UAXIP_PORT is just the uppercase version of AXIP_PORT
> You will also need to change DIGICALL=nocall to your digi call.
>
> #!/bin/bash
> AXIP_PORT=noport
> UAXIP_PORT=NOPORT
> DIGICALL=nocall
>
> if [ -z $1 ]; then
> cat /etc/ax25/axports
> echo
> echo "Type the port (ax0)"
> read userport
> else
> userport=$1
> fi
> if [ -z $2 ]; then
> echo Type the destination callsign:
> read destcall
> else
> destcall=$2
> fi
>
> if [ $AXIP_PORT = $userport ]; then
> destcall="$destcall via $DIGICALL"
> fi
> if [ $UAXIP_PORT = $userport ]; then
> destcall="$destcall via $DIGICALL"
> fi
>
> echo Type '~.' to close a connection.
> echo Type '~?' or '~h' for help.
> sleep 2 # Sleep long enough to read the message.
>
> case $TERM in
> linux)
> call $userport $destcall $3 $4 $5 $6
> ;;
> ansi)
> call $userport $destcall $3 $4 $5 $6
> ;;
> vt*)
> call $userport $destcall $3 $4 $5 $6
> ;;
> *)
> call -r $userport $destcall $3 $4 $5 $6
> esac
>
> Have Fun....
> Bob
