Listener support for serial-tnc (Kenwood TM-D710GA)

[ATCUSA]

P2P Works well between ax.25 devices however, we still need to be able to use the built-in TNC with the d710 as this is the device that our region has standardized on.

[martinhpedersen]

What do you mean? Can't you use Linux' AX.25 stack and run the TM-D710 in KISS-mode?

[martinhpedersen]

Incoming and outgoing P2P AX.25 connections are supported using Linux' AX.25 stack, which requires a TNC with KISS-mode support (e.g. TM-D7x0, TH-D7x, opentracker, TNC-X).

The /etc/default/ax25 (systemd AX.25 unit config) has an example of how to make the TM-D710 enter KISS-mode: https://github.com/la5nta/pat/blob/master/share/ax25/ax25.default#L20

[ATCUSA]

I can do this, however I am a little more versed with tnc's, ax25, and linux than our average user. Example of user requests that we have gotten are, can you make a link for me to start pat, and launch the browser, ie. They have no desire to use command line. We were able to get the direct connect to a node working quite well, when setting the protocol to serial-tnc. Thanks for your help on these issues. We are trying to move to a more open source solution that runs on linux to better serve the old laptops that people are bringing. So far we have been very impressed with the overall ux and the currently implemented functionality. I am making an effort to take all of the requests and comments and parse them out, and help people where I can before sending it in, so I hope that helps. I know that we do have a couple of members that would be interested in contributing if they can. Thanks again for the help.

---- On Mon, 18 Dec 2017 14:23:41 -0800 Martin Hebnes Pedersen <[email protected]> wrote ----

What do you mean? Can't you use Linux' AX.25 stack and run the TM-D710 in KISS-mode?

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[ATCUSA]

Thanks I will give this a try as well.

---- On Mon, 18 Dec 2017 14:36:00 -0800 Martin Hebnes Pedersen <[email protected]> wrote ----

Incoming and outgoing P2P AX.25 connections are supported using Linux' AX.25 stack, which requires a TNC with KISS-mode support (e.g. TM-D7x0, TH-D7x, opentracker, TNC-X).

The /etc/default/ax25 (systemd AX.25 unit config) has an example of how to make the TM-D710 enter KISS-mode:

https://github.com/la5nta/pat/blob/master/share/ax25/ax25.default#L20

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[martinhpedersen]

Thanks I will give this a try as well.

Great. I strongly recommend using the ax25:// transport instead of serial-tnc:// if you can. serial-tnc is very unpolished and have not been touched since I made the source code public, mainly due to me realizing that Linux' AX.25 stack is very convenient. I don't mean to abandon serial-tnc://, but it certainly needs some improvements before it's comparable to ax25:// in terms of stability and feature support.

The debian package comes with various scripts to make the process simpler. When set up correctly, you would simply just need to connect the radio, run systemctl start ax25 and you're QRV :) -https://github.com/la5nta/pat/wiki/AX25-Linux#bring-up-the-ax25-interface-via-systemd

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Thanks for your help on these issues. We are trying to move to a more open source solution that runs on linux to better serve the old laptops that people are bringing. So far we have been very impressed with the overall ux and the currently implemented functionality.

Thanks, that means a lot :)

I am making an effort to take all of the requests and comments and parse them out, and help people where I can before sending it in, so I hope that helps. I know that we do have a couple of members that would be interested in contributing if they can. Thanks again for the help.

Great, I appreciate your involvement and effort in proxying/filtering the feedback. I am very interested getting Pat more equipped to handle emergency communications, as well as making Pat more accessible to novice unix users. Please keep it coming, and I will try to prioritize as good as I can. And for the members are interested in contributing; Please let them know they are very welcome!