[xfbb] Interface Client now works!

Mon Dec 24 00:03:39 CET 2007

Hi Bob,

FBB can't talk directly to a KISS TNC. For that you'll need ax25-tools, 
ax25-apps and libax25 (should all be available as packages). Then fbb 
will talk to kernel ax25 which in turn will talk to the TNC. fbb can 
talk directly to a WA8DED EPROM.

Ray vk2tv

Bob Scanferla wrote:

>Hi All see I told you it would not be long before I was back :)
>
>I could use a little help with the TNC side of things now.
>
>I have an MFJ TNC configured for KISS mode what is the proper config for the port.sys file to get KISS working?
>
>My file looks like this:
>
># FBB7.03
>#
>#Ports TNCs
> 1     1
>#
>#Com Interface Adress (Hex) Baud
> 1   9         /dev/cua0    1200
>#
>#TNC NbCh Com MultCh Pacln Maxfr NbFwd MxBloc M/P-Fwd Mode  Freq
># 0   0    0   0      0     0     0     0      00/01   ----  File-fwd.
> 1   1    1   1      250   2     1     10     00/15   UDYL  145.610
>#
># End of file.
>#
>
>Seasons Greetings to everyone
>Bob
>VA3RJS
>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Bob Scanferla <va3rjs at yahoo.ca>
>To: List for the LINUX version of FBB <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
>Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 1:47:34 PM
>Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client won't start!
>
>Hello Again Gents
>
>Well in desperation I trashed my system yesterday......I reinstalled
> RH7.2 (I know it is crap :) but it is all I have :(
>
>Of course network interface would not come up....appears to be a known
> problem in 7.2......so I installed RH5.1 which properly configures the
> network interface and then did an upgrade to RH7.2.......ended up with
> a working system again!  This time I was much more careful installing
> 7.2 and made sure to include all the development components.
>
>Installed the RPMs recommended here and pulled down the fbb7.04j source
> code!
>
>I know I am asking for a lot of trouble :)
>
>Anyway long story made short it all compiled the fist time and the fbb
> server actually ran and stayed running  with an available port
>  (netstat -a) this time! 
>
>I was also able to connect using the client.....unbelievable!
>
>So onward to try and configure a TNC!
>
>Thanks to all the help from everyone on the list......you all got me up
> to speed with a one evening effort....this is truly a great list!
>
>I am sure I will be back with more questions shortly :)
>
>Seasons Greeting
>
>Bob
>VA3RJS
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>----- Original Message ----
>From: Ray Wells <vk2tv at exemail.com.au>
>To: List for the LINUX version of FBB <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
>Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 4:35:03 PM
>Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client won't start!
>
>Thanks Bo,
>
>That's what I get for doing two things at the same time.
>
>Ray vk2tv
>
>Bo Skoglund wrote:
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>>># Hours +/- in relation with UTC
>>>#localtime = +11
>>>TZ=/etc/localtime
>>>export TZ
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>The lines 'TZ=/etc/localtime' and 'export TZ' shall NOT be in
>>    
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> 'fbb.conf'.
>  
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>>They shall be in the fbb startup script '/usr/sbin/fbb'.
>>
>>>From my previous mail:
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>>>A good thing to do is to edit /usr/sbin/fbb and add the two lines
>>>TZ=/etc/localtime
>>>export TZ
>>>just before the line that says "Do not change following lines"
>>>   
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Wrong file has been edited. Edit /usr/sbin/fbb.
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>>>Then comment out the line
>>>localtime =
>>>in /etc/ax25/fbb.conf
>>>   
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>>>      
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>>This has been done correctly, but remember to remove the two
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> 'TZ'-lines from 
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>>fbb.conf.
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>>To answer another question:
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>>>Anyone know what the 63 in the passwd.sys file means? In the case of 
>>>peter's file it is a 4?
>>>
>>>I am just going to have to find and print and read the whole manual I
>>>      
>>>
> guess 
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>>>:)
>>>   
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>>>      
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>>The syntax of the passwd.sysy is:
>><call> <security code BEFORE the the password is given> <security code
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> AFTER 
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>>password has been given> <password>
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>>The security codes is bit coded, just add the different things you
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> want you 
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>>users to be able to do and you get the security code.
>>The security code states what a user can do in addition to the normal
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> user 
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>>commands.
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>># Security codes.
>># Users can :
>># 1  : Read all messages, including private messages
>># 2  : Kill all messages
>># 4  : Send SYS command
>># 8  : Use remote sysop commands (edit, forward, etc...)
>># 16 : Edit labels in YAPP, FBBDOS, DOCS
>># 32 : Can delete files in YAPP, FBBDOS
>># 64 : Have access to all gateways
>># 128: Run DOS commands
>># 256: Have access to the entire hard disk
>># 512: Have access to commands /A (stop) and /R (Reboot)
>># All (1023):   Sysop: Sysop after successful SYS-command:
>>
>>So 4 means user can send SYS command.
>>and 63 means: 1 +2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32.
>>
>>73 de SM7LKS, Bosse
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