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--- packet:kernel-ax25-pi [2023/04/15 22:15] – [Time to run] m0lte
+++ packet:kernel-ax25-pi [2023/04/16 23:40] (current) – Updating m0gzp
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 This file sets up two AX.25 ports, one for VHF and one for HF
 <code>
-v144    M0GZP-1         19200   236     4       144.375 Mhz 1k2bps
+VHF     M0GZP-1         19200   255     4       144.375 Mhz 1k2bps
-HF      M0GZP-2         19200   236     4       HF 300bps
+HF      M0GZP-2         19200   200     4       HF 300bps
 </code>
@@ Line 79: / Line 79: @@
 This file sets up a NET/ROM port aliased as GZPNOD
 <code>
-netrom  M0GZP-7 GZPNOD  236     Linux Switch Port
+nrvhf   M0GZP-5 GZPVHF  235     VHF NET/ROM Port
+nrhf    M0GZP-6 GZPHF   40      HF NET/ROM Port
 </code>
@@ Line 85: / Line 86: @@
 === nrbroadcast ===
-This file configures how our AX.25 ports will broadcast NET/ROM nodes.  My VHF node sets all seen nodes to a default quality of 220, and will broadcast any node with a minimum quality of 200.  The HF node on the other hand sets all nodes to a default quality of 199 (so as not to advertise HF nodes over VHF), and will broadcast nodes with a minimum quality of 199.
+This file configures how our AX.25 ports will broadcast NET/ROM nodes.  My VHF node sets all seen nodes to a default quality of 220, and will broadcast any node with a minimum quality of 200.  The HF node on the other hand sets all nodes to a default quality of 200 (so as not to advertise HF nodes over VHF), and will broadcast nodes with a minimum quality of 200.
 <code>
-v144    5       220     200     1
+VHF     5       200     200     1
-HF      5       199     199     1
+HF      5       220     200     1
+</code>
+=== ax25d.conf ===
+This file configures the ax25 userspace daemon, which determines what processes are run when other users connect in to the node.  In my example, I am calling the program uronode (by N1URO, sadly SK).  A separate entry is required for each port.
+<code>
+[M0GZP-1 via VHF]
+NOCALL   * * * * * *  L
+default  * * * * * *  0 root  /usr/local/sbin/uronode   uronode
+[M0GZP-2 via HF]
+NOCALL   * * * * * *  L
+default  * * * * * *  0 root  /usr/local/sbin/uronode   uronode
+<nrhf>
+NOCALL   * * * * * *  L
+default  * * * * * *  0 root  /usr/local/sbin/uronode   uronode
+<nrvhf>
+NOCALL   * * * * * *  L
+default  * * * * * *  0 root  /usr/local/sbin/uronode   uronode
 </code>
@@ Line 101: / Line 122: @@
   * Load the ''netrom'' module and attach it to the port defined in nrports
   * Run the netrom userspace daemon which handles the netrom broadcasts
+  * Load previous netrom node tables
+  * Run the mheard daemon which keeps track of heard stations
+  * Run the ax25 daemon to support running services
 <code>
 #!/bin/bash
@@ Line 109: / Line 133: @@
 echo Done
 echo -n Attaching KISS interfaces for direwolf...
-kissattach `ls -l /tmp/kiss8001 | awk '{ print $11 }'` v144
+kissattach -l `ls -l /tmp/kiss8001 | awk '{ print $11 }'` VHF
 sleep 1
-kissattach `ls -l /tmp/kiss8002 | awk '{ print $11 }'` HF
+kissattach -l `ls -l /tmp/kiss8002 | awk '{ print $11 }'` HF
 sleep 1
 echo Done
 echo -n 'Bringing up NET/ROM runtime...'
 modprobe netrom
-nrattach netrom
+nrattach nrvhf
+nrattach nrhf
 netromd -i -l -d
 echo -n Restoring node tables...
 [ -x /etc/ax25/nodesave.sh ] && /etc/ax25/nodesave.sh
+echo Done
+echo -n Starting mheard daemon...
+mheardd -l
+echo Done
+echo -n Starting ax25 daemon...
+ax25d -l
 echo Done
 </code>
@@ Line 139: / Line 170: @@
 echo Done
 </code>
+NB this script appears to run before /dev/ttyACM0 is available, so currently doesn't work. I'm coming up with a fix.
 === /usr/sbin/stopRadio.sh ===
@@ Line 144: / Line 177: @@
 <code>
 #!/bin/bash
-echo Saving node tables...
+echo -n Saving node tables...
 /usr/sbin/nodesave > /etc/ax25/nodesave.sh && chmod 755 /etc/ax25/nodesave.sh
-echo Killing all kissattach processes
+echo Done
-killall kissattach
+echo -n Killing mheard daemon...
-echo Killing all socat processes in case they do not end cleanly
+killall mheardd
+sleep 1
+echo Done
+echo -n Killing ax25 daemon...
+killall ax25d
+sleep 1
+echo Done
+echo -n Killing all socat processes in case they do not end cleanly...
 killall socat
-echo Killing the netromd process
+sleep 1
+echo Done
+echo -n Killing all kissattach processes...
+killall kissattach
+sleep 1
+echo Done
+echo -n Killing the netromd process...
 killall netromd
-echo Taking down the netrom interface
+sleep 1
+echo Done
+echo -n Taking down the netrom interface...
 ifconfig nr0 down
-echo Removing kernel modules
+sleep 1
-rmmod netrom
+echo Done
-rmmod mkiss
+echo -n Removing kernel modules...
-rmmod ax25
+rmmod netrom && sleep 1 && rmmod mkiss && sleep 1 && rmmod ax25 && sleep 1
-echo Taking down the AX.25 interfaces
+echo Done
+echo -n Taking down the AX.25 interfaces...
 ifconfig ax0 > /dev/null 2>&1 && ifconfig ax0 down
 ifconfig ax1 > /dev/null 2>&1 && ifconfig ax1 down
+sleep 1
 echo Done
 </code>
@@ Line 197: / Line 247: @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Start up radio processes
+After=direwolf.service
+Requires=direwolf.service
 [Service]
@@ Line 215: / Line 267: @@
 ● ax25.service - Start up radio processes
      Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ax25.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
-     Active: active (exited) since Wed 2023-04-12 22:16:27 BST; 4s ago
+     Active: active (exited) since Mon 2023-04-17 00:36:38 BST; 7s ago
-    Process: 2476 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/startRadio.sh (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
+    Process: 3036 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/startRadio.sh (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
-   Main PID: 2476 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
+   Main PID: 3036 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
-      Tasks: 5 (limit: 4915)
+      Tasks: 7 (limit: 4915)
-        CPU: 151ms
+        CPU: 156ms
      CGroup: /system.slice/ax25.service
-             ├─2477 socat pty,echo=0,link=/tmp/kiss8001,wait-slave tcp:127.0.0.1:8001
+             ├─3037 socat pty,echo=0,link=/tmp/kiss8001,wait-slave tcp:127.0.0.1:8001
-             ├─2478 socat pty,echo=0,link=/tmp/kiss8002,wait-slave tcp:127.0.0.1:8002
+             ├─3038 socat pty,echo=0,link=/tmp/kiss8002,wait-slave tcp:127.0.0.1:8002
-             ├─2486 kissattach /dev/pts/4 v144
+             ├─3047 kissattach -l /dev/pts/4 VHF
-             ├─2501 kissattach /dev/pts/2 HF
+             ├─3061 kissattach -l /dev/pts/3 HF
-             └─2519 netromd -i -l -d
+             ├─3089 netromd -i -l -d
+             ├─3099 mheardd -l
+             └─3104 ax25d -l
-Apr 12 22:16:25 radio startRadio.sh[2483]: AX.25 port v144 bound to device ax0
+Apr 17 00:36:38 radio startRadio.sh[3077]: NET/ROM port nrvhf bound to device nr0
-Apr 12 22:16:25 radio startRadio.sh[2486]: AX.25 port v144 bound to device ax0
+Apr 17 00:36:38 radio startRadio.sh[3082]: NET/ROM port nrhf bound to device nr1
-Apr 12 22:16:26 radio startRadio.sh[2499]: AX.25 port HF bound to device ax1
+Apr 17 00:36:38 radio netromd[3089]: starting
-Apr 12 22:16:26 radio startRadio.sh[2501]: AX.25 port HF bound to device ax1
+Apr 17 00:36:38 radio startRadio.sh[3036]: Restoring node tables...Done
-Apr 12 22:16:27 radio startRadio.sh[2476]: Done
+Apr 17 00:36:38 radio mheardd[3099]: starting
-Apr 12 22:16:27 radio startRadio.sh[2476]: Bringing up NET/ROM runtime...
+Apr 17 00:36:38 radio startRadio.sh[3036]: Starting mheard daemon...Done
-Apr 12 22:16:27 radio startRadio.sh[2512]: NET/ROM port netrom bound to device nr0
+Apr 17 00:36:38 radio startRadio.sh[3036]: Starting ax25 daemon...Done
-Apr 12 22:16:27 radio netromd[2519]: starting
+Apr 17 00:36:38 radio systemd[1]: Finished Start up radio processes.
-Apr 12 22:16:27 radio startRadio.sh[2476]: Restoring node tables...Done
+Apr 17 00:36:38 radio ax25d[3104]: starting
-Apr 12 22:16:27 radio systemd[1]: Finished Start up radio processes.
+Apr 17 00:36:38 radio ax25d[3104]: new config file loaded successfully
 szymon@radio:~ $
 </code>
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 You will see some new network interfaces on ifconfig (I've removed my normal interfaces):
 <code>
-ax0: flags=67<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING>  mtu 236
+ax0: flags=67<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING>  mtu 255
         ax25 M0GZP-1  txqueuelen 10  (AMPR AX.25)
         RX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
         RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
-        TX packets 2  bytes 77 (77.0 B)
+        TX packets 1  bytes 49 (49.0 B)
         TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0
-ax1: flags=67<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING>  mtu 236
+ax1: flags=67<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING>  mtu 200
         ax25 M0GZP-2  txqueuelen 10  (AMPR AX.25)
         RX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
         RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
-        TX packets 2  bytes 77 (77.0 B)
+        TX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
+        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0
+nr0: flags=193<UP,RUNNING,NOARP>  mtu 235
+        netrom M0GZP-5  txqueuelen 1000  (AMPR NET/ROM)
+        RX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
+        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
+        TX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
         TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0
-nr0: flags=193<UP,RUNNING,NOARP>  mtu 236
+nr1: flags=193<UP,RUNNING,NOARP>  mtu 40
-        netrom M0GZP-7  txqueuelen 1000  (AMPR NET/ROM)
+        netrom M0GZP-6  txqueuelen 1000  (AMPR NET/ROM)
         RX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
         RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0