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--- packet:xrouter-qttermtcp [2023/07/29 13:19] – created m0lte
+++ packet:xrouter-qttermtcp [2023/07/29 14:49] (current) – m0lte
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 ====== HOWTO Use QTTermTCP With XRPi / XRLin ======
-th April 2023, G8PZT
+July 2023, G8PZT
 NOTE: This is a "quick and dirty" howto. Please feel free to refine it,
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 <code>
-	sudo setcap cap_net_bind_service=pe xrpi
+sudo setcap cap_net_bind_service=pe xrpi
 </code>
-	(substitute xrlin for xrpi if you are on x86)
+(substitute xrlin for xrpi if you are on x86)
 You can avoid this by setting the port numbers to something above 1024.
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 Click OK and you're all done.
-As far as I can see, QTTermTCP only allows incoming connections when it
+Note: In "Single Window" mode, QTTermTCP will not accept incoming
-is idle, ie when it is not downlinked to XRouter. There may be other
+connections while it is connected to XRouter. However in "tabbed" or
-modes which allow this, but that is outside the scope of this document.
+"MDI" mode it will.
+===== Monitor Traffic =====
+XRouter will send monitor traffic to QTTermTCP, but it will be in XRouter
+format, not BPQ format, i.e. it will look like this:
+<code>
+	 *** 14:40:51 port 4 rcvd:
+	AX25: G8PZT>G8PZT-1 <RR R R4>
+	 *** 14:41:00 port 4 rcvd:
+	AX25: G8PZT>G8PZT-1 <I C R4 S4> ilen=20 pid=207 NET/ROM
+	  NTRM: G8PZT-8 to G8PZT-9 ttl=25 cct=0100 <DISC REQ>
+	 *** 14:41:00 port 4 sent:
+	AX25: G8PZT-1>G8PZT <I C R5 S4> ilen=20 pid=207 NET/ROM
+	  NTRM: G8PZT-9 to G8PZT-8 ttl=25 cct=D208 <DISC ACK>
+</code>
+The displayed port numbers are XRouter's PORT numbers not QTTermTCP's.
+If your XRouter ports are numbered consecutively from 1, they will agree
+with the port mumbers under QTTermTCP's "Monitor" tab. If however
+XRouter's port numbers don't start at 1, or have gaps, QTTermTcp's
+"Monitor" tab will list consecutively numbered ports, with the XRouter
+port numbers in brackets like this:
+<code>
+	Port 1 (2) "Ethernet LAN"
+	Port 2 (4) "Link to KIDDER"
+	Port 3 (5) "Test Port 1"
+	and so on...
+</code>
+===== Corrupted Display =====
+Older versions of QTTermTCP (e.g. 0.0.58) have a bug which loses some
+data packets, causing a corrupted display. This was reported to G8BPQ
+and the fixed version should by now be available.
 ===== And Finally: =====
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 Please report any errors, omissions or compatibilty issues to
-	g8pzt@blueyonder.co.uk
+g8pzt@blueyonder.co.uk
 or to the xrouter mailing list (where you will also find the latest
 versions of XRouter) at
-	http://groups.io/g/xrouter
+http://groups.io/g/xrouter
 XRouter documentation can be found at http://ohiopacket.org/xrpi