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G8BPQ NODE COMMANDS
This document explains the commands available within the Node section
of the G8BPQ switch, and an explanation of the responses.
First the result of inputting an invalid command:
NOTTS:G8BPQ-3} Invalid command - Enter ? for command list
Entering ? produces the following:
NOTTS:G8BPQ-3} BBS CONNECT BYE INFO NODES PORTS ROUTES USERS
Note that BBS is only present if the BBS support is enabled (BBS=1 in
th config file). If you have defined your own applications, they will also
be listed.
The BBS (and your other application names) must be entered in full - all other
commands can be abbreviated to the first character of the command.
Entering BBS (or your own application name) will connect you to the first
free BBS (etc) port, or give an error message if none are available.
The CONNECT command is used to connect you to another node, or to a normal
AX.25 user. To connect to another node, enter C NODECALL or C NODEALIAS.
The system will select the 'best' radio port and neighbour to to use to
reach the required node using its ROUTES and NODES lists.
The format used to connect to another normal user depends on whether you
have more than one radio port. The formats are:
(stuff in [] being optional)
C CALL [via digi1 [digi2...]] If you only have one port
C P CALL [via digi1 [digi2...]] Where P is the port number,
if you have more than 1.
(You can use C 1 CALL if you only have 1 port - its just a waste of typing!)
If you miss out the port number where it is needed, you will get an error
message, listing the available ports.
Normally you cannot override the automatic route selection when you connect
to another node, but you can fool the system into thinking a node is a
normal station by connecting to the alias, and adding an SSID. For example,
if you want to connect to NOTTS:G8BPQ-3, you can force a Level 2 connect
on a secified port by entering C P NOTTS-1
It is also possible to instruct the node to remain connected to the
currrent node, when the connection to the next one is closed. This is
achieved by adding an S (for STAY) after the connect command. For
example, if I type
C GB7YDX S
I get
NOTTS:G8BPQ-3} Connected to GB7YDX
If I then enter B, GB7YDX closes the connection, but instead of getting
*** Disconnected, I get
Returned to Node NOTTS:G8BPQ-3}
This is particularly useful if you are exploring a distant set of nodes,
and don't want to have to reconnect over the whole path again and again.
The BYE commnad disconnects you from the switch.
The INFO command sends your INFO text from the config file:
NOTTS:G8BPQ-3} G8BPQ Packet Switch, Mapperley, Nottingham. IO92KX
Commands are basically the same as NET/ROM, but to connect to another
normal station (not another node), you must specify a port number before
the callsign. Use PORTS command to list available ports. The BBS command
connects you to the associated Mailbox.
The PORTS command lists available ports. The descriptions come directly
from the configuration file, and should give at least the frequency and
baud rate used.
NOTTS:G8BPQ-3} Ports:
1 144.650 MHz 1200 Baud (PC120)
2 432.675 MHz 1200 Baud (DRSI)
3 Experimental NET/ROM Link
The NODES command lists all the other NETROM/THENET/BPQ Nodes known to
your node:
NOTTS:G8BPQ-3} Nodes:
BBSTST:G8BPQ-1 DV7:G4RFG-1 LRG7:G0GDR-1 G4RFG-2
LRGBBS:GB7LRG AAABBS:GB7AAA #LNX2:G4GOU-1 BM1:G7AXC-1
BM2:G7AXC-2 BM7:G7AXC-7 DV2:G4RFG DV6:G4RFG-3
BOB432:G8HBE-3 NEC21:G8VPQ-2 FPV7:G4FPV-7 SY4:G3UQH-4
WP4:G0KNR-4 LRG2:G0GDR-2 NEC22:G8VPQ-3 MM2:GB7MM-2
TFONET:G8TFO-8 NEC90:G8VPQ-9 NH:G0HWC RP2:GB3RP-2
ADH2:G8ADH-2 SY7:GB7SY-7 HX2:GB7HX-2 WORC7:G8TIC-7
WV2:G1RLI-2 TEWKS3:G6CMG-3 WB7:G4DVM-7 BOB650:G8HBE-2
LED:GB7LED SY8:G3UQH-8 VPQNET:G8VPQ-8 GH2:GB7GH-2
SY2:G3UQH-2 FPV:G4FPV-2 AP2:GB7AP-2 LX2:GB7LX-2
LX4:G6TNZ-1 LX7:GB7LX-7 RAYNET:GB7NRC SF2:G8POT-2
#NICK:GB7LRG-7 NEC72:G8VPQ-7 WORC2:G8TIC-2 PQ2:GB3PQ
TEWKS4:G6CMG-4 BOB675:G8HBE-4 FPV71:G4FPV-8 TEWKS9:G6CMG-9
TICNET:G8TIC-8 BRX:G4AKZ SC4:G4AJJ-4 CD2:G6ANN-1
TEWKS7:G6CMG-7 TCPIP:G4GOU CHELT2:G4MEM-2 DROIT7:G8TFO-7
DROIT2:G8TFO-2 MK6:G4WIM MV2:G2AFD-2 SERVER:GB7AAA-9
ERA24:G0DXX WP1:GB7WP-1 WP2:GB7WP-2 WP7:GB7WP-7
MK2:G4WIM-2 MK23:G4WIM-7 LNXBBS:GB7LNX-2 TVB:G6TVB
#GATE0:G6CMG-5 #GATE1:G6CMG-6 WORC22:G8TIC-1 VPQ90:G8VPQ-10
VPQ91:G8VPQ-11
By entering N NODECALL (or N NODEALIAS), you can list the routes that
the system will use to access that node:
n gb7ydx
NOTTS:G8BPQ-3} Routes to: DXYORK:GB7YDX RTT=7 FR=17 B 2
> 87 4 5 GB7YS
0 4 7 G8BPQ-8
0 4 6 G4FIS-2
The bits after the callsign are only shown if some frames have been
send to that node. RTT stands for Round Trip Time, and is a rolling
average of the time taken to get a response from that node (in seconds).
FR means Frames, the number of info frames sent to the node. The B, if
present, indicates the target is a BPQ node, and the number following
the B is the number of hops to the target.
Up to 3 possible routes to the node are listed. The first number
displayed is the 'quality' - the relative desirability of using this
route rather than another. The second is the Obsolesance Count, an
indication of how long it is since the system was last told about (
or successfully used) this route. The number starts at a value set in
the config file (typically 5) and is decremented each time a 'NODES'
broadcast is sent (typically evey hour). The 3rd number is the port.
A > indicates the currently active route.
The Round Trip Times and frame counts for all nodes with a non-zero
count can be displayed by entering N T
n t
NOTTS:G8BPQ-3} Nodes:
G1FYS RTT=22 FR=5 B
#LDS:G3WNR-3 RTT=17 FR=39 B
AP21:GB7AP-2 RTT=90 FR=866
AYTON:G4HRM RTT=76 FR=18 B
BADBBS:GB7BAD RTT=40 FR=2576 B 2
BEDS:G1ZPU RTT=283 FR=1 B 4
BFD41:G4GIR-4 RTT=31 FR=593
BOSTON:G4LPL RTT=28 FR=1606 B 2
COV22:G3ZFR-3 RTT=29 FR=14
DXYORK:GB7YDX RTT=7 FR=17 B
HALFAX:G6KZJ RTT=30 FR=306 B 2
HF:G4JLB-8 RTT=32 FR=99 B 4
LADY61:G7EQM-8 RTT=68 FR=1754 B 1
NEC:G8VPQ RTT=113 FR=127 B
NN22:G8AMG-2 RTT=30 FR=2047
NN41:G8AMG-4 RTT=19 FR=250
NN72:G8AMG-7 RTT=19 FR=301
NOTBBS:GB7NOT RTT=34 FR=5659 B 1
OAK:G0LTN-1 RTT=76 FR=1309 B 3
PBORO:G1ARV-8 RTT=26 FR=230 B 2
RP:GB7RP RTT=41 FR=1396 B
RUTBBS:GB7RUT RTT=10 FR=10683 B 1
RUTLND:G4FIS-2 RTT=7 FR=16468 B 1
SHEF:GB7YS RTT=15 FR=11547 B 1
TLH2:G1TLH-2 RTT=36 FR=5245 B
WN:G7HPM RTT=52 FR=2281 B 4
XOWPMS:G1XOW-2 RTT=38 FR=58 B
YORK:G1FTA RTT=37 FR=363 B 3
YORKS:GB7YW RTT=20 FR=117 B
The ROUTES command lists the stations which this node can hear.
NOTTS:G8BPQ-3} Routes:
4 GB7YS 0 0!
1 G4FIS-2 14 0!
3 G3SDC-8 35 0!
> 6 G4FIS-2 150 58!
3 G0INA-1 90 0!
2 G8BPQ-5 250 0!
4 G1EQT-8 50 0!
> 4 G0INA-3 120 48!
> 5 GB7YS 150 93!
3 G7JGX-3 25 0!
> 4 G4IRX-3 50 9!
7 G8BPQ-8 250 105
4 G7EQM-8 10 1
The > indicates that there is an active link to the node.
The first number is the port. The second is the quality. This may be
derived from the 'default quality' parameter in the PORTS section of the
config file, or may be specified explicitly in the ROUTES section.
A value of zero will prevent the route from being used, and is normally
used when you have a one-way or marginal path. The third number is the
number of NODES list entries which refer to this route. This isn't used
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