[OZAPRS] Igate

[Mark Austin]

Ben,
To answer your actual question,
Down load a live cd image that includes Xastir. It's a bit try before you
bye, so to speak. If you stuff it up just reboot and start again. You can
burn it to a CD and boot from it or just mount the iso file in a virtual
machine like sun virtualbox under windows or Linux. Then ask plenty of
questions

I started with a ubuntu ISO from
http://www.175moonlight.com/xastir/livecd.php (it's still running, but from
from a compact flash card on the production IGate vk2jma-5 up in the back
shed).

Have fun,
Mark
VK2JMA


On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Ray Wells <vk2tv at exemail.com.au> wrote:

> Why do you say xastir is not the best way? If a a map display is not
> required I could be inclined to agree with you but otherwise I cannot.
> Xastir works just fine as an Igate, supporting multiple port and, it is
> actively supported. I'm curious to know why you tink the way you do.
>
> Ray vk2tv
>
>
> On 09/07/11 18:45, Carl Makin wrote:
>
>> Hi Ben,
>>
>> On 09/07/2011, at 6:18 PM, Ben Lindner wrote:
>>
>>  what is the best and easiest way to set up an Igate using Xastir.
>>>
>>
>> The best way is to not use Xastir but something designed from the start to
>> be an IGate such as Javaprssvr or aprsd.
>>
>> However you need to configure an upstream "Internet Server" interface to
>> rotate.aprs.net.au and an RF interface using "Serial KISS TNC" or
>> similar.  On the RF port properties dialog there should be a box labelled
>> "IGate Options" with 3 checkboxes.  Check the one that suits your
>> intentions, either receive only ("Allow RF to Inet traffic ONLY") or ("Allow
>> RF->Inet and Inet->RF traffic").  You will need to put a relevant path into
>> the "Igate ->  RF Path" text box.
>>
>> You will also need the "Allow Transmitting?" checkbox set at the top of
>> the dialog.
>>
>>
>> Carl.
>> (vk1kcm)
>>
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