[Xastir] AX.25 and linux with xastir

[Curt Mills, WE7U]

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Orrin Winton wrote:

> How do i check to see if my Linux box has AX.25?  I
> seem to recall this may require recompiling the kernel,
> sounds like something i dread having to do...
>
> I need the AX.25 in there in order to run a TNC off
> the serial port, right?
>
> I believe i saw, during the xastir compile & install,
> that xastir was compiled without ax.25.

Definitely a Linux box, right?  None of the other supported OS'es
have AX.25 built-in, so you must be on Linux to use that option.

No, you don't have to have AX.25 compiled in in order to use a TNC
off a serial port.  You can use any of the serial port TNC options,
including:

    Serial TNC
    Serial TNC w/GPS on a HSP cable
    Serial TNC w/GPS on AUX port
    Serial KISS TNC

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