[Xastir] Re: Multi-windowed Xastir Sessions

[Wes Johnston]

OK, I searched thru the docs lightly, and found loads of ref's to server_port,
but never found the port number....  if I enable server port, what's the port
number?

Wes
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Quoting Jason Winningham <jdw at eng.uah.edu>:

>
> > But how do you get two copies of xastir to talk to the same TNC?
>
> I don't think this is really an issue, but I guess it all depends on
> what you're trying to do.  If you just want different map views let
> your primary xastir have full control of your hardware (TNC, GPS, etc),
> and let it run the server port.  The "other" xastirs get their data
> directly from the  primary.
>
> >   and which one
> > gets to TX a position?
>
> Only one needs to transmit a position; since they're on the same
> computer they can't be all that far apart. (:
>
> I don't see how it would be useful trying to run as if you have
> multiple APRS stations on the same computer with a single TNC, but if
> you needed to couldn't you let the primary xastir with control of the
> hardware do Inet to RF gating for the secondary xastirs?
>
> Multiple map views is the only useful purpose I can think of for
> multiple xastirs on the same computer, but I'm sure there are more.
>
> -Jason
> kg4wsv
>
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