[Xastir] Server Port vs. Internet Server?

[Kevin Ratcliff]

Curt,

After comparing the outputs of an APRS Internet server and the Xastir 
server port I think you are right; Dmapper is looking for a different 
line-end. I can email the author of Dmapper to see if he will consider 
modifying his code, or is this something that should be changed at the 
Xastir end?

I did find a roundabout way of making it work (without writing any new 
code) if anyone is interested in connecting Dmapper to Xastir. Here is 
my current configuration:

Xastir connected to TNC (via serial port)
UI-View32 connected to Xastir server port (127.0.0.1:2023)
Dmapper connected to UI-View32 server port (127.0.0.1:1448)

It requires using UI-View32 as the "middleman", but it isn't really a 
big deal to add UI-View. Still, it would be nice to make it connect 
directly without any additional programs.

Thanks for your help!

Kevin
KB9MQU

Curt Mills wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Nov 2004, Kevin Ratcliff wrote:
> 
> 
>>Also, I guess I should mention that Dmapper does decode MY position when
>>connected to the Xastir server port, just not any of the others. I am
>>set up without a transmitter right now so it is decoding my position
>>directly through the server port without any digipeating.
> 
> 
> It sounds to me like it might be a line-end issue.  Note that Linux
> uses <LF> for line-ends, MacOS uses <CR> for line-ends (but does
> MacOSX now use <LF> too?), and Winders uses <CR><LF> for line-ends.
> 
> I'd have to look in the code to see what Xastir does, but it's
> typical for internet connections to use <CR> as the line-end and
> nothing else.
> 
> Perhaps DMapper is expecting something different that what Xastir
> supplies for line-ends on the server port.
>