[Xastir] Xastir and TCP/IP over AX.25 coexistence?

[J. Lance Cotton]

on 2/5/2007 9:22 AM Curt, WE7U said the following:
> On Mon, 5 Feb 2007, Lance Cotton wrote:
>> It should be AX25 TNC Radio. I am using this configuration and it works
>> great for TCP/IP and Xastir/APRS side by side.
> 
> Just curious, who's running TCP/IP and APRS on the same channel?  Or
> perhaps you have an MKISS TNC and so have multiple ports/radios tied
> to the same serial interface?

Same channel. Don't worry -- it's just for testing purposes. Average TCP/IP 
traffic on my local APRS channel is 100 bytes / month.

> For some places in Europe I've heard it's accepted to run APRS
> alongside other protocols, and for non-144.39 frequencies it's just
> fine in the U.S. and Canda.  I'd be wary of running connected mode
> packets or even unconnected mode TCP packets on the main APRS
> frequency.  You're liable to get shot by the locals.

Not too many locals here. We've got about 5 active APRS users in the county.

It is just very convenient to give a quick ping on a known-working setup 
when troubleshooting a buddy's TCP/IP AX25 setup. (when we can't find any 
other reason it isn't working)

-Lance
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