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

[Craig Anderson]

I have the TCP/IP as part of a RACES network
and I plan to use APRS on the same frequency,
but only during an EOC activation, to track the
deployed people.  Both APRS and TCP/IP/AX.25
will not likely be used very much during a deployment
because we don't have many people with TNCs.
But once I get this up and working, maybe I can
get more people into APRS.

I guess I have a further question.  I'm determined
not to use any digipeaters for this APRS use (this
is the other reason for not using the normal APRS
frequency, to avoid the digipeaters).  I will have
probably 2 machines on local hill-tops that will be
listening on 2M packet frequencies.  I want to be
able to pick up the APRS packets at those hill-top
radios but display them back in the EOC.  Do I need
to run Xastir on the computer on the hill-top and
have it forward the packets back the the EOC?
What should run on the hill-top computer?  Is there
a simple forwarding program?  I will have TCP/IP
connections from the EOC to the hill-top computers.

Thanks very much all,
Craig

On Feb 5, 2007, at 7:22 AM, Curt, WE7U wrote:

> On Mon, 5 Feb 2007, Lance Cotton wrote:
>
>> Just a sanity check - is your Xastir TNC "interface" type "AX25 TNC
>> Radio" or are you using "Serial KISS TNC"?
>>
>> 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?
>
> 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.
>
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