[Xastir] Xastir and filters

[Eric Germann]

Makes sense now.  However, I decided the r/ construct worked better.  
I'm using a fake SSID for it internally, so I've turned off transmit.  
r/ seems to be more self defining.

Thanks for the info though.

73,

EKG
N1ICS

Alex Carver wrote:
> Force Xastir to beacon at least once and then the m/
> filter should work.  Allow Transmit should be on for
> the network connections.  I don't think the others
> will have an interaction but you may want to enable
> Allow Transmit for all interfaces just in case.
>
>
> --- Eric Germann <ekgermann at cctec.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Just brought up an internal javAPRSServer for some
>> testing.
>>
>> Here goes the (possibly) stupid question.
>>
>> aprs server is connected up to the top four (only
>> one at a time and 
>> rotates if it loses connection).
>>
>> When I connect to port 10152 on my aprs server (the
>> firehose), I get 
>> lots of APRS data from all over the world (the
>> expected behavior).
>>
>> When UIView32 clients connect with a filter
>> parameter of m/160 to port 
>> 14580 they get a restricted subset of data (again,
>> the expected behavior).
>>
>> When Xastir connects, I get nothing back on the
>> filtered port with 
>> m/160.  If I do r/lat/lon/dist, I get a filtered
>> stream back.
>>
>> Popped on the View->Incoming Data box and I see it
>> send "adjunct filter 
>> m/160" to the server.  However, I don't see anything
>> that tells it where 
>> "me" (the m/ filter) is.  Looks like something would
>> have to be sent to 
>> the server to tell it my lat/lon so it can draw the
>> filter circle of 
>> 160km around my location.  If I do it with r/ where
>> I spec it out, it's 
>> ok.  Lat and long are defined correctly in the
>> File->Configure->Station 
>> box correctly.
>>
>> Doesn't seem to make a difference if I allow
>> transmit or not in the 
>> server definition.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> EKG
>> N1ICS
>>
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