[Xastir] version 1.9.4 on Ubuntu Mint

[ml41782]

Hi Lee, 
No I don't have wireless on this machine good old 100mb hard wired ethernet. This has happend on more than one occassion with more than one flavor of linux.  It could be something that none of them like with the onboard hardware. 

This was the first time I saw this with the xastir_udp_client not working. I know the next time to check what my IP is first. if you look at earlier posts you will see that I use the server IP and not localhost. I think if it had been localhost I would have never even noticed it. 


I use xastir_udp_client to pass the weather data.  I think I like the way that works. If the weather system stops working  then I need to check the server and see if it has jumped to a DHCP address. 

Xastir had no issues continuing to run with what ever IP it was given to use as long as it could reach the internet. 




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From: Lee Bengston <lee.bengston at gmail.com>
To: ml41782 <ml41782 at yahoo.com>; Xastir - APRS client software discussion <xastir at lists.xastir.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 12:11:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Xastir] version 1.9.4 on Ubuntu Mint

On 9/21/09, ml41782 <ml41782 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Its working now.
> I have come to the conclusion of never trust Linux to stay static.
> reguardless of the flavor. Redhat, debian, Ubuntu and a couple of others. I
> have seen them all revert to a dhcp address even though they have a static
> IP assigned to them.

I assume you are talking about wireless?  Linux is kind of famous for
server functionality, and my guess is that static addresses are very
common in server applications and work reliably.

I only have one Linux box at home using a static address - it's
running VectorLinux and using a wireless PCI card.  I used the vlwifi
tool, and it's never reverted to DHCP in about 20 months of operation.
I think what you are seeing is a symptom of the Gnome and KDE network
managers.  In Ubuntu, I install wicd from the repository, which
uninstalls the default network manager.  I mainly install it in order
to avoid the kde wallet and default keyring prompts, but I wouldn't be
surprised if it handles static addresses better as well.  Given it is
available in the repo, it's an easy thing to try.

Lee - K5DAT
Murphy, TX