[Xastir] Config file for TM-D710A config script?

[David A. Ranch]

Hello Jarett,

TNCs have several modes but instead of restating all of it, I highly 
recommend this tutorial on everything packet (it's cited in my HamPacket 
docs as well):

   http://www.choisser.com/packet/

Grab a cup of coffee and read it.  Some of it might be old hat to you 
but I bet some of it will be news as well.  A great read!

--David

> All right then, still more confusion!
>
> I thought TNCs operated in three modes:
>
> KISS, which is "barebones" and allows application software to manage how the
> TNC interprets bits,
>
> Serial, which makes certain assumptions about how data is handled (kind of
> like a modem for phones),
>
> AX.25, which creates a protocol specific network adapter on the OS level
> that many applications can access (useful for Xastir and IP applications)
>
> Am I wrong here?
>
> Thanks again.
> On Jul 3, 2011 4:33 PM, "David A. Ranch" <xastir at trinnet.net> wrote:
>   
>> Hello Jarett,
>>     
>>> Okay, I must be really confused, then. I have my TM-D710 connected via
>>> serial-USB cable to my computer. This is "serial TNC," not KISS, isn't
>>>       
> it?
>   
>> Other helpful Xastir people have posted Xastir specific setup scripts
>> for the D710. I personally have a GreenLight Labs GPS receiver here
>> that I'll try out with those scripts to confirm that they are 100%. One
>> major benefit with this Xastir TNC command-mode approach is that you
>> should be able to poll the D710 for GPS coordinates. I don't think this
>> is possible in KISS mode. On the flip side, the benefit of the KISS
>> setup approach is that the Linux kernel can be the AX.25 interface so
>> that other applications beyond just Xastir can communicate with the
>> TNC. One can question the value of running KISS while on a APRS
>> frequency but you can use the "monitor", "mheard", and other cool tools
>> that comes with the ax25-tools suite.
>>
>> --David
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