[Xastir] Online Maps selections needing attention before next release.

[Lee Bengston]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 7:16 PM, David <djmunn at bigpond.com> wrote:

> Hi.....agree that update would be good
>
> ability to have an included igate that can be configured
>
> to my knowledge linux only has 3 igate programs worth looking at
> aprsg,aprx2,dixprs....the only one ive got working is aprsg....the other
> two i cant get to work with a AX25 port and a TNC-x...at least i havent got
> the configs correct will keep trying.
>
> ​Those are the small programs ideal for running "headless".  I've tried
all 3 of them - aprsg is not good as a Tx Igate because it can't be limited
to gate only messages to RF, which is standard.  I like the format of the
text config file for aprsg - may have been a little easier than aprx or
dixprs, but I have been able to get all of them to work.  Dixprs is a bit
tricky when you first try it with AX25 because the ax25 port is referenced
as "ax0" or "ax1", etc. as the case may be instead of referencing the name
of the ax25 interface in /etc/ax25/axports like other software does.

In Linux, Xastir already supports Igating​, and so does YAAC.  JavAPRSIgate
also runs in Linux, which is an adjunct to javAPRSServr.  Also aprsd works
as an Igate, and APRSIS32 runs fine in wine, so Linux has a lot more
choices than those 3.  I understand DireWolf also can Igate, but I've not
tried it.

Lee - K5DAT