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

[David]

Hi Lee...i should have mentioned im using a AX25 tnc port as set out in 
the HowTo:AX25 on the Xastir wiki

David


On 11/06/14 13:56, David wrote:
> Hi Lee. i bow to your superior knowledge
>
> i have aprsg running on Ubuntu 14.04 .....i have config it to do the 
> same as our other local I-gate which is off the air at this 
> time..using FT-2800 to TNC-X
>
> it takes messages from APRS-IS and TX to the local APRS repeater....
> the incoming Igate area is limited to 1300 kms so that i dont flood 
> the repeater with too much signals.
>
> I have heard that Xastir can IGATE but have only seen how to configure 
> it as a Digipeater...how can Xastir be set up to do what im doing with 
> aprsg
>
> 73 David VK4BDJ
>
>
> On 11/06/14 12:29, Lee Bengston wrote:
>> 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
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