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

[Lee Bengston]

Hi David,

In Xastir, under File-Configure-Defaults in the menu, there is a section
labeled IGate Options.  Check the box that says "Allow RF to Inet and Inet
to RF traffic", and click OK.  Then under Interface-Interface Control in
the menu, select your AX25 interface and click the Properties button.  The
same Igate options that are in the defaults menu are there.  Check the same
box for RF to Inet and Inet to RF, and click OK.  In the Inet to RF
direction, this will gate only messages.

Regards,
Lee - K5DAT


On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 12:07 AM, David <djmunn at bigpond.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>
>>