From 17287576555a5c46fa23549e2e5f073660dccb70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ralf Baechle Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 09:51:03 +0200 Subject: Import ax25-tools 0.0.1 from tarball --- user_call/README | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+) create mode 100644 user_call/README (limited to 'user_call/README') diff --git a/user_call/README b/user_call/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..beee347 --- /dev/null +++ b/user_call/README @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +This is the first version of the user_call utilities. They are little +program,s to allow users of ax25d and the node to initiate outgoing AX.25, +NET/ROM and Rose connections. They are very powerful program because it can +pretend to be someone else, so be careful ! + +My testing has been within the confined of the node, but the comments here +apply equally well to use via ax25d. + +Ax25_call takes at least three parameters: + +ax25_call [ ...] + +Netrom_call takes three parameters: + +netrom_call + +Rose_call takes four parameters: + +rose_call + +The is the name of a local AX.25, NET/ROM or Rose port as defined in +the axports, nrports or rsports files respectively. is the +callsign that this connection appears to have come from, ie the local +*user*. It has nothing to do with your AX.25 port callsign. + +Ax25_call must have at least the callsign of the remote user and a set of +optional digipeaters. + +The for netrom_call may be of two forms, either the remote +node callsign, or a combination of the remote node alias and remote node +callsign seperated by a ':'. Netrom_call only connects to the remote +callisgn, the full address is sent to the local user for information. + +The for rose_call is the "service" at the remote Rose +node, ie USERS or any other valid AX.25 callsign, is +the ten-digit Rose address of the remote node. + +To start any of these from within the node, you will need to add a line like +the following to the /etc/ax25/node.conf file, this example uses rose_call: + +ExtCmd BBS 0 root /usr/sbin/rose_call rose_call rose %S k4dpz 3100352392 + +This assumes that rose_call is installed in /usr/sbin which is the default. +This will create a new command "BBS" for the node, which when typed will +connect the user to the callsign K4DPZ at remote Rose node 3100352392. The +callsign of the local user is where the %S appears in the line, it is +substituted by node for the users callsign. See node.conf(5) for more +details of the syntax. + +Setting up these programs via ax25d is also quite simple and is similar +conceptually to the example above. + +All of these programs generates errors that are received by the local user, +so if there are any problems then the local user will be able to quote the +message to you. + +Give them a whirl and let me know how you go. + +Jonathan -- cgit v1.2.3