AX.25

• The Packet Radio Protocols and Linux
• The AX.25/NET/ROM/ROSE software components
• Installing the AX.25/NET/ROM/ROSE software
• A note on callsigns, addresses and things before we start
  • What are all those T1, T2, N2 and things ?
  • Run time configurable parameters
• Configuring an AX.25 port
  • Creating the AX.25 network device
  • Creating the /etc/ax25/axports file
  • Configuring AX.25 routing
• Configuring an AX.25 interface for TCP/IP
• NET/ROM The NET/ROM protocol and it's configuration.
• Configuring a NET/ROM interface for TCP/IP
• ROSE More about ROSE and it's configuration.
• Making AX.25/NET/ROM/ROSE calls
• Configuring Linux to accept Packet connections
  • Creating the /etc/ax25/ax25d.conf file
  • A simple example ax25d.conf file
  • Starting ax25d
• Configuring the node software
  • Creating the /etc/ax25/node.conf file
  • Creating the /etc/ax25/node.perms file
  • Configuring node to run from ax25d
  • Configuring node to run from inetd
• Configuring axspawn
  • Creating the /etc/ax25/axspawn.conf file
• Configuring the pms
• Configuring the user_call programs
• Configuring the ROSE Uplink and Downlink commands
• Associating AX.25 callsigns with Linux users
• Configuring APRS
• The /proc/ file system entries
• AX.25, NET/ROM, ROSE network programming
  • The address families
  • The header files
  • Callsign mangling and examples
• Some sample configurations
  • Small Ethernet LAN with Linux as a router to Radio LAN
  • IPIP encapsulated gateway configuration
  • AXIP encapsulated gateway configuration
  • Linking NOS and Linux using a pipe device
• Summary of AX.25-related Linux commands
• Where do I find more information about .... ?
  • Other related documentation
  • Packet Radio
  • Protocol Documentation
  • Hardware Documentation
  • Linux Ham Radio Software
• Discussion relating to Amateur Radio and Linux

See also

• http://www.ax25.net/ The AX.25 Layer 2 SIG