Using AXIP to Link to Xrouter
Keith Ray G1GXB has graciously allowed me to post
this on this site:
"The following is a description of how I interfaced
AGW Packet Engine (or PE Pro) to Xrouter running on another computer
over a LAN.
My operating set up is a Windows 98 SE Computer in
the radio shack running both Xrouter and FBB (GB7SOU BBS) linked by a
LAN to another computer indoors in the warm running Windows XP SP2, AGW
Pro, and Winpack. I am assuming that you already have Xrouter up and
running correctly with an Ethernet card.
1. Add both a Interface (if not already present)
and Port for the link in the Xrouter Configuration file
INTERFACE=8
TYPE=AXUDP
MTU=256
ENDINTERFACE
PORT=5
ID=AXUDP link to PMS
INTERFACENUM=8
UDPLOCAL=93
UDPREMOTE=93
IPLINK=192.168.0.15 <-- replace with IP Address of Ethernet
Card on other, non-Xrouter Computer
MINQUAL=10
FRACK=2000
RESPTIME=200
RFBAUDS=56000
QUALITY=0 ; disable all L3/L4 on this port
NODESINTERVAL=60
CFLAGS=15 ; allow up/down links/stop L3RTT
MAXHOPS=0 ; limits time domain horizon to 2 hops
MAXTT=0 ; limits time domain horizon
PROXY=GB7SOU,BBSSOU
MHEARD=10
SYSOP=1
ENDPORT
That's all for Xrouter. These parameters were
supplied to me by Bryan G0SYR for my set up. I'm sorry but I can't
supply any more info on this setup of Xrouter as I'm completely ignorant
on that subject, but would gratefully receive any info on errors or
omissions.
2. Run AGWPE/Pro and add a AXIP port.
3. Edit the AGWPE AXIP Port Parameters:
a. Select
Port: Try COM8 (to match
INTERFACE above?)
b.
Serial Port/Modem Baud Rate: 9600
c.
Select Your TNC Model: AXIP (External
Dll)
d.
TNC Sub Type: KISS Simple
e.
Port 1: Your Port Description
f.
Port Kiss Id: 0
g.
TNC Control Command: IniKiss2, @<your
callsign>.ini
4. Create a @<your callsign>.ini file with these
contents:
[AXIPDRV]
DEST_ADDR=192.168.0.3 <-- replace
with IP Address of your Xrouter computer Ethernet Card
DEST_PORT=93
DEST_HOST=
CALLSIGN=g1gxb-11 <-- replace with your callsign
UDP_PORT=93
DEBUG=1
Place this .ini file in your AGWPE/Pro Directory
5. Restart AGWPE/Pro.
This is where I had problems. AGWPE came up with
"Port Idle, Config error" error message. I was using the default Port in
3a. above, which is COM2. I tried all the ports until I got to COM8
when, Hay presto, up came the tick and Port Enabled!
Once you have obtained the Port Enabled everything
is fine and AGW will interface with Winpack, Sally, and the AGW suite of
programmes plus a lot of other fine programmes.
Unless you are the sysop of the BBS and it is
interfacing with Xrouter as an application, you will have to get Xrouter
to pipe the EX frames from the Port the BBS is EX on up the LAN link and
then set Winpack up to use the BBS through a DigiNode. Cannot help you
there I'm afraid.
Hope it helps.
Keith G1GXB
email:
mycallsign (at) keithray.f2s.co
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