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24 January 2023

  • 18:4518:45, 24 January 2023 diff hist +2,821‎ DXSpider Filtering Manual ‎No edit summary current
  • 18:4418:44, 24 January 2023 diff hist +152‎ N DXSpider Filtering Manual ‎ Created page with "The original PacketCluster software written in the mid-80s by Dick Newell, AK1A. DXSpider is a modern replacement and is written by Dirk Koopman, G1TLH."
  • 18:4218:42, 24 January 2023 diff hist +910‎ N The crontab file ‎ Created page with "==General Information== The following relates to all versions of DXSpider and is not platform related. ===The crontab file=== Login as 'sysop' and create a file in /spider/local_cmd called crontab. Edit it with your favourite editor and add a line like this (I have included a comment) # check every 10 minutes to see if gb7xxx is connected and if not # start a connect job going 0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * start_connect('gb7xxx') unless connected('gb7xxx') The callsi..." current
  • 18:4118:41, 24 January 2023 diff hist +7,271‎ N Installing the software ‎ Created page with "==Installing the software== At this point you will need to create 2 additional directories under "C:\Spider." Make directories "C:\spider\local" and "C:\spider\local_cmd". If "C:\spider" is missing, go back and figure out why, because it shouldn't be. Now create your own local copy of the DXVars.pm file by:- copy c:\spider\perl\DXVars.pm.issue c:\spider\local\DXVars.pm Now you'll need to edit this file using a text editor like Notepad. If nothing else, you can si..." current
  • 18:4118:41, 24 January 2023 diff hist +5,762‎ N Microsoft Windows Installation ‎ Created page with "==Microsoft Windows Installation== ===Introduction=== IMPORTANT: What you'll be left with once you've followed these instructions is (hopefully) a working DX Spider v1.55 system that is capable of accepting or originating "internet" connections, plus inbound and outbound AX.25 and TCP/IP radio connections. Whatever, this document is intended to get you started with DX Spider in a Microsoft Windows (TM) environment. It's not intended to teach you anything other than h..." current
  • 18:4018:40, 24 January 2023 diff hist +16,069‎ N Configuration ‎ Created page with "==Configuration== ===Allowing ax25 connects from users=== This is dealt with in the previous section ===Setting up telnet connects (from 1.47 onwards)=== From version 1.47 you can choose to allow the perl cluster.pl program to allow connections directly (i.e. not via the /spider/src/client interface program). If you are using Windows then this is the only method available of allowing incoming telnet connections. to make the change happen... Having done that, you ne..." current
  • 18:4018:40, 24 January 2023 diff hist +13,224‎ N Setting up the AX25 Utilities ‎ Created page with "==Setting up the AX25 Utilities== The aim of this section is not to fully cover the installation and configuration of all the possible ax25 modules. I will attempt to cover a simple installation and configure 2 serial ports as if they had TNC's on them. I will also show what additional configuration the DXSpider program requires. Please bear in mind that I am basing this section on a RedHat 7.1 distribution, if you are using SuSe or any other distibution then your mi..." current
  • 18:3918:39, 24 January 2023 diff hist +2,132‎ N Running more than one instance of DXSpider ‎ Created page with "Sometimes you may need to run more than one instance of DXSpider on the same machine. The information below should help you achieve that. Although you don't need to create a new user it makes some things slightly easier. So. * create a new user (say sysop2) * login (or su or sudo bash) to root * cd ~sysop2 * mkdir spider * cd /spider * cp -a * ~sysop2/spider * cd ~sysop2 * chown -R sysop2:sysop2 spider * vi /etc/inittab * copy the line: sp:2345:respawn:su -c "perl..." current
  • 18:3918:39, 24 January 2023 diff hist +9,293‎ N Centos6 ‎ Created page with "== Introduction == Centos is a community rebuild of Redhat enterprise linux (RHEL) and the instructions given here will also work for other modern redhat based linux distributions such as RHEL,Scientific Linux, Fedora Linux Centos is an excellent choice of linux distribution to run DXSpider on.  RHEL (& by extension Centos) is supported for ten years from it's release date, the Centos 6.x series will be supported until 2020. Installing Dxspider on centos version 6..." current
  • 18:3818:38, 24 January 2023 diff hist +1,691‎ N Linux quick installation guide ‎ Created page with "==Linux quick installation guide== This section is designed for experienced Spider sysops who want to install Spider from scratch. It is simply a check list of things that need to be done without any explanations. The name in brackets at the end of each line is the user that should be doing that process. *Login as root *Get the additional CPAN modules and install them (root) *Create the "sysop" user and set a password (root) *Put the Spider tarball in sysop and..." current
  • 18:3818:38, 24 January 2023 diff hist +5,800‎ N Linux Installation ‎ Created page with "==Introduction== This section describes the installation of the mojo branch of DXSpider on a Debian based Distribution such as Ubuntu. ==Preparation== I will assume that you have already downloaded the latest tarball of the DXSpider software and are ready to install it. I am assuming version 1.50 for this section but of course you would use the latest version. Login as root and create a user to run the cluster under. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES USE ROOT AS THIS USER!...." current
  • 18:3818:38, 24 January 2023 diff hist +766‎ N Authors and Contributors ‎ Created page with "DXSpider was written from scratch and almost entirely by Dirk Koopman, G1TLH. The documentation was written, amended and appended to by G1TLH, G0VGS, G0RDI, N7XY, K1XX and EI6IZ. This wiki, based on the documentation distributed with DXSpider, was created, is hosted by and largely maintained by G0VGS. The filtering primer was written by WB3G and N3RD The Slogan page is maintained by HA5DI If you would like to help update and improve the DXSpider wiki project, please..."
  • 18:3718:37, 24 January 2023 diff hist +3,010‎ N DXSpider Installation Manual ‎ Created page with "#Authors and Contributors *Installation under the Linux operating system #Linux Installation ##Introduction ##Preparation ##Installing the software ##Setting callsigns etc ##The client program ##Linux_Installation#Starting up for the first time|Starting up f..." current
  • 18:3618:36, 24 January 2023 diff hist +1,655‎ N Hints, tips and common questions ‎ Created page with "==Hints, tips and common questions== '''Q. These commands seem very long! Can I shorten them? ''' Of course you can and the usual abbreviations work. If you are unsure, try it. '''Q. I am not sure if this command is correct. Can I cause any harm if I try it?''' Do not be afraid to try a command to see if it will work, at the worst you will get an error message. If you require any help on a command, just type help followed by the command you want help on. Loo..." current
  • 18:3518:35, 24 January 2023 diff hist +6,430‎ N Filtering (From version 1.45) ‎ Created page with "==Filtering (From version 1.45)== ===General filter rules=== Upto v1.44 it was not possible for the user to set their own filters. From v1.45 though that has all changed. It is now possible to set filters for just about anything you wish. If you have just updated from an older version of DXSpider you will need to update your new filters. You do not need to do anything with your old filters, they will be renamed as you update. There are 3 basic commands involved in..." current
  • 18:3518:35, 24 January 2023 diff hist +4,612‎ N Mail ‎ Created page with "==Mail== You can send and receive both personal mail and bulletins with DXSpider quite easily. ===The "directory" command=== To list mail you would use the DIRECTORY command. On its own, this command will output the last ten messages received by the node, either to or from yourself or bulletins such as "DX" and "ALL". As with other commands you can display more by specifying a number with the command. You should be aware that Spider will accept these commands by se..." current
  • 18:3418:34, 24 January 2023 diff hist +1,228‎ N Talk mode ‎ Created page with "==Talk mode== You can send a single comment or start a dedicated talk session to another user by using the TALK command. Talk mode is used to send a one line comment or greeting to a specific user connected either at your node or another in the network. You can also enter into a dedicated talk session with another user. Talks will be automatically forwarded to other nodes if the station you are talking to is not connected locally. You can find out who is connected..." current
  • 18:3418:34, 24 January 2023 diff hist +3,147‎ N Nodes and users ‎ Created page with "==Nodes and users== You can check which nodes are connected in the network, who is logged on locally, who is logged on at all the nodes or even just one node in particular. This is handy if you wish to see whether a friend is connected at the node they use. To see who is connected to the nodes, the SHOW/CONFIGURATION command is used. Example: show/configuration show/configuration/nodes show/configuration (node_call) show/configuration (prefix) The first of our f..." current
  • 18:3318:33, 24 January 2023 diff hist +1,120‎ N Announcements ‎ Created page with "==Announcements== ===Making announcements=== Occasionally, you may wish to post something that does not fall into the normal parameters for a DX callout. You may wish to tell everybody connected that 10 FM is open for example, or ask if anyone knows the QSL manager for a certain callsign etc. You can do this using the ANNOUNCE command. Example: announce 10 FM is open in IO84NB to europe. That would let everyone know locally that this was the case, however it woul..." current
  • 18:3218:32, 24 January 2023 diff hist +2,776‎ N Headings and propagation ‎ Created page with "==Headings and propagation== There are three commands in DXSpider to help you get the best DX possible. These are SHOW/SUN, SHOW/MOON and SHOW/HEADING. These commands will only work for you if you have entered your personal details. They use your entered location as a reference, so if you have not entered it or have entered it incorrectly they will not return the correct information. ===Sun=== The SHOW/SUN command can be used in three different ways. It can be use..." current

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