[Dxspider-support] SSID -6 problems (again?)

[Rene Olsen]

Hi.

> I just discovered a problem with our Spider nodes using SSID -6. In Sweden all
> cluster nodes use -6 as SSID. We have a Spider DXC with call SK3BG-6 running
> without any problem. If a neighbour node (also using SSID -6) connects it
> appears as a regular user because SSID -6 get manipulated in some way. By
> coincident I discovered that if the neighbour node use SSID -9, it get
> recognized as -6 on our node and initizing starts.... Right now we must do
> outgoing connects to all our neighbour nodes.

Actually this is quite normal for AX25 when using L2 and not netrom routing. Usually 
each time you do a hop in L2 your SSID is reversed. -0 becomes -15, -1 becomes -14 
and so on.

This is why -6 becomes -9.

If you want to solve it hte easy way make two entries in your ax25d.conf that makes 
sure that ni matter if he uses SK6XX-6 or SK6XX-9 he will get into your node as 
SK6XX-6.

At my system I strip all SSID's, so the clusters that connect to me and have a SSID 
each have their own line in ax25d.conf.

I hope this helps you out.

Vy 73 de Rene / OZ1LQH