yet more adminmanual changes

diff --git a/html/adminmanual-1.html b/html/adminmanual-1.html
index 2f2146f0596894883466d568bdc1e243bb5297c5..754b28892c3ce74a3c48f920cf2b7736b8ad8e37 100644 (file)
--- a/html/adminmanual-1.html
+++ b/html/adminmanual-1.html
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ for the file to work so leave it in.
 <P>
 <P><B>PLEASE USE CAPITAL LETTERS FOR CALLSIGNS</B>
 <P>
 <P>
 <P><B>PLEASE USE CAPITAL LETTERS FOR CALLSIGNS</B>
 <P>

-<P>DON'T alter the DXVars.pm (or any other file) in /spider/perl, they are 
-overwritten with every release. Any files or commands you place in /spider/local 
-or /spider/local_cmd will automagically be used in preference to the ones in 
-/spider/perl EVEN while the cluster is running!
+<P>DON'T alter any file in /spider/perl, they are overwritten with every
+release. Any files or commands you place in /spider/local or /spider/local_cmd 
+will automagically be used in preference to the ones in /spider/perl EVEN 
+while the cluster is running!

 <P>
 <P>Save the new file and change directory to ../perl ....
 <P>
 <P>
 <P>Save the new file and change directory to ../perl ....
 <P>


@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ the sysop.
 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>
 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>

-$ create_sysop.pl
+$ ./create_sysop.pl

 </PRE>
 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 <P>
 </PRE>
 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 <P>


@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ It should look something like this ...
 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>
 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>

-$ cluster.pl
+$ ./cluster.pl

 DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.46
 Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
 loading prefixes ...
 DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.46
 Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
 loading prefixes ...


@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ cd to /spider/perl.  Now issue the following command ...
 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>
 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>

-$ client.pl
+$ ./client.pl

 </PRE>
 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 <P>
 </PRE>
 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 <P>

diff --git a/html/adminmanual-3.html b/html/adminmanual-3.html
index 0beafd34eee5e1ccb8ce76be7f36acf5d1c1fe22..e11f175d05329007e128777fe67afada22ac06cc 100644 (file)
--- a/html/adminmanual-3.html
+++ b/html/adminmanual-3.html
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ is accepting telnet logins by issuing the following command ....
 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>
 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>

-client.pl login telnet
+./client.pl login telnet

 </PRE>
 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 <P>You should get a login prompt and on issuing a callsign, you will be given 
 </PRE>
 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 <P>You should get a login prompt and on issuing a callsign, you will be given 


@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ set/node gb7baa
 1.33.  Earlier versions required the callsign to be in upper case.
 <P>
 <P>That is now set, it is as simple as that.  To prove it, login on yet another 
 1.33.  Earlier versions required the callsign to be in upper case.
 <P>
 <P>That is now set, it is as simple as that.  To prove it, login on yet another 

-console as sysop and issue the command ...
+console as sysop, cd to spider/perl and issue the command ...

 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>
 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>

-client.pl gb7baa (using the callsign you set as a node)
+./client.pl gb7baa (using the callsign you set as a node)

 </PRE>
 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 <P>
 </PRE>
 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 <P>


@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ client.pl gb7baa (using the callsign you set as a node)
 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>
 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>

-client.pl gb7baa
+./client.pl gb7baa

 PC38^GB7MBC^~
 </PRE>
 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 PC38^GB7MBC^~
 </PRE>
 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>

diff --git a/html/adminmanual-4.html b/html/adminmanual-4.html
index d7652b3f4c018fd6a63b14c78c172da93847688a..2123702246721e41ec0c6234a672b5d283fc1a60 100644 (file)
--- a/html/adminmanual-4.html
+++ b/html/adminmanual-4.html
@@ -38,9 +38,17 @@ DX:3:respawn:/bin/su -c "/usr/bin/perl -w /spider/perl/cluster.pl" sysop >/dev/t
 </PRE>
 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 <P>
 </PRE>
 </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
 <P>

-<P>This line works fine for RedHat and SuSE distributions.  The line required for
-Slackware distributions is slightly different.  My thanks to Aurelio, PA3EZL for
-this information.
+<P>This line works fine for RedHat distributions. It is also fine for SuSE up to
+7.0.  From Suse 7.1 you need to add runlevels 2 and 5 like this ...
+<P>
+<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
+<PRE>
+DX:235:respawn:/bin/su -c "/usr/bin/perl -w /spider/perl/cluster.pl" sysop >/dev/tty7
+</PRE>
+</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
+<P>
+<P>The line required for Slackware distributions is slightly different.  My thanks to 
+Aurelio, PA3EZL for this information.

 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>
 <P>
 <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
 <PRE>

diff --git a/html/adminmanual.html b/html/adminmanual.html
index 9522aee485d1d13404f8dcc34ad1b54cb8fc12f5..080fb9cd39d03b67e6fffc2a1c802a2fb68fb7a8 100644 (file)
--- a/html/adminmanual.html
+++ b/html/adminmanual.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Contents
 <HR>
 <H1>The DXSpider Installation and Administration Manual </H1>
 
 <HR>
 <H1>The DXSpider Installation and Administration Manual </H1>
 

-<H2>Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)</H2>Version 1.33 (Revision 1.21) February 2001
+<H2>Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)</H2>Version 1.33 (Revision 1.22) March 2001

 <P><HR>
 <EM>A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.</EM>
 <HR>
 <P><HR>
 <EM>A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.</EM>
 <HR>

diff --git a/sgml/adminmanual.sgml b/sgml/adminmanual.sgml
index 1121bc82fd049fa8d80ec63f616e61d592165f48..034111d3a5cfdad8a6a9ca789ef89e9040ec4fe6 100644 (file)
--- a/sgml/adminmanual.sgml
+++ b/sgml/adminmanual.sgml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 <title>The DXSpider Installation and Administration Manual 
 <author>Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)
 
 <title>The DXSpider Installation and Administration Manual 
 <author>Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)

-<date>Version 1.33 (Revision 1.21) February 2001
+<date>Version 1.33 (Revision 1.22) March 2001

 <abstract>
 A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
 </abstract>
 <abstract>
 A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
 </abstract>


@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ for the file to work so leave it in.
 <P><bf>PLEASE USE CAPITAL LETTERS FOR CALLSIGNS</bf>
                
 <P>
 <P><bf>PLEASE USE CAPITAL LETTERS FOR CALLSIGNS</bf>
                
 <P>

-DON'T alter the DXVars.pm (or any other file) in /spider/perl, they are 
-overwritten with every release. Any files or commands you place in /spider/local 
-or /spider/local_cmd will automagically be used in preference to the ones in 
-/spider/perl EVEN while the cluster is running!
+DON'T alter any file in /spider/perl, they are overwritten with every
+release. Any files or commands you place in /spider/local or /spider/local_cmd 
+will automagically be used in preference to the ones in /spider/perl EVEN 
+while the cluster is running!

 
 <P>
 Save the new file and change directory to ../perl ....
 
 <P>
 Save the new file and change directory to ../perl ....


@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Now type the following command which creates the basic user file with you as
 the sysop.
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 the sysop.
 
 <tscreen><verb>

-$ create_sysop.pl
+$ ./create_sysop.pl

 </verb></tscreen>
 
 <sect1>Starting up for the first time
 </verb></tscreen>
 
 <sect1>Starting up for the first time


@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ We can now bring spider up for the first time and see if all is well or not!
 It should look something like this ...
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 It should look something like this ...
 
 <tscreen><verb>

-$ cluster.pl
+$ ./cluster.pl

 DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.46
 Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
 loading prefixes ...
 DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.46
 Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
 loading prefixes ...


@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ If all is well then login on another term or console as <em>sysop</em> and
 cd to /spider/perl.  Now issue the following command ...
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 cd to /spider/perl.  Now issue the following command ...
 
 <tscreen><verb>

-$ client.pl
+$ ./client.pl

 </verb></tscreen>
 
 <P>
 </verb></tscreen>
 
 <P>


@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ killall -HUP inetd
 is accepting telnet logins by issuing the following command ....
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 is accepting telnet logins by issuing the following command ....
 
 <tscreen><verb>

-client.pl login telnet
+./client.pl login telnet

 </verb></tscreen>
 
 You should get a login prompt and on issuing a callsign, you will be given 
 </verb></tscreen>
 
 You should get a login prompt and on issuing a callsign, you will be given 


@@ -361,17 +361,17 @@ The case does not matter as long as you have a version of DXSpider later than
 
 <P>
 That is now set, it is as simple as that.  To prove it, login on yet another 
 
 <P>
 That is now set, it is as simple as that.  To prove it, login on yet another 

-console as sysop and issue the command ...
+console as sysop, cd to spider/perl and issue the command ...

 
 <tscreen><verb>
 
 <tscreen><verb>

-client.pl gb7baa (using the callsign you set as a node)
+./client.pl gb7baa (using the callsign you set as a node)

 </verb></tscreen>
 
 <P>
 You should get an initialisation string from DXSpider like this ...
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 </verb></tscreen>
 
 <P>
 You should get an initialisation string from DXSpider like this ...
 
 <tscreen><verb>

-client.pl gb7baa
+./client.pl gb7baa

 PC38^GB7MBC^~
 </verb></tscreen>
 
 PC38^GB7MBC^~
 </verb></tscreen>
 


@@ -603,9 +603,16 @@ DX:3:respawn:/bin/su -c "/usr/bin/perl -w /spider/perl/cluster.pl" sysop >/dev/t
 </verb></tscreen>
 
 <P>
 </verb></tscreen>
 
 <P>

-This line works fine for RedHat and SuSE distributions.  The line required for
-Slackware distributions is slightly different.  My thanks to Aurelio, PA3EZL for
-this information.
+This line works fine for RedHat distributions. It is also fine for SuSE up to
+7.0.  From Suse 7.1 you need to add runlevels 2 and 5 like this ...
+
+<tscreen><verb>
+DX:235:respawn:/bin/su -c "/usr/bin/perl -w /spider/perl/cluster.pl" sysop >/dev/tty7
+</verb></tscreen>
+
+
+The line required for Slackware distributions is slightly different.  My thanks to 
+Aurelio, PA3EZL for this information.

 
 <tscreen><verb>
 DX:23:respawn:/bin/su - sysop -c "/usr/bin/perl -w /spider/perl/cluster.pl" >/dev/tty7
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 DX:23:respawn:/bin/su - sysop -c "/usr/bin/perl -w /spider/perl/cluster.pl" >/dev/tty7

diff --git a/txt/adminmanual.txt b/txt/adminmanual.txt
index 929225be4e5b1cc8c1e7c5d839c7c395537c2682..f8de19b2fddcd531c0ab54b1c6f1cfbfda1868d5 100644 (file)
--- a/txt/adminmanual.txt
+++ b/txt/adminmanual.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
   The DXSpider Installation and Administration Manual
   Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)
   The DXSpider Installation and Administration Manual
   Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com)

-  Version 1.33 (Revision 1.21) February 2001
+  Version 1.33 (Revision 1.22) March 2001

 
   A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
   ______________________________________________________________________
 
   A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
   ______________________________________________________________________


@@ -470,11 +470,10 @@
   P\bPL\bLE\bEA\bAS\bSE\bE U\bUS\bSE\bE C\bCA\bAP\bPI\bIT\bTA\bAL\bL L\bLE\bET\bTT\bTE\bER\bRS\bS F\bFO\bOR\bR C\bCA\bAL\bLL\bLS\bSI\bIG\bGN\bNS\bS
 
 
   P\bPL\bLE\bEA\bAS\bSE\bE U\bUS\bSE\bE C\bCA\bAP\bPI\bIT\bTA\bAL\bL L\bLE\bET\bTT\bTE\bER\bRS\bS F\bFO\bOR\bR C\bCA\bAL\bLL\bLS\bSI\bIG\bGN\bNS\bS
 
 

-  DON'T alter the DXVars.pm (or any other file) in /spider/perl, they
-  are overwritten with every release. Any files or commands you place in
-  /spider/local or /spider/local_cmd will automagically be used in
-  preference to the ones in /spider/perl EVEN while the cluster is
-  running!
+  DON'T alter any file in /spider/perl, they are overwritten with every
+  release. Any files or commands you place in /spider/local or
+  /spider/local_cmd will automagically be used in preference to the ones
+  in /spider/perl EVEN while the cluster is running!

 
 
   Save the new file and change directory to ../perl ....
 
 
   Save the new file and change directory to ../perl ....


@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 

-       $ create_sysop.pl
+       $ ./create_sysop.pl

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -505,7 +504,7 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 

-       $ cluster.pl
+       $ ./cluster.pl

        DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.46
        Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
        loading prefixes ...
        DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.46
        Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
        loading prefixes ...


@@ -525,12 +524,7 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 

-
-  $ client.pl
-
-
-
-
+       $ ./client.pl

 
   This should log you into the cluster as the sysop under the alias
   callsign we set earlier.  In this case the callsign is G0VGS.  The
 
   This should log you into the cluster as the sysop under the alias
   callsign we set earlier.  In this case the callsign is G0VGS.  The


@@ -592,8 +586,8 @@
   ..
 
 
   ..
 
 

-       default  * * * * * *  - sysop /spider/src/client client %s ax25

 
 

+       default  * * * * * *  - sysop /spider/src/client client %s ax25

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -638,7 +632,7 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 

-       client.pl login telnet
+       ./client.pl login telnet

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -658,9 +652,12 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 

+

   You should now get the login prompt and be able to login as before.
 
 
   You should now get the login prompt and be able to login as before.
 
 

+
+

   3\b3.\b.3\b3.\b.  S\bSe\bet\btt\bti\bin\bng\bg u\bup\bp n\bno\bod\bde\be c\bco\bon\bnn\bne\bec\bct\bts\bs
 
   In order to allow cluster node connections, spider needs to know that
   3\b3.\b.3\b3.\b.  S\bSe\bet\btt\bti\bin\bng\bg u\bup\bp n\bno\bod\bde\be c\bco\bon\bnn\bne\bec\bct\bts\bs
 
   In order to allow cluster node connections, spider needs to know that


@@ -710,11 +707,11 @@
 
 
   That is now set, it is as simple as that.  To prove it, login on yet
 
 
   That is now set, it is as simple as that.  To prove it, login on yet

-  another console as sysop and issue the command ...
+  another console as sysop, cd to spider/perl and issue the command ...

 
 
 
 
 
 

-       client.pl gb7baa (using the callsign you set as a node)
+       ./client.pl gb7baa (using the callsign you set as a node)

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -724,11 +721,8 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 

-  client.pl gb7baa
-  PC38^GB7MBC^~
-
-
-
+       ./client.pl gb7baa
+       PC38^GB7MBC^~

 
   If the callsign you just set up as a cluster node is for an incoming
   connect, this is all that needs to be done.  If the connection is to
 
   If the callsign you just set up as a cluster node is for an incoming
   connect, this is all that needs to be done.  If the connection is to


@@ -789,18 +783,19 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 

-

   There are many possible ways to configure the script but here are two
   examples, one for a NETRom/AX25 connect and one for tcp/ip.
 
 
 
   There are many possible ways to configure the script but here are two
   examples, one for a NETRom/AX25 connect and one for tcp/ip.
 
 
 

-       timeout 60
-       abort (Busy|Sorry|Fail)
-       # don't forget to chmod 4775 netrom_call!
-       connect ax25 /usr/sbin/netrom_call bbs gb7djk g1tlh
-       # you can leave this out if you call the script 'gb7dxm'
-       client gb7dxm ax25
+
+
+  timeout 60
+  abort (Busy|Sorry|Fail)
+  # don't forget to chmod 4775 netrom_call!
+  connect ax25 /usr/sbin/netrom_call bbs gb7djk g1tlh
+  # you can leave this out if you call the script 'gb7dxm'
+  client gb7dxm ax25

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -856,6 +851,11 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 

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   <- D G1TLH connect gb7djk-1
   -> D G1TLH connection to GB7DJK-1 started
   -> D G1TLH G1TLH de GB7DJK 13-Dec-1998 2046Z >
   <- D G1TLH connect gb7djk-1
   -> D G1TLH connection to GB7DJK-1 started
   -> D G1TLH G1TLH de GB7DJK 13-Dec-1998 2046Z >


@@ -988,9 +988,20 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 

-  This line works fine for RedHat and SuSE distributions.  The line
-  required for Slackware distributions is slightly different.  My thanks
-  to Aurelio, PA3EZL for this information.
+  This line works fine for RedHat distributions. It is also fine for
+  SuSE up to 7.0.  From Suse 7.1 you need to add runlevels 2 and 5 like
+  this ...
+
+
+
+       DX:235:respawn:/bin/su -c "/usr/bin/perl -w /spider/perl/cluster.pl" sysop >/dev/tty7
+
+
+
+
+
+  The line required for Slackware distributions is slightly different.
+  My thanks to Aurelio, PA3EZL for this information.

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -1040,6 +1051,9 @@
   website at the cron page where it is explained more fully.
 
 
   website at the cron page where it is explained more fully.
 
 

+
+
+

   5\b5.\b.  H\bHo\bop\bp c\bco\bon\bnt\btr\bro\bol\bl
 
   Starting with version 1.13 there is simple hop control available on a
   5\b5.\b.  H\bHo\bop\bp c\bco\bon\bnt\btr\bro\bol\bl
 
   Starting with version 1.13 there is simple hop control available on a


@@ -1060,55 +1074,101 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 

-       #
-       # hop table construction
-       #

 
 

-       package DXProt;

 
 

-       # default hopcount to use
-       $def_hopcount = 5;

 
 

-       # some variable hop counts based on message type
-       %hopcount =
-       (
-        11 => 10,
-        16 => 10,
-        17 => 10,
-        19 => 10,
-        21 => 10,
-       );

 
 
 
 

-       # the per node hop control thingy

 
 
 
 

-       %nodehops =

 
 

-        GB7ADX => {            11 => 8,
-                               12 => 8,
-                               16 => 8,
-                               17 => 8,
-                               19 => 8,
-                               21 => 8,
-                          },

 
 

-        GB7UDX => {            11 => 8,
-                               12 => 8,
-                               16 => 8,
-                               17 => 8,
-                               19 => 8,
-                               21 => 8,
-                          },
-        GB7BAA => {
-                               11 => 5,
-                               12 => 8,
-                               16 => 8,
-                               17 => 8,
-                               19 => 8,
-                               21 => 8,
-                          },
-       };
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+  #
+  # hop table construction
+  #
+
+  package DXProt;
+
+  # default hopcount to use
+  $def_hopcount = 5;
+
+  # some variable hop counts based on message type
+  %hopcount =
+  (
+   11 => 10,
+   16 => 10,
+   17 => 10,
+   19 => 10,
+   21 => 10,
+  );
+
+
+  # the per node hop control thingy
+
+
+  %nodehops =
+
+   GB7ADX => {            11 => 8,
+                          12 => 8,
+                          16 => 8,
+                          17 => 8,
+                          19 => 8,
+                          21 => 8,
+                     },
+
+   GB7UDX => {            11 => 8,
+                          12 => 8,
+                          16 => 8,
+                          17 => 8,
+                          19 => 8,
+                          21 => 8,
+                     },
+   GB7BAA => {
+                          11 => 5,
+                          12 => 8,
+                          16 => 8,
+                          17 => 8,
+                          19 => 8,
+                          21 => 8,
+                     },
+  };

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -1125,6 +1185,7 @@
   will bring your changes into effect.
 
 
   will bring your changes into effect.
 
 

+

   5\b5.\b.2\b2.\b.  I\bIs\bso\bol\bla\bat\bti\bin\bng\bg n\bne\bet\btw\bwo\bor\brk\bks\bs
 
   It is possible to isolate networks from each other on a "gateway" node
   5\b5.\b.2\b2.\b.  I\bIs\bso\bol\bla\bat\bti\bin\bng\bg n\bne\bet\btw\bwo\bor\brk\bks\bs
 
   It is possible to isolate networks from each other on a "gateway" node


@@ -1252,6 +1313,11 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 

+
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+
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+

         0 = frequency
         1 = call
         2 = date in unix format
         0 = frequency
         1 = call
         2 = date in unix format