Ensure that your CVS session or your WINunZIPped file have left you with -a directory "C:\spider\local" and C:\spider\local_cmd"; if not, go to -"C:\spider\" and create them. If "C:\spider" is missing, go back and -figure out why, because it shouldn't be. +
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:-
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ copy c:\spider\perl\DXVars.pm.issue
c:\spider\local\DXVars.pm
Now you'll need to edit this file using a text editor. If nothing +
Now you'll need to edit this file using a text editor like Notepad. If nothing else, you can simply
@@ -60,12 +59,11 @@ should change nothing else in this file. Note that if you use an "@" or
a "$" character in one of the above strings (typically in $myemail) you must
write them as "\@" or "\$".
-
6.1 Incoming telnets
If you want to enable inbound "TELNET" connections (or you are running
-Windows NT, 2000 or XP), you've got a little more work to do. From a
+Windows 98, NT, 2000 or XP), you've got a little more work to do. From a
handy "DOS box" that's not doing anything else, do the following:-
@@ -75,22 +73,22 @@ cd \spider\local
notepad listeners.pm
-The following lines need attention:-
+
The following line need attention:-
-["0.0.0.0", 7300],
+# ["0.0.0.0", 7300],
On my machine, I've simply uncommented the "0.0.0.0" entry by
removing the '#' from the front of the line.
You MUST carry out this step if you are
-running on a Windows NT, 2000 or XP based system
+running on a Windows 98, NT, 2000 or XP based system
If you don't have a static hostname for your machine, and you
intend to allow folk to connect to your machine across the
internet, then I'd suggest you pay a visit to www.dyndns.org and
create one for yourself. While it's free, it will take a modest
-an amount of effort on your part to read, understand and
+amount of effort on your part to read, understand and
implement what needs to be done to set this up.
If your machine is connected to the internet and you don't
@@ -106,8 +104,17 @@ addresses).
On the assumption that you'll be using the SV2AGW Packet Engine
-to interface your radios to the cluster, you should now create
-your own local copy of AGWConnect.pm by:-
+to interface your radios to the cluster, it would be a good idea to
+download the Packet Engine software! You can get this software from:
+
+http://www.raag.org/sv2agw/agwpe.zip
Depending upon your TNCs, you may also need to get:
+
+http://www.raag.org/sv2agw/drivers.zip
A couple of the tools:
+
+http://www.raag.org/sv2agw/agwterm.zip
+http://www.raag.org/sv2agw/agwmonitor.zip
will also help with troubleshooting of the RF links themselves.
+
Install and configure AGWPE. You should now create your own local copy of
+AGWConnect.pm by:-
@@ -130,6 +137,8 @@ consider adjusting the following items in AGWConnect.pm:-
$login - the login ID you chose when you set up the SV2AGW security :-)
$passwd - password that matches $login
+The login ID and passwd only need to be set if you are accessing AGW separately
+via its web interface. This interface is normally not needed for use with DXSpider.
6.3 Setting up the initial user files
@@ -159,8 +168,8 @@ hold a display which looks something like:-
-DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.47
-Copyright (c) 1998-2001 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
+DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.50
+Copyright (c) 1998-2002 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
loading prefixes ...
loading band data ...
loading user file system ...
@@ -217,7 +226,7 @@ client than that which comes with windows (I use
-Hello Iain, this is GB7SJP in Amersham, Bucks running DXSpider V1.47
+Hello Iain, this is GB7SJP in Amersham, Bucks running DXSpider V1.50
Cluster: 1 nodes, 1 local / 1 total users Max users 2 Uptime 0 00:00
M0ADI de GB7SJP 4-Mar-2001 1511Z >