1URONODE(8) Linux System Managers Manual URONODE(8)
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6 URONode - Node front end for AX.25, NET/ROM, Rose and TCP
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12 URONode is a simple node front end, modelled after the node shells of
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16 The following commands are supported for users of URONode:
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18 ? Give short list of available commands.
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20 Announce Reads the file uronode.announce. This is like a local
21 announcement wall where you can give your locals connect‐
22 ing into your node a chance to see the local activities
23 going on like a cork board with posted announcements.
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25 Bye Disconnect user from the node.
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27 Connect <call | alias> [s|d] For NETROM
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29 Connect <port> <call> [via <call1> ...] [d|s] For AX.25
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31 Connect <call> <address> [<digi>] [d|s] For ROSE
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33 Connect <destination> [s|d] For FlexNet
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35 Initiates an AX25, NET/ROM, ROSE or Flexnet connection to
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37 and the second parameter is ten charachers in length then
38 it is interpreted as a ROSE connection, otherwise the
39 first parameter is interpreted as a port name and AX25 is
40 used to make the connection via that port. If only one
41 parameter is given the connection is made searching for
42 the callsign in NET/ROM nodes, in AX25 Fixed links, in
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46 For a ROSE connection the <address> part must be exactly
47 six or ten digits. If only six digits are supplied, the
48 DNIC (first four digits) default to the local DNIC. The
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50 Rose port in /etc/ax25/rsports.
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52 The user may optionally supply as the last argument a sin‐
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54 connection of the connection. If a single `s' is entered
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58 from this node too. The Default behaviour (neither `s' nor
59 `d' entered) is configured in the node configuration file
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62 CAllbook <call>[@<server>]
63 Retrieve data about a callsign from an internet-accessible
64 callbook server. The server name can usually be omitted,
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69 Escape [<escape string>]
70 Override the sysop configured default escape character
71 setting. If the Escape command is given without an argu‐
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73 to the user. The escape string may be specified using any
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76 <char> to enter the escape character in its binary form.
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78 ^C to enter the escape character as a control character
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81 NNN to set the escape character to a Decimal value.
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83 0xNN to set the escape character to a HexaDecimal value.
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85 0NNN to set the escape character to an Octal value.
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89 Finger [<username>][@<hostname>]
90 Retrieve information about users of a system. If the user
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92 host. If the hostname is omitted, defaults to the local
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95 Help [<command>]
96 Give help for the specified command or this text if no
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101 HOst <hostname> | <ip address>
102 Give the Domain Name Service host name information about
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105 Info Display the version information and the contents of the
106 /usr/local/etc/ax25/uronode.info file, which should
107 describe any aspects of your system that you would like to
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110 INTerfaces Display the node's interface schema, most folks often call
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113 Jheard<interface>
114 Displays the last 20 stations heard to this node. You may
115 use an interface name to get the last 20 stations heard to
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118 JLong<interface>
119 Displays the full list of the heards database up to the
120 last 100 callsigns. Add the name of an interface for the
121 full heards listing for that specific interface.
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123 Links [d | n | v | <call>]
124 Shows the AX25 link table of the local node. The destina‐
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129 The optional parameter d show the AX25 nodes directly
130 linked. The optional parameter n show the AX25 nodes
131 linked connecting another node and passing a string like
132 "C XX0XX". The optional parameter v show the AX25 links
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135 You can also specify a destination callsign to get the
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138 Nodes [* | <node>]
139 Show the NET/ROM node table of the local host. The nodes
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144 The optional argument '*' toggles verbose mode, showing
145 the Obsolescence counter, relative path quality and the
146 port and neighbour node used to reach each node. You can
147 also specify a node callsign to get the verbose informa‐
148 tion for a single node. In that case a "which" field that
149 tells what route the kernel will use to reach the node is
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152 Ping <host> [<size>]
153 Check if a host can be reached trough the network by send‐
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155 for it to reply. If a reply is received the round-trip-
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158 If an optional length is specified the data portion of the
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161 Routes Shows the NET/ROM route table of the local host (eg. the
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166 Link Is there an AX25 connection active to this node.
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168 Port Which port is this route on.
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170 Callsign The callsign of the neighbour node.
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172 Quality A relative quality for the path (0-255).
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174 Destinations Number of other nodes reached via this route.
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178 QSO Number of NET/ROM session enties.
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180 Telnet <host> [<port>] [<string>] [d|s]
181 Initiate a telnet session to a remote host using TCP/IP.
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186 If an optional third argument <string> is given, that
187 string, followed by a CRLF is sent to the remote host
188 right after the connection is established. This is mainly
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191 If a single `s' is entered as the last parameter, then
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194 ter, you will be disconnected from this node too. Default
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198 MSG <user> <message>
199 Send a message to another user of the node. The user in
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208 Users Show a list of users currently connected to the local
209 node, where the users are coming from, and what are they
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213 /usr/local/etc/ax25/uronode.conf
214 URONode configuration file.
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216 /usr/local/etc/ax25/uronode.perms
217 URONode permissions file.
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219 /usr/local/etc/ax25/uronode.users
220 URONode users settings file.
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222 /usr/local/etc/ax25/uronode.motd
223 URONode message of the day file.
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225 /usr/local/etc/ax25/uronode.info
226 The response to the 'info' command. This file should be edited to
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229 /usr/local/var/ax25/node/loggedin
230 Database of current users.
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232 /usr/local/var/ax25/mheard/mheard.dat
233 Information about AX.25 stations heard.
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239 uronode.conf(5), uronode.perms(5), axports(5), ax25d(8), mheardd(8).
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242 Brian Rogers N1URO <n1uro@n1uro.com>
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245 Stefano Noferi IZ5AWZ <iz5awz@radio-gw.cnuce.cnr.it>
246 Tomi Manninen OH2BNS <tpmannin@cc.hut.fi>
247 Alan Cox GW4PTS <gw4pts@gw4pts.ampr.org>
248 Roy PE1RJA <roy@esrac.ele.tue.nl>
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