[pskmail] Re: Confusion between server and client preferences....
- From: Rob Frohne <frohro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:25:13 -0700
Hi John,
Well, I got VE7SUN to try and answer me, but no connection, however,
upon looking more closely, I found that I'm getting an error
in /usr/share/pskmail/psk_arq.pl on line 73, where it says use arq, and
this is in another account that has never run the server. In this
account, at least it puts the server call sign in the connect message.
Well, it occurred to me that I don't really need to win the battle of
getting the server computer going as a client. I want it to be a
server, and so I hooked up my laptop where I don't get the error about
use arq;. I got a bunch of responses back from VE7SUN, but it never
connected. The S/N was about 27 db using PSK250. I narrowed the
filters in the receiver so that I wasn't getting much but VE7SUN, but it
still won't connect. I don't have a lot of experience with PSK250.
What kind of signal to noise ratio will I need? Is it likely some other
problem. So far today listening, I have only heard VE7SUN which is
basically about 300 miles away, and none of the other servers. I have
heard one other station try to connect, but without any luck. How
difficult is it to connect? Will I have much of a chance from the
mobile?
73,
Rob, KL7NA
On Mon, 2008-07-14 at 14:26 +1000, John Douyere wrote:
> Hi Rob,
>
> From what I have seen the settings for the server and client are
> completely separate. In the client you have access to the parameters
> within the menu system of the client window, as opposed to the
> pskmailrc.pl config file for the server.
>
> I don't know of conflicts between server and client on the same
> machine. I have run both on the same machine alternatively a few
> times, but to be frank not with the 3 or so latest versions.
>
> But definitely, you should have the server's call sign in the connect
> sentence. And the link to this missing information is in the client's
> settings. Also note that there should be no "special signs" like "/"
> in the call signs (yours or the server's one). A "-" (minus sign) is
> ok, but no "/" (slash).
>
> Also, there is a difference between the "link" function and the
> "connect" function. With the later one being the one required to
> connect and access email via a server.
>
> From memory the link function is mainly to get APRS messages and
> reporting position (but don't quote me on this).
>
> 73s,
>
> John
>
>
> On 7/14/08, Rob Frohne <frohro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I find that setting up the pskmailrc.pl file and perhaps some
> others to
> switch between being a server and a client is tricky. I was
> trying to
> make sure I understood client mode before becoming enmeshed in
> server
> mode, and I found that because I had previously attempted to
> set up a
> server, client mode didn't work correctly. Perhaps we need
> some
> separate preference files for client and for server.
>
> 73,
>
> Rob, KL7NA
>
>
>
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