AX.25 NODE BBS setup instructions for DigiPi 2.01

[David Rose]

Are there instructions for what files to edit when setting up a BBS using AX.25 Node Network?

[Craig]

That'd be a good wiki entry.

everything in /etc/ax25 and direwolf.node.conf .

grep DIGI /etc/ax25/*

change DIGI or #DIGI to your node name  (no pound signs)

-craig
KM6LYW

On 10/30/25 13:26, David Rose wrote:

Are there instructions for what files to edit when setting up a BBS using AX.25 Node Network?

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[David Rose]

Thanks, I've seen reference to a WIKI. Can you provide the URL?

David

[Craig]

Yah, i should have mentioned it - here's the link,

   https://github.com/craigerl/digipi/wiki/DigiPi-Wiki

Lots of support there - thanks everyone!

-craig
KM6LYW

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[David Rose]

Thanks Craig,

I changed all instances of DIGI or #DIGI in the etc/AX25/ files that I found with grep.

I also changed my callsign to then NODE name which I randomly chose as CANOE. 

I'm confused by the difference between MYCALL and NODE. The instructions in the direwolf.node.conf file suggest changing the call to the node name.

Should my NODE name be my call sign K2LJL-4 that was initially in the direwolf.node.conf file? Or should I change all instances of my call with my NODE name that I chose.

This is what it is beaconing now. 

DNS-SD: Avahi: Service 'Dire Wolf on digipi' successfully registered.
[0L] CANOE>BEACON:CANOE Linux Node http://digipi.org/

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[Craig]

I don't really know the tradition here, but to give you an idea this is how I setup COOL node.
Initialize pokes your callsign into the important parts and you're expected to change DIGI
to something else, COOL in my case.  If you use a tactical callsign, like COOL, just make
sure your real call is in the CBEACON.

cool,
-craig
KM6LYW

pi@cool:~ $ grep COOL direwolf.node.conf
MYCALL COOL
CBEACON via=KBERR dest=BEACON delay=00:30 every=30:00 info="COOL Node, KM6LYW-10 Winlink, http://craiger.org/bbs/ http://digipi.org/ "

pi@cool:/etc/ax25 $ grep KM6LYW *
ax25d.conf:##[KM6LYW-10 VIA udr0]
ax25d.conf:##[KM6LYW-1 VIA radio]
ax25d.conf:[KM6LYW-10 VIA radio]
ax25d.conf:[KM6LYW-4 VIA radio]
ax25d.conf:[KM6LYW-5 VIA radio]
axports:radio KM6LYW-10 1200 255 2 VHF
nrports:netrom KM6LYW-4 COOL 255     145.050 Linux Node
uronode.conf:NodeId             COOL:KM6LYW-4
uronode.conf:FlexId             KM6LYW-4
uronode.conf.digipi:NodeId              COOL:KM6LYW-4
uronode.conf.digipi:FlexId              KM6LYW-4
uronode.perms:KM6LYW * * abc123 255
uronode.users:KM6LYW:password:pi:shell

pi@cool:/etc/ax25 $ grep COOL *
ax25d.conf:[COOL VIA radio]
nrports:netrom KM6LYW-4 COOL 255     145.730 Linux Node
uronode.conf:NodeId             COOL:KM6LYW-4
uronode.conf:#Prompt "COOL: "
uronode.conf.digipi:NodeId              COOL:KM6LYW-4
uronode.info:Welcome to COOL!

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[Dave Perkins]

David,

You don't want to change your call to your node name (CANOE) in direwolf.node.conf.  Keep it as yourcall-4 

[David Rose]

Thanks,

I have this now please check.

# optionally change your call to a node name here and in CDIGIPEAT below
MYCALL K2LJL-4

CBEACON  dest=BEACON delay=00:30 every=30:00 info="DROSE Node K2LJL-4 winlink"

CDIGIPEAT 0 0 DROSE

DCD GPIOD /dev/gpiochip0 16

[David Rose]

Also, I changed my Node name to DROSE , not canoe

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[Craig]

looks great!  thanks for supporting the AX25 network community.

CDIGIPEAT will make you a ax.25 digi... in addition to netrom linking.

make sure DROSE is in /etc/ax25/* where you see DIGI

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