PK88 and Nord><Link "The Firmware 2.7"
fl...@my-dejanews.com
will digipeat ok with AEA's firmware, but I wanted a "node" for packet users
to connect to directly. I thought The Firmware by Nord Link was the way to
go. A very generous fellow burned the "The Firmware" version 2.7 onto a 27256
eeprom for me. Nothing. Docs for The Firmware say no other modifications are
needed, just the eeprom. The PK88 manual says there is a mod to the PK88
needed for NET/ROM node firmware (which I can't find). and the PK88 manual
describes how to do it. Any ideas?? Now to make matters worse, I put the old
PK88 eeprom back in and my MULT light stays on and the screen says " Please
type a star ( * ) for auto-baud routine. " That's as far as I get with that.
The manual says to type several *'s within 1 sec intervals to get it to
auto-baud. Nothing seems to work. Thanks for any help with this.
-Jeff
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Walter Koch
fl...@my-dejanews.com schrieb/wrote:
>I'm trying to make a dedicated packet node with a PK88. The PK88
>will digipeat ok with AEA's firmware, but I wanted a "node" for packet users
>to connect to directly. I thought The Firmware by Nord Link was the way to
>go.
"The FirmWare" is not a node software, but a simple TNC-firmware (note
that T in TNC comes from "Terminal" :-) ) containing a WA8DED like
Hostmode.
You may want to use "The Net", the NET/ROM - ... lets say "Clone".
Maybe http://www.nordlink.org will help u.
Gruss,
Walter
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fl...@my-dejanews.com
TheNet will not work with a PK88, so the manual says. As far as NET/ROM, I
can't find it anywhere, must be commercial.(?) I thought "The Firmware" had a
built-in node, not necessarily node software but I think you could connect to
it and use it as a node, maybe not. Like the KPC-3 and probably earlier kpc's
have a built-in node. AEA's PK88 firmware doesn't have a built-in node.
Thanks..
Walter Koch
fl...@my-dejanews.com schrieb/wrote:
>TheNet will not work with a PK88, so the manual says.
Oh, yes, thats right. I did not notice, that the pk88 was mentioned,
sri.
> As far as NET/ROM, I
>can't find it anywhere, must be commercial.(?)
Yes, several years ago from W-country
> I thought "The Firmware" had a
>built-in node, not necessarily node software but I think you could connect to
>it and use it as a node.
No, no build in node, only the usal AX.25-digipeating.
Doug Younker
I was under the assumption the PK88 was a TAPR TNC2 clone and and as
such would be able to make use of networking firmware. I'm unfamiliar
with the AEA products and can't say for sure. I assume those of you are
using the the firmware you're speacking of the program burned into the
EPROM,the spelling FirmWare with caps is what's confusing me.
Kantronic units have had their own networking system, KAnode as a
standard feature for quite some time. While kanode perorm node to node
error corection it wasn't compatable with any of the other networking
software. Now Kantronics offers a replacement eprom that includes Knet
wich will fit unto and work with a network using the X1J. The verion of
Knet I have doesn't support all the features of X1J, stuff like the IP
router,devmeter and, chat mode...
--
73, Doug Younker, N0LKK
near Plainville, KS
do...@ruraltel.net
N0LKK@K0JJV.#NWKS.KS.USA.NAOM
fl...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>
> In article <35ed9b2f...@news.dip.de>,
> wal...@dip.de (Walter Koch) wrote:
> > Moin,
> >
> > fl...@my-dejanews.com schrieb/wrote:
> >
> > >I'm trying to make a dedicated packet node with a PK88. The PK88
> > >will digipeat ok with AEA's firmware, but I wanted a "node" for packet users
> > >to connect to directly. I thought The Firmware by Nord Link was the way to
> > >go.
> >
> > "The FirmWare" is not a node software, but a simple TNC-firmware (note
> > that T in TNC comes from "Terminal" :-) ) containing a WA8DED like
> > Hostmode.
> >
> > You may want to use "The Net", the NET/ROM - ... lets say "Clone".
> > Maybe http://www.nordlink.org will help u.
> >
> > Gruss,
> > Walter
> > --
> > Walter Koch Hochdahl am Neandertal
> > wal...@mail.dip.de ham:dg9ep@db0iz
> > http://home.pages.de/~dg9ep/ qrv:db0iz-9
> >
>
> TheNet will not work with a PK88, so the manual says. As far as NET/ROM, I
> can't find it anywhere, must be commercial.(?) I thought "The Firmware" had a
> built-in node, not necessarily node software but I think you could connect to