problem with echolink connections

[Mary Otten]

I have several echolink nodes that I've saved that have worked, and not
they don't. "authentication not found". That seems to be the common
message. One of them even says node off line, except, other people were
logged into it, not using repeater phone. Another individual on that net
confirmed that he couldn't access it with repeater phone but could
through another means, and the node is not down. What's up with these
echolinks that worked great until they didn't?



Mary   W3LS

[Weston Bustraan]

Hi Mary,

If it says "authentication not found", you could try re-entering your EchoLink credentials into RepeaterPhone; I've had a couple people with situations where RP somehow forgot their saved credentials.

When it says "Node Offline", this is based on the most recent directory listing from the EchoLink servers. If you feel like it's out of date, you can pull down on the directory listing to refresh the list.

When you say someone can access the node via "other means", does this mean RF? or a different EchoLink app? If it's via RF, remember that for EchoLink to work, it needs an active Internet connection. If something has been interrupted, you'll still be able to access it from a radio but not via the Internet.

Another possibility is that some of these EchoLink nodes may not have "Allow Conferences" turned on or may have the conference limit set to a low number. For example, there is a repeater in a town near me that has an EchoLink computer connected, but "Allow Conferences" is disabled. This means that only one person can connect at a time.

- Wes W8WJB

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