Attempting to connect to multiple networks on hotspot - and failing

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AC1LC
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Attempting to connect to multiple networks on hotspot - and failing

Post by AC1LC »

I'm new to the whole Pi-Star hotspot world and need some help. I have a jumbospot built on a Raspberry Pi Zero. It's been updated to the latest version, 4.1.5 for the pistar software. I'm using an Anytone 878 to access the bands through the hotspot...or at least I'm trying to.

I managed to get YSF working - although it doesn't want to reconnect when I turn the hotspot back on but I think I have that figured out. I set the Network Inactivity setting to 1 and Revert to 1 in the YSF GW settings. We'll see how that goes. It seems to work as I am seeing transmissions popping up on my dashboard for gateway activity.

The problem I'm having is with Brandmeister, DMR and TGIF. They don't seem to want to play nice with each other. If I set the DMR Master to BM3104 (I'm in New Hampshire) I can get a response on the BM parrot when I do a test call and the 4000 disconnect TG link works and tells me it's disconnected. However, if I set the DMR Master to DMR Gateway instead of a BM master the parrot and disconnect don't work anymore.

I have Brandmeister still set for BM3104. I have DMR+ set to IPSC2-NewEngland. I have TGIF set to tgif.network in the full edit for the DMR gateway settings. I have included all the language from the DMR gateway full edit below.

On the dashboard it shows network status in the green for YSF but DMR is yellow, I haven't been able to figure that one out. I did make sure that my password is filled in on the BM network Self Care page and saved it. If I switch the DMR master back to BM3104 the DMR status turns green but then the TGIF network listing on the bottom left of the dashboard disappears. I have the DMR2YSF crossover shut off as that seems to cause problems with YSF working.

I know I'm missing something simple but I can't figure it out. Help!

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[General]
RptAddress=127.0.0.1
RptPort=62032
LocalAddress=127.0.0.1
LocalPort=62031
RuleTrace=0
Daemon=1
Debug=0
RFTimeout=20
NetTimeout=20

[Log]
DisplayLevel=1
FileLevel=1
FilePath=/var/log/pi-star
FileRoot=DMRGateway

[Voice]
Enabled=1
Language=en_GB
Directory=/usr/local/etc/DMR_Audio

[Info]
Enabled=1
RXFrequency=439600000
TXFrequency=439600000
Power=1
Latitude=43.420
Longitude=-71.3937
Height=0
Location=Ashland
Description=United States
URL=https://www.qrz.com/db/AC1LC

[XLX Network]
Startup=950
Enabled=0
File=/usr/local/etc/XLXHosts.txt
Port=62030
Password=passw0rd
ReloadTime=60
Slot=2
TG=6
Base=64000
Relink=60
Debug=0
Id=3179614
UserControl=1

[DMR Network 1]
Enabled=1
Address=3104.master.brandmeister.network
Port=62031
TGRewrite0=2,9,2,9,1
PCRewrite0=2,94000,2,4000,1001
TypeRewrite0=2,9990,2,9990
SrcRewrite0=2,4000,2,9,1001
PassAllPC0=1
PassAllTG0=2
PassAllPC1=1
PassAllTG1=2
Password=XXXXXXXXXXXX
Debug=0
Id=3179614
Name=BM_3104_United_States
Location=1

[DMR Network 2]
Enabled=1
Address=45.76.167.203
Port=55555
TGRewrite0=2,8,2,9,1
PCRewrite0=2,84000,2,4000,1001
Password="PASSWORD"
Debug=0
Id=3179614
Name=DMR+_IPSC2-NEWENGLAND
Location=0

[DMR Network 3]
Enabled=0
Name=DMR2YSF_Cross-over
Id=3179614
Address=127.0.0.1
Port=62033
Local=62034
TGRewrite0=2,7000001,2,1,999998
SrcRewrite0=2,1,2,7000001,999998
PCRewrite0=2,7000001,2,1,999998
Password=PASSWORD
Location=0
Debug=0

[DMR Network 4]
Enabled=1
Name=TGIF_Network
Address=tgif.network
Port=62031
Local=62034
TGRewrite1=2,4000001,2,1,999999
TypeRewrite1=2,4009990,2,9990
PCRewrite1=2,4009990,2,9990,1
SrcRewrite1=2,9990,2,4009990,1
SrcRewrite2=2,1,2,4000001,999999
Password=XXXXXXXXXXXX
Location=0
Debug=0
Id=D9025xxxx2C280xx

[GPSD]
Enable=0
Address=127.0.0.1
Port=2947

[APRS]
Enable=1
Address=127.0.0.1
Port=8673
Description=APRS for DMRGateway
Suffix=DMR

[Dynamic TG Control]
Enabled=1
Port=3769
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AC1LC
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Re: Attempting to connect to multiple networks on hotspot - and failing

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KG6RUT
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Re: Attempting to connect to multiple networks on hotspot - and failing

Post by KG6RUT »

I am no expert but I am setup similarly and it all works properly.....

My Network 1 settings are slightly different...
PassAllPC0=1
PassAllTG0=1
PassAllPC1=2
PassAllTG1=2

hope that maybe helps....
w1get
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Re: Attempting to connect to multiple networks on hotspot - and failing

Post by w1get »

You need to go to the BM dashboard and use the "Selfcare" to set your password, make sure they match in Pi-star and the BM dashboard.

https://brandmeister.network/
AC1LC
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Re: Attempting to connect to multiple networks on hotspot - and failing

Post by AC1LC »

OK, I reentered the password on BM's website and everywhere I could find on Pi-star, that changed it to green. I tried changing the DMR Network 1 settings to
PassAllPC0=1
PassAllTG0=1
PassAllPC1=2
PassAllTG1=2

Mine had
PassAllPC0=1
PassAllTG0=2
PassAllPC1=1
PassAllTG1=2

When I did that the DMR status bar went back to yellow, so I switched it back and it's not green again.

I started thinking about it and I guess I don't need DMR + or BM on my hotspot. I can hit my local DMR repeater over the air on my Anytone 578 in my shack so having access to it in the hotspot is not that big of a deal. I set TGIF as my master gateway for DMR and YSF is still running OK. I have to change the codeplug on my radio to access TGIF but that's easy enough to accomplish. I do have a question about the dashboard though. Should TGIF activity show up on the dashboard the same as with YSF? Right now nothing is showing up for that.
n4bjh
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Re: Attempting to connect to multiple networks on hotspot - and failing

Post by n4bjh »

I'm by no means an expert, actually the opposite, but I'm trying to do exactly the same thing you are.
I'll see if I can find the article, but I'm using dmrgateway, bm tgif, dmr2ysf, and dmr+. They all work..sort of... I haven't got the bugs out yet.
I have a btech 6x2 dmr HH.
Just my opinion...
You have to remap tg numbers as they overlap. So if you HH says tg 345 which network should pistar sent it to? It's a KLuge, but for ysf, make tg 7 digits starting with 7. So 345 is BM, and 7000345 is ysf tg 345. Tgif tg are 7 digits, starting with 5(on mine). So 5000345 is tgif tg 345. This means lots of work on the code plug.
DMR+ uses 5 digits string with 8.
So, code plug these as talkgroups
345 goes to BM 345
7000345 goes to ysf 345
5000345 goes to tgif 345
8345 goes to dmr+ 345
At least that's what I think happens... Also just example, may not be real tgs.
I wish there was a simpler way.

Also. I'm no pro, but I think if you define ysf
That is for a radio into the pistar doing ysf. If you have only a dmr radio, you do dmr rf into hotspot and it translates to ysf over the internet to the ysf servers. Having dmr and yaesu HH both on one pistar is easy beyond me, but I think possible.

Oh and I don't think there is a tgif thing similar to the BM for the dashboard. Special code is required and remember that api code you did with BM? You are essentially getting the pistar to log in to BM and changing your groups as if you did their self serve web page.
Look for info on dmrgateway to see what I mean... About getting them to all play.
I have problems with my setup. Dmr+ didn't work right, etc. Also, BM stuff works native, without changes, and is the default destination network. Makes sense as it's probably the most popular.
Let us know if you get to work,
Joe
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W4IND
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Re: Attempting to connect to multiple networks on hotspot - and failing

Post by W4IND »

I finally figured out how to get tgif and BrandMeister to play together. Frist go to the tgif.net web site. On your login celect user Security. Copy the security key. Then In the configure page of pi-star select expert and then Full Edit DMR GW. Then scroll down to your dmr Network 4 and delete the passw0rd and paste your tgig security code. Be sure the quote marks are on either side is the suricty key. Save and then reboot the hotspot, Should have thif now
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