XRF245 incorrect IP address

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XRF245 incorrect IP address

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Hi,

I've set up and registered an XLX reflector using the dormant XLX245 node, this has been up and propagated around the network for some days. It appears that the DExtra list at http://www.pistar.uk/downloads/DExtra_Hosts.txt contains a stale IP address for the node (it is correct at http://xlxapi.rlx.lu/api.php?do=GetReflectorHostname). This means that Pi-Star does not find the reflector when an operator attempts to connect to XLX245<module> or to XRF245<module> - it works fine when using QnetGateway as a hotspot rather than Pi-Star.

Is there a process of requesting an update at Pi-Star HQ to allow Pi-Star D-Star operators to connect to the node over XLX/DExtra?

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Get the address changed/ reregistered with xrefl.net as thats where pistar pulls its data for building the xrf_host.

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Thanks, Andy. It would appear xrefl.net do not allow multimode reflectors to be added anymore. Can you suggest any reason why an XLX245AL request from Pi-Star is unable to route through to my reflector when the XLXHosts.txt file has the correct address information and it works fine from both DMR (using 68245) and another hotspot using QNetGateway? The QuadNet guys seemed to think Pi-Star used XRF to connect to an XLX reflector which is what led me to believe the XRF address was causing the problem. All ports etc on the reflector side are open correctly.
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**RESOLVED**

Notes for those that might be setting up their own XLX reflector. When linking to an XLX reflector, it appears that the DCS protocol is used. The XLXd software in GitHub states that the required port for DCS is UDP 30051 - but it would appear that iircdbgateway requires a range of open ports 30051-30057.

This may be a misunderstanding on my behalf, but if anyone experiences issues with inbound connections over DCS (or XLX from iircdbgateway) it might be an idea to open the range of ports rather than the individual port. I certainly found that once the range was opened, DCS (XLX) connections from D-Star have now correctly "linked" for a number of operators.
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M0VVA wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:44 am Hi,

I've set up and registered an XLX reflector using the dormant XLX245 node, this has been up and propagated around the network for some days. It appears that the DExtra list at http://www.pistar.uk/downloads/DExtra_Hosts.txt contains a stale IP address for the node (it is correct at http://xlxapi.rlx.lu/api.php?do=GetReflectorHostname). This means that Pi-Star does not find the reflector when an operator attempts to connect to XLX245<module> or to XRF245<module> - it works fine when using QnetGateway as a hotspot rather than Pi-Star.

Is there a process of requesting an update at Pi-Star HQ to allow Pi-Star D-Star operators to connect to the node over XLX/DExtra?

regards
Andy M0VVA
XRF245 already existed - thats why it looks like the IP is wrong, its not wrong, it just points to the origional host.
This is why you need to be careful when picking a number for XLX, its easy to stamp on existing hosts without realising.
Pi-Star host files are generated in a way that specifically does not allow XLX multi-protocol hosts to remove existing hosts, so top tip, look at the host files for DCS/DPlus and DExtra before you pick your XLX number to make sure you really are picking a free slot :)
Andy

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