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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2024 6:14 pm
Hi Andrew
Yes you can use /root and I do use /root however after updates an IP address is added that is wrong for me in /usr/local/etc.
We have two gateways in Wellington that use the same gateway call sign, ZL2VH. One is a G3 and the other is ircDDB.
G3 uses an Icom RP-2000 repeater and ircDDB uses an Icom RP-4000 repeater. The custom DPlus_Hosts.txt
held in the /root file is used to connect to the G3 gateway and the IP for the gateway operated from my QTH uses the local router IP.
The repeaters are at a high altitude site of 867 mASL. G3 has a 5GHz WiFi link to it and the ircDDB uses a remote RF UHF link to access.
The DPlus_Hosts.txt is written with the ircDDB version IP address and Pi-Star uses that instead of the /root DPlus_Hosts.txt file.
The reason is that the G3 Gateway is not added to the Pi-Star DPlus_Hosts.txt and only the ircDDB version.
The /root entries work perfectly for DExtra_Hosts.txt and DCS_Hosts.txt but not in the DPlus cases.
My personal preference is to manage the /usr/local/etc host files myself and delete many that have errors and entries I'll never use.
IP addresses with errors, cannot be found for example slow the boot time of the Pi-Star while checking, pings are done and eventually
load the host files and Pi-star can be used. A minimal host file list allows a faster boot.
My situation is one I like to self manage and happy to continue with my work around but in case you get inquiries from others wanting more control over the host files this discussion was posted for review. I have been using D-Star since 2011, built many hotspot versions such as VK4TUX, Maryland, WesternDstar, a repeater trustee and actively publish D-Star articles to promote use and help others building hotspots. https://zl2vh.org.nz/d-star/ and https://zl2vh.org.nz/repeaters/
Thanks for your reply and 73, John ZL2TWS
Yes you can use /root and I do use /root however after updates an IP address is added that is wrong for me in /usr/local/etc.
We have two gateways in Wellington that use the same gateway call sign, ZL2VH. One is a G3 and the other is ircDDB.
G3 uses an Icom RP-2000 repeater and ircDDB uses an Icom RP-4000 repeater. The custom DPlus_Hosts.txt
held in the /root file is used to connect to the G3 gateway and the IP for the gateway operated from my QTH uses the local router IP.
The repeaters are at a high altitude site of 867 mASL. G3 has a 5GHz WiFi link to it and the ircDDB uses a remote RF UHF link to access.
The DPlus_Hosts.txt is written with the ircDDB version IP address and Pi-Star uses that instead of the /root DPlus_Hosts.txt file.
The reason is that the G3 Gateway is not added to the Pi-Star DPlus_Hosts.txt and only the ircDDB version.
The /root entries work perfectly for DExtra_Hosts.txt and DCS_Hosts.txt but not in the DPlus cases.
My personal preference is to manage the /usr/local/etc host files myself and delete many that have errors and entries I'll never use.
IP addresses with errors, cannot be found for example slow the boot time of the Pi-Star while checking, pings are done and eventually
load the host files and Pi-star can be used. A minimal host file list allows a faster boot.
My situation is one I like to self manage and happy to continue with my work around but in case you get inquiries from others wanting more control over the host files this discussion was posted for review. I have been using D-Star since 2011, built many hotspot versions such as VK4TUX, Maryland, WesternDstar, a repeater trustee and actively publish D-Star articles to promote use and help others building hotspots. https://zl2vh.org.nz/d-star/ and https://zl2vh.org.nz/repeaters/
Thanks for your reply and 73, John ZL2TWS