| This is the README for the Gracilis Packetwin device driver, version 0.5 |
| ALPHA for Linux 1.3.43. |
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| These files will allow you to talk to the PackeTwin (now know as PT) and |
| connect through it just like a pair of TNCs. To do this you will also |
| require the AX.25 code in the kernel enabled. |
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| There are four files in this archive; this readme, a patch file, a .c file |
| and finally a .h file. The two program files need to be put into the |
| drivers/net directory in the Linux source tree, for me this is the |
| directory /usr/src/linux/drivers/net. The patch file needs to be patched in |
| at the top of the Linux source tree (/usr/src/linux in my case). |
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| You will most probably have to edit the pt.c file to suit your own setup, |
| this should just involve changing some of the defines at the top of the file. |
| Please note that if you run an external modem you must specify a speed of 0. |
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| The program is currently setup to run a 4800 baud external modem on port A |
| and a Kantronics DE-9600 daughter board on port B so if you have this (or |
| something similar) then you're right. |
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| To compile in the driver, put the files in the correct place and patch in |
| the diff. You will have to re-configure the kernel again before you |
| recompile it. |
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| The driver is not real good at the moment for finding the card. You can |
| 'help' it by changing the order of the potential addresses in the structure |
| found in the pt_init() function so the address of where the card is is put |
| first. |
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| After compiling, you have to get them going, they are pretty well like any |
| other net device and just need ifconfig to get them going. |
| As an example, here is my /etc/rc.net |
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| # |
| # Configure the PackeTwin, port A. |
| /sbin/ifconfig pt0a 44.136.8.87 hw ax25 vk2xlz mtu 512 |
| /sbin/ifconfig pt0a 44.136.8.87 broadcast 44.136.8.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 |
| /sbin/route add -net 44.136.8.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev pt0a |
| /sbin/route add -net 44.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 gw 44.136.8.68 dev pt0a |
| /sbin/route add -net 138.25.16.0 netmask 255.255.240.0 dev pt0a |
| /sbin/route add -host 44.136.8.255 dev pt0a |
| # |
| # Configure the PackeTwin, port B. |
| /sbin/ifconfig pt0b 44.136.8.87 hw ax25 vk2xlz-1 mtu 512 |
| /sbin/ifconfig pt0b 44.136.8.87 broadcast 44.255.255.255 netmask 255.0.0.0 |
| /sbin/route add -host 44.136.8.216 dev pt0b |
| /sbin/route add -host 44.136.8.95 dev pt0b |
| /sbin/route add -host 44.255.255.255 dev pt0b |
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| This version of the driver comes under the GNU GPL. If you have one of my |
| previous (non-GPL) versions of the driver, please update to this one. |
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| I hope that this all works well for you. I would be pleased to hear how |
| many people use the driver and if it does its job. |
| |
| - Craig vk2xlz <csmall@small.dropbear.id.au> |
