2009-10-16: See below for automating
connection to EXP0040 and disabling inactivity timer.
The following procedure outlines the changes required to a stock IRLP node to
enable connectivity to Experimental IRLP Reflectors:
Manual Method
- Login to the IRLP node as user 'root'
- cd /home/irlp/custom
- Edit the environment file using an editor such as vi, pico, nano, etc...
- Add the following line
export ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_NODES=YES
- Save the modified environment file
- While in the /home/irlp/custom directory restart the IRLP node with the
following command:
./rc.irlp
- Test out the changes by connecting to the IRLP Reflector '0040'
- Disconnect with the usual '73'
- Remember to chek-in to the PROCOM Net on reflector 0040 on Thursday
evening at 8:00PM
Automated Method
- Download the update script
here
- Copy to your IRLP node into the /tmp folder
- Execute the script with ./EXPsetup.sh
- Follow steps 7, 8, and 9 as in the manual process.
Automated connection to EXP0040 and
disabling the inactivity timer:
- Login to the IRLP node as user 'root'
- su - repeater
- cd /home/irlp/custom
- Edit the custom.crons file using an editor such as vi, pico, nano, etc...
- Add the following cron entries:
#--Connect to EXP0040 on Thursday evening
at 19:55 and disconnect at 21:15
55 19 * * 4 (/home/irlp/scripts/experimental_call 0040 notimeout
&>/dev/null 2>&1)
15 21 * * 4 (/home/irlp/scripts/end &>/dev/null 2>&1)
- Save the file (custom.crons)
- Type in: update files (as user
repeater) for the cron to take affect
- Type in crontab -l and confirm that the new
tasks show in the list of scheduled crons.
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