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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

  1. Login to the IRLP node as user 'root'
  2. cd /home/irlp/custom
  3. Edit the environment file using an editor such as vi, pico, nano, etc...
  4. Add the following line

export ALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_NODES=YES

 

  1. Save the modified environment file
  2. While in the /home/irlp/custom directory restart the IRLP node with the following command:

./rc.irlp

 

  1. Test out the changes by connecting to the IRLP Reflector '0040'
  2. Disconnect with the usual '73'
  3. Remember to chek-in to the PROCOM Net on reflector 0040 on Thursday evening at 8:00PM

 

Automated Method

  1. Download the update script here
  2. Copy to your IRLP node into the /tmp folder
  3. Execute the script with ./EXPsetup.sh
  4. Follow steps 7, 8, and 9 as in the manual process.

 

Automated connection to EXP0040 and disabling the inactivity timer:

  1. Login to the IRLP node as user 'root'
  2. su - repeater
  3. cd /home/irlp/custom
  4. Edit the custom.crons file using an editor such as vi, pico, nano, etc...
  5. 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)

  1. Save the file (custom.crons)
  2. Type in:  update files (as user repeater) for the cron to take affect
  3. Type in crontab -l and confirm that the new tasks show in the list of scheduled crons.