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AXPARMS

Section: Linux System Managers Manual (8)
Updated: 25 January 1997
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NAME

axparms - Configure AX.25 interfaces.

SYNOPSIS

axparms -assoc|-forward|-route|-setcall|-version ...

DESCRIPTION

Theaxparmscommand is designed to be a multi-function command that allows miscellaneouscommands to be issued to the Linux AX.25 protocol layer. It includes thefunctionality ofaxassociateandaxsetcallwhich this command superceedes. The different modes of the command arechosen by the first argument. Sunsequent arguments depend upon this argumentand so no generalised command format can be given.

-assoc Argument

The format of this option is:

axparms -assoc <callsign> <username>
axparms -assoc <callsign> delete
axparms -assoc policy [default|deny]
axparms -assoc show

This option mainpulates the kernel uid/callsign mapping table, allowingcallsigns to be associated and dis-associated with a user. Thepolicyoption permits the superuser to have all other uid's either default to theactual port name, or to block traffic.

At power up the table is blank and the policy is 'default', which is thusbackward compatible.

-forward Argument

Allows the use of many receivers with one transmitter, known as packetforwarding in many systems. The format of this command is:

axparms -forward <portfrom> <portto>
axparms -forward <portfrom> delete

Any packets to be transmitted on port portfrom will be transmitted on portportto. This will stay in force until the second form of the command isissued which will remove the association.

-route Argument

This option allows the internal AX.25 routing table to be manipulated. Thistable is available for reading in /proc/net/ax25_route, and will be built updynamically by stations heard. However it is possible to add and deleteentries via this option.

The format of this options is:

axparms -route add <port> <callsign> [<digis>] [-ipmode V|D]
axparms -route del <port> <callsign>

Routes added via this command will not be removed from the internal routingtable when they are "old" as normal entries are. The -ipmodeoption sets mode vc or mode datagram for this destination.

If the <callsign> argument is set to "default" then this will set the default route for all outgoing AX.25 connections which will be used when there is no specific route to the required destination.

-setcall Argument

The format of this option is:

axparms -setcall <serial-device> <callsign>

This changes the callsign associated with the given serial device in KISS mode.The change is permanent until the link is downed or another "axparms-setcall" is made.

The interface must already have been attached withaxattachto use this option.

-version Argument

This option displays the version of the AX.25 utilities thataxparmsbelongs to.

FILES

/proc/net/ax25_bpqether
/proc/net/ax25_calls
/etc/ax25/axports

AUTHORS

Alan Cox GW4PTS <alanAATTcymru.net>
Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <jsnAATTcs.nott.ac.uk>
Joerg Reuter DL1BKE <jrAATTlykos.tng.oche.de>

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