[arm-allstar] 2 nodes direct connect?

Tue Sep 17 17:09:18 EDT 2019

Thanks guys. It was still early, didnt have my 
normal intake of Mountain Dew yet...
(Like y'all before your morning coffee I expect? :-)  )

I understand now what all they were saying.
Ill see what happens.

Thanks!

Jim
*close ticket* :-)

At 02:19 PM 9/17/2019, \"David McGough via ARM-allstar\" wrote:

>Hi Guys,
>
>Yes, nodes can communicate together directly without any registration, DNS
>lookup, etc., if desired. The simplest way to do this is via the rpt.conf
>[nodes] stanza, near the bottom of the file.
>
>However, for nodes wanting to use the DNS lookup mechanism to locate other
>nodes, which is what most users want, you MUST send an IAX2 registration
>to the HamVoIP and/or ASL registration servers---this is where the DNS
>data comes from. So, to use DNS lookup, you actually DO need to talk to
>the HamVoIP and/or ASL servers....What this basically does is dynamically
>build a big "phone directory" telling one node how to call another.
>
>
>73, David KB4FXC
>
>
>On Tue, 17 Sep 2019, "Jay Urish via ARM-allstar" wrote:
>
> > Jim,
>
>Did you read his reply?
>
>This is exactly what he said. Nodes don't "talk" to allstar. It's just a
>DNS lookup mechanism.
>
>If you want to have one node talk to another directly behind the
>firewall, just make an entry at the bottom of rpt.conf with the node
>number and the internal ip.
>
>
>On 9/17/19 12:36 PM, "Jim Kinter Jr. via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> > Ahh, OK. Thanks.
> > I thought maybe I can add some config that has the local (private)
> > IP's and then have some macro dial that IP direct.
> > Like assign an extension in * to the other's IP, then macro at boot to
> > call it or something.
> > Even if 1 just calls the other, and the 2nd one is the main one
> > talking to Allstar.
> >
> > Ill play with it and if I find a way, Ill document and report back.
> > Just didnt know if anyone had already done this, to not reinvent the
> > wheel
> >
> > They both will reside on the LAN behind the router, with Reserved DHCP
> > IPs set in the router (much easier than having to manually go change
> > IPs and stuff if wanted).
> > Eventually Ill probably move the old node to this new Pi server when I
> > get this new repeater out in the shop.
> >
> > 73
> > Jim
> >
> >
> > At 12:11 PM 9/17/2019, \"Danny K5CG via ARM-allstar\" wrote:
> >> Jim,
> >>
> >> The only thing "Allstar" is being used for is DNS lookup.
> >>
> >> You can disable registration, then and add your nodes to each other's
> >> rpt.conf as local nodes but using their public IPs. The IP address
> >> for a local node doesn't have to be on the local LAN.
> >>
> >> That will works as long as your node's public IP addresses never
> >> change. Otherwise you could use a dynamic DNS name not associated
> >> with AllstarLink.
> >>
> >> You'd still be able to connect out to other nodes but your nodes
> >> would be unlisted.
> >>
> >> Danny
> >> K5CG
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "ARM Allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> >> To: "ARM Allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> >> Cc: "Jim Kinter Jr." <Jim at k5ktf.com>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 11:21:47 AM
> >> Subject: [arm-allstar] 2 nodes direct connect?
> >>
> >> I got my new VHF node (and old extended-number UHF node) all online
> >> and showing up on the stats page, etc.
> >> Working great.
> >>
> >> I have both units online, and added the stuff to make the new one
> >> automagically link up permanent at boot.
> >>
> >> Â From what I can tell, this is linking out to Allstar and back in.
> >> Is there a way/config that would let one connect to the other
> >> directly without contacting the Allstar network?
> >> (URL to a doc if one is already written that google and I cant find? )
> >>
> >> I would still like both to show up and not go totally private, but am
> >> thinking if I can have both link directly peer to peer over the
> >> private network and not be reliant on touching the Internet (in case
> >> Spectrum decides to do more work upstream...smh) the 2 machines would
> >> not lose the link between themselves.
> >>
> >> I know with Asterisk-based VoIP phones, I can do a direct Dial by IP,
> >> where 1 talks direct to the other via IP address.
> >> Is there some way to do this on for the nodes? Im guessing either in
> >> Rpt or Extensions?
> >>
> >> I know it is NOT possible via Echolink (researched way back when I
> >> had just EL on the machine).
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >> 73
> >> Jim Kinter, Jr. K5KTF
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