[arm-allstar] Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03

Wed Apr 22 16:28:38 EDT 2020

A node mystery.

I rebooted, no change was still 6.1

Ran update again, another update downloaded, now shows 6.2+.

Unwilling node maybe?  :D

All good now, thanks.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020, 13:05 David McGough <kb4fxc at inttek.net> wrote:

>
> Rebooting the RPi shouldn't be needed. I wonder if the old data is being
> cached by the web browser?
>
>
>
> On Wed, 22 Apr 2020, "Bryan St Clair via ARM-allstar" wrote:
>
> > I'm seeing 6.1+ in the same location of your screenshot, post update.
> > Perhaps a reboot is needed?
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 22, 2020, 12:12 "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" <
> > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> >
> > > No it is not. Where are you seeing it? Banner as it should look
> attached.
> > >
> > > *73 Doug, WA3DSP*
> > > *http://wa3dsp.org <http://wa3dsp.org>*
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 3:07 PM "Bryan St Clair via ARM-allstar" <
> > > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Update completed on my testing node.  Asterisk restarted at the
> > >> completion.
> > >>
> > >> I still see 6.1+ listed on Supermon, is that expected?
> > >>
> > >> Bryan
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020, 22:25 "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" <
> > >> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Dave has put out an update tonight for Supermon, Lsnodes, the events
> > >> > system, and some other internal fixes and code clean up.
> > >> >
> > >> > Supermon 6.2 adds a few new features and some visual cleanup. The
> > >> updated
> > >> > manual is in the howto's at hamvoip.org
> > >> >
> > >> > See the 6.2 addendum at the end of the document. We are working on
> some
> > >> > efficiency improvements on the AMI code which Supermon uses
> heavily. On
> > >> > larger hubs with multiple Supermon users the amount of CPU
> resources it
> > >> > uses is significant. Internally the AMI was not designed for this
> > >> amount of
> > >> > loading so this update lays the groundwork for the AMI update. A
> > >> > forthcoming update will complete that change. Supermon 6.2 gives
> you the
> > >> > ability to change the update speed of the display which by default
> is .5
> > >> > seconds. It can now be set to as long as 5 seconds if desire to
> reduce
> > >> the
> > >> > loading when multiple users are accessing it.
> > >> >
> > >> > Another significant Supermon change is the adding of a second level
> of
> > >> > security. If setup certain buttons are only available to what we
> would
> > >> call
> > >> > a super admin. So presently there are three possible levels - no
> login
> > >> sees
> > >> > the connected nodes and their status, Level two see only buttons
> that
> > >> would
> > >> > not directly cause system disruption if used inappropriately. Level
> > >> three
> > >> > see all the button. If level three is not setup which is the default
> > >> > behavior then level two see all the buttons. This is explained in
> the
> > >> > addendum. You are basically setting up another user/pass in the edit
> > >> > directory.
> > >> >
> > >> > lsnodes has changed due to security issues! The frequency of
> Internet
> > >> > hacking has increased immensely in the last few months and we are
> always
> > >> > looking at ways to improve the security of the Hamvoip code.
> > >> Unfortunately
> > >> > the command part of lsnodes is not secure therefore we have taken
> the
> > >> > command mode out of lsnodes. Users should use supermon for command
> > >> > operation. Supermon is part of ALL Hamvoip installations and is
> easy to
> > >> > setup. Instructions are in the manual mentioned above. lsnodes links
> > >> are in
> > >> > Supermon.
> > >> >
> > >> > An exciting change has been made to the events format allowing
> global
> > >> > variables to be assigned and used externally. This adds the 'S' set
> > >> > parameter to the event command. Here is an example -
> > >> >
> > >> > [events69000]
> > >> > LINKS0 = G|S|${RPT_NUMALINKS}
> > >> >
> > >> > In this example we are setting a global variable (LINKS0) to the
> value
> > >> of
> > >> > the number of direct links connected to node 69000. The G means
> perform
> > >> the
> > >> > event on a global, in this case LINKS0, and the S means set it to
> the
> > >> value
> > >> > of RPT_NUMALINKS. Events change automatically at every
> > >> connect/disconnect
> > >> > operation or system event change.
> > >> >
> > >> > This completely eliminates the need to have an external script do
> this.
> > >> > This global variable can then be used in the extensions.conf file or
> > >> > elsewhere.
> > >> >
> > >> > Internally thread naming has been added to aid in debugging.
> > >> >
> > >> > Use the admin menu item 1 to update your node. It is important do do
> > >> > updates on a timely basis as code changes add features and
> enhancements
> > >> you
> > >> > will not have it you do not update. The complete name of this
> version is
> > >> > Asterisk 1.4.23-pre.hamvoip-V1.6.2-03-app_rpt-0.327-04/16/2020
> > >> >
> > >> > The next update is scheduled to include an updated ssh and firewall
> > >> example
> > >> > code to protect ssh ports.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > *73 Doug, WA3DSP*
> > >> > *http://wa3dsp.org <http://wa3dsp.org>*
> > >> > _______________________________________________
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> > >> >
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> > >> >
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