[arm-allstar] ARM-allstar Digest, Vol 71, Issue 49

Comcast - WA3ADI WA3ADI at comcast.net
Wed Apr 22 16:51:09 EDT 2020


Since I rely on lsnodes for various functions to control my nodes, I have a few questions.

1. Because I use nodes in mobile and portable locations on different wifi connections, will I now have to change Supermon everytime I move to a different hot spot?

2. Will Supermon even work when I move to different hotspots?

3. Is there a shutdown command in Supermon?

4. What other changes will I have to make to administer all of my nodes from Supermon? 

5. It appears that the lsnodes commands in Supermon will no longer work either. Is this true?

Thanks for any comments.

73, Vince
WA3ADI

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03 (wb6hro at att.net)
   2. Re: Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03 (David McGough)
   3. Re: Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03 (Doug Crompton)
   4. Re: Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03 (wb6hro at att.net)


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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:43:33 -0700
From: <wb6hro at att.net>
To: "'ARM Allstar'" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03
Message-ID: <037801d618bc$c81620e0$584262a0$@att.net>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"

Doug,

I just did the update at my hub at my house and for some reason I can no
longer communicate via SSH with Putty or Supermon. 

I can still connect to it from other nodes.

The IP address and SSH port were verified using HDMI Port, they are correct
in setup and in Putty.

What am I missing? I hope I don't have to fall on my scope probe! LOL


Joe Orrico
WB6HRO / WR6AAC Repeater



-----Original Message-----
From: ARM-allstar <arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org> On Behalf Of "Doug
Crompton via ARM-allstar"
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 10:25 PM
To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
Cc: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
Subject: [arm-allstar] Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03

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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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:33:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: David McGough <kb4fxc at inttek.net>
To: "\"Joe Orrico via ARM-allstar\"" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03
Message-ID:
	<Pine.LNX.4.44.2004221223410.32394-100000 at goliath.inttek.net>
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Hi Joe,

Nothing related to networking or ssh got updated recently. Last night's 
update included new supermon, lsnodes, the AllStar/asterisk code and 
updated the release notes.

Using a monitor/keyboard directly connected, can you confirm that the ssh 
server is running?  Go to a bash shell prompt (admin menu option #9) and 
run:

systemctl status sshd


....Does this command show that the ssh server is running?


73, David KB4FXC


On Wed, 22 Apr 2020, "Joe Orrico via ARM-allstar" wrote:

> Doug,
> 
> I just did the update at my hub at my house and for some reason I can no
> longer communicate via SSH with Putty or Supermon. 
> 
> I can still connect to it from other nodes.
> 
> The IP address and SSH port were verified using HDMI Port, they are correct
> in setup and in Putty.
> 
> What am I missing? I hope I don't have to fall on my scope probe! LOL
> 
> 
> Joe Orrico
> WB6HRO / WR6AAC Repeater
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ARM-allstar <arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org> On Behalf Of "Doug
> Crompton via ARM-allstar"
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 10:25 PM
> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> Cc: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
> Subject: [arm-allstar] Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03
> 
> 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>*
> _______________________________________________
> 
> ARM-allstar mailing list
> ARM-allstar at hamvoip.org
> http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar
> 
> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3/4 web page - http://hamvoip.org
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 
> ARM-allstar mailing list
> ARM-allstar at hamvoip.org
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> 
> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3/4 web page - http://hamvoip.org
> 



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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:04:47 -0400
From: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03
Message-ID:
	<CAMp6vst35ESBqhGK3cFeLK-pe4Xm_qcCsB0pT0_A6EG9McGd2A at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Joe,

 ssh and Supermon are two different communications ports so one would not
have anything to do with the other. Can you ping the IP address of this
server on your LAN? Is this a static or DHCP server?  Is it wired or
wireless?  If you have HDMI access you can try pinging out. Also do
ifconfig at the Linux prompt and see what your network settings are. If you
are using DHCP wired and wireless will have different IP addresses.

*73 Doug, WA3DSP*
*http://wa3dsp.org <http://wa3dsp.org>*

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 12:17 PM "Joe Orrico via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Doug,
>
> I just did the update at my hub at my house and for some reason I can no
> longer communicate via SSH with Putty or Supermon.
>
> I can still connect to it from other nodes.
>
> The IP address and SSH port were verified using HDMI Port, they are correct
> in setup and in Putty.
>
> What am I missing? I hope I don't have to fall on my scope probe! LOL
>
>
> Joe Orrico
> WB6HRO / WR6AAC Repeater
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ARM-allstar <arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org> On Behalf Of "Doug
> Crompton via ARM-allstar"
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 10:25 PM
> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> Cc: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
> Subject: [arm-allstar] Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03
>
> 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>*
> _______________________________________________
>
> ARM-allstar mailing list
> ARM-allstar at hamvoip.org
> http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar
>
> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3/4 web page - http://hamvoip.org
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> ARM-allstar mailing list
> ARM-allstar at hamvoip.org
> http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar
>
> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3/4 web page - http://hamvoip.org
>


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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:21:13 -0700
From: <wb6hro at att.net>
To: "'ARM Allstar'" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03
Message-ID: <056301d618d2$cf0ec9e0$6d2c5da0$@att.net>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="utf-8"

Doug,

I've been emailing with David about it. It's a wired connection and IP is good and shows up on network. Actually it connects with my other nodes fine also.

I just can't communicate locally on the network anymore. The IP is correct in setup and SSH port is good too. I can communicate with Putty and Supermon to my other nodes fine.

I just sent David the node number that is 500290. It's connected to other nodes.

The only way locally is the HDMI and keyboard. No SSH or HTTP.

It's always something. ?


Joe Orrico
WB6HRO / WR6AAC Repeater



-----Original Message-----
From: ARM-allstar <arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org> On Behalf Of "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar"
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 11:05 AM
To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
Cc: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03

Joe,

 ssh and Supermon are two different communications ports so one would not have anything to do with the other. Can you ping the IP address of this server on your LAN? Is this a static or DHCP server?  Is it wired or wireless?  If you have HDMI access you can try pinging out. Also do ifconfig at the Linux prompt and see what your network settings are. If you are using DHCP wired and wireless will have different IP addresses.

*73 Doug, WA3DSP*
*http://wa3dsp.org <http://wa3dsp.org>*

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 12:17 PM "Joe Orrico via ARM-allstar" < arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Doug,
>
> I just did the update at my hub at my house and for some reason I can 
> no longer communicate via SSH with Putty or Supermon.
>
> I can still connect to it from other nodes.
>
> The IP address and SSH port were verified using HDMI Port, they are 
> correct in setup and in Putty.
>
> What am I missing? I hope I don't have to fall on my scope probe! LOL
>
>
> Joe Orrico
> WB6HRO / WR6AAC Repeater
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ARM-allstar <arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org> On Behalf Of "Doug 
> Crompton via ARM-allstar"
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 10:25 PM
> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> Cc: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
> Subject: [arm-allstar] Hamvoip Update 1.6.2-03
>
> 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>* 
> _______________________________________________
>
> ARM-allstar mailing list
> ARM-allstar at hamvoip.org
> http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar
>
> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3/4 web page - http://hamvoip.org
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> ARM-allstar mailing list
> ARM-allstar at hamvoip.org
> http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar
>
> Visit the BBB and RPi2/3/4 web page - http://hamvoip.org
>
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