[arm-allstar] Local Monitor on Supermon 6.2

[Tom Britton]

I got this info from Doug WA3DSP, and  tested it and it is accurate:
Monitoring a node means you hear that node but you cannot talk back to
them.
Anyone connected to your node  can also hear the remote node but they don't
know that they are connected in a one way mode and when they hear them they
try to talk back and think something is wrong! It can be confusing.
*Local monitor* means you hear the remote node and again cannot talk to
them BUT, it does not go beyond your node if you are also connected
elsewhere. This is generally the mode you should use as it means others
don't hear the node you are monitoring and you know because you connected
it that it is one way.

SO.  If I have a remote node in Monitor mode.  I can hear the traffic from
that node, but cannot transmit back to that remote node.  Also, anybody
else connected to me will also hear that traffic, but cannot talk back.
If I have a remote node in* Local Monitor* mode, then again I can hear the
traffic from that node, but cannot transmit back to that remote node,
However, anybody else connected to me will NOT hear the traffic from the
remote node.

I hope this is clear and matches what I have experienced.  Please advise if
somebody believes this is worng.
tom, ab7ic


On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 12:53 PM Tom Britton <psbritt52 at gmail.com> wrote:

> So  in my case Local Monitor is not working like you say it should,  do
> you agree?   or am I not understanding.. because I definitely am hearing
> the audio from 47254   I am using Supermon 6.2
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 12:50 PM Bryan St Clair <bryan at k6cbr.us> wrote:
>
>> Correct.  That is not the behavior I see on my hub.
>>
>> In that config, I would see the node (47254) transmit on supermon, but
>> would not hear audio .
>>
>> We use that feature quite often.
>>
>> Bryan
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020, 11:55 Tom Britton <psbritt52 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Brian.   right now I have node 47254 in Local Monitor and I AM hearing
>>> the audio from that node.
>>> So unless I don't understand, Local Monitor is not working as you
>>> describe.   any ideas?
>>> -tom
>>>
>>> *  Node 52080 <http://stats.allstarlink.org/nodeinfo.cgi?node=52080> =>
>>> AB7IC 433.9000 Tucson AZ    Bubble Chart
>>> <http://stats.allstarlink.org/getstatus.cgi?52080>  lsNodes
>>> <http://10.0.0.36/cgi-bin/lsnodes_web?node=52080>  *
>>>   Node  Node InformationReceivedLinkDirectionConnectedMode
>>> 52080 PTT-Keyed
>>> 47254 KA3IDN TUC 902 HUB 000:00:17 ESTABLISHED OUT 00:48:39 Local
>>> Monitor
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 11:50 AM "Bryan St Clair via ARM-allstar" <
>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Monitor means you will hear the connected node but they won't hear your
>>>> side audio.
>>>>
>>>> Local Monitor means the other node will hear your audio, but you will
>>>> not
>>>> hear them.  You will see their node light up (in Supermon) when they
>>>> transmit on their side, but again you will not hear the audio.
>>>>
>>>> Bryan
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020, 11:05 "Tom Britton via ARM-allstar" <
>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Can someone tell me the functional difference between  Monitor  and
>>>> Local
>>>> > Monitor  on  Supermon.
>>>> > I cannot see any difference in the Bubble Chart.  I do with lsNodes,
>>>> > however.
>>>> > For example:   I am on supermon on my simplex node 52080.
>>>> > I enter node 493670 in the box and click on the Local Monitor button.
>>>> > lsNodes will show me only 52080 and 493670.  However the bubble chart
>>>> shows
>>>> > me both those, plus the other nodes that are connected to 493670, e.g.
>>>> > 40262.
>>>> > And I also hear traffic from 40262.  I had expected to only hear
>>>> > transmissions from 493670.
>>>> > I am confused on the purpose and function of Local Monitor.
>>>> > regards, tom ab7ic
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