[arm-allstar] Local Monitor on Supermon 6.2

[Tom Britton]

I am using: Current version - RPi2-3 Asterisk 1.4.23-pre.hamvoip-V1.6.2-10
Supermon 6.2+
I did a software update last week, and all the nodes I am testing with are
at the same level.
What info/data can I provide to help get to the bottom of this?



On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 11:54 AM Bryan St Clair <bryan at k6cbr.us> wrote:

> That is not how local monitor works on all of my hamvoip installs. At
> least not for the last several months.
>
> Perhaps something changed this week.
>
> Bryan
>
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020, 11:34 Tom Britton <psbritt52 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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