[arm-allstar] Is port forwarding required?

[Michael Fleetwood]

got it working, many thanks Sandy.

At 10:43 AM 8/06/2020, you wrote:
>Mike,
>
>I followed Doug's instructions that he wrote in an email.
>
>"Macros always start with a 5, *5x, etc. If you look at the stock
>rpt.conf file macro stanza you will see a macro 1 defined as *81 *80 which
>would play the time followed by your ID. So if you entered the DTMF *51 it
>would execute that command. In other words *5 always refers to the macro
>stanza and the macro number after the 5 is executed. A macro allows you to
>define short commands to do much longer operations. This is particularly
>handy when using DTMF.
>If you use single digits for macros you can define 10, with 2 digits 100,
>etc.
>So if you want to define another macro for the startup macro you could use
>macro 2
>startup_macro=*52
>Then in the macro stanza -
>2=*73xxxxx#
>or whatever commands you want to execute at startup. The macro definition
>can be multiple commands. The string is usually terminated by the # (end of
>command) character.
>A new macro command has also been added to the V1.5 code in an update from
>last week called:
>startup_macro_delay=<seconds> so startup_macro_delay=10 would delay running
>it for 10 seconds. It is a good idea to add some delay to ensure that
>everything in the system is up to speed before executing the command. Add
>this command to rpt.conf either before or after the startup_macro command."
>
>This instruct is for rpt.conf.
>I set my delay for 20 seconds.
>
>
>73,
>
>Sandy ­ w9sbe
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ARM-allstar <arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org> On Behalf Of "Michael
>Fleetwood via ARM-allstar"
>Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2020 6:17 PM
>To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>Cc: Michael Fleetwood <mfleetwood at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Is port forwarding required?
>
>
>Hi Sandy,
>Can you please point me to instructions for auto connect to a node at start
>up - previously searched for this but found the info available rather
>confusing.
>73
>Mike.
>VK2AMF
>
>At 04:47 AM 8/06/2020, you wrote:
> >I have my mobile node set to auto connect to my home node/hub during
> >boot-up.Works great!73,Sandy w9sbeSent via the Samsung Galaxy S9, an
> >AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone
> >-------- Original message --------From: Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar
> ><arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> Date: 6/7/20  12:35 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: ARM
> >Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> Cc: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Is port forwarding required? I have said
> >this for a long time but it is not a proxy per say as somewould know
> >proxy. You just have a home node or any node where others canconnect to
> >you that is accessible. Then you connect to that node from yourhotspot.
> >Anyone then connecting to your fixed node with port forwarding
> >cancommunicate with you. It is simple and does not require anything
> >special.At the same time you, at your hotspot, can connect to anywhere
> >else youwant but still monitoring your home node.*73
> >Doug**WA3DSP**http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> ><http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 12:44 PM
> >"Patrick Perdue via ARM-allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:> You
> >could use a VPN, or if you have access to another node that allows>
> >incoming connections, you can set that node up as a proxy for your>
> >restricted node. Then all inbound and outbound traffic to or from that>
> >node will be forwarded through the proxy. Thus, you only need an>
> >outbound connection to receive incoming connections via the proxy
> >node.>> On 6/7/2020
> >10:27 AM, "Jonathan Weirmeir via ARM-allstar"
> >wrote:> > Ah, I see.> >> > Would using a VPN get around this
> >limitation?> >> > Thanks,> >> > 73 DE KC8RYW> >> > On Sun, Jun 7, 2020
> >at 10:16 AM "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" <> >
> >arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:> >> >> Port forwarding is not required
> >to connect out only if you want to make> >> your server/node available
> >for connect in calls.  Typically
> >hotspots> cannot> >> port forward and you
> >usually only call out so it should not be a> problem.> >> Not port
> >forwarding the iax port can be used to restrict incoming calls> if> >>
> >desired.> >>> >>> >> *73 Doug*> >>> >> *WA3DSP*> >>> >>
> >*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> ><http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*> >>> >>> >> On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at
> >10:13 AM "Jonathan Weirmeir via ARM-allstar" <> >>
> >arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:> >>> >>> Hello, all!> >>>> >>> Quick
> >question.> >>>> >>> Will AllStar work under NAT without port
> >forwarding?
> >For example,> behind> >> a> >>> cell phone acting as a mobile hotspot
> >or public WiFi? In those cases,> >>> adjusting port forwarding isn't an
> >option.> >>>> >>> Thanks for your help,> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> 73 DE
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Mike Fleetwood
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