[arm-allstar] only allow connections from the United States

[David Ranch]

Patrick,

What you're looking for is called "geofencing".  Do an internet search on:

    "geofence" iptables for linux

and you should get some ideas.

--David
KI6ZHD



On 10/17/2021 06:08 PM, "David McGough via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> Setting up a whitelist, allowing only specific nodes to access this system
> is probably the best plan.
>
>
> 73, David KB4FXC
>
>
> On Sun, 17 Oct 2021, "Patrick Perdue via ARM-allstar" wrote:
>
>> Hi:
>>
>> I have set up a remote base in central North Carolina, so I can get back
>> to local repeaters and simplex on VHF/UHF there. I don't quite have user
>> controllable functions set up the way I like (still refining the
>> interface and voice feedback).
>>
>> However, due to the nature of this node, I'd like to limit direct
>> connections to those IP addresses in the United States, since it isn't
>> legal to use an agile remote like this if you are not licensed in the
>> country in which the transceiver resides. I also realize that even if I
>> don't accept direct connections outside the United States, this is
>> pretty easy to get around using intermediate nodes. Same could easily
>> happen with EchoLink, though.
>>
>> I'm looking at a few different options. Just wondering if anyone here
>> has done this in a practical way, and if so, what methods were used to
>> accomplish this.
>>
>> Thanks and 73
>>
>> N2DYI
>>
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