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The DIGI_NED distribution.The DIGI_NED user manual, Version: 1.01-030 Date: September 13, 2001 By: PE1MEW (pe1mew@qsl.net).
About this manual
Preamble.
This is the DIGI_NED user manual. This manual is intended to be the reference for APRS users using the near-by DIGI_NED digipeater and for DIGI_NED digipeater owners who wish to build and maintain their DIGI_NED APRS digipeater.
Contens.
This Manual is separated in to different parts:
Manual availability and version number.
This manual uses the available documentation released with the DIGI_NED executeable and source distribution. In the top part of each page you can find the version number and release date.
Disclaimer.
This manual is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Comments and contributions.
If you have any additional comments or corrections to this documentation feel free to contribute.
To verify and add your contibution stick to these little rules:
Send your comments to the DIGI_NED team: digi_ned@qsl.net
The DIGI_NED distribution
DIGI_NED Distribution availability
The latest version of DIGI_NED is available via the DIGI_NED portal: http://www.qsl.net/digi_ned
To become informed about the new releases of DIGI_NED and about updates of the web-site you can join the DIGI_NED mailing list at the DIGI_NED web-site.
The numbering of the distributions
As DIGI_NED can be used on 2 operation systems, DOS and LINUX, there is a need to deal with the limitations of DOS. Here for the names are limited to 8 characters.
There are 2 distributions available:
The DIGI_NED release numbering.
DIGI_NED uses destination address APNDxx. The prefix APN can be shared with other intelligent digipeaters. The prefix APND is reserved for DIGI_NED in coordination with the APRS protocol workgroup.
The DIGI_NED version number is compressed in 2 alfanumeric bytes. For this count base 36 is used to have enough numbers to identifiy DIGI_NED versions, I.e counting goes: 01,02,...,09,0A,0B,...,0Z,10,11,..,1Z,20,...,etc where 01 is version 0.0.1, 0Z is version 0.3.5 and 10 is version 0.3.6 etc.
It is not as clear as the old numbering, but this leaves space for other applications using the APN prefix.
The destination for a version could be APND0O
(P.S. Suggestions to use different destination addresses have been declined in coordination with the APRS protocol workgroup members. The version identification is an part of the APRS standard, the type of message can be identified with the whole frame anyway).
DNEXExxx.ZIP
This distribution is for digi owners who only want to use DIGI_NED. It is prepaired for te DOS environment and contains the executeable file plus additional files.
DNSRCxxx.ZIP
This distribution is for the digi owners who intend to use DIGI_NED in a LINUX environment or for those who intend to contribute to the DIGI_NED project. Also this distribution is suiteable for those who which to compile their own DOS version or who wants to use the source.
The distribution contains a DOS source wrapper, and the source. The .TGZ file is wrapped because brain-dead MSDOS does not understand long filenames digi_ned-x.x.x.tgz Also the source file for LINUX
This will be extended later.
The DIGI_NED documentation distribution
The DIGI_NED documetation comes in 3 versions:
DNDOCxxx.ZIP
The DIGI_NED documentation contains both owner and user manual.
DNOWNxxx.ZIP
The DIGI_NED ownerrmanual contains all information for the digi owner to use build and maintan a DIGI_NED digi. It discribes all features and contains examples of configuration files which can be used in different environments. All subject are on a per feature base discribed.
DNUSRxxx.ZIP
The DIGI_NED usermanual contains all information for the APRS user to use all features of DIGI_NED. It discribes all features and gives a good over view of what DIGI_NED is capeable of.