W4MCO-10

USER’S QUICK GUIDE

FOR THE FLORIDA LAYERED PACKET NETWORK

EAST CENTRAL AND NORTH EAST FLORIDA

(LAST UPDATED MAY 19 2007)

CURRENT NETWORK STATUS – There is connectivity from Melbourne through to Orange Park (Jacksonville.) Response time end-to-end is six seconds. Many Telpac Nodes are accessible along the way. The DAB BBS N4ZKF is operational on 145.05 (DAB LAN.)

Table 1 indicates local area networks (LANs) for user access to the packet network. All sites have 2M 1200b access and some have UHF 9.6kb access. The locations or sites include user LANS, a NODE, and a SWITCH function to facilitate making contacts via UHF backbone links all along the network from one LAN to another.

Table 2 is a compilation of WL2K E-mail Over Ham Radio resources available along the network. All sites except Daytona Beach and St. Augustine have co-located Telpac Nodes. It also provides information on the unique 6-digit address of each LAN on the network. This facilitates a station on any LAN making a connection to another station on any other LAN on the network (to the extent of network connectivity between the two LANS.)

CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS

User connections to another user or a device on the network are generally fully automatic requiring only a two-or three-part connect script:

C <targetcall> v <switchcall>

if the target has been previously recognized on the network

C <targetcall> v <switchcall> <address>

if it is not certain the target has been recognized on the network.

EXAMPLE #1 using the above scripts:

On 144.910 1200b or 446.550 9.6KB in the DeLand area:

C W4ABC v N4PLZ-9

will attempt to connect to W4ABC wherever W4ABC was heard on the network. (The default will be the same LAN frequency being used by the user if W4ABC has not been heard on the network.)

EXAMPLE #2 using the above scripts:

On 145.090 1200b or 441.050 9.6KB in the Melbourne area:

C N2PTU v W4MLB-9 407277

will try to connect to N2PTU who is listening on 145.070 – the Orlando 1200b LAN

WHITE PAGES DIRECTORY

When a station is heard on a LAN frequency the mycall and network address is established in a directory called WHITE PAGES. To determine if a station is on the WHITE PAGES you must first CONNECT TO THE LOCAL NODE then make the inquiry.

EXAMPLE #3 (USER N5SN-9 ON 144.91 1200b DELAND LAN)

C N3PPC-8

*** CONNECTED With Station N3PPC-8

You are connected to the N3PPC-8 Linux FPAC Node

Located in DeLand, Florida [EL98jn]

[Operational test mode put in service January 2, 2007]

For a list of commands ENTER ?

FPAC-Node v 3.27-3 (F6FBB - Nov 23 2006) for LINUX (help = h)

N3PPC-8 (Commands = ?) : <<< command prompt

WP N4ZKF << SEND THIS COMMAND

N3PPC-8 (Commands = ?) : WP N4ZKF <<< command sent

FPAC White Pages database : 3957 callsigns

Callsign Ok Last update DNIC address type Locator City digis

N4ZKF-0 Y 31/03/07 10:38 => 3100 386677 User

WP indicates N4ZKF is on network address 386677 (DAB 1200b 145.050)

(NOTE: N4ZKF is a full-featured BBS – try it from any LAN.)

NOTE: An entry on the White Pages does not guarantee the station is actually active and listening, only that it has been heard on the network.

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE

To gain experience put your packet station on the local LAN and use a terminal program such as Winpac to run some tests using Table 1 and Table 2 as guides.

There are many WL2K Telpac nodes along the network that are listening 24/7. Use any of these for practice to see how to make connections. As a keyboarder – once you get connected you will need to issue the command

for Bye. Note that it may take five to 20 seconds for the connection to be broken and for you to be returned to CMD: mode on your terminal program.

Using Table 1 put your packet station on the closest LAN frequency. Note the NODE and SWITCH calls for the following examples.

Using Table 2 determine the telpac node call co-located on your LAN.

EXAMPLE #4 -. (USER N5SN-9 ON 144.93 ORANGE PARK LAN.

c WD4SEN-10 <<<< n5sn-9 sends command

Trying WD4SEN-10 @ 3100,904272... Type <RETURN> to abort

*** Connected to WD4SEN-10 @ 3100,904272 (Escape: ~. )

INFO: Host Name n0ia.no-ip.com, Port 12001

Success: Connected

TelPac-Node/LinuX Rev0.9b14 (dl5di Mar 7 2006)

*** Nodecall: >WD4SEN-10<

WD4SEN-10 is located in Orange Park, Florida

Sysop: Ray Cook WD4SEN

For connection to Winlink 2000 server.

I for Information H for Help

*** Connected

Winlink 2000 Telnet Logon OK

[WL2K-3.1.3-B2FIHM$]

Thanks for using the N0IA Telnet Server!

N5SN VIA WD4SEN-10 DE N0IA > << TELPAC NODE Prompt

b <<< bye command sent by user

INFO: Connection closed by PMBO

*** 0000 - Remote Station cleared connection

cmd: << command prompt at user terminal program.

Using Table 2 determine a telpac node call elsewhere on the network.

(NOTE: Connecting to a distant node requires network connectivity from your LAN through to the distant LAN. (Hint – pick a Telpac Node on a LAN near your LAN for your first try!)

EXAMPLE #5 -. (N5SN-9 on 145.09 Melbourne LAN to N3PPC-10 DeLand LAN.)

c n3ppc-10 v w4mlb-9

Trying (fpac wp) N3PPC-10 @ 3100,386335... Type <RETURN> to abort

*** Connected to N3PPC-10 @ 3100,386335 (Escape: ~. )

INFO: Host Name kb6yno.no-ip.com, Port 12001

Success: Connected

TelPac-Node/LinuX Rev0.9b14 (dl5di Mar 7 2006)

*** Nodecall: >N3PPC-10<

Telpac Node N3PPC-10 located in Deland, Florida - Sysop charlie

For connection to Winlink 2000 server.

I for Information H for Help

*** Connected

Winlink 2000 Telnet Logon OK

[WL2K-3.1.3-B2FIHM$]

N5SN VIA N3PPC-10 DE KB6YNO >

b <<< Bye command

INFO: Connection closed by PMBO

*** Disconnected

; Sent: 124 Bytes / Received: 101 Bytes, 119.0s, 1.9 Bytes/s (0)

; N5SN-9 de N3PPC-10 SK

*** 0000 - Remote Station cleared connection

cmd: << back at your terminal program – ready for another connect try.

If you have any questions send an e-mail to budt@cfl.rr.com

bud Thompson N0IA

TABLE 1 LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) USER ACCESS TO THE EAST CENTRAL/NE FLORIDA PACKET NETWORK
LOCATION	FREQUENCY 1200B/9600B	NODE CALL	SWITCH CALL	TELPAC CALL
MELBOURNE	145.090/441.050	W4MLB-8	W4MLB-9	W4MLB-10
ORLANDO	145.070/TBD	N4PLZ-8	N4PLZ-9	N4PLZ-10
DELAND	144.910/446.550	N3PPC-8	N3PPC-9	N3PPC-10
¹DAYTONA BEACH	145.050/TBD	N/A	N4WKQ-5	N/A
¹ST AUGUSTINE	144.990/TBD	N/A	KF4MX-7	N/A
ORANGE PARK	144.930/TBD	WD4SEN-8	WD4SEN-9	WD4SEN-10

TABLE 2 WL2K TELPAC NODES AVAILABLE ON THE E CENTRAL/NE FLORIDA PACKET NETWORK
LAN/SWITCH TELPAC	NETWORK ADDRESS	LOCATION OF TELPAC NODE
MELBOURNE W4MBL-9 145.090 321254 1200 BAUD
W4MLB-10	321254	ON SITE
ORLANDO N4PLZ-9 145.070 407277 1200 BAUD
N4PLZ-10	407277	ON SITE
AI4KM-10	407277	ALTMT SPGS EOC
N1FL-10	407277	SEM CNTY EOC
W4MCO-10	407277	ONG CNTY EOC
W8EHH-10	407277	QTH
DELAND N3PPC-9 144.910 386335 1200 BAUD
N3PPC-10	386335	ON SITE
N0IA-10	386335	QTH
DELAND N3PPC-9 446.65 386333 9600 BAUD
N4GMU-10	386333	DELAND EOC
N4ZZO-10	386333	DEBARY EOC
¹DAYTONA BEACH N4WQK-5 145.050 386677 1200 BAUD
KB9LEB-10	386667	EDGEWATER EOC
¹ST. AUGUSTINE KF4MX-7 144.990 1200 BAUD
²WX4J	904829*	QTH
ORANGE PARK WD4SEN-9 144.930 904727 1200 BAUD
WD4SEN-10	904272	ON SITE
²KC4OUA-10	904829*	QTH (Jacksonville)

¹Example connect script #2 (full addressing) required when using this LAN

² May require special connect script.