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>Linux Amateur Radio AX.25 HOWTO</TH
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>1. Introduction</A
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>Amateur radio is a non-profit, non-commercial activity enjoyed by
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hobbyists world-wide. Radio amateurs are licensed by government
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authorities to use portions of the radio spectrum allocated to them
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for non-commercial, non-profit activities including personal
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communication, public service, and technical experimentation. Packet
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Radio is a particular digital mode of communication that makes use of
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networking protocols to provide computer to computer communication.</P
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>This document was originally an appendix to the HAM-HOWTO, but grew too large
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to be reasonably managed in that fashion. This document describes how to
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install and configure the native AX.25, NET/ROM and ROSE support for Linux. A
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few typical configurations are described that could be used as models to work
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from.</P
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>The Linux implementation of the amateur radio protocols is very flexible.
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To people relatively unfamiliar with the Linux operating system the
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configuration process may look daunting and complicated. It will take you a
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little time to come to understand how the whole thing fits together. You
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will find configuration very difficult if you have not properly prepared
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yourself by learning about Linux in general. You cannot expect to switch
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from some other environment to Linux without learning about Linux itself.</P
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>1.1. Changes from the previous version</A
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>Document has a new maintainer.</P
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>Converted to DocBook SGML format. Converted most tabular information to use tables.</P
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>Released under GNU FDL license.</P
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>Added information on new drivers for Baycom, YAM, 6PACK, and user mode soundmodem.</P
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>Added APRS section.</P
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>Many miscellaneous updates to reflect changes since document
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was last updated in 1997. There are likely still many errors
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or outdated information.</P
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>1.2. Where to obtain new versions of this document</A
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>The best place to obtain the latest version of this document is from a
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Linux Documentation Project archive. The Linux Documentation Project runs
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a web server and this document appears there as
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<A
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>the AX25-HOWTO</A
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This document is also available in various formats from the
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>Linux Documentation Project</A
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>You can always contact me, but I pass new versions of the document
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directly to the LDP HOWTO coordinator, so if it isn't there then
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chances are I haven't finished it.</P
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>1.3. Other related documentation</A
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>There is a lot of related documentation. There are many documents that relate
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to Linux networking in more general ways and I strongly recommend you also
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read these as they will assist you in your efforts and provide you with
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deeper insight into other possible configurations. They are:</P
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>Linux Networking HOWTO</A
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HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO.html"
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>Linux Ethernet HOWTO</A
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HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Firewall-HOWTO.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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>Linux Firewall and Proxy Server HOWTO</A
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HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Adv-Routing-HOWTO.html"
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>Linux 2.4 Advanced Routing HOWTO</A
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>Netrom-Node mini-Howto</A
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>You may come across references to a Linux HAM HOWTO. This document is
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obsolete and has been replaced by the <A
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HREF="http://radio.linux.org.au/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>Hamsoft Linux Ham Radio Applications
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and Utilities Database</A
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> web site. More general Linux
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information may be found by referencing other <A
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HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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>Linux
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HOWTO</A
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> documents.</P
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