nrsdrv(8) [debian man page]

NRSDRV(8)						   Linux System Managers Manual 						 NRSDRV(8)

NAME

       nrsdrv - KISS to NET/ROM serial converter

SYNOPSIS

       nrsdrv [-f] [-l] [-s speed] [-v] kissdev nrsdev

DESCRIPTION

       Nrsdrv is a program designed to convert from the KISS protocol to the NET/ROM serial protocol used by real NET/ROM's and TheNet's. The pro-
       tocols are fairly similar, although the NET/ROM serial protocol does include a one byte checksum which KISS does not.

       Typically nrsdrv will be attached to one end of a pseudo-tty of which the other end has been  attached  to  a  KISS  capable  program.  The
       NET/ROM	device	will  probably be a real serial port attached to a TNC or a Hexipus. The full specification of the NET/ROM serial protocol
       can be found in the original Software 2000 documentation that accompanied NET/ROMs.

OPTIONS

       -f	 Flow control enabled for use with a Hexipus, the default is disabled.	See the file hexipus.txt in the  source  distribution  for
		 wiring details.

       -l	 Log messages to the system log, the default is not to.

       -s speed  Sets the speed of both interfaces. If no value is specified then no speed will be set.

       -v	 Display the version.

BUGS

       None known.

SEE ALSO

       kill(1), stty(1), ax25(4).

AUTHOR

       Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk>

Linux								 22 December 1996							 NRSDRV(8)

NETROM(4)						     Linux Programmer's Manual							 NETROM(4)

NAME

       AF_NETROM - NET/ROM amateur packet radio protocol family

DESCRIPTION

       NET/ROM is a protocol used extensively by radio amateurs. The Linux NET/ROM protocol family permits access to these protocols via the stan-
       dard networking socket metaphor.

       The NET/ROM protocol layer only supports connected mode. IP traffic may be stacked on top of NET/ROM frames using a non-standard  extension
       to the NET/ROM protocol.

       The  only  mode of operation is connected mode which is the mode used for a socket of type SOCK_SEQPACKET (stream sockets are not available
       in NET/ROM).  This requires that the user ensures output data is suitably packetised, and that input data is read a packet at a time into a
       buffer of suitable size.

       NET/ROM	addresses  consist  of	6 ascii characters and a number called the SSID. These are encoded into a sockaddr_ax25 structure which is
       provided to the relevant system calls.

       NET/ROM has some unusual properties. Notably in a multi-user system an AX.25 address is often associated with a user, and  some	users  may
       not have such an association. a set of ioctl calls are provided to manage an association table.

       NET/ROM	supports  the following socket options for SOL_NETROM. NETROM_T1 is the T1 timer in 1/10ths of a second, NETROM_T2 is the T2 timer
       in 1/10ths of a second. NETROM_N2, the retry counter is also configurable. There is no 'infinite retry' option  supported  however.  It	is
       possible  for  an application to request that the NET/ROM layer return the NET/ROM header as well as the application data, this is done via
       the NETROM_HDRINCL socket option.

SEE ALSO

       call(1), socket(2), setsockopt(2), getsockopt(2), nrbroadcast(5), nrports(5), netromd(8), noderest(8), nodesave(8), nrparms(8).

AUTHOR

       Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk>

Linux								   25 July 1996 							 NETROM(4)