# How to not route between node connections **URL:** \ **Category:** AllStarLink\ **Created:** [December 21, 2020, 10:00am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/how-to-not-route-between-node-connections/17951 "2020-12-21T10:00:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![m0vva](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/m0vva/32/1586_2.png) [@m0vva](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/m0vva)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 10:00am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/how-to-not-route-between-node-connections/17951/1 "2020-12-21T10:00:02Z")
I have just setup a node at home but have a problem that is likely to be a configuration issue. My use case: I want to connect to multiple external nodes on a receive only basis and a single external node in transceive mode. My expectation is that if I key up it will only transmit to the transceive node. My problem: Traffic from the receive only nodes is being routed through to the transceive node. I don’t want to act as a router, I only want transmissions from my node to propagate out to the transceive node. Could someone guide me into how to configure my home node correctly? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![WD6AWP](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/wd6awp/32/5_2.png) [@WD6AWP](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/WD6AWP)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/how-to-not-route-between-node-connections/17951/2 "2020-12-22T03:19:32Z")
I think the behavior you see is normal. With AllStar every node is a conference bridge. So anything your node receives (link or local) will be sent to any node you are connected to in transceive. ---
**Author:** ![WB6OZD](https://community.allstarlink.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@WB6OZD](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/WB6OZD)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/how-to-not-route-between-node-connections/17951/3 "2020-12-22T03:58:11Z")
I recently solved a similar issue by using a hub node. The hub node has monitor only connections to the external nodes and a transceive connection to the home node. The home node is then free to connect to other nodes in transeive mode while the hub still maintains a listen-only mode with the external nodes. The home node then swaps between the hub for listening and any other node to talk with. (edited to clarify). ---
**Author:** ![m0vva](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/m0vva/32/1586_2.png) [@m0vva](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/m0vva)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/how-to-not-route-between-node-connections/17951/4 "2020-12-22T06:55:40Z")
Thank you, that makes sense. I’ll set up another node to act as the hub. ---
**Author:** ![m0vva](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/m0vva/32/1586_2.png) [@m0vva](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/m0vva)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/how-to-not-route-between-node-connections/17951/5 "2020-12-24T07:40:16Z")
I just found an option in Supermon to connect as “Local Monitor”, it appears to do what I was intending to do - i.e. it does not propagate the traffic from the monitored node to other nodes. ---
**Author:** ![WD6AWP](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/wd6awp/32/5_2.png) [@WD6AWP](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/WD6AWP)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/how-to-not-route-between-node-connections/17951/6 "2020-12-24T13:32:51Z")
Well that’s a great find. I didn’t know that existed. I looked it up in the source code. The app\_rpt function is ilink,8 for those that might find local monitor useful. Edit: further investigation revealed that local monitor is touch tone \*808 is default ASL 1.01 installs. `808 = ilink,8 ; Connect specified link -- local monitor only` Who knew! Edit2: Allmon2 has a local monitor button, too. You’d think I would have known about local monitor. Geez. ![Screen Shot 2020-12-24 at 8.48.43 AM](https://community.allstarlink.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/bf0b18f9ee4c542b3263d10d52f8b5d422d45fa0.png) ---
**Author:** ![Mike](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/mike/32/1569_2.png) [@Mike](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/Mike)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/how-to-not-route-between-node-connections/17951/7 "2020-12-25T02:43:54Z")
Your slipp’n Tim…LOL