Permanent Connection on startup macro

App_rpt-users
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Under “[1800]”“(node-main)” I have the following:

startup_macro = *362499

Works perfectly. But I wanted a permanent connection to a buddy’s node.

I uncommented the 800 ilink commands

I changed the macro to =*8362499 and them *81362499 and could not get it to work.

Where did I go wrong??

Thanks

2

I think you are confusing a “ilink command” with a dtmf number.
ilink,8 is con perm.

But you have to assign a dtmf command for what you want ilink,8 to execute.

https://wiki.allstarlink.org/wiki/Rpt.conf#Link_Commands

1=ilink,1 ; Disconnect Link xxx
2=ilink,2 ; Con Link xxx RX-Only (mon)
3=ilink,3 ; Con Link xxx TX
4=ilink,4 ; Enter Command Mode on XXX
5=macro ; Run a macro ##

So
x=ilink,8

Choose the value of x carefully so you don’t conflict with any other commands.

Then you can use the value of x in a macro.

3

I left out that I did this:

;;;;;; Mandatory Command Codes ;;;;;
1 = ilink,1 ; Disconnect specified link
2 = ilink,2 ; Connect specified link – monitor only
3 = ilink,3 ; Connect specified link – tranceive
4 = ilink,4 ; Enter command mode on specified link
70 = ilink,5 ; System status
99 = cop,6 ; PTT (phone mode only)
8 = ilink,13 ; Perm node <<=== <<===

In my rpt.conf I have SkyWarnPlus, so the 831- 839 series is used. In my friends node, it is open.

4

If you are already using three digit DTMF codes in 831-839 then you can’t use just 8 for a different command. Otherwise 831-839 will be detected as the “8” command and “3n” is part of the parameter for the command.

If you look at rpt.conf there’s already pre-created function macros in the 81 series:

811 = ilink,11                    ; Disconnect a previously permanently connected link
812 = ilink,12                    ; Permanently connect specified link -- monitor only
813 = ilink,13                    ; Permanently connect specified link -- tranceive
; 815 = ilink,15                    ; Full system status (all nodes)
816 = ilink,16                    ; Reconnect links disconnected with "disconnect all links"

Uncomment those, if necessary, and then set:

startup_macro = *81362499

Also make sure that your startup_macro is inside the correct node template stanza. For example from one of my systems:

[460181](node-main)
statpost_url = http://stats.allstarlink.org/uhandler
idrecording = |iN8EI
duplex = 2
rxchannel = SimpleUSB/460181
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Your node settings here ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
startup_macro = *81348496
5

I matched what you wrote, but no joy.

This is on my node, so I have 62499 and 1800. I am connecting 1800 to 62499.

Strange…

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Yea, I misspoke anyway not looking at the command correctly and using a bad memory.
It was ilink,13

Your friends node does not matter here. Just yours if you are initiating the connection.

But it sounds like a conflict with other commands, which we can not see.

For a test, try to assign it 69 unless you have commands that start with a 6 or 69

Save your edit and reload/restart asterisk before testing.

If it works, you will need to scrub through your file looking for the conflict of using 8.

Just a skinny…
If you have a 2/3 digit command that starts with an 9,
you can not then have a command that is an 9 as the longer commands will never execute.
Asterisk is a ‘first match system’. It will execute the first command it recognizes.
Not positive what would happen with 2 of exact match, but likely the one it looks at first wins.

Just something to think about as you look it over.

7

That seems to have worked.

Thank you!!!