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SoundCard Packet Radio. Amateur Radio Club ITB YB1ZX. References. http://home.pages.de/~flexnet/ http://www.afthd.tu-darmstadt.de/~flexnet/index.html ftp://ftp.afthd.tu-darmstadt.de/pub/flexnet/3.3g/. What is Flexnet?. PC based packet radio Use SoundCard as modem! Run on Windows95 / 98.
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SoundCard Packet Radio Amateur Radio Club ITB YB1ZX
References • http://home.pages.de/~flexnet/ • http://www.afthd.tu-darmstadt.de/~flexnet/index.html • ftp://ftp.afthd.tu-darmstadt.de/pub/flexnet/3.3g/
What is Flexnet? • PC based packet radio • Use SoundCard as modem! • Run on Windows95 / 98. • Written by Gunter Jost, DK7WJ from Flexnet Gruppe Darmstadt, Germany. • Http://home.pages.de/~flexnet/
Devices drive by Flexnet • Baycom Modem 1200bps AFSK • Baycom Modem 9600bps FSK • TNC2 with 6PACK EPROM • SCC Modem Card • SoundCard modem (PSA Chipset, SB / ESS). • Etc ..
Minimum Hardware Req’d • PC 486 DX2 • non-PnP SoundCard compatible with SoundBlaster & WSS. • Radio Transceiver (VHF / UHF). • PTT Circuit
Minimum Software Req’d • Windows95 • PC/Flexnet with SoundCard modem driver.
Where to get it? • http://www.afthd.tu-darmstadt.de/~flexnet/index.html • ftp://ftp.afthd.tu-darmstadt.de/pub/flexnet/3.3g/
FlexNet Tools • Trace • Parameter • AX.25 routes • AX.25 tree view • IP routes
Diagnostics • Shell to DOS • run SMDIAG.EXE from FlexNet directory
Check AX.25 Connection • BCT.EXE <callsign> • [Esc] (C)onnect <gate-callsign>
TCP/IP Setup • Control Panel -> Network -> Add -> Adapter -> Have Disk • Click “Browse” -> FlexNet Directory • FlexNet IP -> AX.25 • Click “OK” • Control Panel -> Network -> Add -> Protocol -> Microsoft -> TCP/IP
Check InterNet Route • C:\WINDOWS>ping <IPdestination>