ax25-apps provides a number of AX.25-only applications for use with ax25-tools in environments where there is no packet IP infrastructure. Of particular interest are axlisten and axcall. These applications can also be used with soundmodem.
axlisten allows the user to monitor packets on the AX.25 port. If invoked with the -a switch, both incoming and outgoing packets are displayed.
Note that the packets are each identified with the port, and that IP, UDP and ARP packets are also identified.
Should
axlisten be started with the
-c switch, the screen is cleared and parts of the packets are color coded:
axcall attempts to make an AX.25 connection to a remote node. Call axcall with the name of the port and the SSID of the node to which you wish to connect.
For several seconds the connection attempt will display:
Once connected, the screen will clear and be divided into two parts. The larger, upper part, displays input from the remote node. The smaller, lower part will accept typing to be sent to the remote node.
When the remote node disconnects, the window will be cleared.
