Permanent Node Connection

The following information will make your connection to another AllStarLink node persistent (permanent).

Permanent Connects:

• Survive network outages and far end reboots.
• Near end reboots will not reconnect. Use startup macro for that.
• Will continuously attempt to reconnect.
• Must be disconnected by a Permanent Disconnect.
• Either end may disconnect.
• Do not block nodes from subsequently connecting again. Use whitelist/blacklist for that.

Configuration

The following commands should already exist in ASL 2.0 rpt.conf file (but may need to be uncommented) under your [functions] stanza:

; Permanent links
811 = ilink,11 ; Permanent link disconnect
812 = ilink,12 ; Permanent link receive
813 = ilink,13 ; Permanent link transcieve

In other words a *83nnnnn touch tone command will permanent connect your node to the node number represented by nnnnn.

If you would like a permanent connect automatically when your node boots you need a startup_macro. For example, under your node stanza (i.e., [XXXXX] where XXXX = your node number), usually near the end your will find a commented blank startup_macro= line. Uncomment it (or add):

startup_macro=*83NNNNN

Where NNNNN is the node you wish to automatically connect.

Reload/restart your system and it will auto connect to the node you specified above.