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Help Date: 21 June 2004

 

 

TCP/IP Over Radio - PE Pro Settings

First, be sure you have installed the TCP/IP Over Radio (TOR) driver to create a "virtual" network adapter. If you don't first install the driver and try to enable TOR in PE Pro, you will get an error message.

Then, use PE Pro's left margin menu (or the top menu under OTHER) to select TCP/IP Over Radio to bring up a screen that looks like this:

Configure the screen as follows:

  • Click on Enable TCPIP over Radio
  • - remember that if the TOR driver are not successfully installed, you will get an error message when you close this window.
     
  • Setup Routes: Only used if you want exchange information with other TOR stations using a radioport different from the default radio port (see below). Even so, it would be better to use the Windows ARP table to specify a different radio port for a different callsign.
     
  • Registration Number: Not needed if you run PE Pro for 45 minutes or less using the TOR feature. To use TOR for more than 45 minutes at a time, contact the program author to request a free "TCP/IP Over Radio Registration Number". Please give your name, callsign, and mention that you are a registered PE Pro user. (Users of the AGWPE program must pay a fee for this number.)
     
  • Radio: Select the default PE Pro radioport (TNC and radio combination) to be used for the TCP/IP Over Radio link to other stations. To avoid possible problems, do not select "use all ports".
     
  • My Call: enter your callsign; add a SSID number if you wish, e.g. SV2AGW-4.
     
  • Via Path: enter the callsigns of any digipeaters you will need to relay your packet to your destination. If more than one is needed, use a comma to separate the callsigns.
     
  • PacLen: Try 300 for 1200 baud packet and 576 for 9600 baud packet. PE Pro will parse all TCP/IP data into AX.25 packets of this size. If your signal path is good and there is little traffic, you can try increasing the PacLen. Alternatively, decrease PacLen if your path or traffic is creating difficulties (slow downs). (Note: Windows may ignore your settings and pick its own.)
     
  • Pass all IP traffic to MS TCPIP stack: generally this should be left unchecked. If you check it, PE Pro will forward all received TCP/IP packets to Windows, including supervisory packets and packets not addressed to you. This is usually not necessary and may slow down your connection. You should only enable it if you understand the implications and have a good reason to use it, e.g. you are routing / digitpeating packets.
     
  • Allow Broadcast Messages: generally this should be left unchecked. Broadcast messages are network management TCP/IP packets that Windows sends over a network. They will result in very long packet transmissions. These are not necessary for TCP/IP Over Radio, unless you intend to allow others to access a shared folder on your hard drive.

Press the OK button to save your settings.

Go to:
   TOR Introduction
   TOR Drivers
   TOR PE Pro Settings
   TOR Windows Settings
   TOR Application Setup
   TOR Gateway Setup

Copyright 2004 SV2AGW George Rossopoulos . All rights reserved.