• Operating System - Ubuntu 14.04LTS Desktop x64
• Packages:
  • |aprx |Internet Gateway for the Automatic Position Reporting System
    • TNC needs to be connected to serial COM1 or /dev/ttyS0
      • Download source → Link
      • extract archive (tar -zxvf aprx-version.tgz)
      • cd into extracted archive
      • run ./configure
      • run make dep
      • run make
      • run make install
      • copy in the following config file to /etc/aprx.conf → Aprx config file
      • run service aprx start
      • Check /var/log/aprx/aprx.log for errors
      • Check /var/log/aprx/aprx-rf.log for TX and RX packets
        • Run watch -n2 tail -n50 /var/log/aprx/aprx-rf.log
  • |ax25-apps |AX.25 ham radio applications
  • |ax25-node |Amateur Packet Radio Node program
  • |ax25-tools |tools for AX.25 interface configuration
  • |ax25-xtools |tools for AX.25 interface configuration – X11-based
  • |ax25mail-utils |hamradio utilities for fbb
  • |soundmodem |Sound Card Amateur Packet Radio Modems
• Active Directory Setup:
  • Install PBIS Open - Link to download

chmod +x pbis-open-*
sudo ./pbis-open-*

sudo domainjoin-cli join AUBURN USER PASSWORD

sudo /opt/pbis/bin/config UserDomainPrefix AUBURN
sudo /opt/pbis/bin/config AssumeDefaultDomain true

sudo echo %CoE_Linux_Admins ALL=(ALL) ALL>> /etc/sudoers

sudo /opt/pbis/bin/config LoginShellTemplate /bin/bash

sudo /opt/pbis/bin/config RequireMembershipOf AUBURN\\CoE_AUARC_Users

• sudo vi /etc/aprx.conf
  • Go to line 391 (contains the line “filter f/KM4CNN-7/250 # allow Zeb to RF-igate if within 50km”)
  • Duplicate this line and add the corresponding callsign of the user
  • Save changes to /etc/aprx.conf
• Restart APRX
  • sudo service aprx restart
• Check the log to make sure you didn't break anything
  • watch -n2 tail -n40 /var/log/aprx/aprx-rf.log
  • If you don't see any R or T activity on the log then you probably broke something
• You broke something?
  • sudo service aprx stop
  • sudo aprx -l -d -v
    • Watch for any errors output about configuration file problems
  • Fix your problems and then sudo service aprx restart