IGATE.CFG

Name

IGATE.CFG -- APRS IGATE Configuration File.

Description

IGATE.CFG is the configuration file for the APRS IGATE (Internet Gateway) daemon, therefore you do not need it if you are not using IGATE. It is a plain text file read each time the daemon is started.

Format

IGATE.CFG is a plain text file. Each configuration keyword is specified on a separate line. Blank lines, or lines beginning with ';' or '#' are ignored. The maximum line length is 80 characters.

Within each directive, fields must be separated by one or more spaces or tabs.

The following keywords are accepted:

IFILTER <from> <to> <text> Internet->Packet filter rules
LOG <0-255> Activity logging level
MAXTRIES <n> Max. server connect attempts.
PAUSE <seconds> Interval between retries.
PFILTER <from> <to> <text> Packet->Internet filter rules
SERVER <ipaddr:port> Internet server to use
SKIP <seconds> Blacklist time after failure
WAIT <seconds> Time to wait for connection

These are fully documented in the section relating to IGATE.

Example

Abbreviated example file:

; APRS IGATE Configuration file for XRPi
;
; You can list as many servers as you like.
; They are tried in rotation.
SERVER 213.180.75.122:2023
;
; Wait up to 60 secs for connection before trying next server
WAIT 60
;
; Wait 60 secs between successive attempts to same server
PAUSE 60
;
; Max connect attempts before blacklisting the server
MAXTRIES 10
;
; If blacklisted, don't try the server for 1 hour
SKIP 3600
;
; IFILTER controls gating from internet to packet:
;
; IFILTER       From    To      Text
; -------------------------------------
  IFILTER       G#*     *       *
;
; PFILTER statements control gating from packet to internet:
;
; PFILTER       From    To      Text
; ------------------------------------
  PFILTER       G*      AP*     *
  PFILTER       MB7*    AP*     *
;
; Radius of Interest
;
RADIUS 150
;
; Activity logging
;
LOG     255

Files

If required, IGATE.CFG should be located in the same directory as the XRPi executable.

See also

IGATE(9) -- APRS Internet Gateway.