LINKS

Command

LINKS -- Displays the currently active level 2 sessions.

Synopsis

L[inks]

Description

The LINKS command lists level 2 user up/downlinks and inter- node links. It is mainly of interest to sysops, and shows the callsigns being used at both ends of the link plus some other data, such as frame counts and retry rates.

The command may be abbreviated to "L".

Example

G8PZT:KIDDER} Links:
Remote Local  Prt Sta Ver Try  T3   Pac  Max Idle  Txq Rxq Asm
G4FPV  G8PZT   5   5   2   0   177  160   1    90    0   0   0
GB7PZT G8PZT   7   5   2   0   181  240   7   201    0   0   0
GB7GH  G8PZT   9   5   2   0   176  120   1    32    3   1   0
(End of list)

The fields are as follows:

Remote - L2 callsign at other end of link
Local  - L2 callsign at XRPi end of the link.
Prt    - Port number
Sta    - Link state (2 = connecting, 4 = disconnecting, 5 = connected)
Ver    - AX25 version number
Try    - Retry count
T3     - Current state of the LAPB T3 countdown in secs
Pac    - Paclen
Max    - Maxframe
Idle   - Secs since there was any activity on the link
Txq    - No. of L2 frames queued for transmission
Rxq    - No. of L2 frames on receive queue
Asm    - No. of frame fragments awaiting reassembly

Note

The exact format of the response may differ in future versions.

Availability

The LINKS command is available to all users.

See also

AXROUTES -- Display current & recent L2 links