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Post by N5RKE - Jerry on Jun 30, 2017 6:01:45 GMT -7
...thank you.
I dug out the UHF DVAP that I hadn't used in a couple of years, and decided to put it back into service. I didn't want to commit a "real" computer to this device, and wondered if a Raspberry Pi would do the job. I ordered a 3B and started looking for a software solution. I soon discovered your Dstar Commander.
While waiting for the Pi and SD card to arrive I carefully read your very well written instructions. The Pi was delivered yesterday evening, and after returning from an evening Vacation Bible School I spent a couple of minutes configuring my SD card and putting the Pi/DVAP on the air. I can't remember having an easier hardware/software install, and everything works perfectly using your PC configuration process.
Yes, I know that we are "Amateurs", but your work on this project is as professional as it gets. Thanks much.
73 de N5RKE
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Post by W6KD on Jun 30, 2017 12:23:12 GMT -7
Thanks for the nice feedback. Always appreciated.
Cheers
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Post by N5RKE - Jerry on Jul 1, 2017 12:55:55 GMT -7
Bob,
It was also a pleasure to speak with you this morning on XREF555A.
As I mentioned then, I was going to check out using the Pi/DVAP with my phone as well as the Wifi at home. I had to do some work down at the church this morning, and hauled the gear down there, and found that the RF switching worked perfectly.
I will need to add a 3rd Wifi configuration, that of the hospital where my wife will be having her transplant, since there are many places there where the phone data is very poor. Even though it is an open Wifi there, you do need to acknowledge their conditions via a webpage. I will need to figure out a way to do so. I have an Android tablet that I have been using as a display via VNC, but that won't work without the Pi actually connected. I am going to see what other display options I have before she has her surgery.
If nothing else, it will give me something to play with.
73 de N5RKE
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Post by W6KD on Jul 1, 2017 13:15:38 GMT -7
Jerry;
For open wifi where web-based cookie authentication is used, DStar Commander is not a really viable option...with a DVAP, you can use a Windows laptop or something like a WinBook tablet in conjunction with WinDV, which will give you the ability to do the web based authentication and then use the RF device via WinDV.
Cheers
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Post by N5RKE - Jerry on Jul 1, 2017 15:40:35 GMT -7
Well, here is what I have done, thinking that I could solve the problem this way: 1) Set-up a new USB0 network interface on the Pi with a fixed IP address 192.168.42.42. (one-time set-up) 2) Connect to the hospital Wifi and authenticate using the phone. 3) Tether the phone to the Pi using USB. The only reason to use a fixed IP is due to the fact that I like to be able to have the ability to monitor the Pi using VNC, and SYSINFO does not return IP address for USB tether connections. If I didn't plan to use VNC then the IP address wouldn't matter. This process works from home, disconnecting Wifi on the Pi and using it only on the phone. I don't know why it wouldn't work at the hospital, or elsewhere requiring browser authentication. I could tote along a computer, but I am wanting a solution that will fit in a small bag. Like I said earlier, I am playing around with this, and half the fun is finding out what doesn't work.
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Post by N5RKE - Jerry on Jul 1, 2017 17:23:40 GMT -7
Here is a thought. I will have to test this to see if it will work, but I don't see why not.
I am thinking that I can do what I describe in the post above, except that I would disable both wifi and cell data on the phone first. This should allow me to VNC into the Pi using the USB interface while allowing the wifi interface to connect to the hospital wifi. Then open a webpage and perform the authentication, thus allowing me to disconnect the USB tether except as needed for VNC. This would be preferable to continuing a USB tether for internet due to the fact that USB tethers can sometimes be problematic.
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