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| author | zuntum <zuntum@pkgsrc.org> | 2001-10-31 20:59:00 +0000 |
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| committer | zuntum <zuntum@pkgsrc.org> | 2001-10-31 20:59:00 +0000 |
| commit | 273821c4d377411699fe450ab9d48f7e5933d9b6 (patch) | |
| tree | b8174b07e5f6072d89e0ac6466ae83197944712f /ham/tfkiss/DESCR | |
| parent | d8ed248248754208ebf0c3a07f7a0847af2e838a (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-273821c4d377411699fe450ab9d48f7e5933d9b6.tar.gz | |
Move pkg/ files into package's toplevel directory
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diff --git a/ham/tfkiss/DESCR b/ham/tfkiss/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..8e586ba9fc4 --- /dev/null +++ b/ham/tfkiss/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +TNT, the hostmode terminal program needs a TNC with TheFirmware connected +on a serial interface. There are some applications, where other +configurations are needed: +- The TNC or PR-controller software is not compatible to TheFirmware and + its hostmode, but does support KISS mode +- The interface is not on a HF-frequency, but a TCP/IP-based network + (local net or internet) +- TNT together with DPBox shall be used directly connected to a digipeater + using KISS mode (hopefully with CRC) as interface + +To handle these applications, TFKISS was written. It is in fact a port +of the original TheFirmware by NORD><LINK, written for TNC2-hardware. +The low level interfaces were changed and adapted to Linux. On the +radio side a KISS- and an AXIP-interface take the place of the HDLC/modem +interface. The host connection is changed to a direct console interface (for +terminal mode) and a socket interface (for TNT). |