On Sat, 16 Oct 1999, Robert Schelander wrote:

> That what I call strange is the following:
> Also Flexnet on a Windows98 system supports both methods which are
> called Datagramm (for transfers of IP within UI-frames) and VitualCiruit
> (for I-frames). When connecting from Flexnet to Linux with setting VC
> Linux answers the SABM+ correctly with UA- and reads the IP packet
> within the I frame. The thing that I call strange now, is that Linux answers
> again with UI after some packets and Flexnet automatically goes to
> Datagram mode unless I tell Flexnet to keep VC permanently. But even
> with VC set to permanent, Linux insists answering with UI frames.

Linux always uses the mode you have configured in
/proc/sys/net/ax25/*/ip_default_mode (0 == DG, 1 == VC). No matter how the
frame came in.

> Do you know how I can tell the linux system to use UI's only for
> local stations on the local port and use I's for digipeated stations
> which log in from the port which is connected to a link.

That is not possible AFAIK.

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