Re: libax25: Loopback/testing? Experimental callsigns?

[Steven R. Loomis]

Stuart Longland  writes:

> On 27/03/18 02:35, Steven R. Loomis wrote:
>> My question is around testing. How do you test ax.25 sockets without RF,
>> such as in a test environment? I saw some discussions about loopback
>> support on the old archives, but nothing conclusive. Is there a how-to
>> on this?
>> 
>> Ideally, I'd be able to test the behavior of ax.25
>> sockets in a virtual environment (such as a docker image).
>> 
>> Using a soundmodem driver with .WAV files might even work, or can you
>> connect two soundmodem drivers via a (virtual) pipe?
>
> AX/IP might be an option too… tunnelling AX.25 over IPv4.

I will take a look at this. Can it work with a loopback interface on the
same system? Or at least, does it work without any real devices (serial
tty or sound card) in the mix? Sounds like a HOWTO waiting to be
written, if so!

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Re: libax25: Loopback/testing? Experimental callsigns?

[Stuart Longland]

On 27/03/18 02:35, Steven R. Loomis wrote:
> Hello. I’m Steven K6SPI. I (not often enough) help with LinPac code (Hi
> David!), and I’m interested in Node.js bindings for Linux ax.25 sockets
> (libax25), as well as compact devices for routing over ham radio.
> 
> My question is around testing. How do you test ax.25 sockets without RF,
> such as in a test environment? I saw some discussions about loopback
> support on the old archives, but nothing conclusive. Is there a how-to
> on this?
> 
> Ideally, I'd be able to test the behavior of ax.25
> sockets in a virtual environment (such as a docker image).
> 
> Using a soundmodem driver with .WAV files might even work, or can you
> connect two soundmodem drivers via a (virtual) pipe?

AX/IP might be an option too… tunnelling AX.25 over IPv4.

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