From: g0vgs Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 19:13:11 +0000 (+0000) Subject: updates to the Admin Manual and help files X-Git-Url: http://dxcluster.net/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5c4891b20e880bed709e723f8dadad64b6a53ff6;p=spider.git updates to the Admin Manual and help files --- diff --git a/sgml/adminmanual.sgml b/sgml/adminmanual.sgml index 93314fee..8bcc2f8f 100644 --- a/sgml/adminmanual.sgml +++ b/sgml/adminmanual.sgml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The DXSpider Administration Manual v1.47 Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com) -Version 1.47 April 2001 revision 1.0 +Version 1.48 July 2001 revision 1.0 A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program. @@ -17,353 +17,129 @@ A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program. -Hop control +Routing and Filtering -

-Starting with version 1.13 there is simple hop control available on a per -node basis. Also it is possible to isolate a network completely so that you -get all the benefits of being on that network, but can't pass on information -from it to any other networks you may be connected to (or vice versa). - -Basic hop control - -

-In /spider/data you will find a file called hop_table.pl. This is the file -that controls your hop count settings. It has a set of default hops on the -various PC frames and also a set for each node you want to alter the hops for. -You may be happy with the default settings of course, but this powerful tool -can help to protect and improve the network. The file will look something -like this ... - - -# -# hop table construction -# - -package DXProt; - -# default hopcount to use -$def_hopcount = 5; - -# some variable hop counts based on message type -%hopcount = -( - 11 => 10, - 16 => 10, - 17 => 10, - 19 => 10, - 21 => 10, -); - - -# the per node hop control thingy - - -%nodehops = - - GB7ADX => { 11 => 8, - 12 => 8, - 16 => 8, - 17 => 8, - 19 => 8, - 21 => 8, - }, - - GB7UDX => { 11 => 8, - 12 => 8, - 16 => 8, - 17 => 8, - 19 => 8, - 21 => 8, - }, - GB7BAA => { - 11 => 5, - 12 => 8, - 16 => 8, - 17 => 8, - 19 => 8, - 21 => 8, - }, -}; - - -

-Each set of hops is contained within a pair of curly braces and contains a -series of PC frame types. PC11 for example is a DX spot. The figures here -are not exhaustive but should give you a good idea of how the file works. - -

-You can alter this file at any time, including whilst the cluster is running. -If you alter the file during runtime, the command load/hops will -bring your changes into effect. - -Isolating networks - -

-It is possible to isolate networks from each other on a "gateway" node using the - set/isolate <node_call> command. - -

-The effect of this is to partition an isolated network completely from another -nodes connected to your node. Your node will appear on and otherwise behave -normally on every network to which you are connected, but data from an isolated -network will not cross onto any other network or vice versa. However all the -spot, announce and WWV traffic and personal messages will still be handled -locally (because you are a real node on all connected networks), that is locally -connected users will appear on all networks and will be able to access and -receive information from all networks transparently. All routed messages will -be sent as normal, so if a user on one network knows that you are a gateway for -another network, he can still still send a talk/announce etc message via your -node and it will be routed across. +Introduction

-The only limitation currently is that non-private messages cannot be passed down -isolated links regardless of whether they are generated locally. This will change -when the bulletin routing facility is added. +From DXSpider version 1.48, major changes were introduced to the way +node connections are treated. This is part of an ongoing process to +remove problems with loops and to enable talk and other functions to +propagate across the whole of the worldwide cluster network. In fact, +in a Spider network, it would be useful, perhaps even necessary to +have loops. This would give real resilience to the network, meaning +that if a link dropped, the information flow would simply come in and +go out via a different route. Of course, we do not have a complete +network of Spider nodes, there are other programs out there. Some of +these do not have any protection from loops. Certainly AK1A does not +handle loops well at all. It is therefore necessary to have some form +of protection for these nodes.

-If you use isolate on a node connection you will continue to receive all -information from the isolated partner, however you will not pass any information -back to the isolated node. There are times when you would like to forward only -spots across a link (maybe during a contest for example). To do this, isolate -the node in the normal way and put in a filter in the /spider/filter/spots -directory to override the isolate. This filter can be very simple and consists -of just one line .... +This is achieved by using filtering on a route basis. There is a +default setting to help to protect the network, especially useful for new +and inexperienced SysOps. The idea is simple. When Spider is started +for the first time and a connection is made to or from another node, +the default is to only send the nodes you already have that are in your +own zone. For example, in the UK the default setting would be to send +only UK nodes to any connection. This can be filtered further (down to +a single node if needed) or expanded as required. - -$in = [ - [ 1, 0, 'd', 0, 3] # The last figure (3) is the hop count -]; - - -

-There is a lot more on filtering in the next section. -Filtering (Old Style upto v1.44) +Route Filters

-Filters can be set for spots, announcements and WWV. You will find the -directories for these under /spider/filter. You will find some examples in -the directories with the suffix .issue. There are two types of -filter, one for incoming information and one for outgoing information. -Outgoing filters are in the form CALLSIGN.pl and incoming filters -are in the form in_CALLSIGN.pl. Filters can be set for both nodes -and users. +As mentioned in the introduction, a default setting exists. If this is +all you want to use then that is fine, you have nothing else to do. +However, if you want to make any alterations then you need to know +a bit about filters.

-All filters work in basically the same way. There are several elements -delimited by commas. There can be many lines in the filter and they are -read from the top by the program. When writing a filter you need to think -carefully about just what you want to achieve. You are either going to write -a filter to accept or to reject. Think of a filter as -having 2 main elements. For a reject filter, you would have a line or multiple -lines rejecting the things you do not wish to receive and then a default line -accepting everything else that is not included in the filter. Likewise, for an -accept filter, you would have a line or multiple lines accepting the things you -wish to receive and a default line rejecting everthing else. +It is possible to reset the default setting for node connections should +you wish to do so, however this can be dangerous to the network unless +you have some experience in how all this works.... be careful! It is +also possible to change settings for one connection only. You can, +therefore, have many different filters set dependent on the amount of +node links you have.

-In the example below, a user requires a filter that would only return SSB spots -posted in Europe on the HF bands. This is achieved by first rejecting the CW -section of each HF band and rejecting all of VHF, UHF etc based on frequency. -Secondly, a filter rule is set based on CQ zones to only accept spots posted in -Europe. Lastly, a default filter rule is set to reject anything outside the filter. +I should at this stage give a little bit of background on filters. All +the filters in Spider work in basically the same way. You can either +accept or reject various options in order to create the filter rules +you wish to achieve. Some filters are user settable, others can only +be altered by the sysop. Route filtering can only be done by the sysop. - -$in = [ - [ 0, 0, 'r', # reject all CW spots - [ - 1800.0, 1850.0, - 3500.0, 3600.0, - 7000.0, 7040.0, - 14000.0, 14100.0, - 18068.0, 18110.0, - 21000.0, 21150.0, - 24890.0, 24930.0, - 28000.0, 28180.0, - 30000.0, 49000000000.0, - ] ,1 ], - [ 1, 11, 'n', [ 14, 15, 16, 20, 33, ], 15 ], #accept EU - [ 0, 0, 'd', 0, 1 ], # 1 = want, 'd' = everything else -]; - +The default_node filter

-The actual elements of each filter are described more fully in the following -sections. - -Spots - -

-The elements of the Spot filter are .... +As discussed previously, a default setting exists that only sends nodes +from your own zone. This can be overridden by using the default_node +filter option like this ... -[action, field_no, sort, possible_values, hops] - +reject/route default_node <filter_option> -

-There are 3 elements here to look at. Firstly, the action element. This is -very simple and only 2 possible states exist, accept (1) or drop (0). - -

-The second element is the field_no. There are 13 possiblities to choose from -here .... +or - - 0 = frequency - 1 = call - 2 = date in unix format - 3 = comment - 4 = spotter - 5 = spotted dxcc country - 6 = spotter's dxcc country - 7 = origin - 8 = spotted itu - 9 = spotted cq - 10 = spotter's itu - 11 = spotter's cq - 12 = callsign of the channel on which the spot has appeared +accept/route default_node <filter_option>

-The third element tells us what to expect in the fourth element. There are -4 possibilities .... +where filter_option is one of the following ... - n - numeric list of numbers e.g. [ 1,2,3 ] - r - ranges of pairs of numbers e.g. between 2 and 4 or 10 to 17 - [ 2,4, 10,17 ] - a - an alphanumeric regex - d - the default rule +call <prefixes> +call_dxcc <numbers> +call_itu <numbers> +call_zone <numbers> +origin <prefixes> +origin_dxcc <numbers> +origin_itu <numbers> +origin_zone <numbers>

-The fifth element is simply the hops to set in this filter. This would only -be used if the filter was for a node of course and overrides the hop count in -hop_table.pl. - -

-So, let's look at an example spot filter. It does not matter in the example -who the filter is to be used for. So, what do we need in the filter? We need -to filter the spots the user/node requires and also set a default rule for -anything else outside the filter. Below is a simple filter that stops spots -arriving from outside Europe. - -$in = [ - [ 0, 4, 'a', '^(K|N|A|W|VE|VA|J)'], # 0 = drop, 'a' = alphanumeric - [ 1, 0, 'd', 0, 1 ], # 1 = want, 'd' = everything else - ]; - +Please be careful if you alter this setting, it will affect +ALL your links! -

-So the filter is wrapped in between a pair of square brackets. This tells -Spider to look in between these limits. Then each line is contained within -its own square brackets and ends with a comma. Lets look carefully at the first -line. The first element is 0 (drop). Therefore anything we put on this line -will not be accepted. The next element is 4. This means we are filtering by -the spotter. The third element is the letter "a" which tells the program to -expect an alphanumeric expression in the fourth element. The fourth element -is a list of letters separated by the pipe symbol. +General route filtering

-What this line does is tell the program to drop any spots posted by anyone in -the USA, Canada or Japan. +Exactly the same rules apply for general route filtering. You would +use either an accept filter or a reject filter like this ... -

-The second line is the default rule for anything else. The "d" tells us this -and the line simply reads... accept anything else. + +reject/route <node_call> <filter_option> -

-You can add as many lines as you need to complete the filter but if there are -several lines of the same type it is neater to enclose them all as one line. -An example of this is where specific bands are set. We could write this like -this .... +or - -[ 0,0,'r',[1800.0, 2000.0], 1], -[ 0,0,'r',[10100.0, 10150.0], 1], -[ 0,0,'r',[14000.0, 14350.0], 1], -[ 0,0,'r',[18000.0, 18200.0], 1], +accept/route <node_call> <filter_option>

-But the line below achieves the same thing and is more efficient .... +where filter_option is one of the following ... - [ 0, 0, 'r', - [ - 1800.0, 2000.0, # top band - 10100.0, 10150.0, # WARC - 14000.0, 14350.0, # 20m - 18000.0, 18200.0, # WARC - [ ,1 ], +call <prefixes> +call_dxcc <numbers> +call_itu <numbers> +call_zone <numbers> +origin <prefixes> +origin_dxcc <numbers> +origin_itu <numbers> +origin_zone <numbers> - -Announcements -

- - -# This is an example announce or filter allowing only West EU announces -# -# The element list is:- -# 0 - callsign of announcer -# 1 - destination * = all, = routed to the node -# 2 - text -# 3 - * - sysop, - special list eg 6MUK, ' ', normal announce -# 4 - origin -# 5 - 0 - announce, 1 - wx -# 6 - channel callsign (the interface from which this spot came) - -$in = [ - [ 1, 0, 'a', '^(P[ABCDE]|DK0WCY|G|M|2|EI|F|ON)' ], - [ 0, 0, 'd', 0 ] -]; - +Here are some examples of route filters ... -In this example, only the prefixes listed will be allowed. It is possible to -be quite specific. The Dutch prefix "P" is followed by several secondary -identifiers which are allowed. So, in the example, "PA" or "PE" would be ok -but not "PG". It is even possible to allow information from a single callsign. -In the example this is DK0WCY, to allow the posting of his Aurora Beacon. - -WWV - -

- -# This is an example WWV filter -# -# The element list is:- -# 0 - nominal unix date of spot (ie the day + hour:13) -# 1 - the hour -# 2 - SFI -# 3 - K -# 4 - I -# 5 - text -# 6 - spotter -# 7 - origin -# 8 - incoming interface callsign - -# this one doesn't filter, it just sets the hop count to 6 and is -# used mainly just to override any isolation from WWV coming from -# the internet. - -$in = [ - [ 1, 0, 'd', 0, 6 ] -]; - +rej/route gb7djk call_zone 61,38 (everything except UK+EIRE nodes) +rej/route all (equiv to [very] restricted mode) +acc/route gb7djk call_zone 61,38 (send only UK+EIRE nodes) +acc/route gb7djk call gb7djk (equiv to SET/ISOLATE) -

-It should be noted that the filter will start to be used only once a user/node -has logged out and back in again. -

-I am not going to spend any more time on these filters now as they will become -more "comprehensive" in the near future. - -Filtering (New Style v1.45 and later) - General filter rules

@@ -574,6 +350,116 @@ what happens is that the reject is executed first, any non hf/cw spot is passed to the accept line, which lets through everything else on HF. The next filter line lets through just VHF/UHF spots from EU. +Basic hop control + +

+In /spider/data you will find a file called hop_table.pl. This is the file +that controls your hop count settings. It has a set of default hops on the +various PC frames and also a set for each node you want to alter the hops for. +You may be happy with the default settings of course, but this powerful tool +can help to protect and improve the network. The file will look something +like this ... + + +# +# hop table construction +# + +package DXProt; + +# default hopcount to use +$def_hopcount = 5; + +# some variable hop counts based on message type +%hopcount = +( + 11 => 10, + 16 => 10, + 17 => 10, + 19 => 10, + 21 => 10, +); + + +# the per node hop control thingy + + +%nodehops = + + GB7ADX => { 11 => 8, + 12 => 8, + 16 => 8, + 17 => 8, + 19 => 8, + 21 => 8, + }, + + GB7UDX => { 11 => 8, + 12 => 8, + 16 => 8, + 17 => 8, + 19 => 8, + 21 => 8, + }, + GB7BAA => { + 11 => 5, + 12 => 8, + 16 => 8, + 17 => 8, + 19 => 8, + 21 => 8, + }, +}; + + +

+Each set of hops is contained within a pair of curly braces and contains a +series of PC frame types. PC11 for example is a DX spot. The figures here +are not exhaustive but should give you a good idea of how the file works. + +

+You can alter this file at any time, including whilst the cluster is running. +If you alter the file during runtime, the command load/hops will +bring your changes into effect. + +Isolating networks + +

+It is possible to isolate networks from each other on a "gateway" node using the + set/isolate <node_call> command. + +

+The effect of this is to partition an isolated network completely from another +node connected to your node. Your node will appear on and otherwise behave +normally on every network to which you are connected, but data from an isolated +network will not cross onto any other network or vice versa. However all the +spot, announce and WWV traffic and personal messages will still be handled +locally (because you are a real node on all connected networks), that is locally +connected users will appear on all networks and will be able to access and +receive information from all networks transparently. All routed messages will +be sent as normal, so if a user on one network knows that you are a gateway for +another network, he can still still send a talk/announce etc message via your +node and it will be routed across. + +

+The only limitation currently is that non-private messages cannot be passed down +isolated links regardless of whether they are generated locally. This will change +when the bulletin routing facility is added. + +

+If you use isolate on a node connection you will continue to receive all +information from the isolated partner, however you will not pass any information +back to the isolated node. There are times when you would like to forward only +spots across a link (maybe during a contest for example). To do this, isolate +the node in the normal way and put in a filter in the /spider/filter/spots +directory to override the isolate. This filter can be very simple and consists +of just one line .... + + +$in = [ + [ 1, 0, 'd', 0, 3] # The last figure (3) is the hop count +]; + Other filters @@ -1509,6 +1395,50 @@ default for nodes and users eg:- accept/ann user_default by G,M,2 +accept/route (8) + +

+ +accept/route <call> [0-9] <pattern> Set an 'accept' filter line for routing + + +

+Create an 'accept this routing PC Protocol' line for a filter. + +

+An accept filter line means that if a PC16/17/19/21/24/41/50 matches this filter +it is passed thru that interface. See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please read this +to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on. + +

+You can use any of the following things in this line:- + + + call the callsign of the thingy + call_dxcc eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G) + call_itu + call_zone + origin really the interface it came in on + origin_dxcc eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G) + origin_itu + origin_zone + + +

+some examples:- + + + acc/route gb7djk call_zone 61,38 (send only UK+EIRE nodes) + acc/route gb7djk call gb7djk (equiv to SET/ISOLATE) + + +

+You can use the tag 'all' to accept everything eg: + + + acc/route all + + accept/spots (0)

@@ -1695,7 +1625,9 @@ default for nodes and users eg:-

Send an announcement to LOCAL users only, where <text> is the text -of the announcement you wish to broadcast +of the announcement you wish to broadcast. If you do not wish to receive +announces, use the set/noannounce command. Any announces made by +a sysop will override set/noannounce. announce full (0) @@ -2534,6 +2466,47 @@ default for nodes and users eg:- reject/ann user_default by G,M,2 +reject/route (8) + +

+ +reject/route <call> [0-9] <pattern> Set an 'reject' filter line for routing + + +

+Create an 'reject this routing PC Protocol' line for a filter. + +

+An reject filter line means that if a PC16/17/19/21/24/41/50 matches this filter +it is NOT passed thru that interface. See HELP FILTERING for more info. Please +read this to understand how filters work - it will save a lot of grief later on. +You can use any of the following things in this line:- + + + call the callsign of the thingy + call_dxcc eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G) + call_itu + call_zone + origin really the interface it came in on + origin_dxcc eg: 61,62 (from eg: sh/pre G) + origin_itu + origin_zone + + +

+some examples:- + + + rej/route gb7djk call_zone 61,38 (everything except UK+EIRE nodes) + + +

+You can use the tag 'all' to reject everything eg: + + + rej/route all (equiv to [very] restricted mode) + + reject/spots (0)

@@ -2884,6 +2857,13 @@ Use with extreme care. This command may well be superceded by FILTERing.

Add a beep to DX and other terminal messages. +set/bbs (5) + +

+ +set/bbs <call> [<call>..]Make <call> a BBS + + set/clx (5)

@@ -3975,6 +3955,24 @@ Only the fields that are defined (in perl term) will be displayed. This command shows the internal status of a message and includes information such as to whom it has been forwarded, its size, origin etc etc. +

+If no message number is given then the status of the message system is +displayed. + +stat/route_node (5) + +

+ +stat/route_node <callsign> Show the data in a Route::Node object + + +stat/route_user (5) + +

+ +stat/route_user <callsign> Show the data in a Route::User object + + stat/user (5)