ethanac.ampr.org

Ethanac isn't a host, per-se, as it's really an application, TNOS, currently version 2.30, by Brian Lantz, KO4KS, running on Vincent.ampr.org.

I use TNOS instead of the kernel networking capabilities as my on-air interface for several reasons:

Familiar user interface, for AX.25 (unenhanced) and telnet clients
Independently configurable interfaces, especially timing. With two radio ports at 1200 bps and two radio ports at 9600 bps, it's important to configure timing for each radio port independently.
Most importantly currently, RIP routing support, with configurable "cost" per interface.

TNOS has a bunch of additional nifty features, most of which I'm not using at this time, including AX.25 PBBS support for users and automated forwarding. It has a powerful scripting language, allowing the creation of extensions to its capabilites. It also supports the world-wide amateur conference bridge network. Be sure to take a look at Brian Lantz's web pages, above

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