The remote TNC must also have its MYREMOTE set to a unique callsign (i.e.
WØABC-4, or XYZREM). If these two parameters are not set, remote access to
the command set of this TNC is not possible. When these parameters are set, you
can connect to the MYREMOTE callsign of the remote TNC.
When the connection is made, the remote TNC will send three lines of numbers.
The numbers may look like:
5 204336183
37 144142819
4826 852221
You must then pick ONE of these lines and decode the password string. Let’s say
you choose to decode line 3 (48 26 8 52 22 1). Rewriting your RTEXT string to
make this easier you would have:
12345
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234
This system belongs to WØABC in Lawrence, Kansas 66046
To decode the string, character 48 is “s”, character 26 is “A”, character 8 is “s”,
character 52 is “0”, character 22 is “o”, and character 1 is “T”.
Therefore, to gain remote access, you must send the following string:
sAs0oT
Note that case is significant and spaces are considered valid characters.
If you fail to properly decode the password, the TNC will send three new lines of
numbers. You will be given a maximum of three attempts to properly decode the
password string. If you fail in three attempts, the TNC will disconnect you and
disable connects to the MYREMOTE for 15 minutes. Also, if you connect to the
MYREMOTE and start the password sequence but then disconnect, the penalty
timer is in effect for 15 minutes.
Be careful when using the remote access feature. You can change ANY command
in the TNC without restriction, but this can lead to problems. For instance, if you
change the INTFACE command to KISS and then send a RESET command, the
remote TNC will be placed into the KISS mode and will completely quit talking
to the radio! Also, if you connect to the MYREMOTE of a TNC and then issue a
command like CONNECT W1ABC, the remote TNC will indeed connect to the
Packet Modes of Operation Remote Access to Your TNC
User’s Guide 158 KAM’98 v 8.3
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