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Permanent Node Connection

As opposed to a "normal" connection to a remote note, a "permanent" connection will attempt to create a persistent connection that will try and keep the nodes connected together as much as possible.

Specifically, permanent connections:

  • Will continuously attempt to reconnect
  • Survive network outages and far end reboots
  • Near end reboots will NOT reconnect (use startup_macro for that)
  • Must be disconnected by a "permanent disconnect" (ilink,11) command
  • Either end may initiate the disconnect
  • Does not block nodes from subsequently connecting again (use Allow and Deny Lists for that)

You could, for example, utilize this to keep your VHF and UHF repeaters (nodes) linked together "permanently", or keep a node connected to a (private) node that might be a UHF link to another system.

Configuration

The following commands should already exist in rpt.conf, but may need to be uncommented under your [functions] stanza:

811 = ilink,11                      ; Disconnect a previously permanently connected link
812 = ilink,12                      ; Permanently connect specified link -- monitor only
813 = ilink,13                      ; Permanently connect specified link -- transceive
818 = ilink,18                      ; Permanently Connect specified link -- local monitor only

In other words a *813nnnnn DTMF command will permanent connect your node to the node number represented by nnnnn.

If you would like a permanent connection automatically when your node boots you need a startup_macro to initiate the initial connection.

For example, under your Node Number Stanza add:

startup_macro = *8131999            ; Permanently connect (transceive) to node 1999 when Asterisk starts

Reload/restart your system and it will auto connect to the node you specified above.