Kantronics KPC–3 Plus User Manual page 116

DESTINATION NODE - A destination node is a node that your node knows how to
connect to, either directly (i.e. neighbor node), or, in the case of a distant node, by using
one or more intermediate network nodes. All known destination nodes (neighbor nodes
and distant nodes) are displayed with the NODES command,
All neighbor nodes are destination nodes, but all destination nodes are not
necessarily neighbors. Destination nodes will automatically appear in the nodes table
by virtue of your node monitoring your neighbor node broadcasts. A neighbor node will
automatically be listed in your nodes table and routes table. Neighbor node broadcasts
also contain information about other nodes that you may or may not be able to hear
"direct". These distant nodes will also be listed in your nodes table if they pass the
criteria for being listed (MINQUAL), and if there is sufficient room for them to be listed
(NETDEST).
ADDNODE [alias:]call port neighbor [via digi1[,digi2]] quality [obscnt]
This command is used to add a new destination node or to modify an existing
destination node in your nodes table. If the optional obscnt (obsolescence count) is set
to 0, the node will be permanently listed in the nodes table. Such a route will not be
updated or dropped from the nodes table by the K-Net auto-routing logic. If the neighbor
node callsign entered is not in the neighbor routes table, it is added with the default
quality for the specified port. As long as MINQUAL is equal to or less than QUALITY,
destination nodes (neighbor nodes as well as distant nodes) will be added automatically
to your nodes table as neighbor node broadcasts are received.
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EXAMPLE Addnode KSLVN:WD0EMR-1 1 WK5M-1 200
K-Net responds: Node added with new route
This adds the KSLVN node with the netcall of WD0EMR-1 to the nodes table. KSLVN is
available on port 1 (1200 baud) of the KPC-3 using the WK5M-1 (netcall) node as your
neighbor. An initial quality of 200 has been assigned to the new node. Unless "locked
in" with the ADDROUTE command, this path quality will most likely change since it is
recalculated based on node broadcasts that are received. In this case, WK5M-1 was a
previously unknown neighbor and the new route was automatically added.
EXAMPLE - Addnode WLAW:W0XI-1 1 W0XI-1 200
K-Net responds: Node added with new route
This would add the WLAW node with the netcall of W0XI-1 to the nodes table. In this
case, W0XI-1 is also the neighbor and is available on port 1 with an initially assigned
quality of 200.
EXAMPLE - Addnode YORK:WA0CPS-1 1 WK5M-1 70
K-Net responds: Node added
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