This command can also specify how long a station that is automatically added to the ARP table will remain in the ARP table. Here's a command usage sumarry:
ARPTIMER *
clears the current ARPTIMER settings.
ARPTIMER 0
Shuts off the ARPTIMER function. The manually-configured ARP will continue to work, but no automatic updates to the ARP table will be performed.
ARPTIMER 1
Enables automatic updating of the ARP table.
ARPTIMER (number from 15 to 1440)
This specifies how long the automatic updates in the ARP table will remain in the table, in minutes. For example:
ARPTIMER 30
Means that any ARP update will remain in the ARP table for 30 mintes. Again, this does not affect the entries made manually to the ARP table.
We'll recap ARP and it's related settings in the final installments of this series when we look at how to set up a TheNet X-1J node for TCP/IP operation.
The information that can be dispensed includes:
- The percentage of time a Data Carrier was detected, and how long the transmitter has been keyed in the last 10 minutes.
- A mini-log of the various connections that have been made to the node, both AX.25 and Net/Rom frames.
- Node CPU load and buffer usage
- Usage of the SYSOP command
A few other types of info can also be dispensed as well.
One important note about the AUDIT command - it can slow down a node
considerably and consume considerable memory when the node has a lot to
do. The only time it should ever be needed is when troubleshooting.
Here's a command summarry:
There is considerable information that can be dispensed with the AUDIT command when used in this manner. Due to the infrequent usage of this command, I won't delve into all of the options. Consult the X-1J manual for details, or mail me with specific questions and I'll help you the best I can.
That's all for this part. In our next part, we'll continue our alphabetical
exploration of the Sysop commands for these nodes.