Hi all,
First, a belated Happy New Year to everyone!

I've had a report of our VK2RFS-R EchoIRLP node randomly closing connections, often after 20min or so.
In this case, a club member had connected into the repeater node using his computer/phone Echolink app (not sure which). Apparently it's fine if there is activity on the repeater, but when everything's quiet, it disconnects after a while.

The first obvious thought was the timeout settings, as per a previous question on this group,
"REFLECT_TIMEOUT_VALUE" in '/home/irlp/custom/environment" for conferences/reflectors and the file "/home/irlp/custom/timeoutvalue" for
nodes.
I set these to 100min last year, and to check they were still set I connected to the repeater node myself, from my VK2STG node useing Echolink on Windows - it stayed connected for over an hour, before I disconnected it. (with no repeater activity as far as I noticed).
I should say that I have been disconnected myself, almost mid-QSO, previously, but had put it down to an unreliable internet service at my end.
I don't have direct access to the RPi, so I'd prefer to have some idea of what to check before I ask the repeater owner for access.


Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated!
Steven VK2STG


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Edit "timeoutvalue" file in the custom directory.
Reference <https://www.irlp.net/owners/home-irlp-custom.html>

David M.
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On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 4:05 PM Steven VK2STG <stevenvk2stg@gmail.com>
wrote:

Hi all,
First, a belated Happy New Year to everyone!

I've had a report of our VK2RFS-R EchoIRLP node randomly closing
connections, often after 20min or so.
In this case, a club member had connected into the repeater node using his computer/phone Echolink app (not sure which). Apparently it's fine if there is activity on the repeater, but when everything's quiet, it disconnects after a while.

The first obvious thought was the timeout settings, as per a previous question on this group,
"REFLECT_TIMEOUT_VALUE" in '/home/irlp/custom/environment" for conferences/reflectors and the file "/home/irlp/custom/timeoutvalue" for nodes.
I set these to 100min last year, and to check they were still set I
connected to the repeater node myself, from my VK2STG node useing Echolink
on Windows - it stayed connected for over an hour, before I disconnected
it. (with no repeater activity as far as I noticed).
I should say that I have been disconnected myself, almost mid-QSO, previously, but had put it down to an unreliable internet service at my end. I don't have direct access to the RPi, so I'd prefer to have some idea of what to check before I ask the repeater owner for access.

Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated!
Steven VK2STG

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On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 05:05 PM, Steven VK2STG wrote:

I'd prefer to have some idea of what to check before I ask the repeater owner for access

There are various timeout settings which might be in play, at both ends of the conversation. I'd say the first thing to look at when you're troubleshooting mysterious disconnects is the system log -- it should indicate (either directly
or indirectly) the reason for the disconnect, which in turn should answer the question of who disconnected whom.


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Hi David, hi Jonathon, thanks. I'll check both suggestions.
Where do I find the log? (sorry - probably shouldn't need to ask😐)


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On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 05:25 PM, Steven VK2STG wrote:

Where do I find the log?

I believe it would be /home/irlp/log/messages by default.


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Roger, thanks!

On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 at 09:50, Jonathan Taylor <K1RFD@k1rfd.com> wrote:

On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 05:25 PM, Steven VK2STG wrote:

Where do I find the log?

I believe it would be /home/irlp/log/messages by default.

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Check the value of $ECHO_TIMEOUT_VALUE, which if present, controls the
idle timeout for most Echolink connections.  Best to keep it non zero,
so that someone camped on your system doesn't block IRLP connections
more than necessary.  Increase it to what suits.  The value is in seconds.

On 22/1/22 9:05 am, Steven VK2STG wrote:

Hi all,
First, a belated Happy New Year to everyone!

I've had a report of our VK2RFS-R EchoIRLP node randomly closing connections,

often after 20min or so.

In this case, a club member had connected into the repeater node using his

computer/phone Echolink app (not sure which). Apparently it's fine if there is activity on the repeater, but when everything's quiet, it disconnects after a while.

The first obvious thought was the timeout settings, as per a previous

question on this group,

"REFLECT_TIMEOUT_VALUE" in '/home/irlp/custom/environment" for conferences/reflectors and the file "/home/irlp/custom/timeoutvalue" for nodes.
I set these to 100min last year, and to check they were still set I connected

to the repeater node myself, from my VK2STG node useing Echolink on Windows - it stayed connected for over an hour, before I disconnected it. (with no repeater activity as far as I noticed).

I should say that I have been disconnected myself, almost mid-QSO,

previously, but had put it down to an unreliable internet service at my end.

I don't have direct access to the RPi, so I'd prefer to have some idea of

what to check before I ask the repeater owner for access.

Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated!
Steven VK2STG

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Thanks Tony, I haven't had a look at things yet, I'll check that one out
too. Where would it be located?
Steven


On Sun, 23 Jan 2022 at 07:30, Tony Langdon <vk3jed@vkradio.com> wrote:

Check the value of $ECHO_TIMEOUT_VALUE, which if present, controls the
idle timeout for most Echolink connections. Best to keep it non zero,
so that someone camped on your system doesn't block IRLP connections
more than necessary. Increase it to what suits. The value is in seconds.

On 22/1/22 9:05 am, Steven VK2STG wrote:

Hi all,
First, a belated Happy New Year to everyone!

I've had a report of our VK2RFS-R EchoIRLP node randomly closing

connections, often after 20min or so.

In this case, a club member had connected into the repeater node using

his computer/phone Echolink app (not sure which). Apparently it's fine if there is activity on the repeater, but when everything's quiet, it disconnects after a while.

The first obvious thought was the timeout settings, as per a previous

question on this group,

"REFLECT_TIMEOUT_VALUE" in '/home/irlp/custom/environment" for conferences/reflectors and the file "/home/irlp/custom/timeoutvalue" for nodes.
I set these to 100min last year, and to check they were still set I

connected to the repeater node myself, from my VK2STG node useing Echolink
on Windows - it stayed connected for over an hour, before I disconnected
it. (with no repeater activity as far as I noticed).

I should say that I have been disconnected myself, almost mid-QSO,

previously, but had put it down to an unreliable internet service at my end.

I don't have direct access to the RPi, so I'd prefer to have some idea

of what to check before I ask the repeater owner for access.

Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated!
Steven VK2STG

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http://vkradio.com

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/home/EchoIRLP/custom/echo_env (or echo_environment) - I currently don't
have a working EchoIRLP node to check. :)

On 23/1/22 9:09 am, Steven VK2STG wrote:

Thanks Tony, I haven't had a look at things yet, I'll check that one out
too. Where would it be located?
Steven

On Sun, 23 Jan 2022 at 07:30, Tony Langdon <vk3jed@vkradio.com> wrote:

Check the value of $ECHO_TIMEOUT_VALUE, which if present, controls the
idle timeout for most Echolink connections. Best to keep it non zero,
so that someone camped on your system doesn't block IRLP connections
more than necessary. Increase it to what suits. The value is in seconds. >>
On 22/1/22 9:05 am, Steven VK2STG wrote:

Hi all,
First, a belated Happy New Year to everyone!

I've had a report of our VK2RFS-R EchoIRLP node randomly closing

connections, often after 20min or so.

In this case, a club member had connected into the repeater node using

his computer/phone Echolink app (not sure which). Apparently it's fine if
there is activity on the repeater, but when everything's quiet, it
disconnects after a while.

The first obvious thought was the timeout settings, as per a previous

question on this group,

"REFLECT_TIMEOUT_VALUE" in '/home/irlp/custom/environment" for
conferences/reflectors and the file "/home/irlp/custom/timeoutvalue" for >>> nodes.
I set these to 100min last year, and to check they were still set I

connected to the repeater node myself, from my VK2STG node useing Echolink >> on Windows - it stayed connected for over an hour, before I disconnected
it. (with no repeater activity as far as I noticed).

I should say that I have been disconnected myself, almost mid-QSO,

previously, but had put it down to an unreliable internet service at my end. >>> I don't have direct access to the RPi, so I'd prefer to have some idea
of what to check before I ask the repeater owner for access.

Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated!
Steven VK2STG

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73 de Tony VK3JED/VK3IRL
http://vkradio.com

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I think $ECHO_TIMEOUT_VALUE would only exist if it is added to the echo_environment file. $ECHO_TIMEOUT_VALUE is not in echo_environment when installed. iRLP timeouts are used by default, unless Dave C. is adding it
on his installs.

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/home/EchoIRLP/custom/echo_env (or echo_environment) - I currently don't
have a working EchoIRLP node to check. :)

On 23/1/22 9:09 am, Steven VK2STG wrote:

Thanks Tony, I haven't had a look at things yet, I'll check that one out too. Where would it be located?
Steven

On Sun, 23 Jan 2022 at 07:30, Tony Langdon <vk3jed@vkradio.com> wrote:

Check the value of $ECHO_TIMEOUT_VALUE, which if present, controls the
idle timeout for most Echolink connections. Best to keep it non zero,
so that someone camped on your system doesn't block IRLP connections
more than necessary. Increase it to what suits. The value is in

seconds.

On 22/1/22 9:05 am, Steven VK2STG wrote:

Hi all,
First, a belated Happy New Year to everyone!

I've had a report of our VK2RFS-R EchoIRLP node randomly closing

connections, often after 20min or so.

In this case, a club member had connected into the repeater node using

his computer/phone Echolink app (not sure which). Apparently it's fine

if

there is activity on the repeater, but when everything's quiet, it
disconnects after a while.

The first obvious thought was the timeout settings, as per a previous

question on this group,

"REFLECT_TIMEOUT_VALUE" in '/home/irlp/custom/environment" for
conferences/reflectors and the file "/home/irlp/custom/timeoutvalue"

for

nodes.
I set these to 100min last year, and to check they were still set I

connected to the repeater node myself, from my VK2STG node useing

Echolink

on Windows - it stayed connected for over an hour, before I disconnected >> it. (with no repeater activity as far as I noticed).

I should say that I have been disconnected myself, almost mid-QSO,

previously, but had put it down to an unreliable internet service at my end.

I don't have direct access to the RPi, so I'd prefer to have some idea

of what to check before I ask the repeater owner for access.

Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated!
Steven VK2STG

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http://vkradio.com

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