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Thanks Tim! This gets me more prepared for the upcoming release. Interesting date on the cover page...
Jim
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Might be a good time to make sure your router can handle it. Otherwise, it's almost go time0
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It has been a long time coming, release 2.x please.
Jeff
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I notice that Tim purged all references to the Flex 6800/6800M in this document :-)
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...what are the needs for the router? Cant see/read any details.
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First I've heard of the 6800M, but doesn't surprise me. I'm guessing my 6700 will be weeping resale value soon.0
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You need UPnP enabled OR you need manual port forwarding. In the case of manual port forwarding the smartlink chooser will let you know which ports to forward.0
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It must have the Ports Forwarded required for remote access of the Flex 6xxx.0
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Assuming you meant 6400 or 6600, nothing was purged. None of the user documentation, other than announcements and flyers, has been updated with the new model numbers.
These How To guides have been written from the point of view of existing radios in the field. When the newer models begin to ship an appropriate general overhaul of the documentation will take place. The new models will be added to the documentation, no models will be removed.0 -
OK tnx info - nothing special ;-)0
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Correct. Nothing out of the ordinary ;-)0
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They said it was going to be out in June... Just didnt say what year.
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Since the Quick Start Guides are out it is getting very close :-)
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To be or not to be is the question ?
To remote with VPN and SoftEther or to remote via V2.0 is the real question ?
For VPN with Rasberry Pi and SoftEther on a DSL line (which needed higher
speeds in the upload ).
My question is just between the two ways of doing it
and if V2.0 had less of a demand on resources.
Maybe my question is everything minimized to minimum
Can I conclude V2.0 might give and advantage to those of the edge
that have slower data rates.
Be nice if someone noticed any differences.
No one has said anything, but would be interesting to compare the two
ways of Remoting and resources needed with your Internet Provider
into your remote controlled Flex6xxx and performance differences and
if V2 might be more efficient than VPN in certain situations with slower
speed slug DSL.
73 Mike
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Both ways of skinning the cat result in a skinned cat. There are bandwidth management features you can get with SmartLink that are not available using a VPN solution. There is less network overhead with SmartLink than with a full VPN connection since only the necessary data gets encrypted.1
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Tim,
Like that answer for V2.0, looking for that slight edge when speeds
get slower on the Rural Fringes of Slug Slow DSL Internet Providers.
73 Mike
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It's a joke. I don't think such a creature exists yet.1
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Maybe Monday as that will match the date on the recently released Documents. ;~)
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Was that a misprint where it said you wouldn't have to buy a license if you purchased your radio after May 2007? Was it supposed to be May 2017?1
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After May 19, 20170
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Makes sense Larry, and to answer Jays' question above, the year is 2017 Jay.
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My experience with Softether VPN with a Pi has been hit and miss with remote WiFi connections. I have tested with about 15 WAN WiFis and have had about 20% success rate. I can always connect with my AT&T cellular service. I have played with the Waterfall rates and other parameters that eat up bandwidth and they do help the quality of the experience.
Jim
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It's a typo. the year is 2017. We'll get it fixed0
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I was told June at Dayton. And it's passed. Just wondering. So we have it June 2017 gotcha.0
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The real advantage of smartlink is zero configuration. Just create an account, pair and go. It is also the only way to get maestro connected remotely without another vpn client box. You can also allow others to use your radio without giving access to the whole network and without a bunch of messy firewall rules. For me though, it's a small piece of the puzzle. I am looking forward to the other improvements that it brings later such as multi client. Ria0
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I haven't had such a problem. I'm able to connect everywhere where ports aren't heavily restricted.0
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The Gurus at Flex looked into their crystal ball when they were figuring out when Vers 2 was going to be released and the crystal ball said Ju, but they couldn't see it cleary. So it it must have been July not June they were seeing.0
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Ria & Michael
Have slow DSL here with a BufferBloat from dslreports with an F grade.
Will the IQrouter help?
With a Single Panadapter, everything minimum, can run SoftEther
VPN, with RasPi at home, but audio stutters sometimes at remote location
Starbucks (coffee shop) Wi-Fi
Hoping V2 helps a little as well, using 1.9.13 here SSDR
My dslreport below
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The IQRouter will help a little with buffer bloat but the fundamental issue are your speeds. Is there any other provider you can use that offers better speeds? Mack W4AX Alpha Team0
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As Mack said it will help some. I suspect your experience with the VPN running remotely will be about the same as when using SmartLink. Having at least 1 mbps up is the recommended minimum upload bandwidth for an adequate user experience. You can do it with less, as you have noted, but also as Mack said, it is a bandwidth issue too.
One thing to point out is the "saw tooth" pattern on your uploads. That is indicative of your ISP doing bandwidth throttling on your upload bandwidth. So there is capacity, you may be able to have your ISP provide some more upload bandwidth.0 -
A 6800M would make sense. Two slices available on its internal display, and 8 slices available on an external display. Include in the improved Contest Filters, two transverter ports, HDMI port(s), and keep VHF.
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