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	[[Category:How-To Guides]]		[[Category:How-To Guides]]
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	== Next Steps ==		== Next Steps ==

	Once ~~you are connected~~, you should subscribe to the [[44Net mailing list]].		Once your tunnel is up and running, you should subscribe to the [[44Net mailing list]].


	[[Category:How-To Guides]]		[[Category:How-To Guides]]

KI5QKX at 18:41, 11 December 2024

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	Once you are connected, you should subscribe to the [[44Net mailing list]].		Once you are connected, you should subscribe to the [[44Net mailing list]].


			[[Category:How-To Guides]]

G1fef at 09:46, 31 July 2024

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	Click on REGISTER and complete the requested information		Click on REGISTER and complete the requested information

	# Request a network allocation from ~~your regional coordinator~~.		# Request a network address allocation from the [[portal]].
	## From the portal's [https://portal.ampr.org~~/networks.php networks~~] ~~page, navigate to your country and region's network subpage~~.		## From the portal homepage [https://portal.ampr.org] click on "Request address space".
	## ~~From~~ the regional network page, request an allocation. Note, select only ONE of the connection options (Radio, Tunnel, or Direct). To start, you probably want to select 'Tunnel'. For more information on requesting an allocation, see the wiki page on [[Requesting a block]].		## Select "IPIP Tunnel Mesh" as the Use Case, see the wiki page on [[Requesting a block]].
	# Once your ~~allocation~~ has been granted, ~~[https://portal.ampr.org/gateways_manage.php~~ register your gateway ~~through~~ the portal].		# Once your assignment has been granted, register your gateway on the portal.
	# Once your gateway has been registered, ~~email your local coordinator and ask them~~ to ~~register DNS mappings~~ for ~~the hosts~~ on your network~~. If you are unable to email your local coordinator, or they do not have access to the DNS update system, then please email hostmaster@ardc.net and someone will get back to you and assist you~~. Note that the main tunnel router at UCSD will NOT pass traffic to an IP address unless that address is associated with a hostname in the [[~~Ampr~~.org\|ampr.org]] ~~DNS~~ domain.		# Once your gateway has been registered, you need to add an A record for each host on your local network. Note that the main tunnel router at UCSD will NOT pass traffic to an IP address unless that address is associated with a hostname in the [[ampr.org\|ampr.org]] domain.
	# Configure your router to act as a [[Gateway]] to the rest of the network.		# Configure your router to act as a [[Gateway]] to the rest of the network.

G1fef at 16:20, 20 January 2024

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	## From the regional network page, request an allocation. Note, select only ONE of the connection options (Radio, Tunnel, or Direct). To start, you probably want to select 'Tunnel'. For more information on requesting an allocation, see the wiki page on [[Requesting a block]].		## From the regional network page, request an allocation. Note, select only ONE of the connection options (Radio, Tunnel, or Direct). To start, you probably want to select 'Tunnel'. For more information on requesting an allocation, see the wiki page on [[Requesting a block]].
	# Once your allocation has been granted, [https://portal.ampr.org/gateways_manage.php register your gateway through the portal].		# Once your allocation has been granted, [https://portal.ampr.org/gateways_manage.php register your gateway through the portal].
	# Once your gateway has been registered, ~~contact~~ your ~~regional~~ coordinator to register DNS mappings for the hosts on your network. Note that the main tunnel router at UCSD will NOT pass traffic to an IP address unless that address is associated with a hostname in the [[Ampr.org\|ampr.org]] DNS domain.		# Once your gateway has been registered, email your local coordinator and ask them to register DNS mappings for the hosts on your network. If you are unable to email your local coordinator, or they do not have access to the DNS update system, then please email hostmaster@ardc.net and someone will get back to you and assist you. Note that the main tunnel router at UCSD will NOT pass traffic to an IP address unless that address is associated with a hostname in the [[Ampr.org\|ampr.org]] DNS domain.
	# Configure your router to act as a [[Gateway]] to the rest of the network.		# Configure your router to act as a [[Gateway]] to the rest of the network.

W9OQI at 01:15, 14 November 2023

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	So you're a licensed amateur radio operator, you're interested in IP networking, and you want to combine the two. [[AMPRNet]] is for you. This Quickstart guide can help get you set up quickly.		So you're a licensed amateur radio operator, you're interested in IP networking, and you want to combine the two. [[AMPRNet]] is for you. This Quickstart guide can help get you set up quickly.

	A system diagram showing 44Net is available ~~[[here]]~~		A system diagram showing 44Net is available

	To get online with [[AMPRNet]], you will probably want to start with a tunnel connection to the rest of the network. You will need the following:		To get online with [[AMPRNet]], you will probably want to start with a tunnel connection to the rest of the network. You will need the following:

W9OQI at 15:57, 13 November 2023

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	So you're a licensed amateur radio operator, you're interested in IP networking, and you want to combine the two. [[AMPRNet]] is for you. This Quickstart guide can help get you set up quickly.		So you're a licensed amateur radio operator, you're interested in IP networking, and you want to combine the two. [[AMPRNet]] is for you. This Quickstart guide can help get you set up quickly.

	A system diagram showing 44Net is available here		A system diagram showing 44Net is available [[here]]

	To get online with [[AMPRNet]], you will probably want to start with a tunnel connection to the rest of the network. You will need the following:		To get online with [[AMPRNet]], you will probably want to start with a tunnel connection to the rest of the network. You will need the following:

W9OQI at 15:54, 13 November 2023

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	So you're a licensed amateur radio operator, you're interested in IP networking, and you want to combine the two. [[AMPRNet]] is for you. This Quickstart guide can help get you set up quickly.		So you're a licensed amateur radio operator, you're interested in IP networking, and you want to combine the two. [[AMPRNet]] is for you. This Quickstart guide can help get you set up quickly.

			A system diagram showing 44Net is available here

	To get online with [[AMPRNet]], you will probably want to start with a tunnel connection to the rest of the network. You will need the following:		To get online with [[AMPRNet]], you will probably want to start with a tunnel connection to the rest of the network. You will need the following:

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	# [https://portal.ampr.org/register.php Register] on the [[portal]].		# [https://portal.ampr.org/register.php Register] on the [[portal]].
			Click on REGISTER and complete the requested information

	# Request a network allocation from your regional coordinator.		# Request a network allocation from your regional coordinator.
	## From the portal's [https://portal.ampr.org/networks.php networks] page, navigate to your country and region's network subpage.		## From the portal's [https://portal.ampr.org/networks.php networks] page, navigate to your country and region's network subpage.

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	# A router. This can be a specialized routing device, or a general purpose computer. It probably won't need a lot of compute power, so you can recycle an old PC or something similar.		# A router. This can be a specialized routing device, or a general purpose computer. It probably won't need a lot of compute power, so you can recycle an old PC or something similar.
	# An Internet connection that gives you a stable IP address for the rest of the network to talk to you: [[AMPRNet]] tunnels pass AMPRNet data between parts of the AMPR network by encapsulating them in non-~~44net~~ Internet traffic. Static IP addresses are best for this, but IP addresses dynamically assigned to you by your ISP may work if they change infrequently.		# An Internet connection that gives you a stable IP address for the rest of the network to talk to you: [[AMPRNet]] tunnels pass AMPRNet data between parts of the AMPR network by encapsulating them in non-44Net Internet traffic. Static IP addresses are best for this, but IP addresses dynamically assigned to you by your ISP may work if they change infrequently.

	Once you have a machine to act as a router and a suitable network connection, do the following:		Once you have a machine to act as a router and a suitable network connection, do the following:

	# [https://portal.ampr.org/register.php Register] on the [[~~portal~~]].		# [https://portal.ampr.org/register.php Register] on the [[Portal]].
	Click on REGISTER and complete the requested information		Click on REGISTER and complete the requested information

	# Request a network address allocation from the [[~~portal~~]].		# Request a network address allocation from the [[Portal]].
	## From the ~~portal~~ homepage [https://portal.ampr.org] click on "Request address space".		## From the Portal homepage [https://portal.ampr.org] click on "Request address space".
	## Select "IPIP Tunnel Mesh" as the Use Case, see the wiki page on [[Requesting a block]].		## Select "IPIP Tunnel Mesh" as the Use Case, see the wiki page on [[Requesting a block]].
	# Once your assignment has been granted, register your gateway on the ~~portal~~.		# Once your assignment has been granted, register your gateway on the Portal.
	# Once your gateway has been registered, you need to add an A record for each host on your local network. Note that the main tunnel router at UCSD will NOT pass traffic to an IP address unless that address is associated with a hostname in the [[ampr.org\|ampr.org]] domain.		# Once your gateway has been registered, you need to add an A record for each host on your local network. Note that the main tunnel router at UCSD will NOT pass traffic to an IP address unless that address is associated with a hostname in the [[ampr.org\|ampr.org]] domain.
	# Configure your router to act as a [[Gateway]] to the rest of the network.		# Configure your router to act as a [[Gateway]] to the rest of the network.
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	That's it! You now have a tunnel to the rest of the network. From here, you can connect devices via RF links, subnet your network if you like, and start exploring TCP/IP over amateur radio.		That's it! You now have a tunnel to the rest of the network. From here, you can connect devices via RF links, subnet your network if you like, and start exploring TCP/IP over amateur radio.

	== Next ~~Steps~~ ==		== Next steps ==

	Once your tunnel is up and running, you should subscribe to the [[44Net mailing list]].		Once your tunnel is up and running, you should subscribe to the [[44Net mailing list]].