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MAURIZIO ANDREOTTI edited this page Jun 15, 2023 · 12 revisions

DRATS-REPEATER

Prerequisites

In order to expose the D-Rats repeater service on the internet you will need to get a proper internet access.

As a minimum, it is required to have a PC (linux, Ms-Windows or Mac):

  • able to execute D-Rats
  • connected to internet
  • with a public IP and a TCP/IP port. The standard port is 9000, but it can be changed to a different number if needed.

It is assumed that proper security measures are put in place to protect the PC as well as other devices connected to the same network.

Executing D-Rats with GUI

Launch d-rats_repeater.py and fill-in the configuration windows, then click on "on" or "off" to start the repeater.

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Configuration file

On Ms-windows the config file and repeater log are saved in: C:/Users/_USERNAME_/AppData/Roaming/D-RATS-EV

On Linux: [to be completed]

The structure of the configuration file is:

[settings]
 devices = []
 acceptnet = True
 netport = 9000
 id = IZ2XI
 idfreq = 30
 require_auth = False
 trust_local = True
 gpsport = 9500
 state = True
 [tweaks]
 allow_gps =

Executing in console

The d-rats_repeater.py can be executed in console mode:

./d-rats_repeater.py --debug -C --loglevel 5

For a complete list of options:

./d-rats_repeater.py --help
 usage: d-rats_repeater.py [-h] [-c CONFIG] [--loglevel LOGLEVEL] [-d] [-C] [-L LOG_PATH]

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        Use alternate configuration directory (default: C:/Users/xxxxxxxxx/AppData/Roaming/D-RATS-EV)
  --loglevel LOGLEVEL   LOGLEVEL TO TEST WITH (default: INFO)
  -d, --debug           Show debug messages on stdout (default: False)
  -C, --console         Run in console mode only (default: False)
  -L LOG_PATH, --log LOG_PATH
                        Use alternate log file directory (default: None)

Authentication

A basic authentican can be setup setting the "require authentication" flag.

This will require people to configure D-RATS with a password in order to connect.

This needs to setup in the working directory of the repeater a file named users.txt with a list of users and password in this format:

IZ1LXI p4ssw0rd1
AB01CD p4ssw0rd2```
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