Linux Networking/AX25 (AF AX25)

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AX25 ( AF_AX25 )[edit | edit source]

AX.25 device names are `sl0', `sl1', etc. in 2.0.* kernels or `ax0', `ax1', etc. in 2.1.* kernels.

Kernel Compile Options:

            Networking options  --->
                [*] Amateur Radio AX.25 Level 2

The AX25, Netrom and Rose protocols are covered by the AX25-HOWTO. These protocols are used by Amateur Radio Operators worldwide in packet radio experimentation.

Most of the work for implementation of these protocols has been done by Jonathon Naylor, jsn@cs.nott.ac.uk.