Repeater on the Raspberry pi possible?

[cabria]

does anyone know if it is possible to run a chunkvnc repeater on a Raspberry pi?
if it is possible. how would you go about it

[supercoe]

AFAIK the RaspberryPI should have not issues running Perl scripts.
I would suggest Karl Runge's awesome Perl repeater that is included in the Repeater/Linux directory of ChunkVNC.
You can open the file in a text editor for examples on how to use it.

Alternatively you could use Rat's modified Perl repeater as he was working with Karl on bug fixes and what not.
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[cabria]

It works like a cham.

next step is to test if it can run on a synology nas.

[supercoe]

Cool beans.

[Rat]

Funny... I run it on my Synology NAS. It works great there! (my version of Karl's Perl repeater that is)

[JonD]

Any details on how you implemented it on Rasberry pi? Sounds like a fun little project.

JonD

[cabria]

just run it, like you do on a normal x86 linux server.

[JonD]

Really? I must try that. There's quite a write-up in Linux Journal May issue on Raspberry pi applications.

Using Raspberry pi sounds like a good way to setup a very low power dedicated repeater,

JonD

[cabria]

you can start the repeater at boot using this

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions ... up-315430/

[JonD]

Well the Raspberry pi is up and running quite nicely. I have no idea how many connections it would support
but for me that's not an issue. I'm typically using one (or maybe 2 connections max). Anyone with a little
familiarity with Linux should have no problem setting it up.

I'll report back after a while to confirm how reliable it turns out to be. It certainly lowers the power
consumption compared to other solutions.

JonD

[supercoe]

I've ordered a raspberry pi myself as I've wanted one for awhile.
My plan is to use my CNC machine to make a nice custom case and sell it as a preconfigured ChunkVNC repeater.
Glad to hear you got it up and running slick!

[cabria]

Well the Raspberry pi is up and running quite nicely. I have no idea how many connections it would support
but for me that's not an issue. I'm typically using one (or maybe 2 connections max). Anyone with a little
familiarity with Linux should have no problem setting it up.

I'll report back after a while to confirm how reliable it turns out to be. It certainly lowers the power
consumption compared to other solutions.

JonD

I have been running Rat´s repeater on the pie for some time now, it can easily handle 2 sessions simultaneously. i get a top cpu load at about 22 % with 2 sessions and 22 host connections.
Although i had to recompile chunkvnc with version 1.1.9.0 to get a reliable solution. But now it is rock solid.

hint: you can use the command

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netstat -anp --tcp | grep perl

to see the connections to the repeater

[JonD]

For those following this thread...

My pi repeater has been in use without issue for nearly 2 weeks.
It works very well and I'm ready to turn off the other dedicated
computer that runs a lot hotter.

Thanks to cabria for getting me started with Raspberry pi!

JonD

[supercoe]

I just got my pi yesterday, man these things are cool! Can't wait to play with it more.

[JonD]

My pi repeater has worked non-stop for over a month...
a great solution.

JonD

[JonD]

Latest on my Raspberry Pi repeater.
1. it's been in successful operation for 9 months
2. the only glitch has been 1 or 2 occasions where it was restarted and got stuck at fsck needing a local keyboard and screen.

I run it headless and for at least 6 months of the year am not local to the RPi. This presents a problem if the computer will not complete a restart without local help.

The solution was to set fsck to automatically answer yes to fsck:
- sudo nano /etc/default/rcS <-- note the upper case S
- scroll to the end (about line 24)
- remove # if present
- change FSCKFIX=no to FSCKFIX=yes
- save etc

I believe the above instructions are correct but (you know how it goes) check it yourself please.

JonD

[dontknow]

Hello!
I found this thread because I searched exact for this soluton, because I use a repeater on an old windows-sytem which need much power if I run it round the clock.
Now I have absolutely noting experience with a raspberry and very less with linux (only a little bit with sysresccd).
Do you think, there is a chance to install the repeater on a Pi for my needs?
A relative detailed manual would be very fine

Thanks dontknow

[JonD]

Well yes... as you can see I run it very well on an RPi... it is very low power.
The repeater I use can be found at http://koti.mbnet.fi/jtko/uvncrepeater and has reasonable instructions how to set it up.

There are, of course, other repeaters but that's the one I use.
If you buy a RPi, you may want to buy it with the memory card and the OS already installed if you don't want to get into too many details for setting the RPi up.

JonD

[dontknow]

Oh, that looks good!
Also for my noob-eyes
I will order a Pi with preinstalled OP and try that.
I hope, I can ask here again, if I will stuck in any trouble with this fine little project..

dontknow

[JonD]

PM me if you get stuck

JonD