Hi Alan,

Alan Ianson wrote to Michiel Broek:
AI> Michiel Broek wrote to Alan Ianson:
AI> 
AI> MB> You need to have a Areas file for the uplink (group) that has the 
AI> names of
AI> MB> all the areas. If a request comes in and you don't have that area but 
AI> it's
AI> MB> available in the areas file then that area will be connected and 
AI> created
AI> MB> for both links.
AI> 
AI> That is the case. When I Areafix an area from my uplink the area is
AI> created as expected so I think the areas file is setup correctly. When
AI> a downlink makes a request for an area I don't already have they get
AI> a reply that says the area is "not found".
AI> 
AI> I must be overlooking something, but I'm not sure what.

There are some switches that you must activate before everything works. I
think most of these switches are in the groups records, and the downlinks
must be a member of these groups.


    Greetings, Michiel Broek

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