Tag: ampr-ripd

ampr-ripd package for OpenWrt 24.10

I have some exciting news to share. The ampr-ripd package that I put together for OpenWrt is now part of the 24.10 release. So if you’re running 24.10.x:

opkg update
opkg install ampr-ripd

will install it.

/etc/init.d/ampr-ripd configure will provide some help on how to configure it to use your Net 44 subnet and assign a host address.

This will make Net 44 quite accessible to OpenWrt users without a high learning curve.

Feel free to give it a whirl and spread the word.

Thanks to Marius YO2LOJ for accomodating a request for some minor changes to ampr-ripd to satisfy the OpenWrt package reviewers.

For information on how a licensed radio amateur can make use of Net 44 addressing see this link.

OpenWRT and ampr-ripd

Updated 09/16/2025:

This article has been superseded by https://www.k2ie.net/blog/2025/09/16/ampr-ripd-package-for-openwrt-24-10/.

In an effort to make it easier to install ampr-ripd on an OpenWRT system, I’ve revisited my packaging code and published it to github. Along with the OpenWRT SDK you ought to be able to generate an ampr-ripd package for any current OpenWRT platform.

ampr-ripd is a modified RIP listener written by YO2LOJ. It is used by licensed amateur radio operators who have received a Net44 allocation from ARDC.

The high-level workflow is:

Install the SDK for the target platform on the host of your choice.
Copy the contents of the repository to ./packages/ampr-ripd/.
make package/ampr-ripd/prepare
make package/ampr-ripd/{clean,compile}

The resultant ampr-ripd_{your architecture}.ipk will be found in ./bin/packages/{your architecture}/base/.

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