---
name: "nrbroadcast"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "ax25-tools"
version: "0.0.10-rc5+git20230513+d3e6d4f-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nrbroadcast"
---

# nrbroadcast(5)

NET/ROM routing broadcast configuration file.

## NAME

nrbroadcast - NET/ROM routing broadcast configuration file.

## DESCRIPTION

**Nrbroadcast** is an ASCII file that contains information about each of the physical AX.25 ports that are to have NET/ROM routing broadcasts transmitted from them.

Each line has the following format, each field being delimited by white space:

port minobs defqual worstqual verbose

The field descriptions are:

- **port**

  the port name of the AX.25 port to broadcast on.

- **minobs**

  this is the minimum obsolescence count of a routing table entry to be broadcast on this port.

- **defqual**

  this is the default quality of an incoming routing broadcast from an unknown neighbour.

- **worstqual**

  this is the worst quality node received from a routing broadcast that will be added to our routing table.

- **verbose**

  whether the routes to all of my nodes in my routing table, or just the nodes resident on my machine are to be broadcast.

## FILES

/etc/ax25/nrbroadcast\
 /etc/ax25/axports

## SEE ALSO

[**call**(1)](/call/1.md), [**netrom**(4)](/netrom/4.md), [**axports**(5)](/axports/5.md), [**netromd**(8)](/netromd/8.md), [**nrparms**(8)](/nrparms/8.md).