We tested the extender node / home node auto-configuration and verified that it works for extending the open network (peoplesopen.net ssid) but not the adhoc/mesh network. The adhoc is more difficult since adhoc networks cannot be bridged.

Max got the extender node firmware working on a Nanobridge, work on porting the TP-Link home-node configuration over to a WD My Node and found a couple of nothdcp bugs.

I worked on getting the adhoc extending to work. It's not quite there yet but it seems like a combination of relayd and igmpproxy should simulate a bridge adequately. This adds a bit of complexity but it doesn't seem like there's any way around it. This pseudo-bridge setup is the last crucial part of the whole notdhcp / extender node adventure. I am hopeful that we can finish it this Thursday. A fallback solution is to just run babeld on the extender nodes.

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