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From: Sailash Moirangthem <sailashm(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 10:03 PM
Subject: Setting up an experimental testbed for wireless mesh network
To: mesh-owner(a)lists.sudoroom.org
Thank you all for creating such a wonderful group.
I am a student studying Digital Communications in India. I am trying
to set up a wireless mesh network covering the whole campus of our
college.
I have currently 10 routers (TPLINK WN1043ND) updated with openwrt.
I have been trying to run the BATMAN-ADV and 802.11s protocols in
these routers, but unable to do so. Once set-up, my objective is to
use it for video-surveillance system.
The following configuration is what I want:
Node1: 192.168.99.25
Node2: 192.168.99.26
and so on..till Node15
I have followed the steps in
http://www.radiusdesk.com/technical_discussions/batman_basic
completely, but it still doesn't work.
Please help. It would be helpful if the configuration files for
setting up mesh with 802.11s (HWMN) can be given.
All:
As of yesterday, we have a new Internet connection originating at my house
<http://map.sudomesh.org/select/phorzaith/>, and shared with Jake's and
Marc's (is that LiveLabs2? Y'all ain't on the map!) and other neighbors.
There are a few significant bits of news here. I may be repeating myself on
some of this:
- We're using Megapath business services as our ISP. In our case,
they're reselling Comcast cable service -- the only reasonable/available
option here. They are good because (1) there is no restriction on sharing
or even reselling service; (2) it includes a Service Level Agreement, i.e.
guaranteed uptime threshold. All that (especially #2) means that it's
somewhat more expensive than other options, but we don't care -- it fits
our needs. And having at least one node we can talk about very publicly,
without fear of ISP objections, seems very worthwhile.
- The account is in Sudo Mesh's name, meaning that we could
theoretically set up additional nodes. (But in practice, I will be paying
the bills and collecting others' share -- so let's only do that if we have
rock-solid payment processes in place first.)
- We're dividing this up in an interesting way, that might be a useful
model. Marc and I are serving as "primary node sponsors" because we each
rely on the connection for our work. We are taking responsibility for
making sure the bill gets paid, even if others don't participate. In
addition, we have up to four other households (in my house and next door)
that we hope to join in, paying $30/month each. All have agreed at least
tentatively. And if they do participate, we can extend the availability of
the free #peoplesopen.net SSID from their homes too! The neighbors like
both the idea of cheap Internet, and the idea that they are helping promote
a social good.
- I wrote up a one-page explanation for those neighbors. I'll post a
sanitized version of it on the wiki soon; hopefully it can help serve as a
model for other neighbor arrangements.
- As it turned out, one of the neighbors (Frank) had FOUND the free WiFi
node already, canceled his ISP, looked up the People's Open web site, and
was enthusiastic about the idea before I even brought it up to him! He also
paid his first month proactively, as soon as I suggested the idea. So, this
is a good indication that our idea is working!!
Thought you'd all enjoy knowing about this. Please feel free to hit me up
with questions or ideas!
-Pete
[[User:Peteforsyth]] on the wiki
Jennifer,
Thank you for your article highlighting the issues with the proposed FCC
rules. I'm sending this out to our mailing list and if you have any
questions or if you need any other information, I or somebody else would be
willing to talk to you in person.
https://oaklandnorth.net/2015/10/08/fcc-rule-threatens-oakland-mesh-network…
Thank you again,
Jeremy Entwistle