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These are the steps for configuring your newly flashed router. It will retrieve hardware information about the node, prompt you for a few config settings, and then query the meshnode database to get an available IP address and subnet. | These are the steps for configuring your newly flashed router. It will retrieve hardware information about the node, prompt you for a few config settings, and then query the meshnode database to get an available IP address and subnet. | ||
Open your terminal | Open your terminal and type: | ||
git clone https://github.com/sudomesh/makenode.git | git clone https://github.com/sudomesh/makenode.git | ||
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cp settings.js.example settings.js | cp settings.js.example settings.js | ||
The default settings in | The default settings in <tt>settings.js</tt> should suffice in most cases, but if you need to make changes, do them in <tt>settings.js</tt>. | ||
A freshly flashed node will be setup on 172.22.0.1 | A freshly flashed node will be setup on 172.22.0.1. You will need to configure your machine to use the following network settings to communicate with the node. | ||
* IP address: 172.22.0.9 | |||
* Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 | |||
* Gateway: 0.0.0.0 | |||
== Linux == | |||
Make sure the | Edit your network settings by doing the following: | ||
* Click on the network icon on the top right of the toolbar. | |||
* Click "Edit connections..." | |||
* Click on Ethernet connection "Wired connection 1" and click Edit | |||
* Click on the "IPv4 Settings" tab | |||
* Change method to "Manual" | |||
* Click Add | |||
* Under "Address" type "172.22.0.9" | |||
* Under "Netmask" type "255.255.255.0" | |||
* Under "Gateway" type "0.0.0.0" | |||
* Click Save | |||
* Click Close | |||
== Mac == | |||
* Open the System Preferences | |||
* Open 'Network' | |||
* Select 'Ethernet' from the list of interfaces on the left | |||
* Change 'Configure IPv4' to 'Manually' using the drop-down menu | |||
* Set 'IP address' as '172.22.0.9' | |||
* Set 'Subnet Mask' as '255.255.255.0' | |||
* Set 'Router' as '' (blank) | |||
* Set 'DNS Server' as '' (blank) | |||
* Set 'Search Domains' as '' (blank) | |||
* Click 'Apply' | |||
* Close the window | |||
== Configuring the Home Node == | |||
Make sure the Ethernet cable is connected to the 4th port on the router. | |||
Once your network configuration is refreshed, use the following command to run the script and configure your node: | Once your network configuration is refreshed, use the following command to run the script and configure your node: | ||
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./makenode.js | ./makenode.js | ||
If you get the error "no such file or directory", open a new terminal and run this command to ensure that | If you get the error "no such file or directory", open a new terminal and run this command to ensure that <tt>node</tt> points to your NodeJS executable: | ||
sudo ln -s nodejs node | sudo ln -s nodejs node | ||
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=== Network Settings === | === Network Settings === | ||
Reconfigure your machine to use the following network settings | After configuring your home node the IP address it uses will change. Reconfigure your machine to use the following network settings. | ||
* IP Address: 172.22.0.9 | * IP Address: 172.22.0.9 | ||