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==Confirm Installation== | ==Confirm Installation== | ||
In order to confirm that the installation has proceeded correctly, use an ethernet cable to connect your computer to the "internet/WAN" port of your router and set your IP address to an address on the 172.22.0.0/24 subnet: | In order to confirm that the installation has proceeded correctly, use an ethernet cable to connect your computer to the "internet/WAN" port of your router and set your IP address to an address on the 172.22.0.0/24 subnet: | ||
<code>$ ip addr add 172.22.0.9/24 dev IF_NAME</code> | <code>$ ip addr add 172.22.0.9/24 dev IF_NAME</code> | ||
(where IF_NAME is the name of your ethernet interface) | (where IF_NAME is the name of your ethernet interface) | ||
You ''may'' want to stop network-manager (not all distros use this, but Ubuntu does): | You ''may'' want to stop network-manager (not all distros use this, but Ubuntu does): | ||
<code>$ /etc/init.d/network-manager stop</code> | <code>$ /etc/init.d/network-manager stop</code> | ||
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You ''may'' need to restart the router, but be careful not to restart it while it's in the process of flashing. | You ''may'' need to restart the router, but be careful not to restart it while it's in the process of flashing. | ||
=Configuring= | =Configuring= | ||
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Then you need to install nodejs/npm packages: | Then you need to install nodejs/npm packages: | ||
<code>$ cd makenode</code> | <code>$ cd makenode</code> | ||
<code>$ npm install</code> | <code>$ npm install</code> | ||
<code>$ cp settings.js.example settings.js</code> | <code>$ cp settings.js.example settings.js</code> | ||
The default settings in `settings.js` should suffice in most cases, but if you need to make changes, do them there. | The default settings in `settings.js` should suffice in most cases, but if you need to make changes, do them there. | ||
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* The max downstream and upstream bandwidth are the maximum amount of bandwidth you want to share on the "peoplesopen.net" network. They are measured in kbps (kilobits per second), so if you'd like to share 10mbps (megabits per second), enter 10000. You may want to run a [http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest speed test] to find out how much bandwidth you have and determine how much you want to share. | * The max downstream and upstream bandwidth are the maximum amount of bandwidth you want to share on the "peoplesopen.net" network. They are measured in kbps (kilobits per second), so if you'd like to share 10mbps (megabits per second), enter 10000. You may want to run a [http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest speed test] to find out how much bandwidth you have and determine how much you want to share. | ||
== | ==What now?== | ||
If configuration proceeded correctly, you should see the 'peoplesopen.net' and 'pplsopen.net-node2node' wifi interfaces when running `sudo iwlist wlan0 scan` or when looking at available wifi networks. | |||
It's recommended that you read the [[Home and extender nodes#Home_nodes|Home node info]] to find out more about the way that your new mesh node works. | |||