Difference between revisions of "Mesh/Firmware/Overview"

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If you'd like to add your ssh key to the router (instead of using a root password), add it to the <tt>configs/authorized_keys</tt> file. You'll see that there are 3 other keys there for our developers. You can remove them if you'd like, but they're currently the only way we can provide remote support. During the alpha test phase we ask that you consider whether you are able to do diagnostics/debugging yourself before you remove them.
If you'd like to add your ssh key to the router (instead of using a root password), add it to the <tt>configs/authorized_keys</tt> file. You'll see that there are 3 other keys there for our developers. You can remove them if you'd like, but they're currently the only way we can provide remote support. During the alpha test phase we ask that you consider whether you are able to do diagnostics/debugging yourself before you remove them.
= Discovering Interfaces =
Run <tt>ip addr show</tt> to discover the IP addresses assigned to your home node. Use <tt>iw addr show</tt> to see the wireless interfaces that are configured.
<tt>iw phy</tt> will display physical interfaces and capabilities, seeing each radio that is available.
<tt>iw dev</tt> will display devices
<tt>swconfig</tt> is an OpenWRT binary for switch configuration. The routers have a switch that can be used to recognized VLANs. You 5 different ethernet devices,
but it's not that there are 5 different ethernet interfaces, but it's instead
a switch that uses VLANS. You can configure traffic coming in on a specific
VLAN so that it can be recognized (VLAN tagged) and routed as needed.
You can have multiple layer 2 ethernet networks on the same wire.
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