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The | NOTE: This WalkThrough is somewhat outdated. We no longer use batman-adv. The instructions for flashing nodes are still fine for e.g. Ubiquiti devices but not the TP-Link devices we use as home nodes. We hope to update this walkthrough soon.''' | ||
This a walkthrough for flashing a node with an OpenWRT firmware and getting mesh-relevant packages installed. The walkthrough assumes you're using linux and that you have [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal knowledge of the terminal]. The basic idea of getting a node (router) on the mesh consists of flashing (copying files to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory flash memory]) an operating system to the node and installing additional drivers and packages. We use [https://openwrt.org/ OpenWRT] as the operating system on our embedded devices (routers), then connect to the node (via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell SSH]), install the related software and configure it. This operating system is meant to fit on a small amount (4MB) of flash memory. | |||
To build an OpenWRT image from scratch, visit this How To: [[Mesh/Build An OpenWRT Image]] | To build an OpenWRT image from scratch, visit this How To: [[Mesh/Build An OpenWRT Image]] | ||