[B.A.T.M.A.N.] Switch backhaul based on connection

[B.A.T.M.A.N.] Switch backhaul based on connection

[Carlito Nueno]

Hi all,

I have nodes A, B, C.
On all nodes, wifi and lan are bridged. Also, they are all connected via mesh.

                                        |---> node B
ethernet <--> Node A <-- |
                                        | ---> node C

Node A is the exit node - connected via ethernet cable and node B and
node C are connected to A via mesh.

So, when I connect node C via ethernet, does it start using ethernet
as backhaul or still keeping mesh.

that is, when a client connects via wifi to node C, does the traffic
go via option 1 or option 2?

option 1:
client wifi <--> node C <--> mesh iface <--> node A <--> router

option 2:
client wifi <--> node C <--> ethernet eth0 <--> router

Thanks

Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Switch backhaul based on connection

[Sven Eckelmann]

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On Donnerstag, 14. Dezember 2017 12:20:48 CET Carlito Nueno wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have nodes A, B, C.
> On all nodes, wifi and lan are bridged. Also, they are all connected via mesh.
> 
>                                         |---> node B
> ethernet <--> Node A <-- |
>                                         | ---> node C
> 
> Node A is the exit node - connected via ethernet cable and node B and
> node C are connected to A via mesh.
>
> So, when I connect node C via ethernet, does it start using ethernet
> as backhaul or still keeping mesh.
[...]

Sorry, this is not a batman-adv question. And it highly depends on your 
configuration. For example, the bat0 interface doesnt seem to be in the 
bridge. So I have to assume that you use routing - and thus you have to check 
your metric settings for each IP(v6) route.

And if everything is in a bridge then you have to check your bridge cost
(and STP, ...) configurations.

Kind regards,
	Sven

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