[B.A.T.M.A.N.] hardware requirements for mesh

[B.A.T.M.A.N.] hardware requirements for mesh

[leongmzlist]

Hi,

I've got a wrt54gl and Airlink AR430W w/ openwrt 8.09, but they can't 
do multiple modes. (eg: ap and ad-hoc at the same time).

So far, I've gotten ad-hoc mode working w/ the 2 routers and batman 
partially working.

Can those 2 routers be use in a mesh network so that laptops can 
connect to them and go on the net?  All the other mesh 
routers/repeaters I've seen can run in multiple modes.

thx
mike

Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] hardware requirements for mesh

[Marek Lindner]

Hi,

> Can those 2 routers be use in a mesh network so that laptops can
> connect to them and go on the net?  All the other mesh
> routers/repeaters I've seen can run in multiple modes.

they can be used in mesh but as you noticed the wifi cards are not able to open 
multiple wifi networks at the same time. If you want to offer managed networks 
for the laptops you need to find other solutions. Either you use Atheros based 
devices that can open multiple networks or you connect 2 devices (e.g. 
wrt54gl) via Ethernet (one opens the managed network and the other meshes in 
ad-hoc mode).

Regards,
Marek