[B.A.T.M.A.N.] Problems to add Batman-adv in wlan0 Nanostation M5

[B.A.T.M.A.N.] Problems to add Batman-adv in wlan0 Nanostation M5

[Esteban Municio]

Hi all

I`m working on a academic develop project for improve the networks in
rural areas in Peru. We are doing some test with 6 Nanostation M5 for
create a mesh network.

I tried Commotion software with OLSR and all was Ok. Now, we are
testing BATMAN, with OpenWRT and batman-adv module, but I have some
problems.

I have compiled OpenWrt Backfire r32751 (Load: 0.09 0.10 0.05) and
installed batman-adv with opkg following this
http://wiki.openwrt.org/inbox/mesh.batman

When I put:
lsmod | grep batman
I get
batman_adv             67936  0

and seems to be load in the kernel

But when I try to add the interface wlan0 for activate batman in it,
the Nanostation remains locked and i need to reboot.
I have tried this with:

echo bat0 > /sys/class/net/wlan0/batman_adv/mesh_iface

and

batctl if add wlan0

with the same bad result.
What am i doing wrong?

That are my configuration files:

root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/network
config interface loopback
	option ifname	lo
	option proto	static
	option ipaddr	127.0.0.1
	option netmask	255.0.0.0

config interface lan
	option ifname	eth0
	option type	bridge
	option proto	static
	option ipaddr	192.168.1.1
	option netmask	255.255.255.0

#config interface wan
#	option ifname	eth1
#	option proto	dhcp


config interface wan
	option ifname	eth1
	option proto	static
	option ipaddr	"my ip public for internet access"
	option netmask  255.255.255.192
	option gateway	"my ip public gateway"
	option dns	8.8.8.8
----------------------------------------

root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/wireless

config 'wifi-device' 'radio0'
	option 'type' 'mac80211'
	option 'macaddr' '00:27:22:52:71:a7'
	option 'hwmode' '11na'
	option 'htmode' 'HT20'
	list 'ht_capab' 'SHORT-GI-40'
	list 'ht_capab' 'TX-STBC'
	list 'ht_capab' 'RX-STBC1'
	list 'ht_capab' 'DSSS_CCK-40'
	option 'channel' '161'
	option 'txpower' '0'
	option 'country' 'US'

config 'wifi-iface'
	option 'device' 'radio0'
	option 'network' 'lan'
	option 'ssid' 'OpenWrt'
	option 'encryption' 'none'
	option 'mode' 'adhoc'
	option 'bssid' '00:27:22:52:71:A7'

---------------------------------------------------
root@OpenWrt:~# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

eth1      no wireless extensions.

br-lan    no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11an  ESSID:"OpenWrt"
          Mode:Ad-Hoc  Frequency:5.805 GHz  Cell: 00:27:22:52:71:A7
          Tx-Power=3 dBm
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:on

-----------------------------------------------------
root@OpenWrt:~# ifconfig
br-lan    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:27:22:53:71:A7
          inet addr:192.168.1.1  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:9489 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:9584 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:989861 (966.6 KiB)  TX bytes:3510637 (3.3 MiB)

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:27:22:53:71:A7
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:9511 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:9597 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:1124441 (1.0 MiB)  TX bytes:3512820 (3.3 MiB)
          Interrupt:4

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:27:22:53:71:A8
          inet addr:"my ip public"  Bcast:"my ip broadcast broadcast"
Mask:255.255.255.192
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:13086 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:4552 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:4041054 (3.8 MiB)  TX bytes:797392 (778.7 KiB)
          Interrupt:5

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:1556 (1.5 KiB)  TX bytes:1556 (1.5 KiB)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:27:22:52:71:A7
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:32
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:1526 (1.4 KiB)

------------------------

I have noticed that i have not the bat0 interface created,is it normal?
Do i need create another aditional interface like ath0?

I have been following that manuals:
http://pizza.hskflashcards.com/index.php?page=B.A.T.M.A.N.+Advanced+on+OpenWrt+How-To

http://www.open-mesh.org/projects/batman-adv/wiki/Quick-start-guide

Any help o comment?
Do you recomend me to change to batmand instead?
Do you know if there is any BATMAN implementation for a mesh network
of Nanostation M5, easier to install and manipulate?

Thanks

--
Esteban

Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Problems to add Batman-adv in wlan0 Nanostation M5

[gtolon]

Hi Esteban,

I don't see in the link that you pasted that they use opkg. I think they 
compile batman-adv before installing the image to the router, right?. 
Maybe this thread could be useful to you:

http://www.mail-archive.com/b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.org/msg07566.html

After installing batman-adv you can use the file /etc/config/batman to 
configure it.

Regards


Gabriel


El 31/07/2012 01:41 p.m., Esteban Municio escribió:
> Hi all
>
> I`m working on a academic develop project for improve the networks in
> rural areas in Peru. We are doing some test with 6 Nanostation M5 for
> create a mesh network.
>
> I tried Commotion software with OLSR and all was Ok. Now, we are
> testing BATMAN, with OpenWRT and batman-adv module, but I have some
> problems.
>
> I have compiled OpenWrt Backfire r32751 (Load: 0.09 0.10 0.05) and
> installed batman-adv with opkg following this
> http://wiki.openwrt.org/inbox/mesh.batman
>
> When I put:
> lsmod | grep batman
> I get
> batman_adv             67936  0
>
> and seems to be load in the kernel
>
> But when I try to add the interface wlan0 for activate batman in it,
> the Nanostation remains locked and i need to reboot.
> I have tried this with:
>
> echo bat0 > /sys/class/net/wlan0/batman_adv/mesh_iface
>
> and
>
> batctl if add wlan0
>
> with the same bad result.
> What am i doing wrong?
>
> That are my configuration files:
>
> root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/network
> config interface loopback
> 	option ifname	lo
> 	option proto	static
> 	option ipaddr	127.0.0.1
> 	option netmask	255.0.0.0
>
> config interface lan
> 	option ifname	eth0
> 	option type	bridge
> 	option proto	static
> 	option ipaddr	192.168.1.1
> 	option netmask	255.255.255.0
>
> #config interface wan
> #	option ifname	eth1
> #	option proto	dhcp
>
>
> config interface wan
> 	option ifname	eth1
> 	option proto	static
> 	option ipaddr	"my ip public for internet access"
> 	option netmask  255.255.255.192
> 	option gateway	"my ip public gateway"
> 	option dns	8.8.8.8
> ----------------------------------------
>
> root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/wireless
>
> config 'wifi-device' 'radio0'
> 	option 'type' 'mac80211'
> 	option 'macaddr' '00:27:22:52:71:a7'
> 	option 'hwmode' '11na'
> 	option 'htmode' 'HT20'
> 	list 'ht_capab' 'SHORT-GI-40'
> 	list 'ht_capab' 'TX-STBC'
> 	list 'ht_capab' 'RX-STBC1'
> 	list 'ht_capab' 'DSSS_CCK-40'
> 	option 'channel' '161'
> 	option 'txpower' '0'
> 	option 'country' 'US'
>
> config 'wifi-iface'
> 	option 'device' 'radio0'
> 	option 'network' 'lan'
> 	option 'ssid' 'OpenWrt'
> 	option 'encryption' 'none'
> 	option 'mode' 'adhoc'
> 	option 'bssid' '00:27:22:52:71:A7'
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> root@OpenWrt:~# iwconfig
> lo        no wireless extensions.
>
> eth0      no wireless extensions.
>
> eth1      no wireless extensions.
>
> br-lan    no wireless extensions.
>
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11an  ESSID:"OpenWrt"
>            Mode:Ad-Hoc  Frequency:5.805 GHz  Cell: 00:27:22:52:71:A7
>            Tx-Power=3 dBm
>            RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>            Encryption key:off
>            Power Management:on
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> root@OpenWrt:~# ifconfig
> br-lan    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:27:22:53:71:A7
>            inet addr:192.168.1.1  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
>            UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>            RX packets:9489 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>            TX packets:9584 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>            collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>            RX bytes:989861 (966.6 KiB)  TX bytes:3510637 (3.3 MiB)
>
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:27:22:53:71:A7
>            UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>            RX packets:9511 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>            TX packets:9597 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>            collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>            RX bytes:1124441 (1.0 MiB)  TX bytes:3512820 (3.3 MiB)
>            Interrupt:4
>
> eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:27:22:53:71:A8
>            inet addr:"my ip public"  Bcast:"my ip broadcast broadcast"
> Mask:255.255.255.192
>            UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>            RX packets:13086 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>            TX packets:4552 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>            collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>            RX bytes:4041054 (3.8 MiB)  TX bytes:797392 (778.7 KiB)
>            Interrupt:5
>
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>            inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>            UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>            RX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>            TX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>            collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>            RX bytes:1556 (1.5 KiB)  TX bytes:1556 (1.5 KiB)
>
> wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:27:22:52:71:A7
>            UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>            RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>            TX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>            collisions:0 txqueuelen:32
>            RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:1526 (1.4 KiB)
>
> ------------------------
>
> I have noticed that i have not the bat0 interface created,is it normal?
> Do i need create another aditional interface like ath0?
>
> I have been following that manuals:
> http://pizza.hskflashcards.com/index.php?page=B.A.T.M.A.N.+Advanced+on+OpenWrt+How-To
>
> http://www.open-mesh.org/projects/batman-adv/wiki/Quick-start-guide
>
> Any help o comment?
> Do you recomend me to change to batmand instead?
> Do you know if there is any BATMAN implementation for a mesh network
> of Nanostation M5, easier to install and manipulate?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Esteban
>

Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Problems to add Batman-adv in wlan0 Nanostation M5

[Sven Eckelmann]

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On Tuesday 31 July 2012 11:41:15 Esteban Municio wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I`m working on a academic develop project for improve the networks in
> rural areas in Peru. We are doing some test with 6 Nanostation M5 for
> create a mesh network.
> 
> I tried Commotion software with OLSR and all was Ok. Now, we are
> testing BATMAN, with OpenWRT and batman-adv module, but I have some
> problems.
> 
> I have compiled OpenWrt Backfire r32751 (Load: 0.09 0.10 0.05) and
> installed batman-adv with opkg following this
> http://wiki.openwrt.org/inbox/mesh.batman

Why are you installing it with opkg? This sounds a little bit like you try to
load a kernel module that wasn't compiled for the kernel that is running on
the machine (which would be extreme bad when there are ABI differences). Also
this "pizza" link you showed at the bottom of the mail gives the impression
that you may have done something like that.

The best way is to include it in your image.

> When I put:
> lsmod | grep batman
> I get
> batman_adv             67936  0
> 
> and seems to be load in the kernel
> 
> But when I try to add the interface wlan0 for activate batman in it,
> the Nanostation remains locked and i need to reboot.
> I have tried this with:
> 
> echo bat0 > /sys/class/net/wlan0/batman_adv/mesh_iface
> 
> and
> 
> batctl if add wlan0
> 
> with the same bad result.
> What am i doing wrong?

Hard to tell with the information we got here. Are you using the serial console
on your device? Does it print a backtrace (can you create a backtrace with
symbol tables enabled)? Are you sure that the kernel and batman-adv module are
100% binary compatible? What version of batman-adv is it? Did you try the
newest openwrt devel package from
 http://downloads.open-mesh.org/svn/openwrt-feed/ (i think the package is
called kmod-batman-adv-devel)?

batctl: acd06db051419d3b323675ab2d7c897f2a5efc2a
batman-adv: 3fdeaa6bfb404311b73a689e984672161403a0c2

[...]
> I have noticed that i have not the bat0 interface created,is it normal?
> Do i need create another aditional interface like ath0?

bat0 (or any other name you choose for your batman-adv device(s)) are created
after you attach an interface to it (this is what you are doing when you say
that your node "freezes").

> I have been following that manuals:
> http://pizza.hskflashcards.com/index.php?page=B.A.T.M.A.N.+Advanced+on+OpenW
> rt+How-To

Uh, please don't use this one. It is outdated as hell and has nearly nothing
to do with the stuff you are using (or at least should use).

> Do you recomend me to change to batmand instead?

Just to give an impression:

Latest release of batmand:
 http://git.open-mesh.org/batmand.git/commit/3aeebaf87974a069278a3feee31345da664fc090

Latest release of batman-adv
 http://git.open-mesh.org/batman-adv.git/commit/b82d11e243ec144c515e7d04e8e8c31b111a060d

Commits in batmand in the last 6 months (master branch): 0
Commits in batman-adv in the last 6 months (master branch): ~250 (and this does
not include all the stuff that happens before a change is accepted)

Of course, this can also be a sign of perfection. But I can say for sure that
the most development in the last two years happened in batman-adv and not in
batmand.

> Do you know if there is any BATMAN implementation for a mesh network
> of Nanostation M5, easier to install and manipulate?

Um, even easier? At least I find it extreme easy to get it running:

$ modprobe batman-adv
$ batctl -m bat4 interface add eth0
$ ip addr add 192.168.3.11/24 dev bat4
$ ip link set dev bat4 up
$ batctl -m bat4 originators

And only step 1 and 2 are batman-adv relevant. The rest is just to configure the
usual stuff and step 5 to check for detected originators. And "-m bat4" is
optional. I just wanted to call my device bat4. Please let me know how this can
be made easier without restricting users.

And why are you refering to a specific product? I thought that you just use
OpenWRT.

Kind regards,
	Sven

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Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Problems to add Batman-adv in wlan0 Nanostation M5

[Wayne Abroue]

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org> wrote:
> On Tuesday 31 July 2012 11:41:15 Esteban Municio wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I`m working on a academic develop project for improve the networks in
>> rural areas in Peru. We are doing some test with 6 Nanostation M5 for
>> create a mesh network.
>>
>> I tried Commotion software with OLSR and all was Ok. Now, we are
>> testing BATMAN, with OpenWRT and batman-adv module, but I have some
>> problems.
>>
>> I have compiled OpenWrt Backfire r32751 (Load: 0.09 0.10 0.05) and
>> installed batman-adv with opkg following this
>> http://wiki.openwrt.org/inbox/mesh.batman
>
> Why are you installing it with opkg? This sounds a little bit like you try to
> load a kernel module that wasn't compiled for the kernel that is running on
> the machine (which would be extreme bad when there are ABI differences). Also
> this "pizza" link you showed at the bottom of the mail gives the impression
> that you may have done something like that.
>
> The best way is to include it in your image.
>
>> When I put:
>> lsmod | grep batman
>> I get
>> batman_adv             67936  0
>>
>> and seems to be load in the kernel
>>
>> But when I try to add the interface wlan0 for activate batman in it,
>> the Nanostation remains locked and i need to reboot.
>> I have tried this with:
>>
>> echo bat0 > /sys/class/net/wlan0/batman_adv/mesh_iface
>>
>> and
>>
>> batctl if add wlan0
>>
>> with the same bad result.
>> What am i doing wrong?
>
> Hard to tell with the information we got here. Are you using the serial console
> on your device? Does it print a backtrace (can you create a backtrace with
> symbol tables enabled)? Are you sure that the kernel and batman-adv module are
> 100% binary compatible? What version of batman-adv is it? Did you try the
> newest openwrt devel package from
>  http://downloads.open-mesh.org/svn/openwrt-feed/ (i think the package is
> called kmod-batman-adv-devel)?
>
> batctl: acd06db051419d3b323675ab2d7c897f2a5efc2a
> batman-adv: 3fdeaa6bfb404311b73a689e984672161403a0c2
>
> [...]
>> I have noticed that i have not the bat0 interface created,is it normal?
>> Do i need create another aditional interface like ath0?
>
> bat0 (or any other name you choose for your batman-adv device(s)) are created
> after you attach an interface to it (this is what you are doing when you say
> that your node "freezes").
>
>> I have been following that manuals:
>> http://pizza.hskflashcards.com/index.php?page=B.A.T.M.A.N.+Advanced+on+OpenW
>> rt+How-To
>
> Uh, please don't use this one. It is outdated as hell and has nearly nothing
> to do with the stuff you are using (or at least should use).
>
>> Do you recomend me to change to batmand instead?
>
> Just to give an impression:
>
> Latest release of batmand:
>  http://git.open-mesh.org/batmand.git/commit/3aeebaf87974a069278a3feee31345da664fc090
>
> Latest release of batman-adv
>  http://git.open-mesh.org/batman-adv.git/commit/b82d11e243ec144c515e7d04e8e8c31b111a060d
>
> Commits in batmand in the last 6 months (master branch): 0
> Commits in batman-adv in the last 6 months (master branch): ~250 (and this does
> not include all the stuff that happens before a change is accepted)
>
> Of course, this can also be a sign of perfection. But I can say for sure that
> the most development in the last two years happened in batman-adv and not in
> batmand.
>
>> Do you know if there is any BATMAN implementation for a mesh network
>> of Nanostation M5, easier to install and manipulate?
>
> Um, even easier? At least I find it extreme easy to get it running:
>
> $ modprobe batman-adv
> $ batctl -m bat4 interface add eth0
> $ ip addr add 192.168.3.11/24 dev bat4
> $ ip link set dev bat4 up
> $ batctl -m bat4 originators
>
> And only step 1 and 2 are batman-adv relevant. The rest is just to configure the
> usual stuff and step 5 to check for detected originators. And "-m bat4" is
> optional. I just wanted to call my device bat4. Please let me know how this can
> be made easier without restricting users.
>
> And why are you refering to a specific product? I thought that you just use
> OpenWRT.

Yep, now that everybody has confused the hell out of you,,, try
flashing the unit with
http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/atheros/openwrt-atheros-ubnt5-squashfs.bin

setup to get internet access. and  correct wireless settings
opkg update | opkg install kmod-batman-adv | enable with
/etc/init.d/batman-adv enable

edit /config/batman-adv to reflect wlan0

reboot Done | check with batctl o

Couldn't be simpler, no need to compile anything.

Wayne A

Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Problems to add Batman-adv in wlan0 Nanostation M5

[Esteban Municio]

Thanks you very much.

I got run batman-adv and and I can see 2 nodes between them:

root@OpenWrt:/# batctl o
[B.A.T.M.A.N. adv 2012.0.0, MainIF/MAC: wlan0/00:27:22:52:74:e2 (bat0)]
  Originator      last-seen (#/255)           Nexthop [outgoingIF]:
Potential nexthops ...
00:27:22:52:71:a7    0.170s   (213) 00:27:22:52:71:a7 [     wlan0]:
00:27:22:52:71:a7 (213)

I transfer with scp and installed manually the packages
kmod-crc16_2.6.32.27-1_ar71xx.ipk and
kmod-batman-adv_2.6.32.27+2012.0.0-1_ar71xx.ipk that i had created
when compiled the image, and now all work OK

Thanks for your help! Now batman-adv seems really easy! ;-)


2012/8/1 Wayne Abroue <plettpc@gmail.com>:
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org> wrote:
>> On Tuesday 31 July 2012 11:41:15 Esteban Municio wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I`m working on a academic develop project for improve the networks in
>>> rural areas in Peru. We are doing some test with 6 Nanostation M5 for
>>> create a mesh network.
>>>
>>> I tried Commotion software with OLSR and all was Ok. Now, we are
>>> testing BATMAN, with OpenWRT and batman-adv module, but I have some
>>> problems.
>>>
>>> I have compiled OpenWrt Backfire r32751 (Load: 0.09 0.10 0.05) and
>>> installed batman-adv with opkg following this
>>> http://wiki.openwrt.org/inbox/mesh.batman
>>
>> Why are you installing it with opkg? This sounds a little bit like you try to
>> load a kernel module that wasn't compiled for the kernel that is running on
>> the machine (which would be extreme bad when there are ABI differences). Also
>> this "pizza" link you showed at the bottom of the mail gives the impression
>> that you may have done something like that.
>>
>> The best way is to include it in your image.
>>
>>> When I put:
>>> lsmod | grep batman
>>> I get
>>> batman_adv             67936  0
>>>
>>> and seems to be load in the kernel
>>>
>>> But when I try to add the interface wlan0 for activate batman in it,
>>> the Nanostation remains locked and i need to reboot.
>>> I have tried this with:
>>>
>>> echo bat0 > /sys/class/net/wlan0/batman_adv/mesh_iface
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> batctl if add wlan0
>>>
>>> with the same bad result.
>>> What am i doing wrong?
>>
>> Hard to tell with the information we got here. Are you using the serial console
>> on your device? Does it print a backtrace (can you create a backtrace with
>> symbol tables enabled)? Are you sure that the kernel and batman-adv module are
>> 100% binary compatible? What version of batman-adv is it? Did you try the
>> newest openwrt devel package from
>>  http://downloads.open-mesh.org/svn/openwrt-feed/ (i think the package is
>> called kmod-batman-adv-devel)?
>>
>> batctl: acd06db051419d3b323675ab2d7c897f2a5efc2a
>> batman-adv: 3fdeaa6bfb404311b73a689e984672161403a0c2
>>
>> [...]
>>> I have noticed that i have not the bat0 interface created,is it normal?
>>> Do i need create another aditional interface like ath0?
>>
>> bat0 (or any other name you choose for your batman-adv device(s)) are created
>> after you attach an interface to it (this is what you are doing when you say
>> that your node "freezes").
>>
>>> I have been following that manuals:
>>> http://pizza.hskflashcards.com/index.php?page=B.A.T.M.A.N.+Advanced+on+OpenW
>>> rt+How-To
>>
>> Uh, please don't use this one. It is outdated as hell and has nearly nothing
>> to do with the stuff you are using (or at least should use).
>>
>>> Do you recomend me to change to batmand instead?
>>
>> Just to give an impression:
>>
>> Latest release of batmand:
>>  http://git.open-mesh.org/batmand.git/commit/3aeebaf87974a069278a3feee31345da664fc090
>>
>> Latest release of batman-adv
>>  http://git.open-mesh.org/batman-adv.git/commit/b82d11e243ec144c515e7d04e8e8c31b111a060d
>>
>> Commits in batmand in the last 6 months (master branch): 0
>> Commits in batman-adv in the last 6 months (master branch): ~250 (and this does
>> not include all the stuff that happens before a change is accepted)
>>
>> Of course, this can also be a sign of perfection. But I can say for sure that
>> the most development in the last two years happened in batman-adv and not in
>> batmand.
>>
>>> Do you know if there is any BATMAN implementation for a mesh network
>>> of Nanostation M5, easier to install and manipulate?
>>
>> Um, even easier? At least I find it extreme easy to get it running:
>>
>> $ modprobe batman-adv
>> $ batctl -m bat4 interface add eth0
>> $ ip addr add 192.168.3.11/24 dev bat4
>> $ ip link set dev bat4 up
>> $ batctl -m bat4 originators
>>
>> And only step 1 and 2 are batman-adv relevant. The rest is just to configure the
>> usual stuff and step 5 to check for detected originators. And "-m bat4" is
>> optional. I just wanted to call my device bat4. Please let me know how this can
>> be made easier without restricting users.
>>
>> And why are you refering to a specific product? I thought that you just use
>> OpenWRT.
>
> Yep, now that everybody has confused the hell out of you,,, try
> flashing the unit with
> http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/atheros/openwrt-atheros-ubnt5-squashfs.bin
>
> setup to get internet access. and  correct wireless settings
> opkg update | opkg install kmod-batman-adv | enable with
> /etc/init.d/batman-adv enable
>
> edit /config/batman-adv to reflect wlan0
>
> reboot Done | check with batctl o
>
> Couldn't be simpler, no need to compile anything.
>
> Wayne A



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Esteban