Hello all,

I am just getting started with Broadband-Hamnet. I have ran into a problem. I have two nodes flashed with v1.0.0, my topology is like this

Internet Router connected to Node1 WAN port --- Node1 set as gateway & with PC win7 --- Mesh --- Node2 with laptop win7

Both nodes are set to direct 5, PC and Laptop get a 10.X.X.X with 255.255.255.248 subnet. Both PC and Laptop can connect to the Internet with no problems. I have added them to there respected nodes with unique host names. When I ping one of the computers from the other one using the host name it resolves the proper IP address for it but will not allow pings to go through. It looks like the routing is not right but the Internet works.

Any help would be appreciated, trying to set this up for our ARES group.

Thanks
Eli
KD8RBH

That is not a problem with BBHN. Windows 7, by default, blocks ICMP echo requests (which are needed for pings). Doing a quick search yields this:
http://www.sysprobs.com/enable-ping-reply-windows-7

Thanks for the fast reply! I had disabled the firewall for testing and set them to windows "home network" type. If the Laptop and PC are connected to the same node they can ping each other. I should still be able to ping it through the other node. Right?

Then it sounds like a firewall issue that could possibly be blocking the request. Let me try some things out over here and get back with you.

If it helps I did a tracert and got this:

C:\Users\admin>tracert autolog-pc

Tracing route to autolog-pc.local.mesh [10.102.152.178]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms localnode.local.mesh [10.166.98.225]
2 2 ms 1 ms 2 ms kd8rbh-00.local.mesh [10.12.211.22]
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.

So I just reproduced the same problem you had over here. Typing "netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 enable" in an elevated command prompt window on the computer fixed the problem.

Ok, that did fix the ping issue. So it is a problem in windows 7? I started with a ping as first line troubleshooting. I must not be doing something right. I am trying to share files using SMB (windows file share) by typing \\Ip-address\ it won't find it. From what I have read the PCs should be straight on the mesh and should be able to connect in the same way as if they are on the same node. Sorry still learning any thoughts?

I am glad to hear that fixed the problem! Your problem is in Windows. 5 Host Direct is nothing more than a 5 Host DMZ. So that rules out the mesh as it passes all traffic from point A to point B.

Look at setting up a Samba or FTP Server on a Linux machine if you want to share files between Windows PC's. It takes no more than 30 minutes.

KJ6OGW,
"setting up a Samba or FTP Server on a Linux machine" implies that you already have a Linux server. So setting up a Samba or FTP ON a Linux machine should take no more than 30 minutes (if the user knows what they are doing).

And with that, the problem posted in this thread has already been solved.

KF5JIM - Thanks! That works for me. I am in the process of setting up a FTP/Webserver on a Raspberry Pi for one of my nodes. Would like to see in future releases tho where the nodes could act as a true bridge to the mesh not DMZ. But with my limited knowledge of olsr may not be possible.

KJ6OGW - Google Raspberry Pi as ftp server tutorials all over the place. Cheep board only $35. http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Web-Server/step9/Install-an-FTP-server/

Outstanding! I'm glad it's all setup and working for you. Happy Meshing!