ok, done a really stupid thing.  successfully flashed the Linksys and created the mesh node....great! then I changed the mode to mesh access point and lost all connectivity to my Linksys.  I've read other posts where I need to establish a cat5 hard link to another mesh node before I can access the Linksys again.  I only have one Linksys and do not have access to another (yet).  is there a way I can do a hard reset back to defaults?? .....HELP!

thx!

Peter ve7ngp

Under HSMM-MESH Info --> User Documentation --> How to use the web interface (Also under help on the mesh units too), it states:

Mesh Access Point considerations

When a device is configured in Mesh Access Point mode it is essentially 'transparent'. You are going through the device to reach a mesh node, and there is no need to get to the device unless you wish to change its configuration. When the time comes to reconfigure a device in this mode be aware that it is not running its own DHCP server because that is the job of the mesh node it is connected to. You will need some other way to configure your computer's network interface. There are two ways to do this:

1. Manual configuration
   Connect only your computer to the LAN port. Set your IP address to 172.27.0.100 and your netmask to 255.255.255.0. No other settings are needed.
2. Automatic configuration
   You will need another mesh node that is using NAT mode on its LAN, and using the default LAN IP address of 172.27.0.1. Both of these are required, otherwise this method will not work. Connect both your computer and the LAN of the Mesh Access Point to the LAN of the mesh node.

In this mode the default IP address on the LAN port is 172.27.0.2. After one of the above steps you should be able to send your browser to http://172.27.0.2:8080/. If you used automatic configuration you should also be able to go to http://localap:8080/. Like the name "localnode", an automatically generated name exists called "localap" which is set to the localnode address plus one, but only when the node LAN mode is set to NAT. If you changed the default IP address of a Mesh Access Point you will have to modify these instructions accordingly.

Sounds good. Happy Meshing! :-)

Hi, Peter;

Al, VE3RRD posted a great source in Toronto for WRT54-GS equivalents. I got lucky and got some while they were on sale for $12.99. Ordered from their web page, and had 'em delivered in a week. They take PayPal, which was good for me. At the moment, the price is up to $19.99, but that's still good for new units. See this thread:

http://hsmm-mesh.org/hsmm-mesh-forums/view-postlist/forum-21-ontario-canada/topic-526-hamilton.html

Check your local liquidators out west; you might find the same device a little closer to home. I've not done very well going the used/thrift shop route myself.