Anyone have instructions on how to connect MESH node to my local network?

I found my favorite following the 'web links', 'mesh aricles elsewhere' path to come to this article:

http://ohiopacket.org/index.php/Integrating_HSMM-MESH_into_an_existing_network

I still haven't figured out the DNS part, but the routing and forwarding parts were helpful.

One frustrating thing I learned the hard way; you can't get past the firewall from your network, through the node's WAN port, to the mesh LAN-connected computers using this information. You can get to the gateway node, but the WAN firewall has stymied me. There are some other articles on here about modifying that, but I haven't got that far myself.

Any situation where a Node Lan-connected computer is crossing the mesh, into your network to touch a server works ok. I've been experimenting with cameras using a mixed mesh/lan environment.

Good luck.

Thanks for the replies. As soon as I can, will be working on setup.

W5LMM, I feel your pain.

My LAN used to be 10.X.Y.Z, until I got into mesh.

There is no real way around it, and I ended up changing my entire lan to a 192.168.X.Y for it to work (about 30 devices to change the 1st 3 octets !). You might be able to use the 172.X.Y.Z, as long as it doesnt conflict with 172.27.0.X, the default NAT LAN on every node.

With it this way, I can add static routes and let ANYTHING on my LAN talk to anything on the mesh and vice versa. If you are on my mesh, you can hit my webserver, mailserver, WL2K server, VoIP system, etc.

If you go look under Applications for the Mesh in the menu here to the left, then hit the Towercam over mesh, that is a cam, up 50', attached to K5KTF-50foot, which then comes down via mesh, across my LAN, over to the webserver in the corner, and out to you, LIVE and STREAMING..

Yes, it sucked getting off the 10 network, but well worth it in the end.

73

KTF