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 Subject :can't connect to other nodes in mesh from a gateway node.. 2014-06-05- 01:40:28 
wb2ifs
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help! I can't connect to other nodes in the mesh by clicking on the links in the mesh status page of the gateway node. When I click the links I get "could not connect to node_name:8080" The odd thing is that i can connect to all the other nodes (including the GW node) from any of the nodes other than the "GW".

GW node Configuration:

Basic setup:

  • WIFI: default settings except for power level
  • LAN: Mode NAT, IP address/mask 255.255.255.0, DHCP server enabled, DHCP start 200, DHCP end 255
  • WAN: Protocol DHCP, DNS 1 my_verizon_router_address, DNS2 my_lab_router_address, Mesh Gateway Enabled

Port Forwarding DHCP and Services:

  • assigned ports (for Ratflector, GPSD, wordpress site, sendmail, alternate http and https) to my Rasberry pi server
  • assigned 8080 to localnode
  • Advertised Raspberry pi server services (Ratflector, GPSD, wordpress site)

I noted that when I change the LAN configuration to 5 hosts I can connect to the other nodes so it's  a configuration issue.  is there something about NAT configuration the prevents the resolution of other node addresses by the GW node?


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 Subject :Re:can't connect to other nodes in mesh from a gateway node.. 2014-06-05- 06:35:14 
AE4ML
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Location: Spotsylvania VA USA
 
Hi Jesse, Can you clarify "I noted that when I change the LAN configuration to 5 hosts I can connect to the other nodes so it's a configuration issue. " what exactly are you changing ? Mike AE4ML Spotsylvania VA ae4ml@arrl.net \
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 Subject :Re:can't connect to other nodes in mesh from a gateway node.. 2014-06-05- 06:42:56 
wb2ifs
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I'm changing the LAN mode on the Basic setup page. BTW I think I'm closer to the solution. I noticed that the LAN address is inside the same subnet as the WIFI. When I go with the default address the router provides everything works correctly. I'm somewhat wedded to keeping the LAN address the same because my webserver is on a fixed IP address. If I have to change it, I'll change it.
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 Subject :Re:can't connect to other nodes in mesh from a gateway node.. 2014-06-05- 06:57:48 
AE4ML
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Jesse, Your right, The LAN and Wireless cannot be on the same network. It wont work. best method I dont know your setup. user side 192.168.x.x addressing and the WAN 10.x.x.x or 172.16.x.x space. I hope that helps. Mike AE4ML
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 Subject :Re:can't connect to other nodes in mesh from a gateway node.. 2014-06-05- 07:02:40 
KF5JIM
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Joined: 2013-07-17- 12:13:36
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Have you tried turning off your wifi connection?

Why have you assigned port 8080 to localnode? That's on by default in the firmware configuration. No need to have it twice.
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 Subject :Re:can't connect to other nodes in mesh from a gateway node.. 2014-06-05- 08:46:03 
wb2ifs
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I fixed it and I removed the 8080 to localnode entry. Everything's working well now. TNX es 73s de wb2ifs/3 e e
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