Are the items in the NW-MESH repository compatible with BBHN?

So i have my nodes named "ke7rip-node-1" and -2. I have 2 laptops and 2 mesh nodes. sitting on my desk. Nodes flashed with 1.0 and installed with the default settings. Only changes i have made have been the nodes name and password. Windows xp on both laptops. First laptop and ke7rip-node-1 have a web server on it. IP address of 10.203.36.67 The second laptop has ke7rip-node-2 and a browser trying to reach node-1's webserver on the laptop.

ISSUE: I click the link i made under Setup>Port forwarding and i get an error.

DHCP Address Reservations: no setup

Advertised Servers

Name Link URL

KE7RIP-webserver-1 X :// ke7rip-node-1 : 80 / home.asp [del]

Port Forwarding Interface

Type Port Lan IP                Lan port

WAN TCP 80 10.203.36.67 80 [DEL]

So i click the web link on the Mesh Status page I get the error.

ERROR MESSAGE:

The webpage is not available

       [reload] [more]

I type in the IP address i see the web page. The link takes me to the http://ke7rip-node-1/ I've tried changing the port # to 8080 for the outside port, I've tried using Localnode under Lan IP in the port forwarding. Various combinations of help files and how to. I even turned off the firewall on the hosting PC.

The name of the server is called babyweb.exe A single exe file that runs the server. Like i said. port forwarding does not seem to work when PC2 accesses node 2, views the web services of node 1 and clicks webserver links. Enter in the ip address directly and you get a web page. Hosting server is listening on port 80. I've even changed that to 8080 and back. If i use the ip:8080 i can see pages. Or :80. 2 am.

Time to sleep. Hopefully i was clearer then mud with the issue and what specifications used.

ARG! i had this all neatly spaced out and when i submitted it it clumped it down to a paragraph lump...

Negative.

OpenWRT's Kamikaze 7.09 (which is what BBHN uses) was made before ubiquiti came into the market, so it is not supported. If BBHN was utilizing newer firmware source code from OpenWRT, it would be supported. It is not a fast task to port BBHN to a newer OpenWRT build, but it can be done (I am slowly working on it).

what is the reson for this? is it a copy right thing?

Just in case others run into the same issue, I've edited my original post to include the SOLUTION I discovered before anyone had a chance to respond.

It really helps to use the IP address of the 'server' and not the node itself! Now that the default mode is '5 Direct' you have to take that into account.  Before with a DMZ of one machine it wasn't an issue.

I learn a lot more when things don't work right the first time! :-)

Hope this helps someone else in the future.

Below is my original post:

Guys (and Gals),

I must be missing something here.

Using the old HSMM-MESH software I could connect from a PC on one node to a 'server' on another node to get access to files on the server.  Used this with great success from 4 PCs and a server on the 5th node to run Field Day Logging software on Field Day.

Now that I have upgraded to the newer BroadBand-Hamnet. I am no longer able to connect to my server from any other node.

What have I missed, or screwed up?

Steve G./N4TTY

K2MTS-1 and -3 are both online.

-3 is currently at my QTH for some testing, but will be moved to its permanent home in downtown Troy this week. Both have been added to the Google Map here on hsmm-mesh.org. I don't know how successful this particular location will be, but since it's a place I'm free to set up a node, I figure I may as well! If I can ever get it on the roof of the building, I will, however this is probably unlikely.

I have much more exciting plans for the -1 node, however... Where is -2, you ask? Coming soon!

73
Mike K2MTS

In Windows XP, there is a different procedure. See the below link:

http://www.ehow.com/how_6929285_enable-ping-windows-xp-firewall.html

Yeah, I remember seeing that thread. Got me looking at the 'puters real hard. I'm pretty sure it's something similar, but both of these are running XP, which don't recognize that particular command.

I've got firewall(s) off, I think. The odd thing is, both work fine on the wireless interface, wifi through my home router, but act hinky on the wired interface through the Linksys nodes. Even if they're plugged into the same node, which is the same as using a hub in direct mode. I use ping a lot to test routing and switching stuff.

Ideally, I'd like these nodes to be as simple as possible; plug in a computer, attach to a server or other computer by name, without making any configuration changes to the computers or servers. Simple is good.

-- Time to get the big rubber mallett out...

Use the respective *.bin file.

Hey Guys!

I recently purchased a WRT54GS V2 but was not aware that it had been upgraded to Tomato 1.28  I am able to login to the router but decieded to wait and ask so that I dont brick this router.  Do I use the .bin file and flash over the Tomato or one of the others used for routers already running HSMM-MESH?  Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Joe

For anyone that is interested.  I am Idling in #broadband-hamnet on irc.freenode.net

If anyone is interested in chatting drop by and say hello.  As I am busy a lot I drop by from time to time to day hey.  So... as with irc in general dont run away in 2min if no one answers.