Well, we have one who says 30/30/30 resets the password, one who says not.

Maybe it varies on firmware version or something. 

I'll leave 30/30/30 as questionable in the writeup until I can do some testing on the final version of bbhn. 

There are reports 30/30/30 bricks some GS routers, so it's risky anyway.

As I said before, the password for the web interface is stored in a file in flash memory so, unless you wipe out the flash or overwrite it, your password will stay the same.  I was mixed up about only the callsign/nodename.

I just checked on the OpenWrt forum website and the 30/30/30 has no effect with OpenWrt. See the article here:  https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=34269   It works with DD-WRT but OpenWrt (and the BBHN) firmware is not setup to handle the reset button by default except for the failsafe mode that is discussed in the BBHN User Document for recovering a forgotten password.  OK??

So, do we have a conclusion whether 30/30/30 should reset the password?

I'm trying to make a FAQ about password reset/unbricking. 

http://servalpaul.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/smaller-more-elegant-mesh-extender.html

Any opinions?  I know the Serval Project is going at mesh networking a little differently, but this idea of a router married to a transceiver has merit.  The transceiver provides more power and frequency flexibility.

How hard would it be to do that here?

Thanks.

Does that mean 30/30/30 can't be used to reset a lost password? 

What's the distinction between "callsign" and "nodename?"   I don't recall ever entering a callsign other than as part of the nodename. 

Got my AWUS036NH 2 watt unit and it is recognized immediately by KK6DCI's package (and probably by GM8PBQ's package but I haven't tested). I see my three Linksys nodes, but still waiting to detect a neighbor's signal!

EDIT: flash my three Linksys routers to 1.0.0 bbhn. I'm looking foreword to KK6DCI updating his install to bbhn!

By default, it will use both antennas.  You can change this on one of the panels on the web interface.

Here's the 30/30/30 reset warning I found:

"Note: WRT54GS v1.1, GS v2, and GS2.1 models can brick after a hard reset no matter how it is done."

From the DD-WRT "Peacock" thread.

Some further info here:

BTW, there is a "30/30/30 reset," but I think I've heard that can brick some routers, so try other solutions first.

Edit: found the links to 30/30/30 reset problems.

The DD-WRT "Peacock" thread.

Further DD-WRT info on 30/30/30 "bricking". 

The warning is "Note: WRT54GS v1.1, GS v2, and GS2.1 models can brick after a hard reset no matter how it is done."

BTW, the DD-WRT "Peacock" thread has lots of good info, some of which is relevant to our stuff.  The same can be said for the who DD-WRT forum. 

If you forgot the SSH login and the http login, follow the steps in the link below to telnet into the node. From there, type mount_root and then take a look at the /etc/httpd.conf file (cat /etc/httpd.conf). Alternatively, you could TFTP or jtag the firmware back to the router or do some combination of the two.

http://hsmm-mesh.org/documentation/71-using-safe-mode-to-reset-a-forgotten-password.html