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

I suspect the problem may be that KD0NRC-M is an unknown host in that it doesn't appear to be the host running 'olsrd' here (KD0NRC-1) nor is it an attached host for which it's advertising.

I'm working to get an Ubuntu VM directly on the mesh with a wifi dongle. I end up with this:

As you can see, it shows my IP addresses, not hostname.

Here's my nameservices config in olsrd.conf:

LoadPlugin "olsrd_nameservice.so.0.3"
{
    PlParam "sighup-pid-file" "/var/run/dnsmasq.pid"
    PlParam "interval" "30"
    PlParam "timeout" "300"
    PlParam "name-change-script" "touch /tmp/namechange"
    PlParam "name" "KD0NRC-M"
    PlParam "service" "http://KD0NRC-M:0/|tcp|NTP"
}

Here's some olsrd output: http://pastebin.com/Pi3z4NeU

Of particular concern are the error messages related to the KD0NRC-M nameservices packets:

Plugin param key:"name" val: "KD0NRC-M"
Plugin param key:"service" val: "http://KD0NRC-M:0/|tcp|NTP"
"service"/"http://KD0NRC-M:0/|tcp|NTP"... Got got http://KD0NRC-M:0/|tcp|NTP (main address)
"name"/"KD0NRC-M"... Got got KD0NRC-M (main address)
NAME PLUGIN: insert main addr for name KD0NRC-M 
NAME PLUGIN: invalid or malformed parameter KD0NRC-M (10.48.191.141), fix your config!
NAME PLUGIN: ip or hostname KD0NRC-M in service http://KD0NRC-M:0/|tcp|NTP is NOT allowed (does not belong to you)
NAME PLUGIN: invalid or malformed parameter http://KD0NRC-M:0/|tcp|NTP (0.0.0.0), fix your config!
NAME PLUGIN: decap type=0, len=8, name=KD0NRC-1
NAME PLUGIN: create new name/service/forwarder entry KD0NRC-1 (10.160.61.123) [len=8] [type=0] in linked list
NAME PLUGIN: decap type=0, len=8, name=KD0NRC-1

Any idea what's going on here? 10.48.191.141 noted in the error is KD0NRC-HOMEGW's IP.

I was wondering if anyone has thought about how to get more nodes on the air across the country?

I am thinking maybe something based on what the Microwavers have - Microwave Activity Day or better known as MAD. It was started years ago to get microwavers out and to test gear to make sure its working and then do any modifications.

Could call it either HSMM-Mesh Activity Day (HAD) or Broadband-Hamnet Activity Day (BAD).

All kidding put aside, how about it, the third weekend of each month everyone goes out to a local park or hill and sees who they can work from there.

Here locally, I probably could work good distances across either across Lake Erie into Ohio or across Lake Michigan into Illinois or Wisconsin.

Any thoughts on this?

James W8ISS

How are you trying to access the router?

What kind of PC? Windows, Linux, etc.?

Have you rebooted the PC to be sure you get a new IP address?

after many tries to flash the firmware it took but now i can't access the router to set it up any help ???