Hi all,

I set up a couple of nodes today. I named them OH3WE-1 and OH3WE-2. They are situated in my apartment's basement and second floor.

When I hook my laptop to either of the Linksys boxes and type: localnode:8080, I see that nodes are connected to each other forming part of HSMM network.

Neighbor node shows as hyperlink (colored blue) which allows me in turn see another nodes web page= setup page. This happens when I power them up. But after a while I am not able to connect the neighbor node at all, browser timeouts or says "web page not available".

I wonder if it is a hardware faut or what? Both routers are WRT54GL ones, originally with f/w V.1.1

Any help would be appreciated.

Kai, OH3WE

VE3RRD, K7VZ

Thanks again, I can confirm that the firmware for the GS did work, I think it went very smooth, but I think that is because I was running DD-WRT on it before I started, I did have a few problems getting DD-WRT firmware to work the 1st time around, so I can image that just trying to load a firmware might cause problems with this router, thanks again for the help and info. 

This is going to be my 4th node, now to get a few locals using the system and build a nice mesh network up.

-LeRoy, KD8BXP

Those are a lot less expensive than the standalone amps I've purchased to use with my WRT54G nodes.  In an application where you need higher output power the cost of a Raspberry Pi + one of these adapters is going to be quite a bit less than the cost of a WRT54G + a standalone amp even if you find good prices on eBay.  And as noted above, the Raspberry Pi gives you a more capable computer for running applications.

My 4th node (AC2IE-N00) is up and working, based on a Raspberry Pi and a 1 watt Alfa AWUSO36H USB wireless adapter.

What are the advantages of using a Raspberry Pi as a mesh node?

Just think of the multitudes of web services that can be offered. The WRT54G's can only hold so much space. By adding a RPi to the BBHN (or...for that matter...any computer) either by plugging it in to the BBHN through a BBHN node or having it be a BBHN node, you can host services that the BBHN Node would not be capable of. You could host a samba, irc, fully-featured asterisk, email, or motion detection and tracking with a camera(opencv) server...just to name a few.  You could also have them act as mini-repeaters or even log telemetry data that can be pulled from another computer (or phone) in some remote location.  The limit is your imagination. If there is a need for a service, there is a way.

I've started a project called HSMM-Pi that configures a Raspberry Pi to work as an HSMM mesh node.  From my own experience, the HSMM-Pi node is compatible with HSMM-MESH nodes running on a Linksys WRT54G platform.  The HSMM-Pi node runs on the Raspbian Linux distribution with many of the same tools used on the HSMM-MESH (OLSRD, etc).

Here's a link to the project:
https://github.com/urlgrey/hsmm-pi

73,

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Scott Kidder
KK6DCI

OK, it's a nit, but when rebooting or applying updates, the browser window talks about the power and dmz lights turning on and off indicating when the reboot is in progress and finished. 

The power and DMZ lights don't do this on later hardware versions.   In particular, they don't do that on my 54Gv3 router.  They do blink "correctly" on my 54Gv1.1 router.

I just realized the obvious answer.

Put an MP3 file of code practice as the on hold "music."

Or the Amateur Radio Newsline.

"No your honor, it wasn't porn, it was just a bunch of 1's and 0's.  It didn't become porn until officer Jones ran it through his computer program and displayed it on the screen." 

"It's not porn, it's just a pattern of colored dots of light on the computer screen."

"It's not music, it's variable wavelength electromagnetic radiation at a frequency far above the range of human hearing." 

"It's not music, it's Nickelback"

Seriously, it's like encryption.  Nothing anyone here says is going to prevent the FCC from deciding it's against the rules.

Put your own license at risk if you want to, but I'm going to just avoid music.

I guess it better to be safe than sorry, but if I run VoIP over the mesh, and have music on hold configured and place a call on hold, am I violating the rules in section 97.113?  It is a royalty free music selection and can hardly be considered "music" but my guess is that this is a no no. 

Thanks

Jesse - WC3XS

Thanks to both of you! That is great news, will give me one more node.  I did read over the instructions, and I am hoping that since I already have DD-WRT installed on it, it will be a little simpler and just be a firmware update. at least that is the hope!

This weekend I will get it flashed over and get it done!

Thanks again

-LeRoy, KD8BXP