We had fun time getting HSMM-MESH up and running at my QTH for the first time today!  We flashed two WRT54G's and set up one on the Internet.  We were able to get to the Internet from the other one and from a mobile node my partner in crime had brought with him installed in his car.  I now have a fixed, Internet-connected node here in the house full time.  Easy to set up, easy to use and I am sending the forum post while connected via HSMM-MESH right now!

Thanks for the great tech and experimenting fun!  We will be improving our equipment and experience and doing a presentation/demonstration at a meeting this Fall.

Brad,

W1YX.

Macedon, NY, USA.

Ok, so I had a router that I bought at a pawn shop for 5 bucks,  I'd hoped it would be a mesh router but alas it was not.  So what to do with it now, I already have a router for my computers (internet) that works fine.    hummmm.............   So I made it a secure mesh AP.  Quite simple really.  you log into it locally and set up the wireless password, name, channel # (7 or higher), etc.  Then go to the main setup screen and change the IP to 172.27.0.6 and disable DHCP.  You can then use a network cable between a lan port of the secure AP and a lan port of the Mesh node you wish to access with your wireless card.  On your computer laptop whatever scan for wireless networks find your AP and connect to it and BANG your on the Mesh.  This solved my problem of using the HSMM-MESH AP since it was not secure and I didn't want just anybody to be able to access the mesh.

Hope this helps someone.

Andrew

NT5LA

Thanks!  Now that IS awesome!   It should be a standard option that could be put on one node of a mesh.

Great way for general messaging/chat and file transfer.

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

I had this problem on one of my nodes too. I followed the instructions and everything is fine now.

Hi Tim,

There is a step-by-step walk-through under HSMM Files http://www.hsmm-mesh.org/hsmm-files.html 

Either as a PDF http://www.hsmm-mesh.org/images/stories/hsmmmesh-step-by-step.pdf or as a Powerpoint http://www.hsmm-mesh.org/images/stories/hsmmmesh-step-by-step.ppt

Im guessing you didnt refresh your local network card settings after the initial flash, and get new DHCP IP's and stuff.

But the step-by-step should help out. If not, reply back on where exactly in the process you are and Ill try and help.

73

KTF

i need help with setup password after the first flash

i get to the router and i click setup

it asks me for password

i havent got as far as setting my call in the unit yet

i havent changed the password and the password isnt 

root and admin

please help thanks Tim

k4kwq@yahoo.com

One thing different from the Part 15 device - The HSMM-MESH configuration requires that you put in an identifier which is your call sign, and broadcasts that are part of the regular sequence of operation - every 5 minutes  as I recall. We are also selecting a frequency within the ham bands to do our operation.

And as would happen in the other modes of communication - if a non-ham were to try to join our mesh we would find some way to exclude him/ report the illegal operation.

Not a whole lot different fro me retuning some old commercial gear for 2 Meters and 440.

Node Location: Near Coso Ave and Mirabel Ave in San Francisco

SSID = HSMM-MESH

Node Name = N2TIQ-100

Frequency = 2.412Ghz (WiFi Channel 1)

No services or anything yet, but wanted to get a radio up. Anyone else in San Francisco have any nodes running?

Jeff N2TIQ

I tried TFTP2 as the router booted and just after, both failed.  I tried this: http://download.modem-help.co.uk/mfcs-L/LinkSys/WRT54G/Firmware/v3/r3-03-6/WRT54GV3.0-3.03.6-US-code.exe.php but it couldn't find the router.  I tried this http://www.dd-wrt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26776&sid=6345e03a438aa7a04a464413779408db but no luck. This is starting to look futile.  

Thanks, Michael N4MJR

I understand your goal, but what I don't see is what specifically do you need assistance with?

* Initial Set up?

* Server configuration for various applications?

* Network design?

etc etc

Hi Brad,

If you go to SETUP and login, on the main screen (in the ACTIVE SETTINGS category, under the RX ANTENNA and the TX ANTENNA settings (by default =Diversity)), it shows TX POWER, and by default is set to max 19dBm, or 79mW.

You CAN crank it down from there if need be (like when driving an amp, you should take it down under 5dBm to keeps the spurs and spokes from happening).

KTF