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I just finished putting together custom Commotion-OpenWRT DR1 images
for the Red Hook network. These images have the following features:<br>
<br>
* Upon flashing the new image, a wireless access point and an
ad-hoc/mesh interface are both brought up by default<br>
* The mesh interface will keep the same 5.x.x.x IP address it had
before flashing, and encryption is turned off so it will mesh with
other PR3 nodes<br>
* The default access point has the SSID "RHIwifi"<br>
* n2n VPN is turned on, and will connect to
vpn.commotionwireless.net, allowing for remote troubleshooting<br>
<br>
Once you flash the node, you will need to connect to its web
interface to set the admin password and/or complete the Quick Start
wizard. Be mindful that completing the Quick Start will <b>turn on
encryption</b> on the mesh interface, so that it will <b>no
longer mesh with PR3 nodes</b>. You can set the admin password
without completing the Quick Start.<br>
<br>
The images can be found here (I wasn't able to upload them to
Redmine): <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wirelesssummit.org:8000/">http://wirelesssummit.org:8000/</a><br>
<br>
For the developers, here are the additions I made:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/opentechinstitute/commotion-openwrt/commit/95739178f0f3ca6c2986d785d5c6393a13652ddd">https://github.com/opentechinstitute/commotion-openwrt/commit/95739178f0f3ca6c2986d785d5c6393a13652ddd</a>.
In the commit message, I reference two fixes that are also required
for the image to work, one for commotiond, and one for quick-start.<br>
<br>
Here's a rundown of how I tested them:<br>
<br>
1. I had two nodes, A and B, that both had PR3. I connected to A's
access point.<br>
2. I opened my browser and went to B's 5.x.x.x address to get to the
web interface.<br>
3. A captive portaled me, so I clicked "accept" and it redirected me
to commotionwireless.net<br>
4. I tried to go to B's 5.x.x.x address again, and this time it
worked.<br>
5. I went to System->Backup/Flash Firmware<br>
6. At the bottom of the page, <b>I *unchecked* "Keep settings"</b>
(this is important!!!) and then uploaded the proper image, and
flashed the node.<br>
7. After a few minutes, I was able to go to B's web interface at the
same IP address, while still connected through A's access point.<br>
8. I then completed B's Quick Start wizard<br>
9. I repeated the same process for A, and after all was said and
done, they were both upgraded to DR1, and using an encrypted mesh.<br>
<br>
I'll be up in Red Hook later this week to help with upgrades, but
wanted to document this for everyone's benefit.<br>
<br>
cheers,<br>
Dan<br>
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Dan Staples
Open Technology Institute
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://commotionwireless.net">https://commotionwireless.net</a></pre>
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