[Commotion-discuss] WDS configuration

Wed Jun 5 17:30:34 UTC 2013

Thanks Ben for your comments.
Are very useful.
I need some help to go in the right direction to use to software and the 
hardware correctly.
Without a manual it takes to me lot of time to try and try.I didn't 
write the software.
See my email on linux laptop.
I had already tried the new repository  as you are suggesting.
See there my comments.

Luigi

Il 05/06/2013 19:08, Ben West ha scritto:
> Hi Luigi,
>
> Although I can't speak for Commotion developers at OTI, I think it its 
> likely they would not be able to support WDS modes very well at all.  
> Besides the partially-functional modes that you have discovered.
>
> WDS is generally a proprietary extension of 802.11, whereby the 
> flavors of WDS developed by different manufacturers (e.g. Atheros, 
> Broadcom) do not inter-operate, probably by design.
>
> http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/clientmode#wds.-.wireless.distribution.system
> http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/recipes/broadcomwds
> http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/recipes/atheroswds
>
> Likewise, I think the sort of STA-AP links that WDS builds will not 
> play well with either the captive portal or the firewall settings used 
> in Commotion-OpenWRT.
>
> So, the instance of Commotion you have working here likely would not 
> mesh with any nodes running Commotion-OpenWRT firmware with canonical 
> configuration.
>
> For the mode of meshing that Commotion OpenWRT (and 
> commmotion-mesh-applet under Ubuntu/Debian) depends on, the preferred 
> approach to this topology is to have the nodes talk to each other over 
> a dedicated ad-hoc VIF (virtual interface), and then have each node 
> broadcast its public AP as an additional VIF. This approach avoids 
> proprietary 802.11 extensions like WDS, to ensure compatibility with 
> as many wifi clients as possible.
>
> Have you tried flashing the Picostations with the Commotion-OpenWRT 
> images available here (either stable PR3 or unstable DR1)?  The 
> Picostation M2 radios should run the "bullet" images fine, and it 
> seems they should work for your 2-node mesh.
> https://commotionwireless.net/download
>
> Likewise, and to address your questions about Commotion under 
> Ubuntu/Debian, here are recent builds of the commotion-mesh-applet 
> GNOME applet, olsrd daemon, and NetworkManager agent:
> https://launchpad.net/~guardianproject/+archive/commotion 
> <https://launchpad.net/%7Eguardianproject/+archive/commotion>
>
> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 11:43 AM, LuigiScop 
> <luigi.scopelliti at fastwebnet.it 
> <mailto:luigi.scopelliti at fastwebnet.it>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>     I want to share more info about the test.
>     I used to "commotion wifi" ESSID.
>     The host PC (iPhone)was Wifi connected to the Client-WDS picostation.
>     The Adsl modem was connected to the LAN port of  POE of the second
>     AP-WDS Picostation.
>     The two picostations are installed on two balconies(50 m up from
>     ground) of my building .One balcony looking  North, the other one
>     looking  West.
>     In this way I can distribute internet wirelessy over two areas
>     that are located in orthogonal directions down to the street. The
>     distance of the 2 picostations is about  15 m each other but the
>     RF signal has to go through the walls of the apartment and the
>     attenuation is significant.
>     If I go with my iPhone on the street I can connect the iPhone  to
>     Internet at a distance of about 100 m from the base of building on
>     one direction and 100 m on the other direction.I have created  two
>     internet hot spots  with only 1 Internet access.
>     The output power of the picostation has been set to 14 dBm because
>     italian regulation.This is why the distance is not so significant.
>     But the configuration is good for testing.
>     Luigi
>
>
>
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>             1. WDS configuration (LuigiScop)
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>         host PC-->Picostation(Client-WDS)->Picostation(AP-WDS)->adsl modem
>
>         Wifi Access to internet from the client side works.
>
>         Luigi
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