On Thu, 2007-02-08 at 10:43 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote:
> Do my wireless mesh nodes have to be running in ad hoc mode? Note that

If you use OLSRD, yes.
And one of the major technical reasons is that the nodes are routers (a
"layer 3 gateway" in OSI speak) - an "normal" access point usually
bridges (a "layer 2 gateway" in OSI speak).
And each pair of OLSRD nodes has a peer-to-peer relationship (as opposed
to "one access point for several clients").

> in my case they are in fixed locations.

That doesn't matter. And it doesn't matter BTW if you have wireless
links or cabling (as far as the routing is concerned).

> If the wireless mesh nodes are running in adhoc, how does a normal
> laptop running in Infrastructure mode attach to the adhoc network?

Either you have an (additional) access point with a LAN to the OLSRD box
or you run your laptop in adhoc mode with OLSRD. In the latter case your
laptop is a true part of the mesh network.

> Could I run my mesh nodes in Master mode and then use OLSR to set up
> WDS links between them?

I'm not a WDS expert. How are these links setup?

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