<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <pre>Hi Everyone,<br>We are trying to create an Ad-hoc network of four nodes using OLSR such<br>that all four nodes should be able to ping each other and transmit data<br>from node to node. Right now, we have deployed it where three of the<br>nodes are running Mac OSX 10.5, and the last is an IBM thinkpad on XP.<br>The Macs have been set up to broadcast their IDs, but the one on XP are<br>working just as end points (clients) without broadcasting. On the macs,<br>I created a network with same SSID "XYZ" and node A is joining the<br>netwok XYZ. Thus all four nodes are a part of same network named XYZ.<br><br>When we use just three nodes A(XP)<->B(mac)<->C(mac) then its possible<br>to ping from A to C, and transmit data back and forth.<br><br>But when we use
A(xp)<->B(mac)<->C(mac)<->D(mac) where B,C,D are now<br>broadcasting the same network under same SSID and A is a client then we<br>are not able to ping A to D and it stops pinging C and B as well.<br>However, in OLSR, we can still see all the connections and IPs of all<br>the nodes. <br><br>Can anybody suggest what may be the possible reason for this breakdown?<br>Or what is the best way to set up Ad-hoc network of up to 10 nodes while<br>using OLSR where all nodes should be able ping each other and transmit<br>data assuming each node is a laptop and using its wireless interface. <br><br>Some more details about the deployment and configuration:<br>On the Macs, we have altered the config file by commenting out HNA4 and<br>we have stated the interface names (e.g. en0 and en1)<br><br>Thanks in advance for your help!<br><br><br><br><br></pre></div><br>
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