[Olsr-dev] [Olsr-users] olsrd 0.6.6.1 (and earlier) ipv6 problems

Henning Rogge (spam-protected)
Fri Mar 28 12:54:54 CET 2014


Hello:
40 bytes (IP header) + 8 bytes (UDP)
+ 4 bytes (OLSR packet header)
+ 4 bytes (OLSR message header) + 60*20 bytes (20 bytes per neighbor)
+ 4-16 bytes (up to 4 groups of neighbors)
= 1260 - 1272 bytes

a few additional bytes for IP header options and we break the limit.

TC is a little bit smaller by a constant value, but still 20 bytes per neighbor.

HNA is no problem (just 16 bytes per HNA, no neighbors)


I think we found our potential problem.

Henning Rogge


On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Russell Senior
<(spam-protected)> wrote:
> When the central node has 59 neighbors, it works.  When it has 60 neighbors,
> it doesn't.  We actually have 67 that we'd like to work today, with more new
> nodes in the near future.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 4:42 AM, Henning Rogge <(spam-protected)> wrote:
>>
>> How many leaf nodes do you have?
>>
>> Number of routes is not that important.
>>
>> Henning Rogge
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Russell Senior
>> <(spam-protected)> wrote:
>> > The MTU on the OpenVPN tunnel is 1280.  That explanation does sound
>> > quite
>> > plausible.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 4:37 AM, Henning Rogge <(spam-protected)> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> It was worth the idea, it could have been a race condition between the
>> >> message flooding and the OpenVPN multicast handling.
>> >>
>> >> I also think that "message fragmentation" is an issue here...
>> >>
>> >> 180 routes means that neither your Hello nor your TC does fit in a
>> >> single UDP packet... which means the TCs/Hellos have to be fragmented
>> >> by Olsrd, which is a codepath that is not well tested because it
>> >> normally is not necessary.
>> >>
>> >> Thats mosts likely the reason why IPv4 is working, the messages do not
>> >> become fragmented.
>> >>
>> >> Henning Rogge
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Russell Senior
>> >> <(spam-protected)> wrote:
>> >> > Clarification:
>> >> >
>> >> > Mode "ether" does not explain the route collapse with too many nodes
>> >> > participating.
>> >> >
>> >> > Mode "ether" does seem to explain the lack of individual routes on
>> >> > the
>> >> > "leaf" nodes.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 4:26 AM, Russell Senior
>> >> > <(spam-protected)>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It could be, but it isn't ;-)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Even with Mode "ether" commented out, I'm still seeing the same
>> >> >> route
>> >> >> collapse behavior when too many devices are on.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Commenting it out did improve the route propagation to the "leaf"
>> >> >> nodes
>> >> >> though.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 4:23 AM, Henning Rogge <(spam-protected)>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Hi,
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> mode "ether" should only be used by a group of OLSRd that run on
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> same ethernet switch... which means everyone can see everyone else.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> It suppress some forwarding of incoming OLSR messages because it
>> >> >>> assumes that everyone on this interface has already seen the
>> >> >>> message
>> >> >>> anyways.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> If the "hub" had "mode ether" activated it could be a good
>> >> >>> explanation
>> >> >>> what happened.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Henning
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Russell Senior
>> >> >>> <(spam-protected)> wrote:
>> >> >>> > I should have done this earlier, but here are my olsrd.conf
>> >> >>> > files.
>> >> >>> > On
>> >> >>> > the
>> >> >>> > server:
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > ===================================================
>> >> >>> > IpVersion 6
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > #Hna4
>> >> >>> > #{
>> >> >>> > #}
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Hna6
>> >> >>> > {
>> >> >>> >         0::     0
>> >> >>> > }
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > LinkQualityFishEye  0
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > LoadPlugin "olsrd_txtinfo.so.0.1"
>> >> >>> > {
>> >> >>> >         PlParam "port" "7862"
>> >> >>> > }
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > #############################################
>> >> >>> > ### OLSRD default interface configuration ###
>> >> >>> > #############################################
>> >> >>> > # the default interface section can have the same values as the
>> >> >>> > following
>> >> >>> > # interface configuration. It will allow you so set common
>> >> >>> > options
>> >> >>> > for
>> >> >>> > all
>> >> >>> > # interfaces.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > InterfaceDefaults {
>> >> >>> >         # Ip4Broadcast      255.255.255.255
>> >> >>> > }
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Interface "ptp" "ptp-udp" "vpn" "iris"
>> >> >>> > {
>> >> >>> > #       Mode "ether"
>> >> >>> > }
>> >> >>> > =====================================================
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > I am pretty sure that Hna4 { } part had been there uncommented
>> >> >>> > for a
>> >> >>> > while.
>> >> >>> > The Mode "ether" was uncommented too.  When I commented them out,
>> >> >>> > as
>> >> >>> > above,
>> >> >>> > and restart I see the individual routes on the client, as you
>> >> >>> > would
>> >> >>> > expect.
>> >> >>> > I had noticed the "route aggregation" and been a little
>> >> >>> > surprised,
>> >> >>> > but
>> >> >>> > having just moved to a newer version, I wasn't too suspicious.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > On the clients:
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > =====================================================
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > IpVersion 6
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > LinkQualityFishEye 0
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Hna6
>> >> >>> > {
>> >> >>> >         2001:470:e962:xxyy::    64
>> >> >>> > }
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > LoadPlugin "olsrd_txtinfo.so.0.1"
>> >> >>> > {
>> >> >>> >         PlParam "port" "7862"
>> >> >>> > }
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Interface "br-pub" "ptp"
>> >> >>> > {
>> >> >>> > }
>> >> >>> > =====================================================
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > When it's working, I see 177 olsrd routes (the 180 figure
>> >> >>> > included
>> >> >>> > some
>> >> >>> > header/footer lines, apparently) on the server and 176 on the
>> >> >>> > client.
>> >> >>> > But
>> >> >>> > if I add another node, the routes all collapse still.  It is
>> >> >>> > confusing
>> >> >>> > though.  Sometimes, I only see two routes, as below, apparently
>> >> >>> > when
>> >> >>> > Mode
>> >> >>> > "ether" is in force.  It's confusing because sometimes I was
>> >> >>> > seeing
>> >> >>> > the
>> >> >>> > more
>> >> >>> > complete client routing table even with Mode "ether".
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Table: Routes
>> >> >>> > Destination     Gateway IP      Metric  ETX     Interface
>> >> >>> > ::/0    2001:470:e962::407      1       1.000   ptp
>> >> >>> > 2001:470:e962::407/128  2001:470:e962::407      1       1.000
>> >> >>> > ptp
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > I am turning Mode "ether" off again, and I seem to get a complete
>> >> >>> > set
>> >> >>> > of
>> >> >>> > routes (one less than the server) on the clients.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Again, though, if I add one more node, the routes on both the
>> >> >>> > server
>> >> >>> > and
>> >> >>> > clients collapse.  The clients go to zero.  The server has routes
>> >> >>> > to
>> >> >>> > one or
>> >> >>> > sometimes two clients, which vary a little bit.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 3:09 AM, Henning Rogge <(spam-protected)>
>> >> >>> > wrote:
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> Each leaf should have a /128 route for each other leaf...
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> Olsrd does NOT do any route aggregation.
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> Can you show me a routing table of a leaf and the txtinfo output
>> >> >>> >> when
>> >> >>> >> everything is fine?
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> Henning
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Russell Senior
>> >> >>> >> <(spam-protected)> wrote:
>> >> >>> >> > FWIW, the ipv6 routing tables on the "leaf" nodes are quite
>> >> >>> >> > short,
>> >> >>> >> > with
>> >> >>> >> > mostly just a default route pointing at the central server,
>> >> >>> >> > when
>> >> >>> >> > olsrd
>> >> >>> >> > is
>> >> >>> >> > working.  When the central server has the route collapse, the
>> >> >>> >> > default
>> >> >>> >> > route
>> >> >>> >> > on the "leaf" nodes disappears.
>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> > I am thinking about memory exhaustion, maybe something his
>> >> >>> >> > helpfully
>> >> >>> >> > killing
>> >> >>> >> > it off when the size becomes "too large" ... /me goes to look
>> >> >>> >> > for
>> >> >>> >> > evidence
>> >> >>> >> > of that.
>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Russell Senior
>> >> >>> >> > <(spam-protected)>
>> >> >>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >> The are single hop from the central server, which is the
>> >> >>> >> >> table
>> >> >>> >> >> I've
>> >> >>> >> >> been
>> >> >>> >> >> posting.
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Henning Rogge
>> >> >>> >> >> <(spam-protected)>
>> >> >>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> >>> What?
>> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> >>> but your routing tables only contains "ETX 1.0" paths...
>> >> >>> >> >>> which
>> >> >>> >> >>> means
>> >> >>> >> >>> they are single hop!
>> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> >>> Henning
>> >> >>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> >> >>> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Russell Senior
>> >> >>> >> >>> <(spam-protected)> wrote:
>> >> >>> >> >>> > Without the ipv6 olsrd, the nodes can't route to each
>> >> >>> >> >>> > other,
>> >> >>> >> >>> > it
>> >> >>> >> >>> > seems.
>> >> >>> >> >>> > I
>> >> >>> >> >>> > picked two I had turned off, and tried ping6'ing between
>> >> >>> >> >>> > them
>> >> >>> >> >>> > and
>> >> >>> >> >>> > got
>> >> >>> >> >>> > 100%
>> >> >>> >> >>> > packet loss.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 2:54 AM, Henning Rogge
>> >> >>> >> >>> > <(spam-protected)>
>> >> >>> >> >>> > wrote:
>> >> >>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Hi,
>> >> >>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> as far as I can see each "leaf" node can see each other
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> leaf
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> node
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> over
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> the OpenVPN, right?
>> >> >>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> So you are only using Olsrd to distribute HNAs?
>> >> >>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Henning Rogge
>> >> >>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Russell Senior
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> <(spam-protected)> wrote:
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > The central server, ::407, is running OpenVPN in server
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > mode.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > The
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > "leaf"
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > nodes all connect to it via OpenVPN client mode with a
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > tap
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > interface.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > We
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > statically provision the IPv6 addresses on the vpn.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > And yes, the OpenVPN links are still active.  We are
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > running
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > an
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > IPv4
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > instance of olsrd (same version) in parallel and those
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > routes
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > (to
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > the
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > very
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > same devices) are not affected.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > We see the problem when particular (though varying)
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > nodes
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > olsrd
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > ipv6
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > instances are started/stopped.  Sometimes the nodes are
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > running
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > 0.6.6.1,
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > and
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > sometimes 0.6.4.  It doesn't seem to be specific.  The
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > central
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > server is
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > running 0.6.6.1 now, but we saw the same thing earlier
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > (which
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > is
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > why
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > I
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > upgraded) on 0.6.4.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > One other potential clue (it doesn't make very much
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > sense,
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > because I
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > know
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > there are much bigger networks than ours), I've never
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > seen
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > more
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > than
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > 186
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > ipv6 routes on ::407.  We seem to see the problem when
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > we
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > try
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > to
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > exceed
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > that.  I'm going to try to confirm that.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 2:34 AM, Henning Rogge
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > <(spam-protected)>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> I must admit that I am not convinced that its an Olsrd
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> bug
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> what
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> we
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> are
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> seeing...
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> If I see it correctly Olsrd is running over the VPN
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> interface
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> connection (interface name "vpn"), right?
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> Is the VPN connection between the nodes still active
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> during
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> the
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> route
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> loss? Most of the nodes seem to have direct
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> connections
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> and
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> the
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> "30
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> seconds until recovery" sounds like an ETX value
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> slowly
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> going
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> down
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> and
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> then dropping the link.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> Henning
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Saverio Proto
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> <(spam-protected)>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > Hello Russel,
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > looking at this:
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > https://personaltelco.net/~russell/olsrd/olsrd-routes-before.txt
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > https://personaltelco.net/~russell/olsrd/olsrd-routes-during.txt
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > https://personaltelco.net/~russell/olsrd/olsrd-routes-after.txt
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > it looks like IPv6 routes are removed from the olsrd
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > database.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > So
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > I
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > is
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > actually the olsrd daemon involved.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > do you know if there is a previous stable version of
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > olsrd
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > where
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > this
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > bug/behaviour is not present ?
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > In my opinion the fastest way to track the bug is to
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > try
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > different
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > versions of olsrd with "git bisect" method.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > The first step is to tell us if there is a version
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > of
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > olsrd
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > that
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > is
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > not affected by this problem.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > thanks
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > I cc: olsrd-dev
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > Saverio
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > 2014-03-27 10:37 GMT+01:00 Russell Senior
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > <(spam-protected)>:
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>>>>>> "Henning" == Henning Rogge
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>>>>>> <(spam-protected)>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>>>>>> writes:
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> On 03/26/2014 07:41 PM, Russell Senior
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>>> Anybody get a chance to look at the strace?  I
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>>> see
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>>> a:
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> strace and packet dumps are much too
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> lowlevel
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> directly
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> hunt problems like this. Thats why
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Saverios
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> question
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> about
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> txtinfo good, because it gives you a much
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> more
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> high-level
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> view on what is going on.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> I had not installed the modules previously, so that
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> interface
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> wasn't
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> immediately available.  It is now.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> [...]
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> Okay, lets get back to the high-level
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> view.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> To interpret the events you described we
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> need
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> a
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> list
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> of
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> nodes, with their interface IPs and the
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> connectivity
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> between
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> them.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Here is the list of neighbors of
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> 2001:470:e962::407.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> The
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> addresses
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> listed are on the public wifi.  The OpenVPN
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> addresses
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> of
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> each
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> node
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> are
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> a permutation, e.g. if the public wifi addr is
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> 2001:470:e962:wxyz::1,
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> then the OpenVPN address of the node is
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> 2001:470:e962::wxyz.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> None of the nodes connect directly, everything goes
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> through
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> ::407.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> From curl -6 http://localhost:$port/neighbors
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> https://personaltelco.net/~russell/olsrd/olsrd-neighbors.txt
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> I am also a bit worried about your usage
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> of
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> bridges
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> connected to mesh interfaces.  Normally
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> you
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> should
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> no
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> bridge
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> any interface that OLSR uses for meshing.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Mixing
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> routing
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> (L3) and bridging (L2) can go wrong in
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> very
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> creative
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> ways.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> I don't understand how the bridges could be a
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> problem
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> in
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> this
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> case.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> This is a hub and spoke topology.  One openvpn
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> server
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> in
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> middle,
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> nodes at the edges.  None of the nodes interconnect
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> otherwise.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Olsr
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> is broadcast on the wifi in case there are any
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> olsrd
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> devices
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> nearby,
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> but, again, there is no overlap in the wifi
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> coverage
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> (and
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> if
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> there
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> were physically, they are on different SSIDs and
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> wouldn't
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> overlap
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> logically).
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Can you explain more about what in particularly
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> would
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> make
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> you
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> worry?
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> This configuration has been stable for us on ipv4
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> for
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> years
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> and
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> also
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> on ipv6 until very recently, since late 2012 at
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> least.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> So, I
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> suspect
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> a bug.  Somewhere.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> Txtinfo output would be good (especially
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> /route)
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> would
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> be
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> good to see...  before the problem, during
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> problem
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> and
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> after the recovery.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> I'm using curl -6 http://localhost:$port/routes to
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> get
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> following
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> data, before, during and after turning on an ipv6
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> olsrd
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> on a
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> particular node (2001:470:e962:11c1::1).
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> https://personaltelco.net/~russell/olsrd/olsrd-routes-before.txt
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> https://personaltelco.net/~russell/olsrd/olsrd-routes-during.txt
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> https://personaltelco.net/~russell/olsrd/olsrd-routes-after.txt
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> It would also help if you can reduce the
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> number
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> of
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> nodes
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Henning> while still replicating the problem to a
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> minimum.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> I don't have that level of control, unfortunately.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> When
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> I
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> notice
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> that
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> the ipv6 routes have collapsed, I pick a likely
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> seeming
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> node
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> (maybe
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> because it had been plugged in recently) and turn
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> off
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> ipv6
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> olsrd,
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> and
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> over 30-60 seconds, magically the routes all come
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> back.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> My
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> luck
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> in
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> guessing the right node to turn off is a little bit
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> "too
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> good",
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> if
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> you
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> know what I mean, so that I am not sure there is
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> anything
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> particularly
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> unique about the node I choose.  But, nevertheless,
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> turning
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> it
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> off
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> seems to help, generally.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> FWIW, I'm including olsrd versions here.  The
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> central
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> machine
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> ::407
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> is
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> running 0.6.6.1, compiled from the tarball.  The
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> nodes
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> have
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> following versions, all built from openwrt routing
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> feed
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> sources.
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> https://personaltelco.net/~russell/olsrd/olsrd-versions-by-node.txt
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Here is a table listing the frequency of each
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> openwrt
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> version:
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>       1 0.6.3-3
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>      33 0.6.4-1
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>       1 0.6.5.1-1
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>       1 0.6.5.1-2
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>       7 0.6.5.2-1
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>       1 0.6.5.3-1
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>       2 0.6.5.4-1
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>       2 0.6.6-2
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>       7 0.6.6-3
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>      11 0.6.6.1-1
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Russell Senior, President
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> (spam-protected)
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> Olsr-users mailing list
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> (spam-protected)
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> https://lists.olsr.org/mailman/listinfo/olsr-users
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > --
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > Olsr-dev mailing list
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > (spam-protected)
>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> > https://lists.olsr.org/mailman/listinfo/olsr-dev
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>> >> >>> >> >>> >
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