[OLSR-users] Trying to connect PC to Freifunk OLSR network

[Marek Lindner]

Alex Harford schrieb:

>I have 2 WRT54g's running the Freifunk firmware, and I'm stuck trying
>to get my PC to connect.  It was previously able to when the WRT was
>acting as an AP.
>
>
>when I run olsrd on the PC, I get the following messages:
>
>
> *** olsr.org - 0.4.8 ***
> Build date: Apr 16 2005
> http://www.olsr.org
>
>
>        Building HELLO on interface 0
>Unknown type: 202, size 28, from 2.129.50.2
>Unknown type: 201, size 32, from 2.129.50.2
>Unknown type: 202, size 28, from 2.129.50.1
>        Building HELLO on interface 0
>Unknown type: 201, size 32, from 2.129.50.1
>Unknown type: 201, size 32, from 2.129.50.2
>        Building HELLO on interface 0
>Unknown type: 202, size 28, from 2.129.50.2
>Received HNA from NON SYM neighbor 2.129.50.1
>        Building HELLO on interface 0
>Unknown type: 201, size 32, from 2.129.50.1
>Unknown type: 201, size 32, from 2.129.50.2
>        Building HELLO on interface 0
>Unknown type: 202, size 28, from 2.129.50.1
>Unknown type: 202, size 28, from 2.129.50.2
>Unknown type: 201, size 32, from 2.129.50.2
>        Building HELLO on interface 0
>Unknown type: 201, size 32, from 2.129.50.1
>        Building HELLO on interface 0
>Unknown type: 201, size 32, from 2.129.50.2
>Unknown type: 202, size 28, from 2.129.50.1
>        Building HELLO on interface 0
>Unknown type: 201, size 32, from 2.129.50.1
>Unknown type: 202, size 28, from 2.129.50.2
>Unknown type: 201, size 32, from 2.129.50.2
>        Building HELLO on interface 0
>Unknown type: 201, size 32, from 2.129.50.1
>
>
>Any suggestions?
>

Just a guess: The current Freifunk firmware uses olsr.org 0.4.9 with ETX 
enabled. ETX is not compatible with non-ETX-olsr, hence these "unknown 
HELLO packets". You should try to enable/disable ETX on all your devices.

Regards,
Marek