[OLSR-users] OLSRd configuration with multiple channels

[aaron]

hi!


> Hi!
> 
> Can I configure olsrd to use multiple channels, ie, have two wireless 
> cards in different channels and have olsrd to use them both as a single 
> mesh?  I want to deploy a large area mesh, but with little users :( , 
> so, I would like to install two repeaters (two olsr nodes) at two 
> moutains (one at the north west, and the other at the south east :) ), 
> and want each of them to be at different channels (because they could 
> see each other, and I guess that the network could become slower if that 
> happend).
> 
> How would the protocol behave it this case?, will it use both channels, 

sure no problem. just use 2 wlan adapters, one is on channel A and the other on channel B. Then add two interface sections in /etc/olsrd.conf
it works!

> ie, when one channel is busy, will try the other?  What would happend if 

olsrd will try to select the "best" channel. 
I guess you actually want to do channel "bonding" (i think there is 
even a kernel config for that in the linux kernel. 
it definetely exists in openBSD)

in that case, olsrd will use the single virtual bonding device and transmit
via both.

> both repeaters use two channels and them both see each other?  The other 
> nodes will see these two repeaters via directional antennas, some nodes 
> will see each other and there will be a couple of movile nodes.
> 
> Sorry if there are too many questions, I'm not sure if I'm asking this 
> correctly, but I have lot of questions,
> 
hope it helped.

> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Ildefonso.
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