[OLSR-users] Help with OLSR Mesh

[Joe Bush]

I need to correct the sentence that apparently isn't writting in any
known form of English.

I am told now that adhoc doesn't allow mac filtering because
communication is done using the common bssid that all the nodes share.

On 6/10/06, Joe Bush <(spam-protected)> wrote:
> I just tested using mac filtering and it failed miserably. I am told
> now that adhoc doesn't allow mac filtering because communication is
> doesn't using the comming bssid that all the nodes share.
>
> Strangely, I read a paper where someone had a testbed they claimed
> used mac filtering in order to force multiple hops in the mesh.
>
> Joe
>
> On 6/9/06, Jaime Vargas <(spam-protected)> wrote:
> > Ong,
> >
> >   if you are using cards with a txpower setting you could use
> > the lowest dBm value possible. This way you could see some
> > mesh routing happening thru intermediate nodes..
> >
> > -- Jaime
> >
> > On Jun 9, 2006, at 11:10 AM, Joe Bush wrote:
> >
> > > You could use MAC filtering in order to allow communication only with
> > > certain nodes.
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6/9/06, Ong Chin Kiat <(spam-protected)> wrote:
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> I'm currently attempting to set up an OLSR-based mesh network
> > >> using 4 Linux
> > >> boxes. The OLSRd daemon is running fine, and the topology table as
> > >> well as
> > >> the routing table looks ok. However, due to the fact that the 4
> > >> nodes are
> > >> next to each other (in a lab environment), the transfer of data is
> > >> through
> > >> direct connection, which actually negates the effects of OLSR on the
> > >> performance of the mesh.
> > >>
> > >> Hence, I would like to know if it is possible to force the data to go
> > >> through another node before reaching the destination. If so, how
> > >> can I do
> > >> it? I have tried to add one more wireless interface on the
> > >> destination, such
> > >> that ath0 has address 10.0.0.4 with route metric 30 and ath1 has
> > >> address
> > >> 10.0.0.5 with route metric 10. But then the problem here is that
> > >> if I send
> > >> data out to one IP address, then I am totally bypassing the route
> > >> metric
> > >> system.
> > >>
> > >> Suggestions?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Ong Chin Kiat
> > >>
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