[Olsr-users] 802.11S

[Aaron Kaplan]

On May 18, 2008, at 11:32 PM, Joe Bush wrote:

>> Well, if the layer 2 already lets your mesh appear as in one layer 3
>> broadcast domain, there is no need to have, run or use OLSR.
>> The analogy of the cable world is IMHO: If you have a LAN with normal
>> switches, why should you use RIP, OSPF, or any other routing protocol
>> with in that net?
>
> Completely agree. Using 802.11S and OLSR on top of eachother is
> pointless. No point routing a switched network unless you first split
> the network into separate logical segments.
>

I was simply trying to explain the difference between layer 2 and  
layer 3.

And that there can be meshing in both.

a.