[Olsr-users] OLSR running but not updating routing table

[Lars Kruse]

Hello Adam,


Am Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:20:54 -0400
schrieb Adam Longwill <(spam-protected)>:

> [..]
> But if you look at the IP of the Main Router in the neighbors list, the ETX
> value is 0.0 which... I have never seen before.

The ETX value is derived from LQ (link quality) and NLQ (neighbor link
quality):
 ETX = 1 / (LQ * NLQ)

In your case NLQ is zero - thus ETX is infinite/undefined, which is visualized
by OLSRD as zero (i.e. there is no route).

You will need to find the reason for your NLQ being zero.

In general it means that the neighbor does not receive locally generated OLSR
packets. Your screenshot shows the perspective of your Ubiquiti router towards
your Main Router.

I guess, that your Main Router does not receive the OLSR packets from your
Ubiquiti router. Maybe firewall rules or something similar are in their way.
I would recommend the following approach:
* run "tcpdump -npi INTERFACE port 698" on your Main Router - you should see
  the OLSR announcements between the Main Router and the Ubiquiti router
* verify the LQ/NLQ numbers on your Main Router
  (e.g. "echo /links | nc localhost 2006" or visit http://MAIN_ROUTER:8080/)
  This requires the txtinfo or httpinfo plugin on the Main Router.

Cheers,
Lars