5Ghz mesh not working - needs testing

[critzo]

While the GUI properly allows a user to select an available 5Ghz radio for the mesh and appears to properly configure interface profiles, mesh links are not visible in the GUI.

Two TPlink WDR4300s were configured using radio1 as the mesh, with radio0 (2.4Ghz) providing APs.

Test 1: check for proper olsrd routing with CLI tools. If working, proceed to test 2.
Test 2: determine why olsr neighbors, routes, viz etc. do not display properly.

[mtuxpe]

Hi, I am testing commotion mesh using 2 TPlink. one node is WDR4300 configured as internet gateway.Second node is WDR3600.radio0 on both routers configured as AP. Mesh link is radio1 5Ghz and link is visible on gui. I can use internet on both routers.

[areynold]

Thanks @mtuxpe. Would you mind sharing your mesh config settings? @elationfoundation did some testing yesterday and found that BSSID was broadcasting as all zeroes. We should see if this is an intermittent problem, somehow related to settings, or what.

[mtuxpe]

This node is WDR-4000 runnnig commotion version 1 connected to internet using WAN interface.
I am using HT40 but I also tested radio1 using HT20 before.

/etc/config/wireless

config wifi-device 'radio0'
option type 'mac80211'
option hwmode '11ng'
option macaddr 'a0:f3:c1:ff:56:69'
option htmode 'HT20'
option path 'platform/ar934x_wmac'
list ht_capab 'LDPC'
list ht_capab 'SHORT-GI-20'
list ht_capab 'SHORT-GI-40'
list ht_capab 'TX-STBC'
list ht_capab 'RX-STBC1'
list ht_capab 'DSSS_CCK-40'
option disabled '0'
option channel '6'
option txpower '20'
option diversity '1'

config wifi-device 'radio1'
option type 'mac80211'
option hwmode '11na'
option macaddr 'a0:f3:c1:ff:56:6a'
option htmode 'HT40-'
list ht_capab 'LDPC'
list ht_capab 'SHORT-GI-20'
list ht_capab 'SHORT-GI-40'
list ht_capab 'TX-STBC'
list ht_capab 'RX-STBC1'
list ht_capab 'DSSS_CCK-40'
option disabled '0'
option txpower '19'
option diversity '1'
option channel '157'

config wifi-iface 'commotionAP'
option mode 'ap'
option ssid 'CommotionAP'
option device 'radio0'
option encryption 'psk2'
option key 'xxxxxx'
option network 'lan'

config wifi-iface 'commotionMesh'
option mode 'adhoc'
option network 'Commotion'
option ssid 'Commotion'
option device 'radio1'
option encryption 'none'
option bssid 'f0:4d:e2:8b:0f:07'

[mtuxpe]

I included switch configuration so WAN and 4 LAN interfaces are avaliable.
/etc/config/network

config interface 'loopback'
option ifname 'lo'
option proto 'static'
option ipaddr '127.0.0.1'
option netmask '255.0.0.0'

config interface 'lan'
option proto 'commotion'
option class 'client'
option type 'bridge'
option ipaddr '10.86.105.1'
option netmask '255.255.255.0'
option stp '1'
option ifname 'eth0.1'

config interface 'wan'
option ifname 'eth0.2'
option proto 'dhcp'

config interface 'wired'
option proto 'commotion'
option class 'wired'
option type 'bridge'
option stp '1'
option dhcp 'none'

config alias 'thisnode'
option interface 'lan'
option proto 'static'
option ipaddr '169.254.86.105'
option netmask '255.255.0.0'

config interface 'Commotion'
option class 'mesh'
option proto 'commotion'
option profile 'Commotion'

config switch
option name 'switch0'
option reset '1'
option enable_vlan '1'
onfig switch_vlan
option device 'switch0'
option vlan '1'
option ports '0t 2 3 4 5'

config switch_vlan
option device 'switch0'
option vlan '2'
option ports '0t 1'

[areynold]

Confirmed working during 1.1 release candidate testing