Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:09 Post subject: Does anyone have OLSR mesh working
Hi all,
I found the Wiki on how to set up OLSR but the only forum discussion I found gave the impression that the OP never got it to work. Before I spend money on routers, does anyone actually have OLSR mesh working successfully.
Yes, that was you. Well that’s too bad. Can you tell me what routers you were using. I noticed on OpenWRT there are several posts and they seem to be having success there. I haven’t looked closely to see why however.
Yes, that was you. Well that’s too bad. Can you tell me what routers you were using. I noticed on OpenWRT there are several posts and they seem to be having success there. I haven’t looked closely to see why however.
I actually got it working with WEB encryption, but nothing beyond that.
I believe I tried it with two netgear nighthawks.. one R7000 one R7000p.
I eventually did it right and ran ethernet through the attic to various access points in the different rooms and use cisco 3702i's that I got off ebay for like $20 each (once cisco stops supporting them, they get dumped on the used market for pennies on the dollar). They are a bitch-and-a-half to set up. Cisco's logic is a clusterfuck.
I wish there were DD-WRT compatible PoE access points available. I don't think Mesh Networking is a proper solution, or the way to do things "right". It just allows for easy setup for users who don't wish to crawl through their attic. _________________ Google is Spyware
Yea, I’d do wires if I could. I need to cover the distance from my house to m barn. Too long for a cable. I did have a setup where the other building was on a different SSID but having to continuously change is what I was hoping to avoid. Did you ever discuss this over on openwrt. I see several discussion on how to set it all up but wasn’t convinced they had it working. I might ask them.
Yea, I’d do wires if I could. I need to cover the distance from my house to m barn. Too long for a cable. I did have a setup where the other building was on a different SSID but having to continuously change is what I was hoping to avoid. Did you ever discuss this over on openwrt. I see several discussion on how to set it all up but wasn’t convinced they had it working. I might ask them.
How far is the barn? I think ethernet might be your only viable option unless you're ok with completely potato internet.
I toyed with openwrt, tried installing it, saw that the drivers for my intel switch weren't installed by default, and noped out. DD-WRT just worked, I like the interface, I've been using it a long time.
I don't think you need a mesh network to achieve what you're looking for.. I think you can set up two dedicated wifi access points and have them form a bridge, then have another access point at the barn (Two at the barn, one acting as a bridge connceted to your home network). Either way, it will still yield shitty results. _________________ Google is Spyware
