Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCHv2] batman-adv: fix visualization output without neighbors on the primary interface

Hi Guido,

On 05/08/2012 10:52 PM, Guido Iribarren wrote:

mDNS solutions like avahi translate between hostnames and ips, while batman visualization deals with MACs, and those cannot necessarily be obtained from IPs (in some cases, ARP will help, but won't work in interfaces without IPs)

maybe i'm ignoring some MAC discovery protocol?

While reading about TLV's on wikipedia[1], I came across a MAC discovery protocol[2], LLDP, which eventually lead me to OpenLLDP[3]. If this also works on 802.11, I think we have a winner :)

Happy hacking!

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type-length-value [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_Layer_Discovery_Protocol [3] http://openlldp.sourceforge.net/