Hi.
I saw strange batman logs while testing a batman-adv mesh. Batman-adv module was continuously generating the same logs including a " Creating new originator: b0:c6:9b:80:01:43". But b0:c6:9b:80:01:43 never appears in the output of 'batctl o':
admin@HND-Mesh:~# batctl o
[B.A.T.M.A.N. adv 2012.0.0, MainIF/MAC: wlan0/b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b (bat0)]
Originator last-seen (#/255) Nexthop [outgoingIF]: Potential nexthops ...
b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c 0.010s (255) b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c [ wlan0]: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f (209) b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b (231) b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b (227) b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c (255) b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c ( 0)
b0:c6:9b:80:01:45 3.830s (223) b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f [ wlan0]: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c (209) b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b ( 0) b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b ( 0) b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f (223)
b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b 4.520s (255) b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b [ wlan0]: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f (206) b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c (245) b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b (255) b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b (251)
b0:c6:9b:80:01:3b 1.570s (237) b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f [ wlan0]: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c (226) b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b ( 0) b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b ( 0) b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f (237)
b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f 3.520s (255) b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f [ wlan0]: b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b (231) b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b (227) b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c (244) b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f (255)
Now I can nerver reach b0:c6:9b:80:01:43. Anyone tell me why this happens?
And, what does "Drop packet: packet within seqno protection time" mean? What is the "seqno protection time"?
Any help will be appreciated and thanks in advance.
Here is part of the looply generated logs:
[ 969] Creating new originator: b0:c6:9b:80:01:43
[ 969] old packet received, start protection
[ 969] Drop packet: OGM via unknown neighbor!
[ 969] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:57, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:43, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:59, seqno 109828, ttvn 6, crc 5961, changes 0, td 229, TTL 48, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 969] Drop packet: packet within seqno protection time (sender: b0:c6:9b:80:01:57)
[ 969] Sending own packet (originator b0:c6:9b:80:01:56, seqno 1251, TTL 2) on interface wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56]
[ 969] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56, seqno 1251, ttvn 2, crc 51283, changes 0, td 255, TTL 2, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 969] Drop packet: received my own broadcast (sender: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56)
[ 969] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56, seqno 1251, ttvn 2, crc 51283, changes 0, td 233, TTL 1, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 969] Drop packet: originator packet from myself (via neighbor)
[ 969] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56, seqno 1251, ttvn 2, crc 51283, changes 0, td 233, TTL 1, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 969] Drop packet: originator packet from myself (via neighbor)
[ 969] Sending own packet (originator b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, seqno 1251, TQ 255, TTL 50, IDF off, ttvn 2) on interface wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b]
[ 969] Sending own packet (originator b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, seqno 1251, TQ 255, TTL 50, IDF off, ttvn 2) on interface wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56]
[ 969] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, seqno 1251, ttvn 2, crc 51283, changes 0, td 255, TTL 50, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 969] Drop packet: received my own broadcast (sender: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b)
[ 969] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, seqno 1251, ttvn 2, crc 51283, changes 0, td 255, TTL 50, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 969] Drop packet: received my own broadcast (sender: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56)
[ 969] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 255, TTL 2, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 969] updating last_seqno: old 1245, new 1246
[ 969] bidirectional: orig = b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d neigh = b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d => own_bcast = 0, real recv = 62, local tq: 0, asym_penalty: 255, total tq: 0
[ 969] Forwarding packet: tq_orig: 0, tq_avg: 0, tq_forw: 0, ttl_orig: 1, ttl_forw: 1
[ 969] Forwarding packet: rebroadcast neighbor packet with direct link flag
[ 969] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 255, TTL 2, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 969] bidirectional: orig = b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d neigh = b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d => own_bcast = 0, real recv = 64, local tq: 0, asym_penalty: 255, total tq: 0
[ 969] Forwarding packet: tq_orig: 0, tq_avg: 0, tq_forw: 0, ttl_orig: 1, ttl_forw: 1
[ 969] Forwarding packet: rebroadcast neighbor packet with direct link flag
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, seqno 1251, ttvn 2, crc 51283, changes 0, td 245, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Drop packet: originator packet from myself (via neighbor)
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 0, TTL 1, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Drop packet: originator packet with tq equal 0
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, seqno 1251, ttvn 2, crc 51283, changes 0, td 245, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Drop packet: originator packet from myself (via neighbor)
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 0, TTL 1, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Drop packet: originator packet with tq equal 0
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, seqno 1251, ttvn 2, crc 51283, changes 0, td 237, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Drop packet: originator packet from myself (via neighbor)
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 0, TTL 1, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Drop packet: originator packet with tq equal 0
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, seqno 1251, ttvn 2, crc 51283, changes 0, td 245, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Drop packet: originator packet from myself (via neighbor)
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, seqno 1251, ttvn 2, crc 51283, changes 0, td 245, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Drop packet: originator packet from myself (via neighbor)
[ 970] Forwarding packet (originator b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, seqno 1246, TTL 1) on interface wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56]
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, seqno 1251, ttvn 2, crc 51283, changes 0, td 245, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 970] Drop packet: originator packet from myself (via neighbor)
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, seqno 1251, ttvn 2, crc 51283, changes 0, td 245, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 970] Drop packet: originator packet from myself (via neighbor)
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 0, TTL 1, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Drop packet: received my own broadcast (sender: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56)
[ 970] Forwarding packet (originator b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, seqno 1246, TTL 1) on interface wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b]
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 0, TTL 1, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Drop packet: received my own broadcast (sender: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b)
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 255, TTL 50, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 970] updating last_seqno: old 1245, new 1246
[ 970] bidirectional: orig = b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c neigh = b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c => own_bcast = 0, real recv = 63, local tq: 0, asym_penalty: 255, total tq: 0
[ 970] Forwarding packet: tq_orig: 0, tq_avg: 251, tq_forw: 0, ttl_orig: 49, ttl_forw: 49
[ 970] Forwarding packet: rebroadcast neighbor packet with direct link flag
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 255, TTL 50, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 970] Drop packet: OGM via unknown neighbor!
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 255, TTL 50, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 970] bidirectional: orig = b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c neigh = b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c => own_bcast = 63, real recv = 64, local tq: 251, asym_penalty: 255, total tq: 251
[ 970] update_originator(): Searching and updating originator entry of received packet
[ 970] Updating existing last-hop neighbor of originator
[ 970] Forwarding packet: tq_orig: 251, tq_avg: 251, tq_forw: 241, ttl_orig: 49, ttl_forw: 49
[ 970] Forwarding packet: rebroadcast neighbor packet with direct link flag
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5d, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 255, TTL 50, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 970] Drop packet: OGM via unknown neighbor!
[ 970] Originator timeout: originator b0:c6:9b:80:01:43, last_valid 0
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 233, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] bidirectional: orig = b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c neigh = b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b => own_bcast = 64, real recv = 64, local tq: 255, asym_penalty: 255, total tq: 233
[ 970] update_originator(): Searching and updating originator entry of received packet
[ 970] Updating existing last-hop neighbor of originator
[ 970] Drop packet: duplicate packet received
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 233, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] bidirectional: orig = b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c neigh = b0:c6:9b:80:01:6b => own_bcast = 63, real recv = 64, local tq: 251, asym_penalty: 255, total tq: 229
[ 970] update_originator(): Searching and updating originator entry of received packet
[ 970] Updating existing last-hop neighbor of originator
[ 970] Drop packet: duplicate packet received
[ 970] Forwarding packet (originator b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, TQ 0, TTL 49, IDF off, ttvn 2) on interface wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b]
[ 970] Forwarding packet (originator b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, TQ 0, TTL 49, IDF on, ttvn 2) on interface wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56]
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 0, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 970] Drop packet: received my own broadcast (sender: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b)
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 0, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Drop packet: received my own broadcast (sender: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56)
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 228, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] bidirectional: orig = b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c neigh = b0:c6:9b:80:01:5f => own_bcast = 64, real recv = 64, local tq: 255, asym_penalty: 255, total tq: 228
[ 970] update_originator(): Searching and updating originator entry of received packet
[ 970] Updating existing last-hop neighbor of originator
[ 970] Drop packet: duplicate packet received
[ 970] Forwarding packet (originator b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, TQ 241, TTL 49, IDF on, ttvn 2) on interface wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b]
[ 970] Forwarding packet (originator b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, TQ 241, TTL 49, IDF off, ttvn 2) on interface wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56]
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b, IF: wlan1 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:56] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 241, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Drop packet: received my own broadcast (sender: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b)
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:5c, seqno 1246, ttvn 2, crc 38681, changes 0, td 241, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 0)
[ 970] Drop packet: received my own broadcast (sender: b0:c6:9b:80:01:56)
[ 970] Received BATMAN packet via NB: b0:c6:9b:80:01:6c, IF: wlan0 [b0:c6:9b:80:01:5b] (from OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:43, via prev OG: b0:c6:9b:80:01:43, seqno 109829, ttvn 6, crc 5961, changes 0, td 245, TTL 49, V 14, IDF 1)
[ 970] Creating new originator: b0:c6:9b:80:01:43
[ 970] old packet received, start protection
[ 970] Drop packet: OGM via unknown neighbor!