Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] Stable adapters for Ad Hoc networks

-- -- :: Breno Jacinto :: :: breno - at - gprt.ufpe.br :: :: FingerPrint :: 2F15 8A61 F566 E442 8581 E3C0 EFF4 E202 74B7 7484 :: Persistir no difícil é a única maneira de torná-lo fácil algum dia. :: 2009/2/4 Simon Wunderlich simon.wunderlich@s2003.tu-chemnitz.de: > Hey Breno, > > sounds like the well known ad-hoc cell splitting problem to me. A common > workaround is to fixate the BSSID to some pre-defined value: > > iwconfig athX ap 02:CA:FF:EE:BA:BE > > hopefully all your drivers support this. :) > > best regards, > Simon > > On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 03:03:35PM -0300, Breno Jacinto wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> >> I`m running several experiments involving ad hoc networks. I`ve >> selected some well known-to-be-compatible adapters, such as Edimax >> (Ralink shipset), Alfa networks (Realtek) and Atheros (madwifi). >> Atheros is available only as built-in adapter on the equipement or as >> a PCI board. >> >> So, I'm experiencing some instability regarding the selection of >> the BSSID used by all the nodes. I start the network with a single >> node, then another, then another. Now, for a couple of minutes it >> works, bu then some nodes start losing sight of each and changing >> their BSSIDs to a different value (and they should always use the >> same). I'm really running out of >> explanations of why this is happening, because these nodes are all >> in-range of each other, and should be "pingable" directly. My main >> suspect is the driver instability, but then I dont know of any other >> better alternatives. I've tested the following USB adapters: >> >> - Edimax EW-7318USg (rt73 drivers) >> - Alfa AWUS036H-11g >> >> And the builtin adapters: >> >> - Atheros chipset AR5007EG >> >> >> best regards, >> >> -- >> -- >> :: Breno Jacinto :: >> :: breno - at - gprt.ufpe.br :: >> :: FingerPrint :: >> 2F15 8A61 F566 E442 8581 >> E3C0 EFF4 E202 74B7 7484 >> :: Persistir no difícil é a única maneira de torná-lo fácil algum dia. :: >> _______________________________________________ >> B.A.T.M.A.N mailing list >> B.A.T.M.A.N@open-mesh.net >> https://lists.open-mesh.net/mm/listinfo/b.a.t.m.a.n >> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFJigDrrzg/fFk7axYRAk8QAJ9O76YpSsZ7F4YlfGOCdVMzlgxjqQCghJWF > 8Do0FGAC4gG9ASicOnh700g= > =paEZ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > B.A.T.M.A.N mailing list > B.A.T.M.A.N@open-mesh.net > https://lists.open-mesh.net/mm/listinfo/b.a.t.m.a.n > >