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commit 2708a8641629eb6f03caea2ae5b690d7678378dc Author: Sven Eckelmann sven@narfation.org Date: Sat Feb 23 08:50:45 2019 +0000

doc: batman-adv/Batman-adv-openwrt-config: document how to add other hardifs to the same meshif

2708a8641629eb6f03caea2ae5b690d7678378dc batman-adv/Batman-adv-openwrt-config.textile | 81 +++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

diff --git a/batman-adv/Batman-adv-openwrt-config.textile b/batman-adv/Batman-adv-openwrt-config.textile index 8c668b4..613b7a2 100644 --- a/batman-adv/Batman-adv-openwrt-config.textile +++ b/batman-adv/Batman-adv-openwrt-config.textile @@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ With batman-adv 2013.0.0 the OpenWrt package was converted to integrate with Ope The wireless configuration in '/etc/config/wireless': <pre> config wifi-device 'radio0' - option [..] + option [..]

config wifi-iface 'wmesh' - option device 'radio0' - option ifname 'adhoc0' - option network 'batnet' - option mode 'adhoc' - option ssid 'mesh' - option 'mcast_rate' '18000' - option bssid '02:CA:FE:CA:CA:40' + option device 'radio0' + option ifname 'adhoc0' + option network 'bat0_hardif_wlan' + option mode 'adhoc' + option ssid 'mesh' + option 'mcast_rate' '18000' + option bssid '02:CA:FE:CA:CA:40' </pre>

It is assumed you configured the 'wifi-device' depending on your requirements and your hardware. The interesting part is the 'wifi-iface' stanza with its options: @@ -36,20 +36,27 @@ It is assumed you configured the 'wifi-device' depending on your requirements an

More information can be found in the "OpenWrt wireless configuration":https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/uci/wireless

-The network configuration in '/etc/config/network' allows to specify batman-adv as protocol and the batman-adv interface name: +The network configuration in '/etc/config/network' allows to specify batman-adv as protocol and the batman-adv interface name. It is also possible to add other interfaces (like eth0) to the same mesh interface: <pre> -config interface 'batnet' - option mtu '1532' - option proto 'batadv' - option mesh 'bat0' +config interface 'bat0_hardif_wlan' + option mtu '1532' + option proto 'batadv' + option mesh 'bat0' + + +config interface 'bat0_hardif_eth0' + option mtu '1532' + option proto 'batadv' + option mesh 'bat0' + option ifname 'eth0' </pre>

The batman-adv configuration in '/etc/config/batman-adv' only contains the batman-adv specific options: <pre> config mesh 'bat0' - option 'aggregated_ogms' - option 'ap_isolation' - option [..] + option 'aggregated_ogms' + option 'ap_isolation' + option [..] </pre>

*Since batman-adv 2014.2.0* VLAN specific options have to be configured in a separated stanza having protocol 'batadv_vlan'. @@ -68,11 +75,11 @@ Any VLAN specific option can still be listed in the batman-adv configuration for *Since batman-adv 2016.1* The routing algorithm can be configured via the network configuration in '/etc/config/network' to override the kernel module's default:

<pre> -config interface 'batnet' - option mtu '1532' - option proto 'batadv' - option mesh 'bat0' - option routing_algo 'BATMAN_V' +config interface 'bat0_hardif_wlan' + option mtu '1532' + option proto 'batadv' + option mesh 'bat0' + option routing_algo 'BATMAN_V' </pre>

h2. Batman-adv 2012.4.0 and older @@ -80,16 +87,16 @@ h2. Batman-adv 2012.4.0 and older The wifi interface needs to be configured in '/etc/config/wireless': <pre> config wifi-device 'radio0' - option [..] + option [..]

config wifi-iface 'wmesh' - option device 'radio0' - option ifname 'adhoc0' - option network 'batnet' - option mode 'adhoc' - option ssid 'mesh' - option 'mcast_rate' '18000' - option bssid '02:CA:FE:CA:CA:40' + option device 'radio0' + option ifname 'adhoc0' + option network 'bat0_hardif_wlan' + option mode 'adhoc' + option ssid 'mesh' + option 'mcast_rate' '18000' + option bssid '02:CA:FE:CA:CA:40' </pre>

It is assumed you configured the 'wifi-device' depending on your requirements and your hardware. The interesting part is the 'wifi-iface' stanza with its options: @@ -105,10 +112,10 @@ More information can be found in the "OpenWrt wireless configuration":https://wi

Configure the MTU in '/etc/config/network' <pre> -config interface 'batnet' - option ifname 'adhoc0' - option mtu '1528' - option proto 'none' +config interface 'bat0_hardif_wlan' + option ifname 'adhoc0' + option mtu '1528' + option proto 'none' </pre>

The stanza's name 'mesh' as well as the ifname option have to match your wireless configuration. @@ -116,10 +123,10 @@ The stanza's name 'mesh' as well as the ifname option have to match your wireles Batman-adv is configured through its own configuration in '/etc/config/batman-adv': <pre> config mesh 'bat0' - option interfaces 'adhoc0' - option 'aggregated_ogms' - option 'ap_isolation' - option [..] + option interfaces 'adhoc0' + option 'aggregated_ogms' + option 'ap_isolation' + option [..] </pre>

The 'interfaces' option is the key element here, as it tells batman-adv which interface(s) to run on. All the other options enable / disable / tweak all the batman-adv features you can also access at runtime through batctl. \ No newline at end of file