[Mailman] Non-wifi mesh links

Stuart Gathman stuart at gathman.org
Mon May 29 18:05:01 EDT 2017


On 05/29/2017 08:52 AM, John Atkeson wrote:
> Thanks, I am going to need some more details. 
>
> If bat0 is a file, where is it? 
It is a network interface that can be created when you have the
batman_adv driver loaded.  You use the batctl utility to add layer 2
network interfaces to a batman-adv interface.  
> Just add some layer 2 interface(s) to bat0, even if it is a layer 2
>
>     tunnel or a hub, and you have a batman mesh.
>
>       # batctl if add eno1               # add local ethernet LAN
>
>       # batctl if add gre0                # add gre layer2 tunnel to
>     another
>     mesh island
>
>       # batctl if add wlan0             # add local wifi LAN (ad-hoc
>     or managed)
>
>
>     We can practice this stuff without being physically close enough for
>     wifi links.
>

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