[CUWiN] N00b Question

"Jef Green" <[email protected]> Thu, 2 Aug 2007 13:19:57 -0500
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Hello,

My name if Jef, and I am working with onShore Networks and the local =
West Town Chamber of Commerce to provide a free community wireless =
internet service to Chicago Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.  I have two =
Soekris kits here with CuWin/NetBSD installed.  Everything is running =
fine, but I have a few technical questions.  If this is the wrong list =
to post such questions, please cut me off short here.

The main thing I want to get sorted out is how to manually manage mesh =
connections from node to node.  Mainly I've had problems with other =
(brand name) nodes in the past allowing too many hops in a situation =
where a hop could be avoided - i.e. a node could have associated with a =
node closer to the root (core) node, but chose not to do so.  I'd like =
to know the best way of handling this manually when need be.  Blocking =
the node's MAC from associating through an ACL would be my first guess, =
but not quite sure how to implement this.  I'm a bit more familiar with =
Debian and the like-Linux variety, and not-so familiar with wireless =
mesh networking within Linux.  So between that, NetBSD and =
hsls/zebra/CuWin, etc. - I'm a little lost.  Perhaps there is an easy =
method that I'm missing, or whatnot.  The CuWin release we're using here =
has a broken web management interface - FYI.

I have a few other technical things I need to get worked out, but I'll =
wait for the response to this question.  Any help is greatly =
appreciated.

Thanks for your time,

Jef Green
Level 2 Support
onShore Networks, LLC.
312.850.5490

hotWire Internet!
http://www.onshorehotwire.com




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onShore=20
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community=20
wireless internet service to Chicago Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.&nbsp; =
I have=20
two Soekris kits here with CuWin/NetBSD installed.&nbsp; Everything is =
running=20
fine, but I have a few technical questions.&nbsp; If this is the wrong =
list to=20
post such questions, please cut me off short here.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The main thing I want to get sorted out =
is how to=20
manually manage&nbsp;mesh connections from node to node.&nbsp; Mainly =
I've had=20
problems with&nbsp;other (brand name) nodes in the past allowing too =
many hops=20
in a situation where a hop could be avoided - i.e. a node could=20
have&nbsp;associated with a node closer to the root (core)&nbsp;node, =
but chose=20
not to do so.&nbsp; I'd like to know the best way of handling this =
manually when=20
need be.&nbsp; Blocking the node's&nbsp;MAC from associating through an =
ACL=20
would be my first guess, but not quite sure how to implement this.&nbsp; =

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and the=20
like-Linux variety, and not-so familiar with wireless mesh networking =
within=20
Linux.&nbsp; So between&nbsp;that, NetBSD and hsls/zebra/CuWin, etc. - =
I'm a=20
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I'm=20
missing, or whatnot.&nbsp; The CuWin release we're using here has a=20
broken&nbsp;web&nbsp;management&nbsp;interface - FYI.</FONT></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a few other technical things I =
need to get=20
worked out, but I'll wait for the response to this question.&nbsp; Any =
help is=20
greatly appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for your time,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jef Green<BR>Level 2 Support<BR>onShore =
Networks,=20
LLC.<BR>312.850.5490</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>hotWire Internet!<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.onshorehotwire.com">http://www.onshorehotwire.com</A><=
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