firmware wish list

network functionality

• move the mesh from ipv4 to ipv6
• duplicate address/name detection
• indicate signal strength on a per-node basis
• signal strength logging
• detect when a WAN connection goes away and discard its default route
  • and bring it back when the WAN connection is restored
• figure out how DNS will work in separate regions or subnets
• internet linking of nodes
  • use an IP-IP tunnel or vpn to connect out of range meshes
• firewall the outbound WAN traffic
  • to prevent access to inappropriate (for Part 97) internet content
• figure out a way to firewall undesired stations (non-hams/bad hams)

olsr

• upgrade to olsr 0.6.1
• find a way to make service advertisements expire
• the olsr-topology-view program needs adjustments to make its graphs more useful

setup page

• add country code for proper wifi channel selection
• more interactive setup and status for dhcp configurations

mesh status page

• indicate which nodes are internet gateways
• filter to display only nodes with services

administration

• provide a way to set the system time when internet NTP servers are not available
• setting the timezone would be nice also
• figure out a way to generate a firmware image from a node which can be used to make more nodes
  • provide it through a tftp server to eliminate the need for a local computer
• track down and fix firmware upload corruption with the google chrome browser

general

• upgrade to OpenWrt Backfire 10
  • this will add support for the WRT160NL and Ubiquity hardware, as well as several other platforms
  • it will probably fix the "channel 2" problem that some are having
• add APRS functionality
• implement with UDP broadcast packets
• inter-node messaging, both immediate and "data-mule" mode
• aprsd for passing traffic to aprs servers
• position reporting
• weather/other telemetry

0.4.2 released 2011/08/21 (svn revision 225)

• fixed the bug which prevented port forwarding a range of ports
• added a waterfall display to the signal strength page
• improved hostname resolution on multi-interface devices
• status page now displays the number of olsrd restarts and how long it has been since the last restart
• olsrd watchdog detects more error conditions
• fixed the "text page of death" on the mesh status page when olsr is not running
• swapped the columns on the mesh status page
• make the txtinfo pugin available to the LAN
• fixed a previous neighbor display bug

0.4.1 released 2011/01/07

• fixed the average signal strength reading
• fixed an olsr bug which caused it to crash
• fixed a DMZ mode configuration bug when the WAN was disabled
• improved the firewall handling when a DMZ server is used in NAT mode
• improved the calculation of the Previous Neighbors age
• do not display local network details to remote nodes

0.4.0 released 2010/10/27

• fixed a bug that disables the DNS server when DHCP is disabled
• updated to olsr 0.6.0
  • firmware upgrade required, configuration not compatible with 0.3.3 or older firmware
• static WAN parameters now possible
• access point SSID can now be hidden
• nodes operating in different modes can be daisy-chained (WAN to LAN) w/o needing reconfiguration
• the hostname "localap" can be used to get to the web interface of a mesh access point
• added DMZ mode added to eliminate NAT
• added tooltips to the web interface
• added the ability to install firmware patches
• added a mesh status page
• added service advertising
• added a help page
• default gateway can be on the LAN when the WAN is disabled

0.3.3 released 2010/04/28

• fixed unconfigured node detection
• added the ability to bridge two meshes on separate RF networks
• added the ability to set the dhcp address range
• added more vendors to the wifi scan database
• added a sysinfo web page to collect data for development and debugging
• staggered the fcc id beacons so all nodes don't beacon at once
• the default dynamic gateway (internet sharing) is disabled by default
• the internal web server was moved to port 8080
• the internal ssh server was moved to port 2222
• the olsr pages now display ip address, hostname, and tactical name if available
  • fixed a problem with incorrect hostnames being displayed
• olsrd will restart if it stops for any reason
  • this is a workaround for an olsr 0.4.10 bug which causes it to die
• port forwarding enhancements
  • rules can be disabled without deleting them
  • tcp and udp traffic can be separately routed
  • port ranges can be specified
  • a dmz server can be specified

0.3.2 released 2010/02/01

• fixed telnet access in safe mode
• fixed ntpclient by switching to us.pool.ntp.org
• fixed the node status link on the olsr pages
• the olsr pages now show hostnames instead of ip addresses
• added the ability to upgrade firmware from the internet
• added the ability to set the tx power level
• added the ability to select tx and rx antennas
• added the ability to set the wifi packet timeout by node distance
• added the default gateway to the status page
• added authorized ssh key management
• added a Mesh Access Point mode
• switch from OpenDNS to Google Public DNS

0.3.1 released 2009/10/10

• fixed a bug in the ntpclient setup
• fixed a bug when port forwarding both interfaces
• fixed a bug in password special character handling
• fixed a bug on the firmware update reboot page
• fixed a bug that prevented ssh logins before a password was set
• fixed a bug in the dhcp configuration
• accounted for a change in opendns nxdomain replies
• moved most of the web interface control buttons to the top of the page
• added the olsr dot draw plugin
• changed the wireless SSID from ARES-MESH to HSMM-MESH
• the lan dhcp server can now be disabled in the web interface
• added instructions to the status page when the node is not configured
• package management now has access to the online openwrt packages

0.3.0 released 2008/12/09

• upgraded to OpenWrt kamikaze 7.09
• unsuccessful trials with olsr 0.5.X, staying with 0.4.10 for now
• added ipv6 capability in preparation for potential ipv6 conversion
• added an ifstat script to plainly show which interfaces have ip addresses
• added more vendor entries to wscan
• fixed a channel number bug in wscan
• added a version file /etc/mesh-release
• added recvudp
• removed false positive associations from the connect script
• node status and configuration web pages
• different network topology to make more efficient use of address space and allow for automatic node addressing
  • ip address based on mac address
    • mac = a:b:c:d:e:f
    • ip = 10.d.e.f
    • eliminates the need for pre-defined node allocations
    • conflicts must be resolved manually
    • this precludes routing between separate meshes
      • ipv6 would fix this, but that's a longer term project
  • lan-side networks are not advertised
  • all lan-side access from the mesh is done through port forwarding
  • a firewall now separates the lan from the wan and wifi interfaces
• dns based node identification
  • implemented through olsr nameservice plugin
  • node names are callsign-id (ad5oo-mobile1)
  • an additional tactical name is allowed
  • all nodes are dns servers
  • all nodes are known as "localnode" on their lan interface
• basic ntp client functionality

0.2.0 released 2007/08/25

• upgraded to OpenWrt kamikaze 7.07
  • ad5oo build 31
• added configuration profiles
  • ap
  • client
  • router
  • mesh
• added fcc id beacons to mesh mode
• added a site survey tool (wscan)
• added a client association tool (connect)
• added an nvram reset tool (nvclear)
• added software packages
  • microperl
  • microcom
  • ntp
  • xinetd
  • tcpdump
  • netcat

0.1.0 released 2006/08/24

• initial release
• OpenWrt whiterussian rc5
• olsr 0.4.10