I have gone through the AREDN First-Install process several times to load AREDN 3.23.12.0 into a MikroTik hAP ac lite. Tiny PXE loads the rb.elf file. I setup the PC for dynamic IP addressing. I do ipconfig to see that my PC is on 192.168.1.x subnet, browse to 192.168.1.1 and get the NOCALL-72-217-239 page. I click red administration page link, enter UN & PW, and upload sysupgrade file. The DO NOT REMOVE POWER screen says page will automatically reload in 5 mins. The URL on the screen is http://NOCALL-72-217-239.local.mesh:8080/ . After five minutes, a “Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site” window opens.
I have a “dumb switch” in my little system, so thought it might be the Ethernet Network Adapter in the PC. Restarted (not reset) the network adapter. Browsing to
http://NOCALL-72-217-239.local.mesh:8080/ still did not work.
In the past, I was able to reach the node by browsing to localnode.local.mesh , but the last time , I tried browsing to http://NOCALL-72-217-238.local.mesh:8080/ . That brought up the NOCALL-72-217-238 screen with the red setup page link. I assume this page is what is supposed to come up automatically five minutes after the sysupgrade file is installed. Is it what I am doing, or is there something not quite right in the firmware that the second NOCALL screen does not come up automatically?
Another thing happens down near the end. After I load my Node Name, new password, location, and set transmit power, I click Save Changes and the node reboots. I thought that the node would restart with its 10.xxxx LAN address. I waited a couple of minutes, but the Node Status screen did not come back. I did ipconfig on PC Command Prompt, and found that machine still had a 192.168.1.x IP. I restarted the Ethernet Network Adapter. When I checked ipconfig again, the PC had a 10.xxx IP address. Click the <node name>.local.mesh:8080/ link, and the Node Status screen came up.
Am I asking too much for my “dumb switch” communicate new IP address info from the node to my PC? Is there a PC setting that I need to change so this will work?
Thanks to all who help.
Tim K5RA
--Tim K5RA
Denis
Here are the steps of my whole adventure. I have a paper&pen log of the steps and iPhone photos of most of the windows that came up.
Started AREDN upload.
After rb.elf file goes in, shut off Tiny PXE, enable dynamic IP, move Eth cable to hAP LAN port
After couple of minutes, do ipconfig, see IPv4 address in 192.168.1.x subnet
Ping 192.168.1.1 works
Browse 192.168.1.1. AREDN logo NOCALL page opens . Click red administration page link.
Enter UN & PW
Find Firmware Update area, click Browse, find/select sysupgrade file. Click Open. Click Upload.
DO NOT REMOVE POWER window opens after a few seconds. Has
http://NOCALL-72-217-239.local.mesh:8080/
After 5 mins, screen appears with "Hmm. We are having trouble finding that site."
I restarted the Ethernet Network Adapter. Tried browsing to the 239 URL. Same response.
Browsed to http://NOCALL-72-217-238.local.mesh:8080/, and it worked.
NOCALL-72-217-238 page came up.
Click red setup page link. Entered UN & PW
Set Node Name, new PW, ... Click Save Change. Get <node name> is rebooting screen with two URLs to get back to the node.
Nothing happened, so after several minutes I did ipconfig, and it said I was still in the 192.168.1.x subnet.
I restarted the network adapter, ipconfig showed PC had a 10.xxx xxx xxx IP address.
I clicked one of the links on the screen, and the Node Status page came up with new node name and other unique data I had entered.
I think the node is AREDN programmed and ready to work. I just had some wrinkles getting it done.
Thanks for taking time to look at this.
--Tim K5RA
After your load the sysupgrade package you need to have your host computer get a new 10/8 ip address via DHCP.
Try unplugging your ethernet cable until your hist drops its address, then plug the cable in.
73, Chuck
Does restarting (disable/enable) the Ethernet Network Adapter have the same effect as unplugging the cable?
--Tim K5RA
Linux: (disconnect/connect) Yes. Thanks.
I just ran my tftp.sh script which sets a 192.168.1.9 address and starts my TFTP server.
I then exited to find my ethernet adapter with IP address 192.168.1.9 .
I then clicked my network icon and then clicked 'Disconnect' under 'Wired connection 1'.
I then clicked my network icon and then clicked 'Wired connection 1'.
I then find my ethernet adapter with a 10.x.x.x address.
:-)
73, Chuck
Thanks for this info. The closest I get to Linux is using the CLI for a few low-level operations on a Raspberry Pi. I think it is good that the restart network adapter function is available in both Windows and Linux.
73,
-Tim
Browse 192.168.1.1. AREDN logo NOCALL page opens . Click red administration page link.
Enter UN & PW
Find Firmware Update area, click Browse, find/select sysupgrade file. Click Open. Click Upload.
Thanks for the observations.
I thought I did things in exactly the order that the screens came up and had me to do them. The "Enter UN & PW" after the first NOCALL page opened is what I had to do to get to the administration page. I should have said "Enter default UN & PW. Then I got sysupgrade file. I did not change the Node Name and PW until getting to the Setup page, which required another entry of the default UN & PW.
I interpret the instructions as threatening all manner of unfortunate circumstances if you do anything other than exactly what they say:
-Install rb.elf.
-Go to admin page, install sysupgrade. Should reboot automatically
-Go to setup page, define new node name and PW. Click Save Changes, and node reboots itself
-Perform rest of Basic Setup
I will go through the process again after converting node back to RouterOS with NetInstall. Maybe there was something about installing AREDN on top of AREDN that caused hiccups.
73,
-Tim K5RA