It's Linktober! "Meshoween" is coming :-)
We've found that as networks grow both in node count and complexity, it's almost inevitable that they'll suffer from a packet storm (or storms) eventually.
Now that the patch for mitigating those network packet storms has been rolled into an AREDN nightly build, we've decided that it's time to stress-test our network. On October 30th (starting at say, 9 a.m. local time) we'll attempt to link as many networks together to see how the network behaves. If you have a long-haul tunnel that you can bring up, feel free to do so.
HOWEVER, if you decide to participate in the test, or think you might be on a network that gets linked in, it's highly recommended that you update your node(s) to nightly build 571 or later to "inoculate" them against a possible incoming network storm.
Before October 30th, we'll provide a reminder and instructions on what to monitor during the test.
Thanks in advance for your consideration! Please pass this along to your AREDN network neighbors.
Orv W6BI
(on behalf of the AREDN dev team)
Sounds like fun!