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w8erd
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Login problems.
 
I can log into 3 dishes and 1 rocket.
I cannot log into 3 bullets.
The bullets worked previuosly.
I try http://localnode.local.mesh:8080 on all of them.
The bullets are labeled with that login.
I can ping the bullets, and their lights light up as normal.
 
How can I fix this problem?
 
Bob W8ERD
nc8q
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"I try http://localnode.local.mesh:8080 on all of them."
That resource does not require a login to view.

"http://localnode.local.mesh/cgi-bin/setup"
That resource does require root access credentials...root/<password>.

What web browser are you using to view each
http://localnode.local.mesh:8080
and what response is each displaying?

Have you tried to view their default pages by accessing via its IP address?
Are you clearing your web browser's cache between tests?

73, Chuck
 
w8erd
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Using W7.

Entering http://localnode.local.mesh:8080 into 3 browsers. Results:
Chrome - This site cannot be reached.
Firefox-Hmm. Were having trouble finding this site.
Explorer - Hmmmm Can't reach this page.

Using http://localnode.loclal.mesh/cgi-bin/setup  gives same results.

192.168.0.1 gives same results.

Changing PC address to 192.168.0.2 gives same results

Disabling local wireless network gives same results.
I don't know how to clear the browsers cache and I could not find useful info on the web.
Please help with that.

Bob W8ERD

 
nc8q
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Hi, Bob:

I have not yet seen anything posted that is attempting a 'login'.
Entering 'http://localnode.local.mesh:8080/' into a web browser's 'address text box' is not a 'login'.
That action is a 'resource request' and it seemed to get 'no response'.
Had "http://localnode.loclal.mesh/cgi-bin/setup" been successful,
your web browser would have displayed a 'login' page from the node.
So far, there seems to be no communication between your browser and any node.
Ergo, no 'cannot login' yet.

73, Chuck

 
nc8q
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192.168.0.1 gives same results.
" Changing PC address to 192.168.0.2 gives same results"
Changing IP address from what to 192.168.0.2?
On the other hand, why did you choose a 192.168.0.x network?
According to
https://docs.arednmesh.org/en/latest/arednGettingStarted/installing_firm...
after putting an Ubiquiti bullet M device into TFTP mode and loading a *squashfs-factory.bin onto it and it boots,
the bullet will respond on 192.168.1.1, not 192.168.0.1.
192.168.1.x/24 .vs. 192.168.0.x/24
After the hostname and password are changed, the bullet should reboot and
offer an IP address in a 10.z.y.x/29 range.
Your computer will need a static address during the TFTP load and 1st install configuration,
then it should seek a dynamic address after the 'nodename and password setup' reboot.

73, Chuck

 
w8erd
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The url starting with docs does not work.

Bob W8ERD
nc8q
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The url starting with docs does not work.
"The url starting with docs does not work."
Hi, Bob:
I am unsure which of my questions that was to be an answer.
73, Chuck

 
nc8q
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clear the browsers cache and I could not find useful info on the
"I don't know how to clear the browsers cache and I could not find useful info on the web.
Please help with that."

Hi, Bob:

I used my favorite search tool (DuckDuckGo) and found this:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/learning-center/how-to-manage-and-c...
Alas, it is likely for a current Windows OS release and not the rather old W7 you mentioned,
73, Chuck

 
nc8q
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I can ping the bullets, and their lights light up as normal.
Hi, Bob:

When you 'ping the bullets',
what IP address is your computer and what IP address is/are the bullets.
What response is displayed when you issue the ping command?
I am not familiar with what the LEDs do.
I use responses from commands to diagnose.
I find that web browsers generally make poor diagnostic tools.

73, Chuck
 
w8erd
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I forgot what address I used when I pinged the bullets successfully.
But now ping fails with 192.168.1.1 ans similar. What should I be using?
and what address should the PC be set?

Bob W8ERD
nc8q
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what address should the PC be set?
https://docs.arednmesh.org/en/latest/arednGettingStarted/installing_firm...

Hi, Bob:
It depends.
During the install, what was the last successful step and
what was the first unsuccessful step?

Please confirm that the bullet is a 'Bullet M' and not the older 'Bullet' without the 'M' designation.

I have a Bullet M2 XM at home and can try to TFTP load AREDN firmware, tomorrow.

73, Chuck

 
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This url does not work
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This url does not work.

https://docs.arednmesh.org/en/latest/arednGettingStarted/installing_firm"

Hi, Bob:

Correct.
It seems that you 'copied and pasted' the text in my #5 instead of
hovering your pointer over the line and clicking.

73, Chuck
 
K6CCC
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Use IP rather than node name

I'm assuming you are directly connected with a computer to the node.  Make sure that the AREDN node is the ONLY network connection (includingWiFi) to your computer.  And make sure you have your computer set to be a DHCP client as opposed to using a static IP address.  Open a windows command prompt and run an ipconf command.  You should end up with something like this:

C:\WINDOWS\system32>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.23.53.114
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.240
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.23.53.113

C:\WINDOWS\system32>

The listing for Default Gateway is the LAN IP of the node.  Point your browser to that address.
 

 

w8erd
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iponfig gives this result:
connection-specific DNS Suffix ....
Link-Local IPV6 address. fe80::f5ae:8602:2b94:e746%11
Autoconfiguration IPv4 address 169.254.271.70
Subnet mask 255.255.0.0
Default gateway. ...


Bob
w8erd
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preceeded by Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter local connection

All other network connections are disabled.

Bob
K6CCC
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Autoconfiguration IPv4

Autoconfiguration IPv4 address 169.254.271.70


That means that the node is not supplying an IP to the computer.
 
w8erd
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I discovered that one of the bullets has an ip address written on it. If I ping it, I get:
pinging 10.133.100.33 with 32 bytes of data
Reply from 169.254.99.219 Destination host unknown
(4 of those lines)
ping start for 10.133.100.33
packets sent = 4.  received = 4. lost = 0 (0%lost)
 
w8erd
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I am now at a loss to know what to try. Is there any hope for my bullets?

Bob
nc8q
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any hope for my bullets?
Hi, Bob:

Yes.

As Jim mentioned in #13, try to load its web page via IP address.
e.g.
http://10.133.100.33

73, Chuck
 
nc8q
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If you can 'ping' the node, then try to load a web page.
If you can:
ping start for 10.133.100.33
packets sent = 4.  received = 4. lost = 0 (0%lost)


Then try:
http://10.133.100.33

 
w8erd
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It says "No Internet"
w8erd
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Correction. Site cannot be reached.
 
nc8q
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it=?
Hi, Bob:
I assume that 'it' is your web browser.
Please, on the next status post, be able to return to the same place
after someone replies.
The result of an 'ipconfig' command might be helpful.
I was able to upgrade my Bullet-M2-XM from 3.22.12.0 to 3.23.12.0, although it took some trickery.
:-|
Chuck

 
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K7EOK
This is going to sound funny,

This is going to sound funny, perhaps basic ... but here goes. 

The network cards (ethernet) on my laptops will not let go of a previous ip address until you physically unplug the connection.  So if any router was giving the computer an ip address, or if the node on a previous OS was giving the computer a non AREDN ip address ... simply rebooting the node will not reset the network card in the computer.  When flashing devices and changing ip from fixed to dynamic, I end up unplugging from the computer then replugging fairly often.  Otherwise old network addresses persist and you cannot ping, so you cannot proceed.

Ed
 

K6CCC
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That's pretty normal.  There
That's pretty normal.  There are two commands that force it.
  ipconfig /release
  ipconfig /renew
The first does exactly what you think it does based on the command.

 
w8erd
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release and renew both give long error messages.
 
w6bi
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ipconfig
Did you remember the / in front of release and renew?
nc8q
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release and renew both give long error messages.
Please.
In your computer's command prompt,
enter those commands, then
'copy and paste' the text of the comand and the response
into a post in this forum thread.
 
w8erd
I have not been able to do
I have not been able to do this. My mesh stuff is on a w7 PC and my mail is on a mac.
I can capture the ipconfig messages on the PC but cannot get them then into a form to transfer to my mac.

Bob
w8erd
I got it.
I got it.
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sorry that was the rocket.
sorry that was the rocket. Bullet follows.
nc8q
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cmd7.txt or cmd8.txt? rocket or bullet? which bullet?
Hi, Bob:

What if, on your rocket, you used a command similar to
ipconfig > ipconfig-rocket.txt
?
(Windows users, if I made typo in my sample, please do not hesitate to correct.)

Perhaps if you identified which bullet you were issuing a command...similar to
ipconfig > ipconfig-bullet1.txt

In other words, please clearly identify which response applies to which device.

If/when you do answer a question, please use the 'Reply' button on the post that contained the question.

73, Chuck

 
w8erd
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I will label the postings. There might be duplicates.   All the bullet postings are from the same bullet; theone which is labeled
with its ip address.

Bob
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bullet renew
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nc8q
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Back to the top of this forum post
Bob:
In #2 and #9
(and #14 by Jim K6CCC)
We asked a question of your computer's IP address.
I cannot find a reply.
73, Chuck


 
w8erd
IP address 169.254.99.210. I
IP address 169.254.99.210. I believe.
K6CCC
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IP address 169.254.99.210. I

IP address 169.254.99.210. I believe.


That means it did NOT get a DHCP address.
 
nc8q
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Networking 1.01
Hi, Bob:

If your computer displays an IP address in network 169.254.0.0/16
it indicates
that your computer did not get an IP address from a DHCP server and
has assigned a generic IP address to this network adapter.
In this thread it indicates that your computer is not 'connected' to the AREDN device.
Thus, you will not be able to
  • 'log in' nor
  • view web pages on the AREDN device.

73, Chuck


 
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nc8q
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Message #46 is too terse
Hi, Bob:
I do not understand what you mean by 'bullet release'?

Please try to understand what information the Windows 'ipconfig' command returns.
We are seeking an IP addresses obtained from an AREDN node.
If/when you get same, try to access the node's web page using that IP address
(Example: http://10.64.170.209)
instead of http://localnode.local.net .

Chuck

 
w8erd
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I found the cause of 2 problems:
Mystery node and why I could not log into one of the bullets.
The connector going into one of the bullets is bad. I found if i shove it in hard, the the bullet works and it turns out
to be the mystery node.  Now just one of the bullets does notwork. I tried resetting it with no change.

Bob
KK4IB
cannot login to rocket Setup page
In one of my older rockets, the status page is displaying normally, but will not accept any password for the Setup page. Isn't there a way to get back one step with reset button? The status page shows firmware verson 3.23.4.0, I need to update and change mesh bandwidth setting.

KK4IB has six or more devices on the GA-MESH network with IP cam on one node.
nc8q
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Since the status page is displaying normally
Click the 'Help' on the upper left of the screen.
Click 'Failsafe Feature'.
...

73, Chuck

 
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KK4IB
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5 seconds. I knew there was a way. Thank you thank you. 73.

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