Is there a way to added static routes for specific servers that are Internet connected, or in a pinch, to create 0.0.0.0 route to a gateway IP(for a router)?
In my test example: I have a Rocket m5 on a 400' building with a 120-degree sector antenna. In range of that radio are 8 Nanobridge devices on a mesh network.
Nanobridge #1 is at a repeater site with Internet
Nanobridge #8 is at a home site with Internet
--- If there a way to advertise a "0.0.0.0/255.255.255.0" route from Node #8 for other mesh nodes to use as a default gateway? Say there was a disaster & the Internet connected services at the repeater site are out, the AREDN mesh could be used in this case? Or is that not possible?
Obviously this isn't an ISP replacement, but would by handy to know how to do for SHTF situtations.
My background in network engineering doesn't prepare me for AREDN, where all the "advanced IP routing" seems to be up-ended and ultra-simplified.
In my test example: I have a Rocket m5 on a 400' building with a 120-degree sector antenna. In range of that radio are 8 Nanobridge devices on a mesh network.
Nanobridge #1 is at a repeater site with Internet
Nanobridge #8 is at a home site with Internet
--- If there a way to advertise a "0.0.0.0/255.255.255.0" route from Node #8 for other mesh nodes to use as a default gateway? Say there was a disaster & the Internet connected services at the repeater site are out, the AREDN mesh could be used in this case? Or is that not possible?
Obviously this isn't an ISP replacement, but would by handy to know how to do for SHTF situtations.
My background in network engineering doesn't prepare me for AREDN, where all the "advanced IP routing" seems to be up-ended and ultra-simplified.
Currently, all devices on an AREDN network will dynamically route to the nearest advertised gateway for internet access. This is a setting in basic setup under the WAN section for the mesh node connected to the internet.
Does this capability meet the needs you're thinking about? If not, could you further clarify a specific use case?
Joe AE6XE
setting up internet
The first step is to obtain an 802.1q or vlan capable switch for #1 and/or #8 nanobridges. The default is the netgear GS105E device and configure it something like this:
https://www.arednmesh.org/content/gs105e-3-lan-1-node-1-wan
The mesh nodes have built in vlan tagged networks, also see docs on dtdlink'ing (device to device linking). DtDLink is a way for nodes to route to one another over a network cable, same as they find and route traffic to each other over RF. This way, different bands and channels can be joined on one big network.
Alternatively, and for about the same price, you can get a mikrotik hAP ac lite device. This is a mesh node with 5 ports and pre-configured. It can do a few more things than just the switch alone, but the port configuration is fixed. Plug a cat5 from port 5 into the nanobridge. Both are mesh nodes and will automatically set their routing across this cat5 to each other for mesh traffic.
Now that the nanobridge is connected to the internet though this switch, it is a checkbox in basic setup to check and save -- to let other nodes on the mesh network use it as a gateway (this is optional). When the option is checked, then all the devices across the mesh network will automatically receive a default route option, but will select the shortest cost path to find the best internet gateway to use.
Joe AE6XE
thanks
found this dochttps://arednmesh.readthedocs.io/en/stable/arednGettingStarted/advanced_config.html
vlan = 1 wan, vlan = 2 dts, untagged = lan
makes more sense now, i missed that :)