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Nightly Build filename change

Starting May 6, 2023 nightly builds will have a filename format that includes the build date rather than the job ID.

Like this: aredn-20230506-xxxxxx.bin

 
Updated date: Saturday, May 6, 2023 - 20:58


AREDN Release Notes 3.23.4.0


Summary

There have been over 140 nightly releases of the AREDN codebase since the last production release in December 2022. Here are the highlights:


Major Enhancements

  • Support for the ‘AC’ class of radio[2]
  • Improved service validation
  • Improved WiFi scanning
  • Better error feedback for future upgrades
  • Hidden and Exposed node handling[3]
  • Enhance AP and WiFi Client channel selection
  • Support for easier “nightly build” testing
  • Upgraded to OpenWRT 22.03.3; the latest release of OpenWRT with many security and bug fixes.
  • Upgraded to Linux kernel 5.10.161

 
IMPORTANT NOTE!
 
Because of changes in the way OpenWRT names devices, this upgrade is not simple to revert without reinstalling your node as if you just took it out of the box.


New Devices

  • Ubiquiti[1]

    • LiteAP 5 AC
    • LiteBeam AC5 Gen2
    • NanoBeam AC 5 (WA)
    • NanoBeam AC 5 (XC)
    • NanoBeam AC 5 Gen 2 (WA)
    • NanoBeam AC 5 Gen 2 (XC)
    • NanoStation AC 5
    • PowerBeam AC 5 Gen2
    • PowerBeam AC 5 400
    • PowerBeam AC 5 500
    • Rocket 5 AC Lite
  • Mikrotik
    • hAP ac2
    • hAP ac3
    • ...
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Updated date: Sunday, April 16, 2023 - 20:31

AREDN at SCALE 2023

Thanks to the great AREDN team led by Orv W6BI, we had a significant presence at this year's SCALE event.

The photo shows the team manning the AREDN booth. 
 Left to right: 
Front: KE6BXT, KM6SLF.  
Rear: KJ6DZB, KN6PLV, N6RFI. W6BI. Missing: KG6WXC
 
And this year SCALE attendees voted the AREDN booth as "Best Presentation" 





 
Updated date: Sunday, March 12, 2023 - 18:39


Release notes for recent AREDN nightly builds (up to NB 2316)

Important note - 802.11ac equipment will not function completely properly without nightly build 2316 or later
Enhancements
Added Mikrotik QRT5 support
Added Ubiquiti Nanobeam ac gen1 xc support
Established a more consistent way to provide interface mac address in overrides
Provided a timeout on the iperf client
Now gather statistics about RF links
Updated firmware selector on web page
Set up to refresh LQM’s hostnames periodically
Made iperf3 improvements
Now ignore non-routable when calculating hidden nodes
Now handle missing IP and created more general RF/DTD identification
Now automatically enable RTS when hidden nodes detected

Bug fixes
Fixed "coverage" (distance) calculation in 802.11ac driver.
    (not working correctly for 5 & 10 MHz bandwidths; disabled for now)
Fixed AirRouter port identification
Made sure we never pass ‘nil’ to the json parser
Made sure we look for packages with the correct architecture
Fixed an xlink firewall rule inserted incorrectly
Fixed the netmask on the br-nomesh device (for when RF mesh is disabled)
A node with a single RF link cant have any exposed nodes - corrected
Fixed AR150 port settings
Fixed power offsets on various devices
Fixed...

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Updated date: Monday, February 13, 2023 - 16:06

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Automated Mesh Map

Our resident network mapper and AREDN developer Eric KG6WXC just published a page describing his mapping program. His Automated Mesh Map allows hobbyists who have experience in Linux/Apache/SQL to collaborate while gaining metrics in their desired nodes. It has a become a “go to” tool for monitoring the status of the networks. Groups who start setting up their own AREDN Networks also get a copy of the map to monitor their progress.
You can get all the details on his page at SkySilk Cloud Services User Spotlight.

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