Channel Switching

[Brian DeLacey]

I now understand it's a feature that mesh points are required to be on the
same channel (frequency) to communicate.

My mesh is back up and running with a half-dozen machines - desktops,
laptops and netbooks. I also have the Edimax EW-7318Ug USB adapter working
across all these machines (2573 Ralink Tech, RT2501USB, RT73 chipset.)

I returned to a baseline of Ubuntu 8.10 with all it's updates - including
Linux 2.6.27-11 - and the Feb 14th build of Linux Wireless. This combo seems
to work well. I  also meshed in an Acer  (with the Edimax USB) using a March
4 '09 daily build of Jaunty - including Linux 2.6.28-8 - and the March 4 '09
version of Linux Wireless.

I'll try to add more Jaunty builds into the mix, and push the baseline ahead
incrementally, to see how that goes.


On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 1:27 AM, Brian DeLacey <bdelacey at gmail.com> wrote:

> I tested recent Ubuntu/Jaunty and Linux Wireless (~ 3/3/09) on Dell
> desktops with wireless PCI cards. (One had an Atheros AR2413 802.11bg NIC;
> the other Atheros AR5413 802.11 abg NIC.) These could mesh and ping each
> other.
>
> However, I had to put them on the same CHANNEL to make the connection. Is
> this a bug or a feature?
>
> I also tried USB wireless adapters. The chipset is identifed as "2573
> Ralink Tech, RT2501USB" according to lsusb. The device is a EW-7318Ug USB
> adapter with chipset RT73. These are  recognized as mesh points -
> according to "iw list" - however they cannot ping each other. These worked
> in recent builds, but no longer connect.
>
> Brian
>
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