help to bring up an MPP

[Chris Crawford]

I'd like to see proof of the MPP functionality that can bridge data frames to
another Ethernet network.

Ideally, I'd like to see an MPP bridge a open80211s mesh with a wired network
that has access to the internet, such that I could open up firefox and access
Google from one of the mesh devices.

In maybe a smaller version of the same test, I just want to prove that data can
pass from a mesh side of an MPP to the wired side of an MPP.

I've brought up bridges as described in the Howto, but I can't convince myself
that I can pass meaningful data from one side of the bridge to the other...

I'd love to work on a patch that would implement this, if the functionality it
isn't there already. If that's the case, maybe someone could point me in the
right direction in getting started...? I've been poking around the code in
net/mac80211 quite a bit.

-Chris

On Wed 05/06/09  2:07 PM , Andrey Yurovsky andrey at cozybit.com sent:
> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Chris Crawford <cpc5 at buffalo
> .edu> wrote:> I'm going to jump on board the MPP
> discussion.>
> > Does anyone have a recommended way to test
> whether or not the MPP is actually> working? Â The Howto mentions that
> you cannot ping across the bridge...
> Hi Chris, what would you like to test?  Given the issues mentioned in
> the HOWTO, MPP functionality is currently rather limited.  Patches are
> very much welcome : )
> 
> > -Chris
> >
> > On Wed 05/06/09 12:34 PM , Andrey Yurovsky andrey at coz
> ybit.com sent:>> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 8:22 AM, Rekik Hanen
> Â k at yahoo.fr>
> wrote:> Hi,>> > I tried to bridge a mesh interface with
> ethernet>> interface to construct a> MPP. I followed
> the MPP directions in>> http://open80211s.org/trac/wiki/HOWT,> but il
> seemed they can't comunicate each>> other.My problem is: if I want to>
> activate a mesh interface, I had to desactivate>> the network with " killall>
> NetworkManager". So, I can't activate>> simutaneously ethernet interface with>
> mesh interface.>>
> >> Typically, killing NetworkManager brings
> down (ie: "ifconfig eth0>> down") all interfaces.
> Â Having done so, bring them back up by>> hand,ex:
> >>
> >> sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.20
> up>>
> >> would bring eth0 back up and assign it an IP
> address.>>
> >> > Can anyone help and give me the steps
> to setup>> up a bridge between a mesh> interface
> and, an other Ethernet>> interface.> thanks
> >>
> >> I suggest:
> >> 1) kill NetworkManager
> >> 2) bring your Ethernet interface back
> up>> 3) create a mesh interface as per the
> HOWTO>> 4) create an MPP bridge as per the
> HOWTO>>
> >> Please note the limitations discussed in the
> HOWTO as well.>>
> >> >
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