I am using 802.15.4 (Zigbee) to connect BBBs together for security penetration testing. I am running my custom Linux, The Deck, to do this, but you should be able to do the same with Debian or Ubuntu (which mine is based on). Logic systems started selling capes for this. I have been making my own. Design is in my book http://store.elsevier.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780128007518 and I'm planning to sell some capes commercially as well soon. One warning about the Logic Systems capes: they lack the EEPROM which tells the BBB what they are so you need to manually set that up on the BBB using the device tree overlays.
On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Brian Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am interested in setting up a wireless mesh network using a collection > of BBBs (and possibly other devices). Does anyone have experience setting > up a wireless mesh network using BBB? > > I am not really interested in a so-called "wireless distribution system" > that is used to extend an SSID across a wide area using wireless mesh > networking. I am much more interested in setting up a network of > cooperating nodes that talk with each other (and to the internet via a > gateway/mesh portal connected simultaneously to the internet and the mesh). > > In particular, I'm interested in: > > * What distro and kernel are you using? > * Ideally this would be with one of RCNs Debian images, but if not, > I'm interested in what you might have used. > * If you have done something with a Linux based system other than a > BBB, I'd like to know about that too. > * What mesh routing protocol was used? Batman, Babel/AHCP, HWMP, OLSR, > ... > * Steps to configure the mesh network and gateway. > * Did you use 802.11s? If so, presumably using the 802.11s support in > the kernel? > * WiFi chipset that was used (presumably supporting mesh mode). SOFTMAC > or HARDMAC? > > I have researched the topic fairly extensively and can probably set > something up via trial and error myself. Prior to diving into that, I > wanted to see if anyone has already done some work with wireless mesh > networking and BBB (or something else) and would be willing to share their > experience and knowledge! > > Thanks in advance. > > Cheers, > > ba > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
