Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] required network to run

2009-12-17 Thread Simon Wunderlich
Hello Eric, the basic idea of meshing in general is: the destination nodes are probably not in the coverage area of your radio, but you still want to talk to these nodes. For example, imagine a city network where all nodes are connected to each other: You wifi cards signal is only strong enoug

[B.A.T.M.A.N.] required network to run

2009-12-16 Thread Conner, Eric
I am new to ad-hoc mobile networking, and have a few questions. I am just a little confused as to where batman fits in. Why do I need an active network to attach the batmand to? If I'm in a network can't I see all the other nodes already? What is batman buying for me if I have to create my own a

[B.A.T.M.A.N.] required network to run

2009-12-16 Thread Conner, Eric
I am new to ad-hoc mobile networking, and have a few questions. I am just a little confused as to where batman fits in. Why do I need an active network to attach the batmand to? If I'm in a network can't I see all the other nodes already? What is batman buying for me if I have to create my own a