Re: [lime-users] Internet failover

Hi! Yes :) You have to select the babeld-auto-gw-mode package Best! SAn On March 20, 2021 9:03:31 AM GMT-03:00, amuza <amuza(a)riseup.net> wrote: > Did this feature go upstream? So anyone compiling official LibreMesh > now > gets it? > > > > SAn: >> Hi, I've implemented the failover functionality for babel (package >> babeld-auto-gw-mode) and Amuza contributed with testing. >> >> The pull: request https://github.com/libremesh/lime-packages/pull/844 >> >> I don't know if everyone know that as per our developer "guidelines" >> LibreMesh repository requires at least 2 approved reviews to be able > to >> merge a pull request. I invite all those interested to collaborate by >> making a review :) >> >> Best! >> SAn >> >> On 12/1/20 7:44 AM, amuza wrote: >>>>> A node is connected to Internet gateway A, but it also has access > to >>>>> Internet gateway B. If gateway A fails, how long does it take to > start >>>>> using gateway B? >>>> >>>> Hi Amuza! >>>> To my understanding there will be no switch at all. >>>> This has been discussed here [1] but it was not implemented. >>>> >>> >>> Hi Ilario, >>> >>> Thank you very much for all this very relevant information. I am >>> completely astonished, as in my case that was a key feature of >>> LibreMesh. I am involved in a project to share Internet among > neighbours >>> who know almost nothing about networking. Lacking that feature > breaks >>> the project. Well, and somehow my conception of LibreMesh. >>> >>> >>>> This feature was present in the previous releases for BMX6 [2] (and > BMX7 >>>> [3]) something similar is present for Batman-adv [4] (no idea in > which >>>> case this makes sense, as seems that "Batman-adv only" networks are > not >>>> supported [5]). >>>> >>>> All these old packages used the watchping package for checking > internet >>>> connection. >>>> Now we have the check-internet script which is much more reliable > [6]. >>>> >>>> I am not sure how a "babeld-auto-gw" could communicate to Babeld to > stop >>>> sharing the default (0.0.0.0/0) route. >>>> I can think of two ways: >>>> 1) edit the kernel route (e.g. increasing the metric and setting >>>> "reflect-kernel-metric true" Babeld option) and then send a SIGUSR2 > to >>>> Babeld process (see [7] for Babeld manual) >>>> 2) edit the Babeld configuration via UCI for stopping the > distribution >>>> of the default route and instruct Babeld to reload configuration > (the >>>> init script will automatically do so once the uci configuration is >>>> edited and reload_config is executed, otherwise it can be done > manually >>>> with /etc/init.d/babeld reload [8]). >>>> >>> >>> Unfortunately I don't understand some technical things there. >>> >>> I don't know what to do now. I really did not expect this feature > could >>> be gone. I guess I would need some kind of step-by-step guide with > more >>> detailed explanations to fix this. But I'm not sure if that will be >>> possible or worth it, so I guess the easiest thing for me now it is > to >>> go back to LiMe 17.06 or 16.07. >>> >>> libremesh.org website has 17.06 as its latest official release, > however >>> the compiling instructions are for newer versions, and the chef is > not >>> there any more, so how could I customise 17.06 so that it contains > my >>> network configuration? >>> >>>> I agree that this feature would be verrrrry useful. >>> >>> It feels good to read that! Thank you! >>> >>> We could continue >>>> the discussion on the issue [1]. >>>> >>> >>>> Ciao! >>>> Ilario >>>> >>>> [1]: >>>> https://github.com/libremesh/lime-packages/issues/93 >>>> [2]: >>>> > https://github.com/libremesh/lime-packages/tree/master/packages/bmx6-auto-g… >>>> >>>> [3]: >>>> > https://github.com/libremesh/lime-packages/tree/master/packages/bmx7-auto-g… >>>> >>>> [4]: >>>> > https://github.com/libremesh/lime-packages/tree/master/packages/batman-adv-… >>>> >>>> [5]: >>>> https://github.com/libremesh/lime-packages/issues/666 >>>> https://github.com/libremesh/lime-packages/issues/468 >>>> [6]: >>>> > https://github.com/libremesh/lime-packages/tree/master/packages/check-inter… >>>> >>>> [7]: >>>> https://www.irif.fr/~jch/software/babel/babeld.html >>>> [8]: >>>> > https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/procd-init-scripts#specifying_trig… >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> lime-users mailing list >>> lime-users(a)lists.libremesh.org >>> https://lists.libremesh.org/mailman/listinfo/lime-users >>>