Re: [lime-users] Internet failover

Indeed! Do you want to open a pull request? There is a link in the top right corner. Thanks! SAn On March 20, 2021 6:31:50 PM GMT-03:00, amuza <amuza(a)riseup.net> wrote: > Shouldn't it be included in the compiling instructions at > https://libremesh.org/development.html ? > > > amuza: >> Cool. Thank you for the reminder! >> >> >> SAn: >>> 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 >>>>>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> lime-users mailing list >> lime-users(a)lists.libremesh.org >> https://lists.libremesh.org/mailman/listinfo/lime-users >>