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Mon, 09/24/2018 - 23:36
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w6bi
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Tunnel indicators


I know what (tun) means next to a link.  But what does this mean next to a tunneled link?
 

  • (tun*1)
Also - (wan)(tun) means both a tunnel and a WAN link, right?  Others show it but my Mikrotik does not.  Wondering if that's a bug.


Thanks
Orv W6BI

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Tue, 09/25/2018 - 18:19
AE6XE
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In the node's help page are
In the node's help page are these definitions.   Please propose any specific improvements you think might help clarify.   It would take some coding to parse olsr data, but there is a known improvement that could be made.   it is technically possible to add a (dtd*?) for remote nodes, to identify how many links are established to other co-located devices over a a cat5. 

Joe AE6XE
 

(wan)

"(wan)" next to a Mesh Node indicates the node is an Advertised Gateway. Typically this is to the internet, but may also be an isolated network.


(dtd)

"(dtd)" next to a Mesh Node in the "Current Neighbors" column indicates the path to a Neighbor is a cat5 cable. The Neighbor may be listed twice if both an RF and DtDLink path exists. The DtDLink path is always assigned an ETX of "0.1". All "Remote Nodes" have a DtDLink interface, consequently "(dtd)" is not show for Remote Nodes.


(tun*?)

"(tun)" next to a Mesh Node in the "Current Neighbors" column indicates the path to the Neighbor is over an Internet tunnel. "(tun*?)" next to a mesh node in the "Remote Nodes" column indicates the node has tunnel links over the internet to connect mesh islands together. "?" is a number indicating the count of tunnel connections the node has.

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Tue, 09/25/2018 - 23:32
w6bi
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More on tunnel indicators
Thanks, Joe - we'll think over what might be done.
In the meantime, I suspect there may be a bug with the (tun*) indicator for at least Mikrotik devices.   I have two tunnels going, but viewed remotely the tunnel flag says only "(tun)".  See attached screenshots.
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Wed, 09/26/2018 - 00:00
(Reply to #3)
AE6XE
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In the "neighbors" column,
In the "neighbors" column, these are specific links, with possible options of RF, DtDLink, or Tunnel.    The following data is displayed for the given link type:

DtDLink:   "name  (dtd)  LQ% NLQ%"
RF:   "name LQ%, NLQ%, ETX, TxMbps"
Tunnel:  "name (tun) LQ% NLQ%"

It this is not the case, please clarify the specifics.  There are no "tun*?" counts shown in the neighbors column, it's always the '1' link path.

Joe AE6XE
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Wed, 09/26/2018 - 00:38
(Reply to #4)
w6bi
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Confused
My shack node, w6bi-shack-node, has tunnels to two remote nodes.  Where should it indicate (tun*2)?
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