Nodes

I have a Litebeam M5 that is running 3.22.12.0.  I wanted to get this node updated to the newer firmware to match my other Mikrotik nodes.  I do have the node on a smart switch that allows it to get Internet access (using vlans).  I have tried several ways to update the node:

I am here at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE 22x).  I AREDN has a booth here.  This prompted me to check out the nodes around my location, and possibly put one up.   I'm looking at the hardware list and saw some of the gl.inet routers on there, also some microtik devices.   However one row away from the AREDN booth was the Software Conservancy, and they had on display the Openwrt One router.  I got into reading about the nodes and what AREDN uses and it appears a lot of the hardware is repurposed that uses openwrt.   Are there plans to support this router?  Right now it looks like th

I'm having a hard time finding the RBLHGG-5acD-XL while looking around the usual US-based Mikrotik resellers. It's sold out most places and where it is available it's only available as a 4-pack. The non-XL variant is discontinued. I'm wondering if Mikrotik's 802.11ac gear is going end-of-manufacture in favor of their newer 802.11ax offerings. Has anyone seen these for sale (and in stock) in single-unit quantities?
Thanks!

My friend asked me to flash two Mikrotik nodes he purchased. After I set things up to flash, I looked carefully at the name plates and realized he did not order the hAP ac3 or the QRT 5 as he desired. Will either of these devices flash the currently listed ac3 and QRT5 builds??

Thanks,
Walter, kd7dny
 

Hello everyone,

I flashed the Ubiquiti LiteBeam M5 (lbe-m5-23) device with 3.25.5.1 XW. Then I saw the firstboot screen (192.168.1.1). After entering the information and clicking “save and reboot,” I cannot proceed to the dashboard screen. No matter how much I try, the device won't switch to the 10.x.x.x IP address.
 

Has anyone else had experience with this device or a similar experience with a different device?

Best regards.

I was doing an initial install on a new AR300M16 today.  It appears there may be a new/different built-in firmware than what is described in the main AREDN Install Docs.

The node isn't resetting nor restarting.

This is causing horrible Babel metrics (4097) and OLSR route flapping.

Syslog reports as attached (also, support file is attached)

This has been happening for a while and the node has been pretty much up to date with nightlies. The attached files represent Nightly 20250713-9206ddc7.

Not sure if this should end up on Github as this appears to be a one off.

 

I would like to find equipment that can with stand strong winds and sub zero temps. This would be on a 9000 ft ridge. It does have commercial power and internet available

I have some airrouters that we use only for field day logging and am trying to get one of the AR to be a WAN client and use the local wifi for internet access (ntp time mostly), but I've tried two different locations with different brand 2.4GHz wifi APs and the node will not connect to either of them.
I know the SSID and password are correct, and if I scan local wifi, the RSSI is -50dB or better, and the SNR is at least 35dB.

Nodes are at 3.25.2 firmware (the .5 and .5.1 versions don't play well with this old hardware)

Tried flashing two 900MHz Tube AHM devices. One worked fine. The other doesn't respond to 192.168.1.1 after flashing. I think I forgot to uncheck save settings, which may be the problem. The indicator lights are flashing just like to good one, but no response otherwise. Any thoughts on getting into it?
Many thanks,
Jay, K1EHZ