FW: New Broadband-Hamnet Firmware Released !

[William Fenn]

I received this email this morning concerning a new, renamed version of the
HSMM-MESH software for the WRT54G routers.

They have a map on their web site that shows where HSMM-MESH nodes are
located in the US.  Following URL;

http://www.hsmm-mesh.org/googlemapped-mesh-nodes.html


Bill
N4TS


-----Original Message-----
From: Broadband-HamnetTM [mailto:webmaster at broadband-hamnet.org] 
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 2:07 AM
To: webmaster at broadband-hamnet.org
Subject: New Broadband-Hamnet Firmware Released !

Hello fellow Mesher !

The moment many have been waiting for is now upon us.

Dave AD5OO has officially released the 1.0.0 Broadband-Hamnet firmware.

This new firmware is NOT backward compatible and has some significant
changes upon install by default. Any nodes flashed with this new 1.0.0 will
NOT talk in any way shape or form with 0.4.3 (or older) firmware. Its All or
Nuthin.

The major change you will notice is that instead of the LAN being in NAT
mode, it is now in 5-host DIRECT mode (formerly called DMZ). NAT mode is
still available for those who wish to switch back, but give Direct Mode a
try, as it makes devices/servers easier to put out onto the mesh.

Also, this firmware now allows those who hand-craft firmware onto other
manufacturers' hardware to be able to mesh back with the WRTs we have all
come to know and love.

You can read the change log on the site (below the WISH LIST, dont get those
confused like I just did myself...), and get the new firmware from the
software download page.
OR, if your node(s) have internet access, you can go to the
Setup-Administration page, click REFRESH next to the Firmware Download
section, then use the pull-down to pick the 1.0.0 TRX file.

IF you have mesh nodes already at 0.4.3, you can just choose the generic TRX
file without needing to use the hardware-specific BIN files.

But remember, this is a FULL flash: You WILL need to setup as if from
scratch (set the nodename and new passwords) once you flash. If you have any
services running on a node, backup in some way any customized settings
before flashing (dummy me lost a custom script I wrote on one node because I
forgot to copy it off the node to somewhere else before I flashed it---LEARN
FROM MY MISTAKE!BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP)

I HIGHLY suggest you read the documentation again to refresh your memory,
and if you have any questions, the Documentation on the site, Help files,
and forums are a great place to start.

Happy Meshing!
Jim
K5KTF
Webmaster & Mesh Geek
Broadband-Hamnet.com

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