BATMAN-Advanced Setup

Compile and install BATMAN-Advanced

Download batman-adv and batctl. Standard "make && sudo make install".

If no interface "wlan0" exists, check for a different wireless interface using 'ifconfig -a'

Setup ad-Hoc network

1. Disable NetworkManager
   1. Fedora:

      # /etc/init.d/NetworkManager stop

   2. Ubuntu:

      # stop network-manager

2. Disable the firewall

   1. # iptables -F

3. # ifconfig wlan0 down

4. # iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc essid hacdc-batman channel 8

5. # ifconfig wlan0 up

Setup BATMAN-Advanced

In the unpacked 'batman-adv' directory:

1. # insmod batman-adv.ko

In the batctl directory:

1. # ./batctl if add wlan0

2. # ifconfig wlan0 mtu 1527

3. # echo bat0 > /sys/class/net/wlan0/batman_adv/mesh_iface

4. # cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/batman_adv/iface_status

   Should read "active".

5. # ifconfig wlan0 0.0.0.0

6. # ifconfig bat0 up

7. give bat0 an ip somehow ... Will?