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      pcatiprodotnet last edited by

      Can OLSR be configured to function using MACs instead of IPs to direct traffic ?
      (obviously with pfSense set to Bridge mode)
      And, can it be set to use the first wlan card for 2.4ghz 802.11g local AP traffic and the second wlan card for 5ghz 802.11a mesh backhaul and pass-through traffic?
      If so, I know the gui hasn't been developed for it yet, so any config file help is appreciated.
      Thanks, -pc

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        jeroen234 last edited by

        olsrd is used for routing so it will always use ipadresses what you want is olsrd on the second lancard and no olsrd on the first card
        open a shell

        cd /usr/local/etc
        replace 10.141.250.0    255.255.255.0  with you lan network or wireless network or add both
        remove 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 if you don't want the olsrd mesh to use youre internet conection

        nano olsrd.conf
        DebugLevel      2
        IpVersion      4
        ClearScreen    yes

        HNA IPv4 routes

        syntax: netaddr netmask

        Example Internet gateway:

        0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0

        Hna4
        {
        #  Internet gateway:
        #  0.0.0.0      0.0.0.0
        #  more entries can be added:
        #  192.168.1.0  255.255.255.0
        #10.141.254.0    255.255.255.0
        10.141.250.0    255.255.255.0
        0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
        }

        close file with control + X

        start olsr with
        olsrd -i xl0 >> /dev/null &
        replace xl0 with you second wireless interface

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          pcatiprodotnet last edited by

          it will always use ipadresses
          Is there any way to get OLSR to pass regular ethernet (MAC) traffic such as using VPN over OLSR set up in pfSense, or other trick?
          Another possibility if the above won't work: Can pfSense in Bridge mode also do "spanning tree protocol"?  If so, is this possible solution worthy?
          Thank you for the helpful replies,
          [ thread continued/merged here:  http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=657.0
          -Pete

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