[MVMA] (Bi-)monthly AREDN metrics for 9/1/2025

[Chuck Gelm NC8Q]

On 9/1/25 13:39, Orv Beach wrote:
>
> **** This is a bi-monthly report - I missed last month's report ****
>
> Total Nodes: 2729, down from 2807 two months ago.
>
> XM nodes (devices with only 32MB of RAM, and thus not capable of 
> running the Babel routing protocol):  81, up from 75 two months ago
>
> Babel-capable nodes: 2648
>
> Babel-enabled nodes (running code that's later than 2/18/2025): 2138 
> (80% - up from 58% two months ago)
>
> Babel-only nodes: 172 - up from 107 (6.5% - up from 4% two months ago)
>
> OLSR-only nodes:  543 (20.5%), down from 1107 two months ago
>
> Tunnels: 1717
>
> Legacy tunnels remaining:  Approximately 63
>
> Longest uptime: WA8APB-LHG-To-XeniaNorth: 948 days (running 3.22.6.0 code)
>
> Number of 802.11ac devices: 665, up from 598 two months ago  (23.5%)
>
> Mikrotik hAPs (ac lite, ac2 & ac3): 1050, down from 1175 two months ago
>
>   * ac Lite: 678, down from 837 two months ago
>   * ac2: 179, up from 166 two months ago
>   * ac3: 194, up from 172 two months ago
>
> *Notes:*
>
>   * If you're running a nightly build on your node(s), make sure it's
>     as current as possible; there have been a number of fixes and some
>     enhancements since the last production release. *(More true now
>     than two months ago).*
>   * If you're tempted to run a Babel release, bear in mind that it's
>     Babel _only_; it won't talk to OLSR-only nodes.   And if you do go
>     to a Babel-only release, make sure you get a backup first;
>     reverting to a previous build isn't guaranteed to be done safely. 
>     It may require a fresh installation of code, then restoring from
>     backup.
>   * If you have a node that's running code prior to 3.25.5.8, try to
>     get it current so it can speak both Babel and OLSR; this will ease
>     the transition to Babel.
>   * If you're still using legacy tunnels, bear in mind that Babel
>     won't support them.  So work towards migrating them to Wireguard
>     tunnels.  They're better anyway.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> 73
>
> Orv W6BI
>
> AREDN Project Manager
>
>


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