We're still quite a ways from an AREDN software Release Candidate and there's been many useful updates in the nightly builds.  Here's a summary of what's new in the nightly builds (some very cool stuff!)

Added Devices

• Mikrotik mANTbox 2 12s

• GL.iNet E750

• Ubiquiti Litebeam 5AC LR

Enhancements & Fixes

• Many reboots needed when saving changes have been removed.

• Added support for Wireguard tunnels

• Added x86 to SUPPORTED_DEVICES

• Ignore tracker entries without IP addresses

• Limit buffer size of IPerf3 test to 1K

• New supernodes no longer have access to legacy tunnels

  • Legacy tunnels will be removed from supernodes in the next prod release

  • NOTE: in the distant future, legacy tunnels will be completely removed. Migrate to Wireguard tunnels now and avoid the rush :-) They’re way better anyway.

• Collapsed QEMU and VMWARE VM hardware into two basic types

• Validated network override configs

• Now hide long time idle neighbors

• Fixed PowerBeam 5AC 400 name

• Labeled Wireguard tunnels in LQM

• Added support for dynamic number of Ethernet ports on VMs

• Don't run iwinfo if we have no wifi

• Improved hidden node reporting & fix column alignments

• Improved link labels (add RF and Wireguard)

• Firmware downloads:

  • Added retry for failed firmware version downloads

  • Improved the messaging when failing to retrieve firmware versions

• Fixed tunnel net display truncation on some browsers

• Made sure the node names we use for tunnels are always uppercase

• Switched Nanobeam 2AC to DD-WRT firmware (doesn’t function on 10MHz otherwise)

• Fix display of NTP update when it changes

• Added support for remote syslogging

• Add rev DNS lookup for supernode tunnels

• Made sure switching wifi modes forces a reboot.

• Added VMWare support

• Fixed wan client/no encryption mode

• Fixed xlink monitoring by LQM

• Reduce packet retries on congested nodes

• Removed fixed tunnel limits

• Improve VLAN selection in advanced networking

• Fixed all x86 mac addresses

  • For x86 devices, make all the bridge mac addresses unique. Gives more flexibility when virtualized.

• Added extra protection for bad OLSR info

• Fixed bug in route truncation in low memory situations

• User Interface Improvements
  

• Now refresh browser cursor on each LQM iteration

• Added Advanced DHCP Options selector on Port Forwarding, DHCP, and Services page

• Front Page:

  • Now show antenna information on the front page

    • Internal antenna info is automatically shown

    • External antenna info may be added on the Basic Setup page

  • Added frequency range on front page to help detection of overlapping channels

• Basic Status page

  • Added support for azimuth, elevation, height above ground and external antenna type

    • Note – if the node has azimuth information set, the bearing of its antenna will be displayed on the mesh map by rotation of the node’s pin on the map ( https://arednmap.xojs.org ).

• Mesh page

  • Merged the LQM info (the Neighbor page) onto the Mesh page

  • Added xlink display to remote nodes

  • Fixed LQ display of weighted local links

  • Fixed NLQ display of weighted links (using the LQ weight ... and assume its symmetrical)

  • Now sort the remote node list by ETX, then ASCIIbetically

  • Fixed clearing the mesh search field

• Advanced Configuration

  • Added watchdog support, initial version

    • The watchdog monitors three things:

      • A set of important system daemons.

      • A set of pingable ip addresses.

      • A time the node should reboot everyday.

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Orv W6BI

AREDN Ambassador