*** 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!

Orv W6BI

AREDN Project Manager