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*** Draft ***
-This Page outlines the steps we took to configure the new wraps for GHO.
+This Page outlines the steps we took to configure the new (Yawarra http://www.yawarra.com.au) provided wrap units for GHO.
For the full details & pic's refer to the GHO-Wrap-Project Case Study
+(coming in may after comissioning)
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this image and copied it to the supplied 512Mb CF Flash cards.
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One we set an ip address in the /etc/network/interfaces file
We proceeded with our wireless config.
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unit but the cheaper a/b/g Wiston CM9 will work on this config as well.
+
Here's our interfaces file (Draft)
+
+
+
+GHO-North-wrap-1E:/# more /etc/network/interfaces
+
+**********************start of file****************
+
+# Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or
+# /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information.
+auto lo
+iface lo inet loopback
+
+# right interface when lookign at back , also poe input port
+
+auto eth2
+iface eth2 inet dhcp
+
+#auto wlan0
+#iface wlan0 inet static
+# address 10.1.10.1
+# netmask 255.255.255.0
+# broadcast 10.1.10.255
+# up iwconfig wlan0 essid voyage mode Master
+# up nat.sh wlan0 eth0 "10.1.10.0/24"
+
+auto ath0
+iface ath0 inet static
+ address 10.10.129.1
+ netmask 255.255.255.240
+ broadcast 10.1.129.15
+ post-down wlanconfig ath0 destroy
+ pre-up wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap
+ # pre-up iwconfig ath0 essid "GHO-North.melbournewireless.org.au" channel 04 rate auto rts off frag off
+ pre-up iwconfig ath0 essid "GHO-North" channel 04 rate 11M rts off frag off
+ pre-up ifconfig ath0 up
+# madwifi-base wifi0
+# wireless-mode Master
+# wireless-mode Adhoc
+# up iwpriv ath0 mode 2
+# up iwconfig ath0 mode master
+# up iwconfig ath0 essid voyage1
+# pre-up iwconfig ath0 channel 8
+# up iwconfig ath0 txpower auto
+# up iwconfig ath0 enc off
+# up iwconfig ath0 rate 11M
+# up nat.sh ath0 eth0 "10.1.20.0/24"
+
+auto ath1
+iface ath1 inet static
+ address 10.10.131.65
+ netmask 255.255.255.240
+ broadcast 10.10.131.79
+ post-down wlanconfig ath1 destroy
+ pre-up wlanconfig ath1 create wlandev wifi1 wlanmode ap
+# pre-up iwconfig ath1 essid "GHO-North.melbournewireless.org.au" channel 165 rate auto rts off frag off
+ pre-up iwconfig ath1 essid "GHO-North-58" channel 165 rate auto rts off frag off
+ pre-up ifconfig ath1 up
+# madwifi-base wifi1
+# wireless-mode Master
+# wireless-mode Adhoc
+# wireless-mode Managed
+# up iwpriv ath1 mode 3
+# up iwconfig ath1 mode master
+# up iwconfig ath1 essid voyage2
+# pre-up iwconfig ath1 channel 10
+# up iwconfig ath1 txpower auto
+# up iwconfig ath1 enc off
+# up iwconfig ath1 rate 2M
+# up nat.sh ath1 eth0 "10.1.20.0/24"
+
+
+# left interface when looking at back
+
+auto eth1
+iface eth1 inet static
+ address 192.168.1.1
+ netmask 255.255.255.0
+ broadcast 192.168.0.255
+
+
+
+
+**********************end of file****************
+
+
+
+
+And here's out post interface startup file
+
+more /etc/init.d/ath_init
+
+**********************start of file****************
+
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+
+# give the interfaces some time to settle
+sleep 5
+
+# turn off diversity on the interfaces
+sysctl -w dev.wifi0.diversity=0
+sysctl -w dev.wifi0.txantenna=1
+sysctl -w dev.wifi0.rxantenna=1
+sysctl -w dev.wifi1.diversity=0
+sysctl -w dev.wifi1.txantenna=1
+sysctl -w dev.wifi1.rxantenna=1
+
+# set the distance control
+athctrl -i wifi0 -d 25000
+athctrl -i wifi1 -d 25000
+
+
+**********************end of file****************