I am just getting started with BBHN.  I have a WRT54gs.  I could not get anything to work, so I reflashed with bbhn-3.1.0-wrt54gs-2.4-squashfs.bin. That was the latest I could find.

I was never able to use localnode:8080, and had to connect initally using 172.27.0.1:8080.

That does not work now.

After entering the call sign and password, I got a page that basically said K4DJG is rebooting and I need to get new DHCP Lease and reconnect. I used ipconfig/renew which was all I knew to use.

The two links on the re-booting page do not work, and I am not able to re-connect to the router.

I have re-flashed the router twice using TFTP.

What do I do now?

Bob

Bob

I am guessing that you have followed the firmware installation instructions found at http://bbhn.org/documentation/68-firmware-installation-instructions.html.  They are a little dated but the process for flashing a WRT has not changed since they were written.

It sounds like you have flashed and setup your node but now cant get into it.  I will throw out a couple ideas and see if these may help.

Once the node is flashed you will need to use an Ethernet cable to connect to the node.  WIFI access will require a separate access point.  The cable connects between one of the four lan ports and the Ethernet port on your computer.

You computer Ethernet port should be configured at this point to use DHCP for obtaining the IP Address and the Name server.  The node is configured to be a DHCP server.  On a windows computer in a command window you can run ipconfig to determine if your IP address.  It should be somewhere in 10.x.x.x. I suspect you have a static address configured and this is what is causing your problems.

Simply unplugging and reconnecting your Ethernet cable should give you a new IP address and reset the network.

My computer takes a while to "identify the network" when I plug in to node that does not have internet access.  Make sure you give your computer time to settle in on the network.

Hopefully this will get you going.

Clint, AE5CA

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Thanks everybody.  Problem solved.  Basically my bad.

Not having used wired connections for a while, I forgot that I had set all my wired adapters to default to Google DNS.  After I let them get DNS automatically, my connection problem disappeared!

Sometimes you get so deep in the woods you can't see the trees!

Thanks again for the replies.

Bob