<div dir="ltr">OpenWrt I believe refuse to include binary blob wireless drivers in their driver tree. I have couple routers working fine as routers but not wireless because of that.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 6:53 PM Chuck Payne via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 5:58 PM Alex Carver via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Actually I didn't recommend OpenWRT, I recommended DNSMasq for your <br>
DNS/DHCP needs. They are not the same thing. I would not have <br>
recommended OpenWRT for your BananaPi at all.<br>
<br>
On 2023-10-08 08:49, Chuck Payne via Ale wrote:<br>
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 12:38 PM Joey Kelly via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
>> On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 12:33:04 PM CDT Chuck Payne via Ale wrote:<br>
>>> Alex thanks, I might try dhcp so here what I got so far<br>
>><br>
>> Assuming your primary DHCP has a scope defined, have the wireless segment<br>
>> use<br>
>> another non-overlapping scope in the same subnet as the primary, running<br>
>> on<br>
>> the device you described.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>>><br>
>>> As I told you, I have the Banana-R3 setup with OpenWRT<br>
>>> <a href="https://uglyscale.press/2023/09/13/setup-the-banana-r3-with-openwrt/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://uglyscale.press/2023/09/13/setup-the-banana-r3-with-openwrt/</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> And the ZimaBoard with pfSense<br>
>>><br>
>> <a href="https://uglyscale.press/2023/09/17/how-to-setup-zimaboard-to-run-pfsense/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://uglyscale.press/2023/09/17/how-to-setup-zimaboard-to-run-pfsense/</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> So, I am grateful for the help, because again the R2 Pro will be OMV so I<br>
>>> have a nas.<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 12:03 AM Alex Carver via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>>> DHCP Relaying is more complicated than just DHCP service. Since you are<br>
>>>> already using this for testing purposes then having a dedicated DHCP<br>
>>>> service keeps your main DHCP pool clean.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> If you want something relatively simple to set up then just use DNSMasq<br>
>>>> as your DHCP server. It's nice and small and easy to configure.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On 2023-09-18 12:11, Chuck Payne via Ale wrote:<br>
>>>>> Boris,<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> So, here is my setup. I have a ZimaBoard that is pfSense that is the<br>
>>>>> DHCP<br>
>>>>> server, connecting on the back of ZimaBoard ethernet for lan is the<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> 2.5Ghz<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> SFP connection on my Banana-Pi R3 ( Which is my wifi router ). So,<br>
>> since<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> have the Banana-Pi R2 Pro, I was like I need storage, thus<br>
>>>>> OpenMediaVault<br>
>>>>> on Debian 11.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> I was thinking, ok let me setup DHCP relay, so I don't have another<br>
>> DHCP<br>
>>>>> Server or router. I am planning to install 8TB Drive, since the R2<br>
>> Pro<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> only<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> has one SATA slot. My plan is to have network with SBC. I know a bit<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> geeky.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> Alex,<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> So as soon as I can get past the error that DHCPD is givng me, I will<br>
>>>>> trying. DHPD Relay look to be less troubling and I was just hoping to<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> pass<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> thru from the R3.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Thanks guys. I will keep hammering away<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> On Mon, Sep 18, 2023, 2:57 PM Boris Borisov via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>> Put openwrt on the device. Is purposely built router OS in slim<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> footprint.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>>> Everything that you can imagine is there. Or is installable with<br>
>>>>>> package<br>
>>>>>> manager.<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> I've been lately buying old routers from Goodwill and installing<br>
>> latest<br>
>>>>>> openwrt firmware. We'll before buying I'm checking openwrt<br>
>> repository<br>
>>>>>> if<br>
>>>>>> that router is supported.<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> In general the service should listen on the device in your case<br>
>> wlan0.<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 18, 2023, 01:45 Alex Carver via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>>> First question:<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Why not run a local DHCP just for your test devices and make the<br>
>> ARM<br>
>>>>>>> board a router?<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> On 2023-09-16 19:08, Chuck Payne via Ale wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>> So,<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> I am trying to setup an arm board that has the following setup<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> eth0<br>
>>>>>>>> eth1<br>
>>>>>>>> lan0@eth1<br>
>>>>>>>> lan1@eth1<br>
>>>>>>>> lan2@eth1<br>
>>>>>>>> lan3@eth1<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Because of the part of the house I am on, I can't use ethernet.<br>
>> So I<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> have a<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> wifi card in. So I have wlan0.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Being that eth0 should be wan, and lan0 to lan3 are lan. Now here<br>
>> is<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> what I<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> am trying to do, and it's gonna be a bit crazy.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> I like to use the arm board ( Banana-Pi BPi-R2 Pro ) as a hub for<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> other<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> small board devices on my desk.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> I am running Bullseye, and I installed isc-dhcp-relay. In hopes<br>
>> that<br>
>>>>>>>> I<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> can<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> just pull in a device into one of the four lan ports.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Here's what I got setup so far<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> # Defaults for isc-dhcp-relay initscript<br>
>>>>>>>> # sourced by /etc/init.d/isc-dhcp-relay<br>
>>>>>>>> # installed at /etc/default/isc-dhcp-relay by the maintainer<br>
>> scripts<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> #<br>
>>>>>>>> # This is a POSIX shell fragment<br>
>>>>>>>> #<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> # What servers should the DHCP relay forward requests to?<br>
>>>>>>>> SERVERS="192.168.107.1"<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> # On what interfaces should the DHCP relay (dhrelay) serve DHCP<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> requests?<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> INTERFACES="eth1 wlan0"<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> # Additional options that are passed to the DHCP relay daemon?<br>
>>>>>>>> OPTIONS=""<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> I am assuming, which is bad for me that I need to wlan0 to issue<br>
>> the<br>
>>>>>>>> request, correct? Or do I need lan0@eth1 thru lan3@eth1 to pass<br>
>> the<br>
>>>>>>>> request. Which now makes me ask, how will they be able to pass<br>
>>>>>>>> traffic<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> from<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> the wlan0 to those lanx ports?<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Is it possible to do what I am wanting? I want to test ethernet<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> devices,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> thus why I am not using a wireless usb dongle. I have plenty. Oh,<br>
>> did<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> tell you that I have already install OpenMediaVault on this<br>
>> board, so<br>
>>>>>>>> another reason for me to get it working.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Thanks for any help with my crazy idea.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
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> Guys, thanks for the help.<br>
> <br>
> Here is an update. I installed OpenWRT, which is weird as this board<br>
> doesn't have wireless. I can add Mini-PCIe or M.2 E/A key, but I will have<br>
> to do some research as to what works with OpenWRT.<br>
> <br>
> So, after installing it. Found my issue, I am a bit of DA for this, Debian<br>
> ( Armbian ) was seeing the four port lan as five<br>
> <br>
> eth1, lan0@eth1 ~ lan3@eth1<br>
> <br>
> I keep wondering why, and I keep wondering why nothing was working. Here is<br>
> why I am DA, I need to setup a brigde, ugh<br>
> <br>
> root@styx:~# brctl show<br>
> bridge name bridge id STP enabled interfaces<br>
> br-lan 7fff.ca33fcc76e9c no lan2<br>
> lan0<br>
> lan3<br>
> lan1<br>
> <br>
> That made a lot of sense, I then understood that I will need some iptables<br>
> so that wlan0 is the gateway for the device, that iptables will control the<br>
> flow, but for now.<br>
> <br>
> Here a picture of what the Banana-Pi R2 Pro looks like.<br>
> <br>
> <a href="https://uglyscale.press/2023/10/08/new-network/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://uglyscale.press/2023/10/08/new-network/</a><br>
> <br>
> Now I face two more bumps;<br>
> <br>
> 1) I need Ethernet over Power Plugs so that I can connect the router to the<br>
> office. I wish there was a Wireless to Plug, but a Plug is fine. Any<br>
> recommendations are welcome.<br>
> <br>
> 2) I wanted Open Vault Media because I could use the sata on the board, but<br>
> OpenWRT doesn't see My SATA, I am not sure if it is because it's a SSD, but<br>
> I am going to try mechanical one later, it works great with a USB. I am<br>
> excited because now I can set up the NAS I want.<br>
> <br>
> Thanks Alex, you recommend OpenWRT, at that time there wasn't a good image.<br>
> My skills are there yet to build an image, I am learning.<br>
> <br>
> Thanks guys.<br>
> <br>
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</blockquote></div><div><br></div>Ah, sorry, it was Boris. Well, thank you both.<br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Terror PUP a.k.a<br>Chuck "PUP" Payne<br>-----------------------------------------<br>Discover it! Enjoy it! Share it! openSUSE Linux.<br>-----------------------------------------<br>openSUSE -- Terrorpup<br>openSUSE Ambassador/openSUSE Member<br>skype,twiiter,identica,friendfeed -- terrorpup<br>freenode(irc) --terrorpup/lupinstein<br>Register Linux Userid: 155363<br> <br>openSUSE Community Member since 2008. </div></div></div></div></div>
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