Hi!
I am setting up an 802.11s mesh but it is not behaving as expected in a multi‑hop scenario. Here is my setup:
- Mesh gate (MG): This is either a Heltec HT‑H7608 set up as a Mesh gate through the UI wizard. It runs a DHCP server to hand out IP addresses to all devices on the network
- Laptop:** It is connected to the Mesh Gate via ethernet no other router or upstream network.
- Mesh Point 1 (MP1): This is a Heltec HT‑H7608 router. It is in range of the Mesh Gate via Halow.
- Mesh Point 2 (MP2): This is my custom hardware. It uses a static IP. It is basically a camera that transmits video via Halow. It uses AsiaRF’s Halow module, and is controlled by an i.MX8M-Mini running Yocto.
What works
- If MP1 and MP2 are both in range of the Mesh Gate, they associate directly to MG and everything works.
- I can stream video from MP2 to the laptop via MG without issues.
What fails
When I move MP2 so that:
- MP2 is out of range of MG ,
- but MP2 is in range of MP1
then:
- MP2 associates to MP1 (shows up in MP1’s associated stations list),
- but MG cannot ping MP2 and no traffic is forwarded through MP1.
- On MG/MP1, MP2’s MAC shows up, but the UI never learns an IP for it (“?”)
I have tried a lot of different settings and configurations, but I am unable to get it to work. Perhaps my understanding of 802.11s is flawed, or somehow the hardware does not support it.
Any help is much appreciated!