Ability to change the BSSID

[deavmi]

If people wanna have a mesh for a certain reason, then let them, so therefore allow the changing of the BSSID (where the nodes connect to each other) to be changed. Add some code to the interface so the user can do so, and make that interface write the changes to the particular line in the olsrd.conf file to change the BSSID.

Also when people think of "Tools for the next revolution." some poeple don't really like that and see it in a bad way, as a revolution has bad connotations too. Just a little thought... 😄

Not everybody wants a revolution, that is my point I am trying to make, so therefore not everyone wants to be on the same meshnetwork, because of the other connotationsn that the word revolution has, the bad connotations. Not everybody wants be be part of the next revolution.

[MathJud]

There is a configuration page of the network settings in development. It will include IP, network mask, SSID, BSSID & wifi-channel. It will include the possibility for all free wifi communities to add configuration templates, that can be selected by the user.
The GUI code is already written but not selectable yet, the whole implementation shall be finished and published within the next 2 releases of qaul.net.
GUI (check for id="page_config_network"): https://github.com/WachterJud/qaul.net/blob/master/www/qaul.html
Sample community templates: https://github.com/WachterJud/qaul.net/tree/master/www/community_templates

A personal remark to the BSSID (the wifi cell ID):
The BSSID can only be set on a few drivers / wifi chips. Most drivers / wifi chips can not fix it, as it should be auto-configured and flexible for auto-merging of networks with the same SSID (unfortunately this only works very poorly - therefore it is a good idea to fix the BSSID on those devices that are capable to do this). The SSID (the network name that is displayed when you check ) can be set on every device.

[deavmi]

@MathJud Thanks 😄 😃