Primer April 2, 2008 This page is a resource page for myself in brings multi thoughts together of providing Software as a Service to wireless mesh.  The idea is straight forward; however, there are a lot of different type of solution to implement.  The focus is to have the latest free software from Locustworld used as a base and to provide the necessary secured routing to be used with in the wireless mesh or specifically Locustworld's wireless mesh.

No in the last two years I have come to the conclusion that Grid or HPC cluster should be used.  Simply put a wireless mesh with a mainframe.  I think I will call it Shiva after the Hindu God, most statues of Shiva have multiple arms but one brain or I could have called it Octopussy but that sound too much like James Bond.  Back to the Mainframe part.  I believe that buying a mainframe will be out of reach for many ISP or WISP.  The idea is to create a supercomputer using off the shelf parts.  

Over a decade people have been clustering computers together to build super computers.  It just has been recently in that the software has matured to the point that also anyone can make one.  DIY supercomputer is practical.  The software on this computer can be 100% open sourced and you can bring to everyone the power of a supercomputer.  Yeah I can imagine that most people would be using it for word processor.  But what a world processor.  Can you imagine it processing every language, every dictionary, thesauruses, etc.  Since it has the power to do anything man it could write itself.  Oh did I just write that.  Ok it stays for now. 

The topology for this would be a supercomputer with similar to what I have put together for VoIP with in wireless mesh.  The key is to ensure it has the 2048 encryption between the client and the server!

So here is the road map:

Locustworld Free software last update looks to be in 2006 and it call version 1311.  Since it stop evolving and pro version has been advanced.  The Pro version is excellent and I don't think we need all those features.  In fact why re-invent the wheel again.  If I need a MeshAP with those features I will buy it! But what I'm looking for is a secure wireless feature. I figure I used free version to build upon:

OpenLWC - Client: Basically the same software Locustworld but with X windows and fully version of Slackware 8.1

OpenLWS - Server: Basically the same 1311 version but with no gui and fully version of Slackware 8.1

OpenLWvm - vmWare: Basically this is router but in vmWare.  It can also be a client or server but it is running in vmWare such that as virtual appliance.

Shiva aka Octopussy: HPC computer with with either OpenLWS server or vmWare Server.  I'v haven't figure out which distro I would use for this but it would have to be compatible with slackware.  

This Primer intent is to build the mesh client and server with integrate MeshAP and to create a distribution package.  This package then should be able to run on servers with connection to Ethernet and wireless mesh using Locustworld distribution.

Because this primer is on the web and this primer has not been tested it provides basic instruction of how to put this server together.  Its intent is to put some order into building this package; however, it should be used as guide and there is no warranty that this method would work.  Take Caution. It could damage your equipment or yourself. 

READ ALL Instructions prior to building this system.

Materials

1. PC400 Mhz
2. 256 RAM
3. 5 gig hard drive
4. Prism based Radio Card
5. Network Card
6. CDr Writer and Player
7. CDR blanks disk
8. High Speed Internet Connection
9. Assume you have LAN and Router and network cables
10. Linux skill sets
11. Windows or other makes of PC with connection to internet

Resources & Thoughts

Linux commands

Instructions

I believe you can cut a lot of corners with building this system.  There are three schools of thought: 

1. Use Slackware 8.1 as the base: Download Slackware 8.1 and install on the above machine and add the existing Locustworld directory on to that machine.  Problems will occur especially on registration as the registration is based on address of the hard drive.  I believe this would be the best hack.  Ideally you would install the latest version of free Locustworld 1311 configure it etc. then you would copy everything to an external PC.  Next you would install Slackware 8.1  on the same machine then import all the original content from 1311 back onto the pc.  Yes there will be problems but you can solve them one at a time.
2. Use Locustworld as the base kernel:  Install Locustworld 1311 (the latest version non pro version) Get it running. Download Slackware 8.1 iso and burn a CD. Boot with Slackware 8.1 iso cd. Install the slackware version into /dev/hdb or the second no bootable drive this is /drv2 on with in Locustworld.   Next type setup and set the swap to the /devhdb (second no bootlable drive) Continue installation.  Near the end of the installation it will ask for a number of things.  Ideally you don’t care cause you want to boot up with the original Locustworld.  So don’t configure anything.  Once you reboot then you can look into /drv2 all your new systems are waiting for you.  Next you will need to add PATHS to your new directories.  Avoid having duplicates, in /sbin you have a number of executable, do not put a path to /drv2/sbin it will get confused to which system should be used.  Add symbolic links to items that can’t be copy due space limitations. 
3. Use new distro and update AODV: To get a modern distro like Ubuntu and build AODV-UU version as instructed below

Use new distro and update AODV

The Mesh Server Edition - built on the solid foundation of Linux 2.6.X kernel from the distribution package of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS whish is a Debian which is known for its robust server installations — has a strong heritage for reliable performance and predictable evolution. The objective of this server is for a lower total cost of ownership with automatic LAMP installation with Locustworld mesh connectivity.

The objective is to have a fully functioning MeshAP with a built in LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) server. This feature, exclusive to Ubuntu Server Edition, is available at the time of installation.  The LAMP option means you don't have to install and integrate each of the four separate LAMP components, a process which can take hours and requires someone who is skilled in the installation and configuration of the individual applications. Instead, you get increased security, reduced time-to-install, and reduced risk of incorrectly configuring applications, all of which results in a lower cost of ownership.

It also means that you have controls over each of the components and are able to upgrade or downgrade them appropriately. It also means that unlike Locustworld you will require system administration and best practices that are assumed with this activity.

1. LAMP server (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - Supported to 2011) http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
2. Burn ISO, using XP http://www.petri.co.il/how_to_write_iso_files_to_cd.htm
3. Install Ubuntu Lamp server http://www.howtoforge.com/lamp_installation_ubuntu6.06 or http://www.howtoforge.com/lamp_installation_ubuntu6.06
   For now just use the DHCP to connect to LAN, and test the server out.
4. Check to see if netfilter is installed. Check out the distribution of Ubuntu it may contain this information already in the following location;
   /usr/share/doc/netfilter-extensions-source/changelog.Debian.gz
   /usr/share/doc/netfilter-extensions-source/copyright
   /usr/src/netfilter-extensions.tar.bz2
   If not you will then require to install it. Download the latest netfilter: http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/net/netfilter-extensions-source also check out http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/net/netfilter-extensions-source Here is information on testing netfilter http://www.netfilter.org/documentation/HOWTO/netfilter-hacking-HOWTO-7.html
5. Download AODV-UU http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=212045&package_id=254999
6. Download Winscp: http://winscp.net/eng/download.php#download2
7. Use Winscp to copy the files to your Linux directory
8. Create a directory at root call “mserver” copy all your compress files there
9. Alternatively you can use on your pc Winrar http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm to uncompress your tar files and then move to winscp.  This is just an alternative.
10. In the directory “mserver” Make sure you have the kernel source (or at least headers) of the kernel you are compiling against installed. Otherwise the kernel modules might not compile. See the troubleshooting section in the readme file if there are problems.
11. Compile with "make":
    > make
12. Install (as "root"):
    > make install
13. Run (as "root" with recommended options for debugging):
    > aodvd -l -r 3
14. For command line options, run:
    > aodvd –help
15. The following module must be loaded when running (or compiled into the kernel):
    * kaodv.{o,ko}
16. Module loading should happen automatically if AODV is installed and the module loading system (modprobe) is properly configured.
17. Follow the instruction to determine if AODV is working.  Resource can be found at http://core.it.uu.se/core/index.php/Main_Page
18. At this point you should have AODV running on the server.  If you do already you have made great progress. Collect 50 points and move to the next part. The next part is will be a bunch of hacks.  They may need to be recompiled but my thinking is that many of the items could be copy over from Locustworld distribution.  In the event that you need to download source code from Locustworld it is located at: http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.locustworld.com/

The idea here is to see what Locustworld needs to perform its routing.  It seems not that difficult but nothing is documented.  Key directories look to by

Cramfs

Etc

Hj

Tmp

Bin

 After looking at the distro everything needs to be added! every file folder. 

There are many areas that need to be investigated Locustworld init files,

Cron,

directory

Structure the mesh do a comparison of each directory compared to your Ubuntu lamp server. 

Top Directories of Locustworld

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     bin          2048 Nov  2  2003 bin/

drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root         1024 Sep 28  2003 boot/

drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         1232 Dec 31  1969 cramfs/

drwxr-xr-x    9 root     root        22528 Mar 30 20:03 dev/

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Dec  8  2003 dist/

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Jun 24  2005 drv1/

drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root         4096 Mar  6 15:59 drv2/

drwxr-xr-x   19 root     root         3072 Apr  2 10:42 etc/

drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root         7168 Dec  7  2005 hj/

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 May 28  2003 home/

drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root         1024 Mar 30 20:04 htdocs/

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           14 Sep 30  2003 inst -> /tmp/work/inst

drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root         2048 Sep  1  2003 lib/

drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         1580 Dec 31  1969 lib2/

drwx------    2 root     root        12288 May 28  2003 lost+found/

drwxr-xr-x    9 root     root         1024 May 28  2003 mnt/

dr-xr-xr-x   88 root     root            0 Mar 30 15:03 proc/

drwxrwxrwt    7 user     user         1024 Mar  6 21:01 root/

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     bin          2048 Mar 23  2004 sbin/

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 May 28  2003 service/

drwxrwxrwt    1 root     root            0 Mar 30 15:03 tmp/

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         6974 Apr  2 10:38 tree

drwxr-xr-x   10 root     root         1024 Sep  1  2003 usr/

drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            0 Mar 30 15:03 var/

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       847850 Feb 24  2006 vmlinuz

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Dec  8  2003 volumes/

Process that run on a MeshAP

@meshbox:/etc/rc.d# ps -aux

  PID TTY     Uid        Size State Command

    1         root       1584   S   init

    2         root          0   S   [keventd]

    3         root          0   R   [ksoftirqd_CPU0]

    4         root          0   S   [kswapd]

    5         root          0   S   [bdflush]

    6         root          0   S   [kupdated]

    7         root          0   S   [kjournald]

   12         root          0   S   [loop0]

   14         root          0   S   [loop1]

   16         root          0   S   [loop2]

   41         root          0   S   [kjournald]

   42         root          0   S   [loop3]

   43         root          0   S   [loop4]

   44         root          0   S   [loop5]

   45         root          0   S   [loop6]

   46         root          0   S   [loop7]

   47         root          0   S   [loop8]

   48         root          0   S   [loop9]

   49         root          0   S   [loop10]

   80         root       1336   S   atrbtr

  153         root          0   S   [khubd]

  486         root       1360   S   /usr/sbin/klogd -c 3 -x

  490         root       1416   S   /usr/sbin/syslogd -l meshbox

  497         root       2996   S   /usr/sbin/sshd

 1109         root       1360   S   /hj/udhcpc -n

 1423         root       2612   S   vtund[s]: waiting for connections on port 5

 1447         root       1380   S   /hj/svscan /service/

 1448         root       1916   S   /bin/sh /hj/caller

 1451         root       1340   S   supervise dnscache

 1452         dnscache   2724   S   /usr/local/bin/dnscache

 3182         root          0   S   [rebroadcast]

 3183         root          0   S   [kernel-aodv]

 3189         root       1924   S   /bin/sh /hj/stst

 3227         root       1932   S   /bin/sh /hj/npwat

 3362         root       2340   S   dhcpd br0

 3730         root       3108   S   stunnel

 3731         root       1928   S   /bin/sh /hj/ike

 3847         root       1400   S   pptpd

 3866         root       1368   S   /hj/tcpserver -H -R -l rmpoll -c5 -d -t10 0

 3871         root       1920   S   /bin/sh /hj/ublockd

 3874         root       1484   S   /usr/sbin/crond -l10

 3882         root       1368   S   /hj/tcpserver -H -R -l unblock -c10 -d -t10

 3901 tty3    root       1600   S   init

 3902 tty4    root       1600   S   init

 5534         root       2924   S   vtund[s]: gateway129 tun tun0

 5680         root       2924   S   vtund[s]: gateway140 tun tun1

31757         root      22360   S   splashd

  368         root      22360   S   splashd

  369         root      22360   S   splashd

  370         root      22360   S   splashd

  371         root      22360   S   splashd

  372         root      22360   S   splashd

  373         root      22360   S   splashd

  374         root      22360   S   splashd

  375         root      22360   S   splashd

  376         root      22360   S   splashd

  377         root      22360   S   splashd

  378         root      22360   S   splashd

 2152         root       5716   S   /usr/sbin/sshd

 2154         root       2212   S   -bash

 4867         root       2924   S   vtund[s]: gateway136 tun tun2

 6826         root       1576   S   sleep 300

 7242         root       1572   S   sleep 30s

 7297         root       1576   S   sleep 20

 7298         root          0   Z   [atrbtr]

 7299         root       1896   S   ping -c 1 1.255.255.254

 7310         root       1576   S   sleep 20

 7311         root       1720   R   ps -aux

Crontab

/etc# crontab -e

reading /var/spool/cron/crontab.2674

9,39 * * * * /hj/remotemanagement >/dev/null 2>&1

#44 */8 * * * /hj/swman >/dev/null 2>&1

30 */4 * * * /bin/dmesg -c >/dev/null 2>&1

05 * * * * /hj/healthchecker >/dev/null 2>&1

*/10 * * * * /hj/lontt >/dev/null 2>&1

*/2 * * * * /hj/plink >/dev/null 2>&1

*/5 * * * * /hj/apush >/dev/null 2>&1

50 * * * * /hj/sdns >/tmp/work/sdns.wrk 2>&1

*/30 * * * * /hj/splashtest >/dev/null 2>&1

/etc

:/etc# ls -l

total 136

Permissions

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           13 Aug 22  2004 ACK -> /tmp/work/ACK

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Feb 24  2006 ADSL

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Feb 24  2006 AUTHORITY

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            4 Feb 24  2006 BUILD

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            3 Mar 30 20:04 CELLIP

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           18 Jan 12  2003 DIR_COLORS -> /cramfs/DIR_COLORS

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Feb 24  2006 FAST

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           24 Feb 24  2006 HOSTNAME

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Feb 24  2006 LOCALREMAP

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            3 Feb 24  2006 MAJOR

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Mar  6 15:58 PART

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Mar 30 20:02 PCMCIA

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Feb 24  2006 SOUND

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Feb 24  2006 STATION

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            3 Feb 24  2006 VERSION

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           12 Mar 30 20:03 WIANAIP

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            3 Mar 30 20:04 WLANIF

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           12 Mar 30 20:03 WLANIP

drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root         1024 Nov 15  2002 X11/

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           48 Mar 30 20:05 adjtime

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          358 Feb 24  2006 apd

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          362 Feb 24  2006 apd.master

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          294 Mar 30 20:02 autoaccess

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Mar  5  2003 bluetooth/

drwx------    2 root     root         1024 Mar  6 22:54 certs/

-r--r--r--    1 root     root         1957 Feb 24  2006 config.opts

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Oct 22  2002 cron.daily/

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Oct 22  2002 cron.hourly/

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Apr 15  2002 cron.monthly/

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Apr 15  2002 cron.weekly/

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           19 Jan 12  2003 devfsd.conf -> /cramfs/devfsd.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2498 Mar 30 20:04 dhcpd.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2558 Feb 24  2006 dhcpd.conf.master

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           16 Jan 12  2003 dialogrc -> /cramfs/dialogrc

drwxr-sr-t    5 root     root         1024 Mar 30 20:04 dnscache/

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          166 Feb 24  2006 dnsroots.global

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Oct 18  2004 firmware/

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1045 Feb 24  2006 fro-0.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1034 Feb 24  2006 fro-master.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2180 Feb 24  2006 fstab

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2362 Feb 24  2006 gettydefs

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          401 Feb 24  2006 group

-rw-------    1 root     root            0 Feb 24  2006 gshadow

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          128 Feb 24  2006 hardwareclock

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           27 Feb 24  2006 host.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         3196 Feb 24  2006 hostap_cs.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         4465 Feb 24  2006 hostapd.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          837 Feb 24  2006 hosts

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           19 Jan 12  2003 hosts.allow -> /cramfs/hosts.allow

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           18 Jan 12  2003 hosts.deny -> /cramfs/hosts.deny

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          320 Feb 24  2006 hosts.equiv

drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root         1024 Oct 18  2004 hotplug/

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            4 Feb 27  2003 init.d -> rc.d/

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          155 Feb 24  2006 inittab

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          608 Feb 24  2006 inittab.backup

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          690 Feb 24  2006 inputrc

-rw-------    1 root     root           60 Feb 24  2006 ioctl.save

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           18 May 12  2003 ipsec.conf -> ipsec.d/ipsec.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           43 Feb 24  2006 issue

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Feb 24  2006 issue.net

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         8391 Mar 30 20:03 ld.so.cache

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          334 Feb 24  2006 ld.so.conf

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           25 Mar 30 20:03 localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT+5

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           20 Jan 12  2003 login.access -> /cramfs/login.access

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           18 Jan 12  2003 login.defs -> /cramfs/login.defs

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          786 Feb 24  2006 modules.conf

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           21 Jan 12  2003 modules.devfs -> /cramfs/modules.devfs

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           45 Mar 30 15:03 motd

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          715 Mar 30 20:03 mtab

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           16 Jan 12  2003 networks -> /cramfs/networks

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           21 Jan 12  2003 nsswitch.conf -> /cramfs/nsswitch.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         5815 Feb 24  2006 partysip.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          816 Jul  4  2003 passwd

drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root         1024 Dec 14  2004 pcmcia/

drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root         1024 Dec 17  2003 ppp/

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1604 Mar 30 20:05 pptpd.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1604 Feb 24  2006 pptpd.conf.master

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         2472 Feb 24  2006 profile

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         5748 Feb 24  2006 protocols

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           32 Jun 16  2003 radius.conf -> /usr/local/etc/raddb/radius.conf

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           28 Jun 17  2003 radiusclient -> /usr/local/etc/raddb/client//

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          512 Mar 30 20:03 random-seed

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Feb 19  2004 rc.d/

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          112 Apr  2 07:50 resolv.conf

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           17 Jan 12  2003 securetty -> /cramfs/securetty

-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         3940 Feb 24  2006 sensors.conf*

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           15 Feb 24  2006 serial.conf

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           16 Jan 14  2003 services -> /cramfs/services

-rw-------    1 root     root          441 Mar 30 20:02 shadow

-rw-------    1 root     root          441 Feb 24  2006 shadow-

-rw-------    1 root     root          441 Feb 24  2006 shadow.master

-rw-------    1 root     root          441 Mar  8 14:53 shadow.old

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           14 Jan 12  2003 shells -> /cramfs/shells

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           23 Apr  8  2004 siproxd.conf -> /tmp/work/sipproxy.conf

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Nov 16  2002 ssh/

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          153 Feb 24  2006 syslog.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         8757 Feb 24  2006 termcap

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            7 Jun 22  2003 termcap-Linux -> termcap

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Sep 28  2003 vga/

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1682 Feb 24  2006 vnetrc

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           15 Jan 12  2003 vtund.conf -> /tmp/vtund.conf

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            0 Feb 24  2006 watchdog

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         5495 Mar 30 20:02 wiana.settings

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         1394 Feb 24  2006 wiana.settings.default

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 Jun 21  2003 wlan/

-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         4885 Feb 24  2006 wlan.conf*

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         1024 May 28  2003 wslots/