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Gluon 2018.2
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OpenWrt has been updated to the new major release 18.06.x. Depending on the
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target, this includes the Linux kernel 4.9.146 or 4.14.89.
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The new OpenWrt release introduces a dependency on GNU time. On Debian/Ubuntu,
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this can be found in the package *time*. The shell builtin *time*, which is
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available by default, is not sufficient.
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Added hardware support
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ar71xx-generic
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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* AVM
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- Fritz!WLAN Repeater 450E
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* OCEDO
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- Koala
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* TP-Link
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- Archer C7 v5
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- TL-WR810N v1
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* Ubiquiti
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- UniFi AC Mesh Pro
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* ZyXEL
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- NBG6616
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ipq40xx [#newtarget]_ [#noibss]_
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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* AVM
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- FRITZ!Box 4040
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* GL.iNet
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- GL-B1300
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* NETGEAR
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- EX6100v2
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- EX6150v2
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* OpenMesh
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- A42
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- A62
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* ZyXEL
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- NBG6617
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- WRE6606
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ramips-mt7621 [#noibss]_
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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* D-Link
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- DIR-860L B1
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* ZBT
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- WG3526-16M
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- WG3526-32M
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.. [#newtarget]
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New target
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.. [#noibss]
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AP+IBSS mode unsupported: This target is not built when *GLUON_WLAN_MESH* is
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set to ``ibss``.
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.. note::
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The *ramips-mt7628* target has been renamed to *ramips-mt76x8*, and the *sunxi*
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target has been renamed to *sunxi-cortexa7*. You might have to update your build
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scripts accordingly.
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New features
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Besides many smaller improvements and optimizations, we'd like to highlight the
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following larger new features:
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OpenStreetMap-based map in config wizard
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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When the feature *config-mode-geo-location-osm* (package
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*gluon-config-mode-geo-location-osm*) is enabled, the configuration wizard will
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try to load an OSM-based map to allow the user to specify the node location.
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Loading the map requires a working internet connection, for example via WLAN
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(while connected to the Gluon node via Ethernet).
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See the :ref:`config_mode <user-site-config_mode>` section for the *site.conf*
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configuration of this feature.
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Experimental support for the Babel mesh routing protocol
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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As the layer-2 based routing protocol batman-adv does not scale well in large
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mesh networks, we are experimenting with alternatives. Babel is a promising
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layer-3 mesh routing protocol, which might become the recommended protocol in a
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future version of Gluon.
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Use the feature flag *mesh-babel* for Babel. Note that our Babel support is
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still **experimental** and not ready for production. If you are interested in
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trying it out, please contact us on our mailing list or in our IRC channel.
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gluon-ebtables-limit-arp enabled by default
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The :doc:`../package/gluon-ebtables-limit-arp` package, introduced in Gluon
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2018.1, is now included by default. In case of issues, it can be removed by
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adding ``-gluon-ebtables-limit-arp`` to *GLUON_SITE_PACKAGES*.
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Site changes
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If an opkg repository for ``lede`` was configured the key needs to be migrated
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to ``openwrt``. ``lede`` is ignored and without an ``openwrt`` key the default
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OpenWrt repository is used.
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No other changes need to be made to *site.conf* or *site.mk* when upgrading
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from Gluon v2018.1.x.
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Internals
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*********
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* We have switched from LuCI's *nixio* library to the more actively developed
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*luaposix*
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Known issues
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* Default TX power on many Ubiquiti devices is too high, correct offsets are
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unknown (`#94 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/issues/94>`_)
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Reducing the TX power in the Advanced Settings is recommended.
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* The MAC address of the WAN interface is modified even when Mesh-on-WAN is
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disabled (`#496 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/issues/496>`_)
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This may lead to issues in environments where a fixed MAC address is expected
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(like VMware when promiscuous mode is disallowed).
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* Inconsistent respondd API
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(`#522 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/issues/522>`_)
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The current API is inconsistent and will be replaced eventually. The old API
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will still be supported for a while.
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* Frequent reboots due to out-of-memory or high load due to memory pressure on
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weak hardware specially in larger meshes
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(`#1243 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/issues/1243>`_)
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Optimizations in Gluon 2018.1 have significantly improved memory usage.
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There are still known bugs leading to unreasonably high load that we hope to
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solve in future releases.
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