Freifunk Berlin mesh protocol snippets

We are moving from IBSS to 802.11s as the main mesh protocol used for our meshes in the Freifunk Berlin network.

I think the easiest way to adjust the mesh protocol of a freifunk router is to edit /etc/config/wireless and insert or replace the config blocks accordingly.

Please pay attention to the interface names of dual-band devices, the majority of routers call their 2.4 ghz module radio0 and their 5 ghz module radio1, but a Ubiquiti UAP Pro flying saucer frisbee for that matter keeps it vice versa.

If your router only has one radio (radio0), just use the radio0 snippet.

# 802.11s for 2.4 ghz                         
config wifi-iface                   
        option network 'wireless0' 
        option device 'radio0'     
        option ifname 'wlan0-mesh-2'
        option mode 'mesh'               
        option encryption 'none'             
        option mesh_fwding '0'               
        option mesh_id 'Mesh-Freifunk-Berlin'
        option mcast_rate '12000'

# 802.11s for 5 ghz                                   
config wifi-iface                             
        option network 'wireless1'            
        option device 'radio1'                
        option ifname 'wlan1-mesh-5'          
        option mode 'mesh'                    
        option encryption 'none'              
        option mesh_fwding '0'                
        option mesh_id 'Mesh-Freifunk-Berlin'
        option mcast_rate '12000'

# Ad-Hoc / IBSS  for 2.4 ghz         
config wifi-iface                            
       option ssid 'intern-ch13.freifunk.net'
       option ifname 'wlan0-adhoc-2'
       option network 'wireless0'
       option encryption 'none'
       option device 'radio0'          
       option bssid 'D2:CA:FF:EE:BA:BE'
       option mcast_rate '6000'
       option mode 'adhoc'

# Ad-Hoc / IBSS for 5 ghz         
config wifi-iface                           
       option bssid '02:36:CA:FF:EE:EE'     
       option ifname 'wlan1-adhoc-5'        
       option network 'wireless1'           
       option ssid 'intern-ch36.freifunk.net'
       option mcast_rate '12000'             
       option mode 'adhoc'                   
       option device 'radio1'

You can apply all changes made to /etc/config/wireless simply by issuing wifi. There is no need to reboot. If you want the new set mesh interfaces to be monitored with the stats monitor, edit /etc/config/luci_statistics and replace or adjust the interface names in the corresponding sections. To apply these changes, run /etc/init.d/luci_statistics restart.
Bonus: If you have made changes to /etc/config/network, just run service network reload to apply.