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authorGuido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org>2015-05-13 08:39:46 +0200
committerGuido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org>2015-05-13 08:39:46 +0200
commit266f11d99d11184b6ccd71b5c3d5f9b5534f0d10 (patch)
tree0537de00eeee44ca578400eb5dc2c3ee2fe2d8c6 /hw/rpi6lowpan.mdwn
parent16d1520eb4e8a6af6787778b587f0429725e9d5f (diff)
Mention howto permanently disable ifplugd
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+++ b/hw/rpi6lowpan.mdwn
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Now we have all the tools:
cca_mode: 1
tx_power: 0
-Make sure there's no ifplugd that brings the interface up. Kill it,
+Make sure there's no ifplugd that brings the interface up. Kill it,
if it's there. Then make sure the interface is down, set a pan_id and
and add create the 6LoWPAN interfade:
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ You can now (hopefully) ping the other device:
--- fe80::f836:9287:905c:a684 ping statistics ---
67 packets transmitted, 8 received, 88% packet loss, time 66025ms
-I do have to figure out the reason for the massive packet loss.
+The packet loss reduces when moving the devices closer together. In order to permanently
+disable ifplugd you can edit */etc/default/ifplugd*.
Upstream info on wpan-tools is at http://wpan.cakelab.org/