Any well to tell from script if router is mesh node?

[cmkelley]

Is there an NVRAM variable or some other trick to determine in a script if it is running on a node or on the main router? I tried searching the NVRAM variables for something obvious, but either there's not an obvious one, or what's obvious to someone else isn't to me.

 

[RMerlin]

Possibly with sw_mode.

 

[thelonelycoder]

I have this code in Diversion, my guess is that mesh node is either 4 or a new value of 5, I have not checked. Let me know if you do:

if [ "$(nvram get sw_mode)" != "1" ]; then
    case "$(nvram get sw_mode)" in
        2)    rtrMode="Repeater";;
        3|4)rtrMode="Access Point (AP) or Media Bridge";;
    esac
    lastError=" Router is in $rtrMode mode,\\n $NAME cannot work in this mode."
    reload_d_menu
else
    echo "${OK} Wireless router mode"
fi

 

[cmkelley]

Possibly with sw_mode.

I'll try it. Sorry if I put the original post in the wrong spot, I forgot scripts only work on mesh nodes with your firmware.

I have this code in Diversion, my guess is that mesh node is either 4 or a new value of 5, I have not checked. Let me know if you do:

if [ "$(nvram get sw_mode)" != "1" ]; then
    case "$(nvram get sw_mode)" in
        2)    rtrMode="Repeater";;
        3|4)rtrMode="Access Point (AP) or Media Bridge";;
    esac
    lastError=" Router is in $rtrMode mode,\\n $NAME cannot work in this mode."
    reload_d_menu
else
    echo "${OK} Wireless router mode"
fi

Nope, I get 3 on my 68U mesh node. My 86U main router returns 1. But that's good enough for what I want to do, which is detect if scribe is running on the main router or a node.

 

[RMerlin]

here are the various modes as defined in libshared:

enum {
        SW_MODE_NONE=0,
        SW_MODE_ROUTER,
        SW_MODE_REPEATER,       /* Ralink/MTK/QCA: if wlc_psta = 1, Media bridge mode. */
        SW_MODE_AP,             /* Broadcom:       if wlc_psta = 1, Media bridge mode. */
        SW_MODE_HOTSPOT
};

No explicit mention of AiMesh nodes. But it points out that wlc_psta might be another potential variable to review.

 

[cmkelley]

here are the various modes as defined in libshared:

enum {
        SW_MODE_NONE=0,
        SW_MODE_ROUTER,
        SW_MODE_REPEATER,       /* Ralink/MTK/QCA: if wlc_psta = 1, Media bridge mode. */
        SW_MODE_AP,             /* Broadcom:       if wlc_psta = 1, Media bridge mode. */
        SW_MODE_HOTSPOT
};

No explicit mention of AiMesh nodes. But it points out that wlc_psta might be another potential variable to review.

wlc_psta returns 0 for the main router, 2 for the node.