OLSR Dot Draw - Revision history

Yusufk at 13:37, 18 November 2005

2005-11-18T13:37:24Z

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	[http://meshcube.org/nylon/utils/olsr-topology-view.pl Original Source]		[http://meshcube.org/nylon/utils/olsr-topology-view.pl Original Source]
			[ftp://ftp2.za.freebsd.org/pub/mesh/visualization/olsr-topology-view.pl Local copy]

	The visualisation produced interesting images showing the complexity of mesh networking. The placement of nodes in the script is done using several algorithms and therefore aren't definately related to the nodes spacial position. We wanted a better feeling of what was going on in the [[49-node Indoor Mesh]] and it therefore was necessary to edit the script to fix the positions of the nodes according to their grid positions. This was accomplished by instructing the script to first look at a header file for position information before drawing the links.		The visualisation produced interesting images showing the complexity of mesh networking. The placement of nodes in the script is done using several algorithms and therefore aren't definately related to the nodes spacial position. We wanted a better feeling of what was going on in the [[49-node Indoor Mesh]] and it therefore was necessary to edit the script to fix the positions of the nodes according to their grid positions. This was accomplished by instructing the script to first look at a header file for position information before drawing the links.

	Our version of the script ~~will~~ be ~~added~~ [ftp://~~willfillinsoon~~ here] and ~~our~~ header file [ftp://~~willfillinsoon~~ here].		Our version of the script can be found [ftp://ftp2.za.freebsd.org/pub/mesh/visualization/olsr-topology-mesh-lab.pl here] and the header file [ftp://ftp2.za.freebsd.org/pub/mesh/visualization/header.dot here].

	[[Image:Topology_orig.png\|thumb]]		[[Image:Topology_orig.png\|thumb]]

Yusufk at 15:07, 17 November 2005

2005-11-17T15:07:01Z

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	[[Image:Topology_new.png\|thumb]]		[[Image:Topology_new.png\|thumb]]

	To use the visualisation you will need to ~~install~~ the following packages:		To use the visualisation you will need to:
	*graphviz		*Install the following packages on the pc used for generating the images:
	*imagemagick		**graphviz
			**imagemagick

	Install the Olsr Dot Draw Plugin (on a WRT54G for example):		*Install the Olsr Dot Draw Plugin (on a WRT54G for example):

	ipkg install olsrd-libs		ipkg install olsrd-libs

	Then assuming that you've installed the plugin, add the following line to /etc/olsrd.conf		*Then assuming that you've installed the plugin, add the following line to /etc/olsrd.conf

	LOAD_PLUGIN olsrd_dot_draw.so.0.1		LOAD_PLUGIN olsrd_dot_draw.so.0.1

	then restart olsr and check if you get output on port 2004 by typing:		*then restart olsr and check if you get output on port 2004 by typing:

	telnet localhost 2004		telnet localhost 2004

	Thereafter you can run the script by typing:		*Thereafter you can run the script by typing:
	./olsr-topology-mesh-lab.pl		./olsr-topology-mesh-lab.pl

	or as we do to get the funky colours and info from a lab node:		or as we do to get the funky colours and info from a lab node:
	./olsr-topology-mesh-lab.pl --server meshy.dhcp --noshow --fontsize 14 --size 10,10 --port 2005 --bgcolor blue		./olsr-topology-mesh-lab.pl --server meshy.dhcp --noshow --fontsize 14 --size 10,10 --port 2005 --bgcolor blue

Yusufk at 15:05, 17 November 2005

2005-11-17T15:05:55Z

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	*imagemagick		*imagemagick

	Install the Olsr Dot Draw Plugin:		Install the Olsr Dot Draw Plugin (on a WRT54G for example):
	On a WRT54G:
	ipkg install olsrd-libs		ipkg install olsrd-libs

Yusufk at 15:05, 17 November 2005

2005-11-17T15:05:16Z

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	*graphviz		*graphviz
	*imagemagick		*imagemagick

			Install the Olsr Dot Draw Plugin:
			On a WRT54G:
			ipkg install olsrd-libs

	Then assuming that you've installed the plugin, add the following line to /etc/olsrd.conf		Then assuming that you've installed the plugin, add the following line to /etc/olsrd.conf

Yusufk at 15:03, 17 November 2005

2005-11-17T15:03:46Z

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	[[Image:Topology_orig.png\|thumb]]		[[Image:Topology_orig.png\|thumb]]
	[[Image:Topology_new.png\|thumb]]		[[Image:Topology_new.png\|thumb]]

			To use the visualisation you will need to install the following packages:
			*graphviz
			*imagemagick

			Then assuming that you've installed the plugin, add the following line to /etc/olsrd.conf

			LOAD_PLUGIN olsrd_dot_draw.so.0.1

			then restart olsr and check if you get output on port 2004 by typing:

			telnet localhost 2004

			Thereafter you can run the script by typing:
			./olsr-topology-mesh-lab.pl

			or as we do to get the funky colours and info from a lab node:
			./olsr-topology-mesh-lab.pl --server meshy.dhcp --noshow --fontsize 14 --size 10,10 --port 2005 --bgcolor blue

Yusufk at 14:57, 17 November 2005

2005-11-17T14:57:08Z

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	[http://meshcube.org/nylon/utils/olsr-topology-view.pl Original Source]		[http://meshcube.org/nylon/utils/olsr-topology-view.pl Original Source]

	~~'''Original Image generated'''~~
	~~[[Image:Topology_orig.png\|thumb]]~~

	The visualisation produced interesting images showing the complexity of mesh networking. The placement of nodes in the script is done using several algorithms and therefore aren't definately related to the nodes spacial position. We wanted a better feeling of what was going on in the [[49-node Indoor Mesh]] and it therefore was necessary to edit the script to fix the positions of the nodes according to their grid positions. This was accomplished by instructing the script to first look at a header file for position information before drawing the links.		The visualisation produced interesting images showing the complexity of mesh networking. The placement of nodes in the script is done using several algorithms and therefore aren't definately related to the nodes spacial position. We wanted a better feeling of what was going on in the [[49-node Indoor Mesh]] and it therefore was necessary to edit the script to fix the positions of the nodes according to their grid positions. This was accomplished by instructing the script to first look at a header file for position information before drawing the links.
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	Our version of the script will be added [ftp://willfillinsoon here] and our header file [ftp://willfillinsoon here].		Our version of the script will be added [ftp://willfillinsoon here] and our header file [ftp://willfillinsoon here].

	~~'''~~Image ~~after editing'''~~		[[Image:Topology_orig.png\|thumb]]
	[[Image:Topology_new.png\|thumb]]		[[Image:Topology_new.png\|thumb]]

Yusufk at 14:55, 17 November 2005

2005-11-17T14:55:29Z

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	'''Original Image generated'''		'''Original Image generated'''
	[Image:Topology_orig.png\|thumb]		[[Image:Topology_orig.png\|thumb]]

	The visualisation produced interesting images showing the complexity of mesh networking. The placement of nodes in the script is done using several algorithms and therefore aren't definately related to the nodes spacial position. We wanted a better feeling of what was going on in the [[49-node Indoor Mesh]] and it therefore was necessary to edit the script to fix the positions of the nodes according to their grid positions. This was accomplished by instructing the script to first look at a header file for position information before drawing the links.		The visualisation produced interesting images showing the complexity of mesh networking. The placement of nodes in the script is done using several algorithms and therefore aren't definately related to the nodes spacial position. We wanted a better feeling of what was going on in the [[49-node Indoor Mesh]] and it therefore was necessary to edit the script to fix the positions of the nodes according to their grid positions. This was accomplished by instructing the script to first look at a header file for position information before drawing the links.
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	'''Image after editing'''		'''Image after editing'''
	[Image:Topology_new.png\|thumb]		[[Image:Topology_new.png\|thumb]]

Yusufk at 14:53, 17 November 2005

2005-11-17T14:53:55Z

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	'''Original Image generated'''		'''Original Image generated'''
	[Image:~~topology_orig~~.png\|thumb]		[Image:Topology_orig.png\|thumb]

	The visualisation produced interesting images showing the complexity of mesh networking. The placement of nodes in the script is done using several algorithms and therefore aren't definately related to the nodes spacial position. We wanted a better feeling of what was going on in the [[49-node Indoor Mesh]] and it therefore was necessary to edit the script to fix the positions of the nodes according to their grid positions. This was accomplished by instructing the script to first look at a header file for position information before drawing the links.		The visualisation produced interesting images showing the complexity of mesh networking. The placement of nodes in the script is done using several algorithms and therefore aren't definately related to the nodes spacial position. We wanted a better feeling of what was going on in the [[49-node Indoor Mesh]] and it therefore was necessary to edit the script to fix the positions of the nodes according to their grid positions. This was accomplished by instructing the script to first look at a header file for position information before drawing the links.
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	'''Image after editing'''		'''Image after editing'''
	[Image:~~topology_new~~.png\|thumb]		[Image:Topology_new.png\|thumb]

Yusufk at 14:52, 17 November 2005

2005-11-17T14:52:50Z

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	'''Original Image generated'''		'''Original Image generated'''
			[Image:topology_orig.png\|thumb]

	The visualisation produced interesting images showing the complexity of mesh networking. The placement of nodes in the script is done using several algorithms and therefore aren't definately related to the nodes spacial position. We wanted a better feeling of what was going on in the [[49-node Indoor Mesh]] and it therefore was necessary to edit the script to fix the positions of the nodes according to their grid positions. This was accomplished by instructing the script to first look at a header file for position information before drawing the links.		The visualisation produced interesting images showing the complexity of mesh networking. The placement of nodes in the script is done using several algorithms and therefore aren't definately related to the nodes spacial position. We wanted a better feeling of what was going on in the [[49-node Indoor Mesh]] and it therefore was necessary to edit the script to fix the positions of the nodes according to their grid positions. This was accomplished by instructing the script to first look at a header file for position information before drawing the links.
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	'''Image after editing'''		'''Image after editing'''
			[Image:topology_new.png\|thumb]

Yusufk at 14:48, 17 November 2005

2005-11-17T14:48:08Z

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	[http://meshcube.org/nylon/utils/olsr-topology-view.pl Original Source]		[http://meshcube.org/nylon/utils/olsr-topology-view.pl Original Source]

			'''Original Image generated'''

	The visualisation produced interesting images showing the complexity of mesh networking. The placement of nodes in the script is done using several algorithms and therefore aren't definately related to the nodes spacial position. We wanted a better feeling of what was going on in the [[49-node Indoor Mesh]] and it therefore was necessary to edit the script to fix the positions of the nodes according to their grid positions. This was accomplished by instructing the script to first look at a header file for position information before drawing the links.		The visualisation produced interesting images showing the complexity of mesh networking. The placement of nodes in the script is done using several algorithms and therefore aren't definately related to the nodes spacial position. We wanted a better feeling of what was going on in the [[49-node Indoor Mesh]] and it therefore was necessary to edit the script to fix the positions of the nodes according to their grid positions. This was accomplished by instructing the script to first look at a header file for position information before drawing the links.

	Our version of the script will be added [ftp://willfillinsoon here] and our header file [ftp://willfillinsoon here].		Our version of the script will be added [ftp://willfillinsoon here] and our header file [ftp://willfillinsoon here].

			'''Image after editing'''