v2018.2.1.rst
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Gluon 2018.2.1
Added hardware support
ar71xx-generic
- AVM
- Fritz!WLAN Repeater 300E
ramips-mt7620
- Nexx
- WT3020AD/F/H [1]
ramips-mt76x8
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(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) Device or target does not support AP+IBSS mode: This device or target will not be built
when GLUON_WLAN_MESH is set to ibss. |
Bugfixes
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Fixes a bug in the batman-adv respondd module that caused duplicate IPv6 addresses in nodeinfo replies (#1615)
This was visible on the status page and several map implementations. The new implementation uses netlink instead of parsing /proc/net/if_inet6.
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Fixes a localization issue in gluon-config-mode-geo-location which resulted in a partial translation of the wizard's location section text. (#1611)
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Fixes the display of the improved memory usage estimation in gluon-status-page
This change was actually already merged in time for v2018.2 but the JavaScript was not rebuilt.
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Fixes automatic updates for several devices by adding and updating the autoupdater image names
This affects the following devices:
- GL.iNet GL-AR150,
- GL.iNet GL-AR300M
- GL.iNet GL-AR750
- Raspberry Pi Model B+ Rev 1.2
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Fixes the primary MAC address selection for Unifi AC Lite/Mesh/Pro/Mesh Pro (#1629)
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Fixes low data rate selection for multicast and management frames on ath10k and ath10k-ct (#1644)
A patchset has been backported that notifies these drivers of requested data rate changes
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Fixes the data rate selection in ath10k and ath10k-ct when no mcast_rate is configured (#1657)
Previously a missing mcast_rate could result in broken 5 GHz connectivity
New features
Scheduled domain switch
Gluon has support for multiple domains since its v2018.1 release. The scheduled domain switch allows for reliable migrations between domains at a preconfigured time. This can be useful for communities that, among other things, plan to
- migrate between IBSS and 802.11s
- activate VXLAN encapsulation on wired mesh links
Improved frequency band distribution of dual-band radios
A new algorithm that improves the distribution of dual-band radios was added. They will now be evenly distributed between the 2.4 and 5 GHz band, with a preference towards 2.4 GHz.
If a device has only a single dual-band radio, like the AVM FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 300E, it will be configured for 2.4 GHz.
Known issues
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Default TX power on many Ubiquiti devices is too high, correct offsets are unknown (#94)
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 disabled (#496)
This may lead to issues in environments where a fixed MAC address is expected (like VMware when promiscuous mode is disallowed).
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Inconsistent respondd API (#522)
The current API is inconsistent and will be replaced eventually. The old API 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 weak hardware specially in larger meshes (#1243)
Optimizations in Gluon 2018.1 have significantly improved memory usage. There are still known bugs leading to unreasonably high load that we hope to solve in future releases.