Location: NodeLuckyLabNW
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Scribe: You
Roll Call: JasonBergstrom,TedBrunner,RussellSenior,SteveTree,MatthewKlug,Joanna,Franklin

Agenda

• Elect a member of the BoardOfDirectors

  • Term of JasonBergstrom is expiring

  • Nominations are open:

    • RussellSenior has nominated JasonBergstrom, seconded by TedBrunner and CalebPhillips, iirc

    • other?
• Regular Monthly Meeting
  • Node notes:

    • NodeKlickitat -- replaced the ethernet run to the roof from john-mesh, 30 hours later the link seems to have stabilized

      • We've had three morrison-roof reboots, one of which was a block-wide power outage, the other two were due to a watchdog script noticing a loss of link to senior-roof.

    • NodeHayduke -- we were seeing a squashfs problem which prevented snmpd from starting, reflashed the 2024-10 firmware, seems to have fixed it.

    • LuckyLabNW -- Quantum backhaul change?

  • Discuss 900MHz link from gate to house on Hurt Rd. Rick asks buy Ubiquiti NanoStation Loco M900 on eBay for <$200 each? Qs: OpenWrt on new M900? Add a router? PoE for M900 and router?

  • Cacti outage, due to outdated chown commands by Russell, back in order now
  • Hand off some routers and accessories to Franklin for play and learning
  • Preparation of Dell Poweredge R630 for OSUOSL still needs work
  • Futel:

    • Payment to StreetRoots: $1350 (dropped in the mail 2025-07-24)

    • Payment of residual 2024 invoice: $212.73 (hand delivered to Karl)
    • Received a check from Multnomah County Cultural Coalition for $1600, will deposit soon

  • LinkOregon hosting?

  • Review ToDoList2025 for any updates/notes

Notes

• Russell handed off a couple APs plus other fun gear to Franklin.

• AnnualMembersMeeting

  • JasonBergstrom was voted via unanimous consent to another term

  • This was the conclusion of the AnnualMembersMeeting business

• Node notes:

  • NodeMoby - Power-cycled by Matt

  • NodeKlickitat - replaced cable to John's roof, tested successful, previous cable reported a couple of short length pairs (bun no visible issue)

    • Restart/monitor script called reboot once, updated scripts
    • May replace PoE for a longer term test

  • NodeHayduke - outage with squashfs filesystem in MR24, Russell reflashed

  • NodeLuckyLabNW - switched to Quantum some time in the last month

• FuTel

  • Paid StreetRoots invoice

  • Reimbursed Karl for outstanding funds
  • Russell has new grant check for MCCC, would like to see grant agreement, to compare
• Dell R630 prep for OSU/OSL change
  • Russell will order rail kit
  • Update DRAC, enterprise license?
  • Contact Lance for best cutover plan (2 servers in new/old location?)

• Russell will mail Eric to move LinkOregon discussion along

• 900MHz gear? Limited memory (32Mb), so have OpenWRT, but can't upgrade to current, 100Mb ethernet
  • Suggestion is to replace with Halo Gear (modern 900MHz)
• No meetings on 3rd Wednesday, Jitsi for next Wednesdays meeting (Ted possibly out), also Russell out the 2nd Wednesday. Jason out next monthly.

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