ORCA
Oakland Radio Communication Association
Site located in the Oakland Hills, just off Grizzly Peak Boulevard. Near the KPFA transmitter (map)(photos).
Site Details
Configuration
ORCA currently hosts an EdgeSwitch8, and EdgePower 24V and a EdgeRouterX.
ORCA connects to Fish Ranch using a Mikrotik Wireless Wire RBwAPG-60ad (60GHz, 1Gbit Full Duplex)
| Device | IP | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mikrotik Wireless Wire RBwAPG-60ad | to Fish Ranch | |
| EdgeSwitch8 | 192.168.100.21, (AREDN LAN) | X.21 address is on VLAN 25 |
| EdgeRouterX | 192.168.100.20, (AREDN LAN) | Used to provide failover WAN |
| EdgePower 24V | Not yet added to the mesh |
| VLAN | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | AREDN WAN |
| 2 | AREDN DtD |
| 3 | AREDN LAN Griz |
| 4 | INET-K6MPP |
| 5 | MultiWAN |
| 6 | INET-ORCA 192.168.0.1/24 |
| 25 | Management |
| Port | Description | VLANs | PoE | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AREDN node | 2, (3) | Passive | |
| 2 | AREDN node | 2, (3) | Passive | |
| 3 | AREDN node | 2, (3) | Passive | |
| 4 | AREDN node | 2, (3) | Passive | |
| 5 | AREDN node | 2, (3) | Passive | |
| 6 | hAP DtD | 2, (3) | Off | Cannot use SFP port to hAP (doesnt work) |
| 7 | EdgeRouterX Port 0 | 3, (4), 5, 25 | 802.3af/at | Direct to hAP before we include RouterX |
| 8 | SW-KPFA via Wireless Wire 60 GHz | 2, 4, 5, 25 | 802.3af/at | Need to reconfigure the other end to match this |
| 9 | Management | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, (25) | - | Will also have a management address on VLAN3 |
| 10 | (unused) | 2, (3) | - |
| Port | Description | VLANs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Switch Port 7 / INET-K6MPP | 3, (4), 5, 25 | 802.3af/at PoE in. Primary internet in, Multi-wan out - DATA CURRENTLY DISABLED |
| 1 | ORCA Box Net Internet | (6) | Backup internet, DHCP-in |
| 2 | (unused) | (5) | Multi-wan out |
| 3 | (unused) | (5) | Multi-wan out |
| 4 | hAP Port 1 / WAN | (5) | Passive PoE out. Multi-wan out |
| VLAN | Notes |
|---|---|
| 3 | DHCP Client 192.168.0.1/24 |
| 4 | DHCP Client |
| 5 | DHCP Server: 192.168.5.1/24 |
| 6 | DHCP Client |
| 25 | Static: 192.168.100.20/24 |
Notes
Connects to Fish Ranch using Mikrotik Wireless Wire RBwAPG-60ad (60GHz, 1Gbit Full Duplex)
MultiWAN support is not operational (Sep 3, 2022), probably because while the immediate gateway for the preferred Internet is operational, the downstream connection is down.
Plans
A number of upgrades are planned:
- More ventilation work in ORCA box
- Fix MultiWAN support
- MultiWAN was failing because the immediate gateway was online, but there was no path to the Internet.
Nodes
KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-SectorTi
Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket M5 Titanium GPS (radio disabled)
Antenna: Sector (unknown)
Location: 37.86491, -122.21995
Altitude: -
Bearing: -
KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-NSM5
Radio: Ubiquiti NanoStation M5
Antenna: 15 dBi (built-in)
Location: 37.86491, -122.21995
Altitude: -
Bearing: -
KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-PBM5
Radio: Ubiquiti PowerBeam M5 400
Antenna: 25 dBi (built-in)
Location: 37.86491, -122.21995
Altitude: -
Bearing: -
KJ6WEG-OAK-ORCA-HAP
Radio: Mikrotik hAP
Antenna: 37.86491, -122.21995
Location: -
Altitude: -
Bearing: -
Contacts
- Christiaan Adams - KJ6WEG - csadams@gmail.com