[Discussion] Recommended repeater CLI settings

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Summary

Discuss about recommended repeater CLI settings for the Getting Started page

Details

I want to start a discussion regarding recommended CLI settings for repeaters, specifically focusing on configurations that beginners should adopt or consider. My goal is to gather insights from experienced repeater maintainers on which settings provide the most benefit for a mesh network beyond the defaults.

Specifically, I am looking for:

• General Best Practices: Which settings should most repeaters adopt and why?
• Use Case Specifics: Are there recommended configurations for specific environments or scenarios?
• Rationale: A clear explanation of why changing these settings improves overall mesh performance.

The ultimate aim is to compile a consensus-based guide of settings that enhance the mesh network, helping new maintainers move past default configurations with confidence.

Request Type

• Feature / Enhancement
• Documentation / Content
• Data Import / Automation
• UX / Design
• Other

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Loop detection

set loop.detect moderate

What it does: Packets are dropped if repeater's ID/hash appears 2 or more times (1-byte), 1 or more (2-byte), 1 or more (3-byte)

Why: reduces the impact of a "bad" repeater which can lead to the same message being send through the mesh multiple times (looping).

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Advert path hash size

set path.hash.mode 2

What it does: Set repeater advert to 3 Byte hash size (16,777,216 unique ids)[21 max flood]

Why: Avoids duplicate IDs and uniquely identifiers repeaters which improve exact path tracing and war driving.

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Advert path hash size

set path.hash.mode 2

What it does: Set repeater advert to 3 Byte hash size (16,777,216 unique ids)[21 max flood]

Why: Avoids duplicate IDs and uniquely identifiers repeaters which improve exact path tracing and war driving.

Hi! Thanks for your submission, part of your inquiry has been satisfied by #20

Do you think set loop.detect moderate would benefit the overall network if we had this as a default setting/onboard instruct? Or would it be more suited to the wiki for post-flash?