When I run a node A ( Station G2 node on a car roof ) with a cleared node database it takes a full 10 minutes for it to report the existence of another one node B immediately by it in the car. And 10 mins for the location of the node B to be reported in the node list of node A. Seems slow to me. Just wondering: how long does one need to remain in a location before there is a 90 % chance that 90 % of detectable nodes are listed with their location if available? Any experiences on this? Or theoretical rule of thumb?
The main config that would probably determine it iss the ‘Node Info Broadcast Seconds’ setting Device Configuration | Meshtastic
… which if left on the default 1 hour setting. Means that at lack of any other trafffic on the mesh, B will broadcast its NodeInfo once an hour. So A should definitly see it within an hour.
If the mesh is active - ie there are other nodes flying around, then nodes might be asking each other for identity, which means they get discovered sooner.
Hard to give an average time, as it will depend on what the above setting is. BUt also will depend on mesh activity. In general the more traffic, the faster discovery will be. Because of all the the identity requests.
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