This post is some quick instructions on how to install ns-2.33 and the hybrid wireless mesh protocol (hwmp) on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex. More detail will be added later, just for quick reference right now.
## Update Ubuntu:
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install libxt-dev
```
## Download the NS-2.33 and HWMP All-in-One Package here:
<strong>Updated with new link: *</strong>
```
wget https://forge.iitp.ru/ns2/hwmp/ns-2.33_hwmp_rev183.patch.bz2
```
## Untar the file:
```
tar xvf ns*.tar.bz2
```
<h3>Configure and Install NS2</h3>
```
cd ns
./configure
make
sudo make install
```
All ready to go. Enjoy.