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:

wget https://forge.iitp.ru/ns2/hwmp/ns-2.33_hwmp_rev183.patch.bz2

Untar the file:

tar xvf ns*.tar.bz2

Configure and Install NS2

cd ns
./configure
make
sudo make install

All ready to go. Enjoy.