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  1. Re:Why not release schematics and other info? by ngr8 · · Score: 1 · on OLPC Mesh Networking Tester Explains How It Works

    Other mesh network source: http://www.cuwireless.net/ with hardware schematics at http://www.cuwin.net/docs/.

  2. Support OSS Wireless Meshes by mailseth · · Score: 2, Informative · on New Report On Municipal Wireless

    Time for me to link to the locally spawned OSS mesh software. The basic idea behind it is that everyone is a node, or can mount a node up on their roof. The software utilizes the HSLS algorithm to self-optimize the layout of the network. So once you've installed your node, you *are* the last mile solution.

    http://cuwireless.net/

  3. Join a Mesh Network Project! by mailseth · · Score: 3, Informative · on FCC Kills Build-out Requirements for Telecoms

    Please allow me to plug the open source mesh network project that I've been involved with. If the residents feel that they are being treated unfairly, they should just put up CUWiN nodes, and share to all areas in the city with minimal cost.

    http://cuwireless.net/

  4. Re:Pure Wireless Mesh by mailseth · · Score: 1 · on Creating a Backboneless Internet?

    The eventual goal of the cuwin project is exactly what you are saying.

    See:
    http://cuwireless.net/

  5. Re:Why hardware? by mailseth · · Score: 3, Informative · on Cisco To Unveil Wireless Mesh Hardware

    There are people out there rolling out working mesh networks right now, yet we are reading how there is big demand for this "new" technology. Please... Or am I missing something here?

    That's why I've been plugging the CU Wireless Network. It is a self organizing mesh that is open source (BSD License). It is one of the first networks to use the HSLS (Hazy Sighted Link State) algorithm.

  6. Re:Why hardware? by mailseth · · Score: 3, Informative · on Cisco To Unveil Wireless Mesh Hardware

    There are people out there rolling out working mesh networks right now, yet we are reading how there is big demand for this "new" technology. Please... Or am I missing something here?

    That's why I've been plugging the CU Wireless Network. It is a self organizing mesh that is open source (BSD License). It is one of the first networks to use the HSLS (Hazy Sighted Link State) algorithm.

  7. Support Open Source Wireless Meshes! by mailseth · · Score: 3, Informative · on Cisco To Unveil Wireless Mesh Hardware

    Help the CUWiN Project, it's distributed under the BSD license.

    Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network

    (Disclaimer: I'm a contributer to said project)

  8. Community Wireless Network Infastructure by mailseth · · Score: 1 · on Technology In Katrina's Wake

    The project that I'm working on now, CUWiN (Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network), would be useful in setting up the last-mile network down there.

    Here is the home page:
    http://cuwireless.net/

    Here is the latest documentation (that I am working on, tell me how you like it):
    http://pricepages.org/temp/doco_outline.html

    Warning: It's not even beta quality yet...

  9. Community Wireless Network Infastructure by mailseth · · Score: 1 · on FCC Seeks Tech Donations for Katrina Aid

    The project that I'm working on now, CUWiN (Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network), would be useful in setting up the last-mile network down there.

    Here is the home page:
    http://cuwireless.net/

    Here is the latest documentation (that I am working on, tell me how you like it):
    http://pricepages.org/temp/doco_outline.html

    Warning: It's not even beta quality yet...

  10. We need a geek relief agency by danharan · · Score: 1 · on Communications Infrastructure No Match for Katrina

    Dropping solar-powered wireless mesh nodes where needed.

    Hey, imagine all those nerds stuck in emergency shelters that can't read /. right now! Don't you think they'd appreciate this?

  11. Might I Suggest Free Open Source Mesh Routing? by meinrath · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Linux-based Mesh Router Aims at VoIP and Video

    I've commented on the math that Mesh Dynamics uses to justify their system on several occasions -- needless to say, it's wrong and overstates degradation. More importantly, their systems is _extremely_ expensive. Meanwhile, groups like CUWiN, FreiFunk and others are developing free open source mesh networking systems. CUWiN's software (and, for full disclosure, I cofounded and coordinate the project) can be downloaded by anyone, it's under an open source license, and everything (including the developers' environment) is freely available. We haven't implemented multi-radio solutions yet -- mainly because the bandwidth degredation hasn't been bad enough to justify it. But to do so, we're only talking about a few weeks of work -- which can be done by anyone who wants to add the feature -- and then you'd have a system that does the same thing as Mesh Dynamics, but is freely avaialable to anyone who wants it.

  12. Re:I, for one... by belial · · Score: 2, Insightful · on How Wireless Meshing Could Save Energy
    What happens when your packets don't get there because the mesh network doesn't magically heal itself? Or if it just loses the data? Does that 8MW generator explode?

    Mesh networks have been around for years, but have not reached the masses because they just aren't ready. They're fine for experimental uses, and maybe even for community networks, but as industrial sensors? No thanks.

    Use RS422.

  13. Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network by wayward · · Score: 1 · on Nation's First City-Wide WiFi Network Completed

    Champaign-Urbana also has a community wireless project http://www.cuwireless.net/. We're thinking hard about some of the issues brought up in other posts, e.g. security and other ISPs. Providing access to our community is important to us, but we're not oblivious to the risk of abuse. We're currently discussing some possible approaches to addressing this, though I don't think that there will be any silver bullets.