[Mesh] Meeting Minutes 5/23

*Attendees:* Jenny, juul, substack, miguel, jordan, mark, rody *Announcements:* - We've started an IRC channel on Freenode IRC: #510pen - come chat! - Check the updated wiki at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh *Notes:* - Marc researched Freifunk, which is both a firmware project, group organization and many small meshes throughout Germany: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Freifunk - Firmware is interesting – community profiles for a) chipset b) language and c) city - Does the work for you – source code is available. - As a node, you get a static public IP - Commotion is based on the Freifunk - Available on more devices - Also works with OpenBTS - OLSR - Layer 3, no kernal module so takes more CPU resources - Has an Android, Mac, and Windows version - OLSR has a watchdog which auto-reboots - Batman-adv is only available on Linux – you could port the protocol - Hack to run DHCP to have dynamic IP assignments - How to assign IP addresses: We could only run ipv6 – much larger address space – for random assignments of static IPs - Hash the MAC address that's stored in a distributed manner - Planned vs dynamic mesh networks - Interoperability of protocols – batman as the backbone and OLSR/Babel on top - Open Mesh - Pay for faster access - Small businesses, schools, RV parks etc - Marc is going to buy a Freestation and some nanobridges ($85) - Omnis spread the signal too much - Ubiquiti sells antennas with 90 and 120 degree – this plus a router is $160-180 - Lasers! Temporary permits - Cell phone networks – you can run up to 100 milliwatts without a license - Critter (substack) - Re-sync once connected to the public network - Spot crowd-voting - 5Ghz Backbone and 2.4Ghz connections between - batman-adv: - multi-cast: avoids network saturation, allows for streaming that other nodes can choose to plug into - Major issue is latency in hops *Action Items:* - Art, propaganda, manifestos! - *mesh detected* - Explore batman vs olsr vs robin - Mesh reading group? - Start here: http://www.wndw.net/ - Today I Learned? June 8th is available - Radio show w/ Interviews? Jenny & Alcides - 1 page description of mesh to distribute to everyday folks - Let's make a mesh! - Test batman-adv for next week - Throughput and slow-down over multiple hops - Signal strength *Wishlist:* - Routers - Money - Routers full of money! - Nanostations: http://www.ubiquitiworks.com/NanoStation-Loco-M.asp?gclid=CIvbqPTVt7UCFSHZQ… - Freestations: http://www.antennas.com/freestation/ Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`