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Portland mesh planning

2020-07-08T05:23:05Z

Peteforsyth: /* People */ +location

This page is for Q&A related to extending Sudomesh (or similar) to Portland, Oregon.

Starting with really basic questions (June 2020):

; Can we (at least in the short term) claim some space on the Sudomesh wiki, rather than starting our own separate wiki?
: Yes! That's this page :)
; Can/should we use the peoplesopen infrastructure and/or name, or set up something more localized?
: Might as well for now. But, Sudo is in transition to a new crop of hardware, and hasn't settled on the new hardware yet. So to some degree we'll be on our own, or else waiting for them.
; How much will Portland's beautiful, huge, damp trees impede our efforts? Will they kill our WiFi dreams?
; How fully developed should we be before making a broad push to non-techies, e.g. via neighborhood associations, signs in coffee shops...

Mobile Citizen -- cheap unlimited Sprint bandwidth for nonprofits

501c3-EZ

Mikrotik (spelling?) makes 2-router point-to-point pairs that you can just point at each other with no configuration, and they "just work." They have 60 GHz and other frequencies too.

== People ==
* [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) (SE 59th and Ivon)

Portland mesh planning

2020-07-01T00:22:54Z

Peteforsyth: +

Portland mesh planning

2020-07-01T00:15:51Z

Peteforsyth: +Mikrotik

This page is for Q&A related to extending Sudomesh (or similar) to Portland, Oregon.

Starting with really basic questions:

; Can we (at least in the short term) claim some space on the Sudomesh wiki, rather than starting our own separate wiki?
: Yes! That's this page :)
; Can/should we use the peoplesopen infrastructure and/or name, or set up something more localized?
; How much will Portland's beautiful, huge, damp trees impede our efforts? Will they kill our WiFi dreams?
; How fully developed should we be before making a broad push to non-techies, e.g. via neighborhood associations, signs in coffee shops...

Mobile Citizen -- cheap unlimited Sprint bandwidth for nonprofits

501c3-EZ

Mikrotik (spelling?) makes 2-router point-to-point pairs that you can just point at each other with no configuration, and they "just work." They have 60 GHz and other frequencies too.

== People ==
* [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]])

Portland mesh planning

2020-06-30T23:51:50Z

Peteforsyth: +501c3EZ

This page is for Q&A related to extending Sudomesh (or similar) to Portland, Oregon.

Starting with really basic questions:

; Can we (at least in the short term) claim some space on the Sudomesh wiki, rather than starting our own separate wiki?
: Yes! That's this page :)
; Can/should we use the peoplesopen infrastructure and/or name, or set up something more localized?
; How much will Portland's beautiful, huge, damp trees impede our efforts? Will they kill our WiFi dreams?
; How fully developed should we be before making a broad push to non-techies, e.g. via neighborhood associations, signs in coffee shops...

Mobile Citizen -- cheap unlimited Sprint bandwidth for nonprofits

501c3-EZ

== People ==
* [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]])

Portland mesh planning

2020-06-30T23:46:29Z

Peteforsyth:

This page is for Q&A related to extending Sudomesh (or similar) to Portland, Oregon.

Starting with really basic questions:

; Can we (at least in the short term) claim some space on the Sudomesh wiki, rather than starting our own separate wiki?
: Yes! That's this page :)
; Can/should we use the peoplesopen infrastructure and/or name, or set up something more localized?
; How much will Portland's beautiful, huge, damp trees impede our efforts? Will they kill our WiFi dreams?
; How fully developed should we be before making a broad push to non-techies, e.g. via neighborhood associations, signs in coffee shops...

Mobile Citizen -- cheap unlimited Sprint bandwidth for nonprofits

== People ==
* [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]])

Portland mesh planning

2020-06-30T23:46:05Z

Peteforsyth:

This page is for Q&A related to extending Sudomesh (or similar) to Portland, Oregon.

Starting with really basic questions:

; Can we (at least in the short term) claim some space on the Sudomesh wiki, rather than starting our own separate wiki?
: Yes! That's this page :)
; Can/should we use the peoplesopen infrastructure and/or name, or set up something more localized?
; How much will Portland's beautiful, huge, damp trees impede our efforts? Will they kill our WiFi dreams?
; How fully developed should we be before making a broad push to non-techies, e.g. via neighborhood associations, signs in coffee shops...

Mobile Citizen -- free bandwidth for nonprofits

== People ==
* [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]])

User:Peteforsyth

2020-06-30T23:36:59Z

Peteforsyth: location

[[File:Pete Forsyth by Christopher Ellis.jpg|thumb|Photo by [http://ellischristopher.com Ellis Christopher], 2013]]
In September 2015, I was elected to the [[Mesh]] board of directors, and assigned the duty of Secretary.

I'm a wiki nut, especially Wikipedia. Here's my [[wikipedia:en:User:Peteforsyth|Wikipedia profile]].

I run a consulting agency, [http://wikistrategies.net Wiki Strategies].

I was living in Oakland when Sudo started up, but I'm back up in Portland these days.

Portland mesh planning

2020-06-30T23:32:19Z

Peteforsyth: add some content from email

This page is for Q&A related to extending Sudomesh (or similar) to Portland, Oregon.

Starting with really basic questions:

; Can we (at least in the short term) claim some space on the Sudomesh wiki, rather than starting our own separate wiki?
: Yes! That's this page :)
; Can/should we use the peoplesopen infrastructure and/or name, or set up something more localized?
; How much will Portland's beautiful, huge, damp trees impede our efforts? Will they kill our WiFi dreams?
; How fully developed should we be before making a broad push to non-techies, e.g. via neighborhood associations, signs in coffee shops...

== People ==
* [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]])

Mesh/Other mesh projects

2020-06-30T23:30:25Z

Peteforsyth: /* North America */ +Portland mesh wiki link

The goal of this page is to list existing meshes, active mesh groups and failed community wireless groups so that we can learn from their failures and successes and possibly their source code and configuration parameters.

Project Meshnet has a [https://wiki.projectmeshnet.org/List_of_Mesh_Locals list of wireless mesh projects].

Wikipedia has a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wireless_community_networks_by_region list of wireless community networks by region] - rather outdated, but useful as a research launching point.

= Active meshes =

==Europe==
=== [http://ninux.org Ninux] - Italy ===

*Location: Italy. Many cities.
*Size: About 200 nodes.
*Protocol: OLSR
*[http://map.ninux.org/ Map]
*Presentations for [https://gitorious.org/eigennet/notcode/source/3d8ccf33b91414bf1d54cca787131165f798ad3d:eigennet_presentations EigenNet]

=== [http://freifunk.net/ Freifunk] - Germany ===

*Location: Germany. Several cities.
*Size: Over 600 nodes in Berlin and over 400 nodes in Leipzig [http://www.olsr.org/?q=about according to the OSLR about page].
*Protocol: Mostly OLSR, but some cities use batman-adv.
*Map: [http://map.berlin.freifunk.net/ Berlin]
*Note: Not one big mesh, but several meshes in several cities.

Freifunk is actually both an organization, a firmware and a whole set of meshes, some of them interlinked, mostly in Germany. We have a [[Mesh/Freifunk|whole page about the project]].

=== [http://www.awmn.net/ AWMN] - Greece ===

*Location: Athens, Greece
*Size: Over 2400 nodes (according to their map, mid-2013).
*Protocol: OLSR (according to [http://www.olsr.org/?q=about the OSLR about page].
*[http://wind.awmn.net/?page=nodes Map]]

=== Funkfeuer - Austria ===

*Location: Austria. Several cities.
*Size: ?
*Map: [https://map.funkfeuer.at/wien/ Vienna]

=== wlan slovenija - Slovenia ===

*Location: Slovenia
*Size: 200 active nodes
*Protocol: OLSR
*Map: [https://nodes.wlan-si.net/network/map/ Slovenia]
*[http://wlan-si.net/en/ Website]
*[http://dev.wlan-si.net/ Technology wiki]

=== [http://altermundi.net Altermundi] - Argentina ===
* Location: Outside Buenos Aires and another in Quintana
* Size: Unsure, see http://map.libre-mesh.org/
* Protocol: batman-adv
* Firmware: LibreMesh
* Altermundi folx connect rural communities to the internet through long-range links (some over 50km!) and local mesh clusters.

==South America==
=== Altermundi - Argentina ===

*Location: Argentina
*Size:
*Protocol:
*Map:
*[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://quintanalibre.org.ar/article/por-que-veo-esta-pagina-si-yo-queria-entrar-a-otra/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dquintana%2Blibre%2Borg%2Bar%2Bportada%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DOnN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official Captive Portal]
*[http://altermundi.net Website]
*See [http://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/ excerpts of Nico's interview with Gordon Cook]

=== [http://buenosaireslibre.org/ Buenos Aires Libre] - Argentina ===

*Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Size: 200 active nodes (but 720 total)
*Protocol:
*[http://mapa.buenosaireslibre.org/ Map]
*Status: Likely in decline.
:Few of total nodes active. General meeting still being held (probably yearly), yet no-one signed up for general meeting attendance three days before it was to be held.

=== [http://www.bogota-mesh.org/ Bogota Mesh] - Columbia ===

*Location: Bogota, Columbia
*Size: 30 nodes. Not sure how many active.
*Protocol: B.A.T.M.A.N. (not sure if -adv or -exp or normal).
*[http://www.bogota-mesh.org/en/node/36 Map]

== North America ==

=== [https://www.aredn.org/ AREDN] - Nationwide/Worldwide ===
*Location: USA nationwide
*Size: >200 active nodes
*Protocol: AREDN
*Map: https://www.aredn.org/content/aredn-map-0
*Status: Active
*Notes: Ham radio mesh net

=== [https://personaltelco.net/ Personal Telco Project] - Portland, Oregon ===
*Location: Portland, Oregon
*Size: ~100 active nodes
*Protocol: OLSR
*Map: http://map.personaltelco.net/
*Status: Active
*Notes: Dig their [https://personaltelco.net/wiki/WeeklyMeeting20131204 documentation process for meetings]! To copy: Link to UserPages on the wiki when listing attendees, set agenda after intros.
*[https://personaltelco.net/wiki/LiveChat IRC WebChat]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/technology/personaltech/homemade-wireless-networks-keep-the-snoops-away.html?_r=0 NY Times Article from 11/14/2013]

=== [[Portland mesh planning]]: a page for planning a new mesh in (Southeast) Portland, Oregon ===

=== [https://www.alliedmedia.org/dctp/casscowifi Detroit Community Technology Project: CassCo WiFi ===
* Location: Detroit, MI
* Size: ? 7 on CassCo wifi map
* Protocol: Commotion/OLSR
* Map: https://www.alliedmedia.org/sites/tmpstage.dev.altissima.theworkdept.com/files/music_box_access_map.png
* Status: Active
* Notes: An initiative in partnership with the Open Technology Institute, training Digital Stewards to build community wireless networks. Great educational resources here: https://communitytechnology.github.io/

=== [http://redhookwifi.org Red Hook Wifi] - Brooklyn ===
*Location: Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, USA
*Size: 15
*Protocol: OLSR
* Map: http://www.schlossangeles.com/redhookwifi/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/RHWIFI-postcard-front.png
*Organizations: [http://rhicenter.org Red Hook Initiative (RHI)], [http://rhidigitalstewards.wordpress.com/ RHI Digital Stewards], [http://commotionwireless.org Commotion / Open Technology Institute]
*Tidepools Map of Community: http://www.redhookwifi.org/#/map
*Notes: Used after Hurricane Sandy - SMS plugin created to enable people to text needs/information to first responders based out of the RHI.

=== [https://nycmesh.net/ NYC Mesh] ===
* Location: New York, NY
* Size: ~60?
* Protocol: qMp using BMX6
* Map: https://nycmesh.net/map/
* Status: Active
* Notes: Met some of the folks behind this, first during a videochat back in 2015 and then at HOPE in 2016. One of their biggest challenges has been making links in the overcrowded 2.4GHz frequency spectrum.https://nycmesh.net/join/

=== [http://www.pittmesh.org/ PittMesh] - Pittsburgh ===
* Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
* Size: ~50 nodes
* Protocol: OLSR
* Firmware: Commotion
* Organizations: Meta Mesh
* A [http://www.metamesh.org/ META MESH] project
* irc://irc.freenode.net/pittmesh

= Planned Meshes =

==North America==

=== [http://milemesh.com MileMesh] - Hoboken ===

*Location: Hoboken, NJ, USA
*Size: 0 nodes so far
*Protocol: OLSR
*Firmware: [https://github.com/opentechinstitute Commotion Github]
*[http://commotionwireless.net Commotion Wireless]

=== [http://karmanebula.com/cmn-about/ ChicagoMeshnet] - Chicago ===

*Location: Chicago, Chicago
*Size: 0 nodes so far
*Protocol: unknown
*Firmware: unknown
*Organizations: Project Meshnet
*Irc: Chicagomeshnet on irc.efnet.net
*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/chicagomeshnet MailingList] [http://reddit.com/r/ChicagoMeshNet Reddit] [http://karmanebula.com/cmn-map/ Map]

==South America==

=== [http://nightwing.lugro-mesh.org.ar/en/ LUGRo-Mesh] - Argentina ===

*Location: Rosario, Argentina
*Size: 0 nodes so far
*Protocol: B.A.T.M.A.N. Experimental (bmx)
*Firmware: [http://nightwing.lugro-mesh.org.ar/en/ Nightwing] their own distro.

= Active non-mesh community wireless projects =

==North America==
===SoCalFreeNet - San Diego, CA ===

*Location: South Park in San Diego, CA, USA
*Size: Six networks: Barrio Logan ([http://www.socalfreenet.org/mercado 4 nodes]), National City ([http://www.socalfreenet.org/eltoyon 1 node + computer lab for students]), Golden Hill ([http://www.socalfreenet.org/node/427 20+ nodes; neighborhood network]), Normal Heights ([http://www.socalfreenet.org/node/385 1 node], Sherman Heights ([http://www.socalfreenet.org/shinstall 1 node]), South Park ([http://www.socalfreenet.org/goldenvillas 2 nodes, housing complex]) for a total of '''~30 nodes'''.
*Organizations: SoCalFreeNet, San Diego Free Geek
**Equipment, Services, and Discounts: Meraki, NetGate, Metrix, Pasadena Networks, San Diego Futures Foundation;
**Sponsorship & Support: Golden Hill Rentals, Real Equity Assets, Influx Cafe, The Linkery, Golden Hill Place, Ryan Brothers Coffee

==Europe==
=== Guifi - Spain ===

*Location: Spain
*Size: Over 21,000 active nodes. Mostly in Barcelona.
*[http://guifi.net/en Website]
*Parts use mesh technology, other parts are connected via point-to-point links
:Collaborating with [http://thefnf.org/ The Free Network Foundation] to establish guifi.us: ''A self-service and full-service network planning, provisioning, and funding tool''.
* [http://dsg.ac.upc.edu/sites/default/files/dsg/acm-sigcomm-gaia-guifi-econ.pdf Making Community Networks Economically Sustainable: The Guifi.net Experience], ACM, 2016.

= Inactive / failed local networks =

==North America==
=== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roofnet Roofnet] - Massachussets ===

*Location: MIT and surrounding area, Massachussets.
*Protocol: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExOR_%28wireless_network_protocol%29 ExOR]
*Status: Website spews errors and was lasted updated in 2006.

Roofnet turned into Meraki which used to be awesome, but became less awesome and eventually was bought by Cisco.

=== [http://www.netequality.org/ NetEquality] - Portland ===

*Location: Low-income housing communities in Portland.
*Protocol: Not a mesh.
*Status: May still be active, but front page lists a 2007 article as recent.

=== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champaign-Urbana_Community_Wireless_Network CUWiN] - Illinois ===

*Location: Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
*Status: Website down.
*Funding: Received ~$870,000 from 2003 to 2006

==== Funding overview ====

* December, 2003: Received a $200,000 grant from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Society_Institute Open Society Institute]
* July, 2004: Received a $50,000 grant from the [http://www.thresholdfoundation.org/ Threshold Foundation]
* December, 2005: Received $118,000 grant from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Society_Institute Open Society Institute]
* July, 2006: Received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation

=== Archive.org's SFLAN - San Francisco ===

*[http://archive.org/web/sflan.php Website]
*Began around the time of the failure of attempted SF municipal wifi in 2007 - grew to 50 nodes by February and then shrunk to 4 by October.
*Relied on miles-long line-of-sight connections for the backbone link. Noise and interference due to competing wi-fi signals made many of these links nonfunctional.
*Note: Not 100% sure this is inactive.

=== NoCat - Sebastopol, CA ===

''NoCat's goal is to bring you Infinite Bandwidth Everywhere for Free.''

*Last news article was posted in February 2006.
*Website went down some time in late 2012.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20121110234219/http://nocat.net/ nocat.net on archive.org]
*Seems like it wasn't a mesh

One of the main organizers, Rob Flickenger, wrote the O'Reilly book [http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596002046.do Building Wireless Community Networks] (published 2001). We should find him and ask him why it failed. His website is http://hackerfriendly.com

=== [http://www.myrtletown.net/wifi.php myrtletown.net] - California ===

*Location: Murtletown, California
*Size: 1 WRT54GS router with a 1 watt amplifier on a tall mast.
:Actually covers a good part of the tiny town!
*[http://www.myrtletown.net/pics/myrtletown_wifi_coverage_map_r2.jpg Map]

[[Category:MeshResearch]]

Portland mesh planning

2020-06-30T23:27:54Z

Peteforsyth: start page

This page is for Q&A related to extending Sudomesh (or similar) to Portland, Oregon.

Internet

2015-09-18T19:23:08Z

Peteforsyth: update lead section; remove chart that is 3 years out of date and arbitrary for any current purpose

As of (??? -- this text was added in 2012) Sudo Room has a dedicated paired fusion line from LMI.net. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) were 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic (we used to have sonic.net, but switched) modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

This page contains a breakdown of Internet service options in Oakland and surrounding areas. See also [[mesh]].

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* '''DSLextreme.com''' provides good customer service and reliable connectivity (in my experience); $33/mth for 5-6 mbps
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.
* It is possible with some DSL providers (at least with Sonic) to adjust the balance between upstream and downstream speeds. See Sonic's [https://wiki.sonic.net/wiki/Annex_M_FAQ Annex M FAQ] for details. For a data point: my connection over crappy copper is 4 Mbps down/1Mbps up (under the default Annex A), and when tested with Annex M it was 1.4 Mbps down/1.6 Mbps up.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet ===
* Fiber optic based Internet can be outrageously fast.
* AT&T offers fiber to the home in some parts of Oakland. (It's technically "fiber to the pole outside your home", and then standard copper phone lines deliver the signal into your home.) There is a 1 year contract. Be sure you know what you are getting, since AT&T uses the "UVerse" brand for both DSL and fiber. [http://www.buyatt.com/u-verse-internet/]
** NOTE: As of 1/14, the "Pro" and "Elite" levels of service (least expensive) each offer 1 Mbit upstream; "Max" offers 1.5 Mbit. They don't say this anywhere on their web site.
* Other service providers seem to only offer it as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.
* A T1 line (copper wire similar to phone wire, dedicated to networking) is what businesses have used for decades. It's generally too expensive for residential use and there are usually better options for business use.
* For direct ethernet, see [http://www.megapath.com/promos/ethernet-dataplus/ Megapath]. Asymetric looks fairly affordable (but more expensive than DSL, cable, etc.), but [http://www.megapath.com/promos/ethernet/ symmetric] is outrageously expensive. Their offerings are considered for businesses, not residential; so they have guaranteed bandwidth and uptime, they don't care what you do with the bandwidth (e.g. sharing with neighbors), etc.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* '''[http://www.telepacific.com/offer/data-networking/wireless-internet-access/ Telepacific]''' also offers fixed-wireless service.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. This approach also has the advantage that you can take your Internet connection with you (if you have a portable modem).
* You may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Satellite ===
Satellite connections typically offer high downstream speeds but low upstream speeds, and higher latency than other connection types. (Latency is the amount of time it takes to initiate a connection.) Fine for watching streaming video, not so great for video conferencing, uploading your own videos to YouTube, etc.
* [http://www.hughesnet.com/index.cfm?page=Plans-Pricing HughesNet Gen4] is available through dealers in Vallejo and Hayward, and should work anywhere in Oakland that you can see the sky!

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

==== Terms of service ====

Some ISPs allow sharing of Internet access and others do not. We provide node owners with a list of local ISPs that are known to allow sharing of Internet access and advise them that some ISPs may not allow sharing. The worst case scenario here is that one or more users get their Internet disconnected for terms of service violation.

The ISPs in the East Bay that allow Internet Connection sharing (that we know of) are:

*[http://www.monkeybrains.net/ MonkeyBrains wifi]
*[http://www.sonic.net/ Sonic.net DSL]
*[http://www.lmi.net/ LMI (Sonic.net reseller) DSL]
*[http://www.netwood.net Netwood DSL]
*[http://www.hughesnet.com Hughes Net Satellite Internet]

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

User:Peteforsyth

2015-09-17T19:05:33Z

Peteforsyth: note mesh role

[[File:Pete Forsyth by Christopher Ellis.jpg|thumb|Photo by [http://ellischristopher.com Ellis Christopher], 2013]]
In September 2015, I was elected to the [[Mesh]] board of directors, and assigned the duty of Secretary.

I'm a wiki nut, especially Wikipedia. Here's my [[wikipedia:en:User:Peteforsyth|Wikipedia profile]].

I run a consulting agency, [http://wikistrategies.net Wiki Strategies].

Looking forward to spending more time at Sudo Room!

Mesh/15 September 2015

2015-09-16T22:16:02Z

Peteforsyth: link me, and tiny correction

sudo mesh annual board meeting, 15 sep 2015

We are meeting in La Commune!

=Attendees=
* Jenny, Pete, Jeremy, Jake, Marc, Matt
* Came late: Mitar and his friend Jake

=Discussion=
* Pete: You can be a sharer or a recipient of sharing
* Pete: Fundamentally about being in a participatory community
* Pete: Did you ever try to set up a tin can phone as a friend? [image overlay of tin can phone lines across oakland]
* Jenny shows Pete our video. He digs it. J suggests we could do more videos, short 30-second/1-minute 'PSA' style clips tailored to different audiences
* Jeremy: Would like to do more presentations at schools to recruit more young coders. Anyone else interested in co-presenting?
* Pete's neighbor found the peoplesopen network and cancelled his service :D looked up the project and was stoked, is open to sharing costs

=Proposals=

==New Board of Directors==

* Remove: Lilia, Luis
* Re-elected: Jenny, Marc, Jeremy, Jake, Matt, ChrisJ, MaxB
* New Directors: [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]], Arlo

Consenso: 5/5

==Becoming a fiscally-sponsored project of the Omni==
* Could help Omni achieve 33% charitable income as required of a 501c3
* Sudo Room might achieve 501c3 status more quickly
* Jenny's also filled out most of our 501c3 nonprofit application if we'd like to go that rought

* Proposal: Delegate this task to Jenny

Consenso: 5/5

==Election of Officers==
* President: Jenny Ryan
* Secretary: [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete Forsyth]]
* Treasurer: Marc Juul

Consenso: 5/5

=Post-meeting discussion on events we'd like to organize=
* BACH Unconference - Bay Area Consortium of Hackerspaces 3rd annual Unconference. Visit http://ba.chgrp.org/ to learn more and join the mailing list if you'd like to participate!
* Hackmeet - Matt has the domain hackmeet.net - Interested in hosting european-style 'hackmeets' to work on building solutions to tangible real-world problems, hacktivism
* Open Alternatives conference - 18-21 March 2016
** Paige and Jenny have been discussing organizing a 'decentralized tech' conference
** Marc is interested in expanding the scope to 'Open Alternatives' and inviting participation from Counter Culture Labs and other groups & projects working on open technologies and building alternatives to the current system
** Battlemesh track over the week
** Distributed / decentralizing tech track
** Biosensors track
** Failcon - sharing stories of failure in community organizing
** 50% maximum techies
** Overlap of technical and nontechnical tracks
** Block party / Creating Commons-style
*** Phat Beets is interested in helping
* Name ideas: Creating Commons, Creating Alternatives, Decentralized Alternatives, Forging a Commons, Growing a Commons, Collective Liberation, Collective Conference, Flock Together, The Humans Conference, Open Alternatives

Mesh/Distributed Services

2015-09-03T20:56:09Z

Peteforsyth: /* Architecture: Centralized & decentralized services */ add example

The [[mesh]] network should provide communication services, so that it offers value to its users beyond mere connectivity to the Internet. What can be done to help it strengthen ties among Oakland residents, and to benefit the community? This wiki page is here to collect ideas about what services could/should be offered.

Services (such as file sharing, email, contacts, calendar, and phone) should be provided based on existing free/open source software. Orientation & setup could be built into the introductory process for new mesh users.

Some general aspects worth considering:
* Security
* Integration into a user account distributed database with master-master replication and low latency (ex. [http://www.datastax.com/resources/whitepapers/benchmarking-top-nosql-databases Cassandra]).

== Architecture: Centralized & decentralized services ==
A central philosophical and practical consideration is how services will be provided. Do we fundamentally want the mesh to be a centralized entity which offers certain services to all members? Or a platform on which individual members can offer services? Or a hybrid?

As it stands now (summer 2015), the mesh offers some opportunity for individual members to offer services. For instance, it's possible for anybody on the mesh to offer services that are accessible elsewhere on the mesh. Should there be (for instance) a central, community-curated file server? Or should it just be up to anybody who wants to, to offer up file shares?

Are there certain kinds of sharing we want to discourage or prohibit, and if so, what will be the social and technical means for enforcement? How will we respond if people start openly sharing copyrighted music and movies? Proprietary software? Child porn? It's worthwhile to think through these scenarios, as a successful network that lacks any kind of governance would become an attractive resource for those whose illegal activities cannot be pursued in the open on the Internet. (An example of this dynamic: [http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/state-supreme-court-rules-against-backpagecom-in-sex-trafficking-suit/ State Supreme Court rules against Backpage.com in sex-trafficking suit], Seattle Times, Sept. 2015)

==Storage / File Systems==

There are several options for a distributed file system and each have there advantages and disadvantages. The distributed file system can be used to offer file storage or reduce latency across the network.

* [http://opensfs.org/lustre/ Lustre] - Used by sixty percent of the top 100 websites.
** Performance: Amazingly fast! I can assert that Lustre can serve a lot of streams and that encoding speed is not affected by accessing files via Lustre.
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX POSIX] compatibility: Very good!. No need to modify applications to use luster.
** Replication, Load Balancing and Fail Over: Very bad!. For replication load balancing we and fail over we need to rely on other software such as virtual IPs and DRDB.
** Installation: The worst!. Impossible to install by mere mortals. Requires a very specific combination of kernel, lustre patches and tweaks to get it working. And current luster patches usually work with old kernels that are incompatible with new hardware/software.

* [https://code.google.com/p/mogilefs/ MogileFS]
** Performance: Good for small files but not usable for medium to large files. This is mostly due to HTTP overhead since all files are send/receive via HTTP requests that encode all data in base64 adding a 33% overhead to each file.
** POXIS compatibility: Non existent. All applications require to be modified to use MogileFS that renders it useless for streaming/encoding since most streaming servers and encoding tools do not understand the protocol.
** Replication and failover out of the box and load balancing can be implemented in the application by accessing more than one tracker at a time.
** Installation: Relatively easy and ready to use packages exist in most distributions. The only difficulty I found was setting the database master-slave to eliminate the single point of failure.

* [http://www.gluster.org/ GlusterFS]
** Performance: Very bad for streaming. I cannot reach more than a few Mbps in a 10Gbps network. Clients and Server CPU skyrockets on heavy writes. For encoding works because the CPU is saturated before the network and I/O.
** POXIS: Almost compatible. The tools I use can access gluster mounts as normal folders in disk but in some edge cases things start causing problems. Check gluster mailing lists and you will see there are a lot of problems.
** Replication, Failover and Load balancing: The best! if they actually worked. Gluster is very new and it has a lot of bugs and performance problems.
** Installation is too easy. The management command line is amazing and setting replicated, striped and distributed volumes among several servers can not be any easier.

([http://stackoverflow.com/questions/916902/lustre-gluster-or-mogilefs-for-video-storage-encoding-and-streaming source of above information])

* [http://hadoop.apache.org/ Hadoop] (HDFS) - slow and has a lot of proprietary derivatives (MapR, GPFS, and [http://gigaom.com/2012/07/11/because-hadoop-isnt-perfect-8-ways-to-replace-hdfs/ other alternatives])
* [http://www.xtreemfs.org/ XtreemFS] - slow and we need more research on it.
* Cassandra File System (CFS) - proprietary software made by DataStax and included in the Enterprise Edition of their software.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_File_System Network File Sytem] (NFS) - comparable to Lustre, but the [http://wiki.lustre.org/index.php/NFS_vs._Lustre IO bandwidth doesn't scale].

'''Non-distributed file systems'''
There's the option to use a modern file system with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync rsync].
[http://rudd-o.com/linux-and-free-software/ways-in-which-zfs-is-better-than-btrfs Comparison of ZFS and BTRFS]
[http://porky.linuxjournal.com:8080/LJ/218/11250.html A Quick Introduction to Modern Filesystems]

==Databases and Servers==

These are decentralized databases and servers that could ultimately be optimized to store data nearest to where people access it. A significant factors with mesh networks, that as "size and complexity continues to grow, mesh networks that contain multiple hops become increasingly vulnerable to problems such as bandwidth degradation, radio interference and network latency.<ref>[http://www.strixsystems.com/products/datasheets/strixwhitepaper_multihop.pdf Solving the Wireless Mesh Multi-Hop Dilemma]</ref>" There are several other methods of improving network latency, but all means should be tested and implemented to improve services.

* [https://cassandra.apache.org/ cassandra] - a decentralized database with asynchronous masterless replication allowing low latency operations for all clients. Cassandra has [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadoop Hadoop] integration, with MapReduce support.
* [https://couchdb.apache.org/ CouchDB] - I can tell you that it quickly becomes complicated to write multi-user app with CouchDB. Decent access control means that you need a database per user and likely a few extra databases. You then have to set all of these databases up to synchronize between each other which is further complicated by the limitations on what information is available by the limitations on how synchronization rules and filters can be written. There seem to be no good tools for managing/visualizing these complex relationships so you end up having to roll your own.
* [https://github.com/mirage/irmin irmin] - a distributed database with built-in snapshot, branch and revert mechanisms. (similar to git)
* [http://code.google.com/p/leveldb/ levelDB] - a fast and lightweight key/value database library.
* [http://www.mongodb.org/ mongoDB] - an open-source document database, a NoSQL database. Written in C++.
* [http://nodejs.org/ node.js] - an HTTP server written in javascript.
* [http://pouchdb.com/ PouchDB] - a javascript based couchDB.
* [https://github.com/dominictarr/scuttlebutt scuttlebutt] - a data synchronization protocol, or a peer-to-peer replicable data structure.
* [https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs tahoe-lafs] - a decentralized database.

==Communications==

*[http://radicale.org/ radicale] - a CalDAV (calendar) and CardDAV (contacts) server.
*[http://keithp.com/blogs/calypso/ calypso] - Radicale fork with a git back-end (by Keith Packard of X11 fame)
*[http://villagetelco.org Village telco] - an initiative to build low-cost community telephone network hardware and software that can be set up in minutes anywhere in the world. No mobile phone towers or land lines are required, it uses the internet. It has a Simple Unified Dashboard (SPUD) for mesh networks.
*[https://ripple.com/currency/ Ripple] (XRP) - a math-based crypto-currency designed to work seamlessly with the Internet. Powered by a global network of computers; a fast, direct, and secure way to send payments on the web. '''It can be used to prevent malious attacks on servers.'''
*[http://openbts.org/ OpenBTS] - open source cell phone tower software.
*[http://www.openmama.org/what-is-openmama OpenMAMA] - a high performance middleware agnostic messaging API that interfaces with a variety of message oriented middleware systems
*an encrypted asynchronous messaging system to replace email
*a module to have collaborative documents, voting, and groups (ie. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software groupware])
** Read information about the [http://mitar.tnode.com/post/73983101095/peer-to-peer-voting-scheme peer-to-peer voting scheme].
*a module for peer to peer file sharing.
*a module for object-orientated tagging, shareable feeds.
*a module for feeds and posts, such as [http://www.trsst.com/ Trsst].
* [http://www.frontlinesms.com/ Frontline SMS] - a free, open-source desktop application that allows you to send texts.

==Mapping==

* [http://nodewatcher.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation.html NodeWatcher] - an open source network planning, deployment, monitoring and maintanance platform.
* [http://wiki.ninux.org/InstallNodeshot NodeShot] - an easy to use wireless community map server.
* [https://github.com/freifunk/openwifimap-html5 OpenWiFiMap] - a database and map for free network WiFi routers (freifunk and others, too!).
* [https://github.com/libremap LibreMap] - a scalable, global and decentralized router database and map visualization for community networks, such as guifi, ninux, etc.
* [http://tidepools.co Tidepools] - collaborative local mapping software
* [http://ediblecities.org/ Edible Cities] - a food mapping project
* Bulletin Board / Local Classified Ads
** Community Asset Mapping (ex. [http://thepyre.org/wiki/Mycelia Mycelia])

== Protocols ==
* [https://tent.io/ Tent] - a method to store all your data in one place that you control. Instead of your digital life being spread across many services.
* [https://www.docker.io/ Docker] - an open-source project to easily create lightweight, portable, self-sufficient containers from any application.
* [http://maidsafe.net/ MaidSafe] - an encrypted, fully distributed data management service. This network manages static and dynamic data as well as communications. (charges money)

== Social Platforms ==
* [https://joindiaspora.com/ Diaspora] - a decentralized social network
* [https://identi.ca/ Identi.ca] - a high-performance Open Source social engine.
* [http://pump.io/ Pump] - a stream server that does most of what people really want from a social network.
* [http://twister.net.co/ Twister] - a decentralized, peer to peer microblogging platform

==Utilities and Misc.==
* [https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware/Zeroconf Avahi] - a mDNS responder that allows you to broadcast services
* [http://localwiki.org/ Local Wiki] - create a local wikipedia (eg; http://oaklandwiki.org)
* a module for sensor data (eg; Temperature, Seismic activity, air pollution)
* [http://dev.wlan-si.net/wiki/PiplMesh PiplMesh] - an open source social networking and info portal for wireless networks used as a welcome page when users connect to the network.
* [https://neocities.org/ Neocities] ([https://github.com/neocities/neocities git]) - create free user sites
* [http://crabgrass.riseuplabs.org/ Crabgrass] - a project out of riseup labs, a ruby rails application for community organizing. It's not the easiest to run your own instance, but very easy to sign up to their server ([https://we.riseup.net/ we.riseup.net])

= References =
<references/>

Mesh/Distributed Services

2015-09-03T20:42:41Z

Peteforsyth: Add a section on centralized vs. distributed architecture, and governance

The [[mesh]] network should provide communication services, so that it offers value to its users beyond mere connectivity to the Internet. What can be done to help it strengthen ties among Oakland residents, and to benefit the community? This wiki page is here to collect ideas about what services could/should be offered.

Services (such as file sharing, email, contacts, calendar, and phone) should be provided based on existing free/open source software. Orientation & setup could be built into the introductory process for new mesh users.

Some general aspects worth considering:
* Security
* Integration into a user account distributed database with master-master replication and low latency (ex. [http://www.datastax.com/resources/whitepapers/benchmarking-top-nosql-databases Cassandra]).

== Architecture: Centralized & decentralized services ==
A central philosophical and practical consideration is how services will be provided. Do we fundamentally want the mesh to be a centralized entity which offers certain services to all members? Or a platform on which individual members can offer services? Or a hybrid?

As it stands now (summer 2015), the mesh offers some opportunity for individual members to offer services. For instance, it's possible for anybody on the mesh to offer services that are accessible elsewhere on the mesh. Should there be (for instance) a central, community-curated file server? Or should it just be up to anybody who wants to, to offer up file shares?

Are there certain kinds of sharing we want to discourage or prohibit, and if so, what will be the social and technical means for enforcement? How will we respond if people start openly sharing copyrighted music and movies? Proprietary software? Child porn? It's worthwhile to think through these scenarios, as a successful network that lacks any kind of governance would become an attractive resource for those whose illegal activities cannot be pursued in the open on the Internet.

==Storage / File Systems==

There are several options for a distributed file system and each have there advantages and disadvantages. The distributed file system can be used to offer file storage or reduce latency across the network.

* [http://opensfs.org/lustre/ Lustre] - Used by sixty percent of the top 100 websites.
** Performance: Amazingly fast! I can assert that Lustre can serve a lot of streams and that encoding speed is not affected by accessing files via Lustre.
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX POSIX] compatibility: Very good!. No need to modify applications to use luster.
** Replication, Load Balancing and Fail Over: Very bad!. For replication load balancing we and fail over we need to rely on other software such as virtual IPs and DRDB.
** Installation: The worst!. Impossible to install by mere mortals. Requires a very specific combination of kernel, lustre patches and tweaks to get it working. And current luster patches usually work with old kernels that are incompatible with new hardware/software.

* [https://code.google.com/p/mogilefs/ MogileFS]
** Performance: Good for small files but not usable for medium to large files. This is mostly due to HTTP overhead since all files are send/receive via HTTP requests that encode all data in base64 adding a 33% overhead to each file.
** POXIS compatibility: Non existent. All applications require to be modified to use MogileFS that renders it useless for streaming/encoding since most streaming servers and encoding tools do not understand the protocol.
** Replication and failover out of the box and load balancing can be implemented in the application by accessing more than one tracker at a time.
** Installation: Relatively easy and ready to use packages exist in most distributions. The only difficulty I found was setting the database master-slave to eliminate the single point of failure.

* [http://www.gluster.org/ GlusterFS]
** Performance: Very bad for streaming. I cannot reach more than a few Mbps in a 10Gbps network. Clients and Server CPU skyrockets on heavy writes. For encoding works because the CPU is saturated before the network and I/O.
** POXIS: Almost compatible. The tools I use can access gluster mounts as normal folders in disk but in some edge cases things start causing problems. Check gluster mailing lists and you will see there are a lot of problems.
** Replication, Failover and Load balancing: The best! if they actually worked. Gluster is very new and it has a lot of bugs and performance problems.
** Installation is too easy. The management command line is amazing and setting replicated, striped and distributed volumes among several servers can not be any easier.

([http://stackoverflow.com/questions/916902/lustre-gluster-or-mogilefs-for-video-storage-encoding-and-streaming source of above information])

* [http://hadoop.apache.org/ Hadoop] (HDFS) - slow and has a lot of proprietary derivatives (MapR, GPFS, and [http://gigaom.com/2012/07/11/because-hadoop-isnt-perfect-8-ways-to-replace-hdfs/ other alternatives])
* [http://www.xtreemfs.org/ XtreemFS] - slow and we need more research on it.
* Cassandra File System (CFS) - proprietary software made by DataStax and included in the Enterprise Edition of their software.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_File_System Network File Sytem] (NFS) - comparable to Lustre, but the [http://wiki.lustre.org/index.php/NFS_vs._Lustre IO bandwidth doesn't scale].

'''Non-distributed file systems'''
There's the option to use a modern file system with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync rsync].
[http://rudd-o.com/linux-and-free-software/ways-in-which-zfs-is-better-than-btrfs Comparison of ZFS and BTRFS]
[http://porky.linuxjournal.com:8080/LJ/218/11250.html A Quick Introduction to Modern Filesystems]

==Databases and Servers==

These are decentralized databases and servers that could ultimately be optimized to store data nearest to where people access it. A significant factors with mesh networks, that as "size and complexity continues to grow, mesh networks that contain multiple hops become increasingly vulnerable to problems such as bandwidth degradation, radio interference and network latency.<ref>[http://www.strixsystems.com/products/datasheets/strixwhitepaper_multihop.pdf Solving the Wireless Mesh Multi-Hop Dilemma]</ref>" There are several other methods of improving network latency, but all means should be tested and implemented to improve services.

* [https://cassandra.apache.org/ cassandra] - a decentralized database with asynchronous masterless replication allowing low latency operations for all clients. Cassandra has [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadoop Hadoop] integration, with MapReduce support.
* [https://couchdb.apache.org/ CouchDB] - I can tell you that it quickly becomes complicated to write multi-user app with CouchDB. Decent access control means that you need a database per user and likely a few extra databases. You then have to set all of these databases up to synchronize between each other which is further complicated by the limitations on what information is available by the limitations on how synchronization rules and filters can be written. There seem to be no good tools for managing/visualizing these complex relationships so you end up having to roll your own.
* [https://github.com/mirage/irmin irmin] - a distributed database with built-in snapshot, branch and revert mechanisms. (similar to git)
* [http://code.google.com/p/leveldb/ levelDB] - a fast and lightweight key/value database library.
* [http://www.mongodb.org/ mongoDB] - an open-source document database, a NoSQL database. Written in C++.
* [http://nodejs.org/ node.js] - an HTTP server written in javascript.
* [http://pouchdb.com/ PouchDB] - a javascript based couchDB.
* [https://github.com/dominictarr/scuttlebutt scuttlebutt] - a data synchronization protocol, or a peer-to-peer replicable data structure.
* [https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs tahoe-lafs] - a decentralized database.

==Communications==

*[http://radicale.org/ radicale] - a CalDAV (calendar) and CardDAV (contacts) server.
*[http://keithp.com/blogs/calypso/ calypso] - Radicale fork with a git back-end (by Keith Packard of X11 fame)
*[http://villagetelco.org Village telco] - an initiative to build low-cost community telephone network hardware and software that can be set up in minutes anywhere in the world. No mobile phone towers or land lines are required, it uses the internet. It has a Simple Unified Dashboard (SPUD) for mesh networks.
*[https://ripple.com/currency/ Ripple] (XRP) - a math-based crypto-currency designed to work seamlessly with the Internet. Powered by a global network of computers; a fast, direct, and secure way to send payments on the web. '''It can be used to prevent malious attacks on servers.'''
*[http://openbts.org/ OpenBTS] - open source cell phone tower software.
*[http://www.openmama.org/what-is-openmama OpenMAMA] - a high performance middleware agnostic messaging API that interfaces with a variety of message oriented middleware systems
*an encrypted asynchronous messaging system to replace email
*a module to have collaborative documents, voting, and groups (ie. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software groupware])
** Read information about the [http://mitar.tnode.com/post/73983101095/peer-to-peer-voting-scheme peer-to-peer voting scheme].
*a module for peer to peer file sharing.
*a module for object-orientated tagging, shareable feeds.
*a module for feeds and posts, such as [http://www.trsst.com/ Trsst].
* [http://www.frontlinesms.com/ Frontline SMS] - a free, open-source desktop application that allows you to send texts.

==Mapping==

* [http://nodewatcher.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation.html NodeWatcher] - an open source network planning, deployment, monitoring and maintanance platform.
* [http://wiki.ninux.org/InstallNodeshot NodeShot] - an easy to use wireless community map server.
* [https://github.com/freifunk/openwifimap-html5 OpenWiFiMap] - a database and map for free network WiFi routers (freifunk and others, too!).
* [https://github.com/libremap LibreMap] - a scalable, global and decentralized router database and map visualization for community networks, such as guifi, ninux, etc.
* [http://tidepools.co Tidepools] - collaborative local mapping software
* [http://ediblecities.org/ Edible Cities] - a food mapping project
* Bulletin Board / Local Classified Ads
** Community Asset Mapping (ex. [http://thepyre.org/wiki/Mycelia Mycelia])

== Protocols ==
* [https://tent.io/ Tent] - a method to store all your data in one place that you control. Instead of your digital life being spread across many services.
* [https://www.docker.io/ Docker] - an open-source project to easily create lightweight, portable, self-sufficient containers from any application.
* [http://maidsafe.net/ MaidSafe] - an encrypted, fully distributed data management service. This network manages static and dynamic data as well as communications. (charges money)

== Social Platforms ==
* [https://joindiaspora.com/ Diaspora] - a decentralized social network
* [https://identi.ca/ Identi.ca] - a high-performance Open Source social engine.
* [http://pump.io/ Pump] - a stream server that does most of what people really want from a social network.
* [http://twister.net.co/ Twister] - a decentralized, peer to peer microblogging platform

==Utilities and Misc.==
* [https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware/Zeroconf Avahi] - a mDNS responder that allows you to broadcast services
* [http://localwiki.org/ Local Wiki] - create a local wikipedia (eg; http://oaklandwiki.org)
* a module for sensor data (eg; Temperature, Seismic activity, air pollution)
* [http://dev.wlan-si.net/wiki/PiplMesh PiplMesh] - an open source social networking and info portal for wireless networks used as a welcome page when users connect to the network.
* [https://neocities.org/ Neocities] ([https://github.com/neocities/neocities git]) - create free user sites
* [http://crabgrass.riseuplabs.org/ Crabgrass] - a project out of riseup labs, a ruby rails application for community organizing. It's not the easiest to run your own instance, but very easy to sign up to their server ([https://we.riseup.net/ we.riseup.net])

= References =
<references/>

Mesh/Distributed Services

2015-09-03T20:32:26Z

Peteforsyth: /* Services */ Fuller description in intro; remove unneeded header

The [[mesh]] network should provide communication services, so that it offers value to its users beyond mere connectivity to the Internet. What can be done to help it strengthen ties among Oakland residents, and to benefit the community? This wiki page is here to collect ideas about what services could/should be offered.

(email, contacts, calendar, phone). The services can be integrated into a user account distributed database with master-master replication and low latency (ex. [http://www.datastax.com/resources/whitepapers/benchmarking-top-nosql-databases Cassandra]). These services will use existing open source projects.

==Storage / File Systems==

There are several options for a distributed file system and each have there advantages and disadvantages. The distributed file system can be used to offer file storage or reduce latency across the network.

* [http://opensfs.org/lustre/ Lustre] - Used by sixty percent of the top 100 websites.
** Performance: Amazingly fast! I can assert that Lustre can serve a lot of streams and that encoding speed is not affected by accessing files via Lustre.
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX POSIX] compatibility: Very good!. No need to modify applications to use luster.
** Replication, Load Balancing and Fail Over: Very bad!. For replication load balancing we and fail over we need to rely on other software such as virtual IPs and DRDB.
** Installation: The worst!. Impossible to install by mere mortals. Requires a very specific combination of kernel, lustre patches and tweaks to get it working. And current luster patches usually work with old kernels that are incompatible with new hardware/software.

* [https://code.google.com/p/mogilefs/ MogileFS]
** Performance: Good for small files but not usable for medium to large files. This is mostly due to HTTP overhead since all files are send/receive via HTTP requests that encode all data in base64 adding a 33% overhead to each file.
** POXIS compatibility: Non existent. All applications require to be modified to use MogileFS that renders it useless for streaming/encoding since most streaming servers and encoding tools do not understand the protocol.
** Replication and failover out of the box and load balancing can be implemented in the application by accessing more than one tracker at a time.
** Installation: Relatively easy and ready to use packages exist in most distributions. The only difficulty I found was setting the database master-slave to eliminate the single point of failure.

* [http://www.gluster.org/ GlusterFS]
** Performance: Very bad for streaming. I cannot reach more than a few Mbps in a 10Gbps network. Clients and Server CPU skyrockets on heavy writes. For encoding works because the CPU is saturated before the network and I/O.
** POXIS: Almost compatible. The tools I use can access gluster mounts as normal folders in disk but in some edge cases things start causing problems. Check gluster mailing lists and you will see there are a lot of problems.
** Replication, Failover and Load balancing: The best! if they actually worked. Gluster is very new and it has a lot of bugs and performance problems.
** Installation is too easy. The management command line is amazing and setting replicated, striped and distributed volumes among several servers can not be any easier.

([http://stackoverflow.com/questions/916902/lustre-gluster-or-mogilefs-for-video-storage-encoding-and-streaming source of above information])

* [http://hadoop.apache.org/ Hadoop] (HDFS) - slow and has a lot of proprietary derivatives (MapR, GPFS, and [http://gigaom.com/2012/07/11/because-hadoop-isnt-perfect-8-ways-to-replace-hdfs/ other alternatives])
* [http://www.xtreemfs.org/ XtreemFS] - slow and we need more research on it.
* Cassandra File System (CFS) - proprietary software made by DataStax and included in the Enterprise Edition of their software.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_File_System Network File Sytem] (NFS) - comparable to Lustre, but the [http://wiki.lustre.org/index.php/NFS_vs._Lustre IO bandwidth doesn't scale].

'''Non-distributed file systems'''
There's the option to use a modern file system with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync rsync].
[http://rudd-o.com/linux-and-free-software/ways-in-which-zfs-is-better-than-btrfs Comparison of ZFS and BTRFS]
[http://porky.linuxjournal.com:8080/LJ/218/11250.html A Quick Introduction to Modern Filesystems]

==Databases and Servers==

These are decentralized databases and servers that could ultimately be optimized to store data nearest to where people access it. A significant factors with mesh networks, that as "size and complexity continues to grow, mesh networks that contain multiple hops become increasingly vulnerable to problems such as bandwidth degradation, radio interference and network latency.<ref>[http://www.strixsystems.com/products/datasheets/strixwhitepaper_multihop.pdf Solving the Wireless Mesh Multi-Hop Dilemma]</ref>" There are several other methods of improving network latency, but all means should be tested and implemented to improve services.

* [https://cassandra.apache.org/ cassandra] - a decentralized database with asynchronous masterless replication allowing low latency operations for all clients. Cassandra has [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadoop Hadoop] integration, with MapReduce support.
* [https://couchdb.apache.org/ CouchDB] - I can tell you that it quickly becomes complicated to write multi-user app with CouchDB. Decent access control means that you need a database per user and likely a few extra databases. You then have to set all of these databases up to synchronize between each other which is further complicated by the limitations on what information is available by the limitations on how synchronization rules and filters can be written. There seem to be no good tools for managing/visualizing these complex relationships so you end up having to roll your own.
* [https://github.com/mirage/irmin irmin] - a distributed database with built-in snapshot, branch and revert mechanisms. (similar to git)
* [http://code.google.com/p/leveldb/ levelDB] - a fast and lightweight key/value database library.
* [http://www.mongodb.org/ mongoDB] - an open-source document database, a NoSQL database. Written in C++.
* [http://nodejs.org/ node.js] - an HTTP server written in javascript.
* [http://pouchdb.com/ PouchDB] - a javascript based couchDB.
* [https://github.com/dominictarr/scuttlebutt scuttlebutt] - a data synchronization protocol, or a peer-to-peer replicable data structure.
* [https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs tahoe-lafs] - a decentralized database.

==Communications==

*[http://radicale.org/ radicale] - a CalDAV (calendar) and CardDAV (contacts) server.
*[http://keithp.com/blogs/calypso/ calypso] - Radicale fork with a git back-end (by Keith Packard of X11 fame)
*[http://villagetelco.org Village telco] - an initiative to build low-cost community telephone network hardware and software that can be set up in minutes anywhere in the world. No mobile phone towers or land lines are required, it uses the internet. It has a Simple Unified Dashboard (SPUD) for mesh networks.
*[https://ripple.com/currency/ Ripple] (XRP) - a math-based crypto-currency designed to work seamlessly with the Internet. Powered by a global network of computers; a fast, direct, and secure way to send payments on the web. '''It can be used to prevent malious attacks on servers.'''
*[http://openbts.org/ OpenBTS] - open source cell phone tower software.
*[http://www.openmama.org/what-is-openmama OpenMAMA] - a high performance middleware agnostic messaging API that interfaces with a variety of message oriented middleware systems
*an encrypted asynchronous messaging system to replace email
*a module to have collaborative documents, voting, and groups (ie. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_software groupware])
** Read information about the [http://mitar.tnode.com/post/73983101095/peer-to-peer-voting-scheme peer-to-peer voting scheme].
*a module for peer to peer file sharing.
*a module for object-orientated tagging, shareable feeds.
*a module for feeds and posts, such as [http://www.trsst.com/ Trsst].
* [http://www.frontlinesms.com/ Frontline SMS] - a free, open-source desktop application that allows you to send texts.

==Mapping==

* [http://nodewatcher.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation.html NodeWatcher] - an open source network planning, deployment, monitoring and maintanance platform.
* [http://wiki.ninux.org/InstallNodeshot NodeShot] - an easy to use wireless community map server.
* [https://github.com/freifunk/openwifimap-html5 OpenWiFiMap] - a database and map for free network WiFi routers (freifunk and others, too!).
* [https://github.com/libremap LibreMap] - a scalable, global and decentralized router database and map visualization for community networks, such as guifi, ninux, etc.
* [http://tidepools.co Tidepools] - collaborative local mapping software
* [http://ediblecities.org/ Edible Cities] - a food mapping project
* Bulletin Board / Local Classified Ads
** Community Asset Mapping (ex. [http://thepyre.org/wiki/Mycelia Mycelia])

== Protocols ==
* [https://tent.io/ Tent] - a method to store all your data in one place that you control. Instead of your digital life being spread across many services.
* [https://www.docker.io/ Docker] - an open-source project to easily create lightweight, portable, self-sufficient containers from any application.
* [http://maidsafe.net/ MaidSafe] - an encrypted, fully distributed data management service. This network manages static and dynamic data as well as communications. (charges money)

== Social Platforms ==
* [https://joindiaspora.com/ Diaspora] - a decentralized social network
* [https://identi.ca/ Identi.ca] - a high-performance Open Source social engine.
* [http://pump.io/ Pump] - a stream server that does most of what people really want from a social network.
* [http://twister.net.co/ Twister] - a decentralized, peer to peer microblogging platform

==Utilities and Misc.==
* [https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Firmware/Zeroconf Avahi] - a mDNS responder that allows you to broadcast services
* [http://localwiki.org/ Local Wiki] - create a local wikipedia (eg; http://oaklandwiki.org)
* a module for sensor data (eg; Temperature, Seismic activity, air pollution)
* [http://dev.wlan-si.net/wiki/PiplMesh PiplMesh] - an open source social networking and info portal for wireless networks used as a welcome page when users connect to the network.
* [https://neocities.org/ Neocities] ([https://github.com/neocities/neocities git]) - create free user sites
* [http://crabgrass.riseuplabs.org/ Crabgrass] - a project out of riseup labs, a ruby rails application for community organizing. It's not the easiest to run your own instance, but very easy to sign up to their server ([https://we.riseup.net/ we.riseup.net])

= References =
<references/>

Free stuff

2015-07-24T00:03:51Z

Peteforsyth: removed TV tuners (gave to Jake)

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Free stuff

2015-07-23T23:29:56Z

Peteforsyth: /* Three TV tuner cards (PCI) */

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== Three TV tuner cards (PCI) ==
I bought these a few years ago, for building a MythTV box. I have realized they will not meet my needs, and might be fun for others to hack on. If I understand this all correctly, these are useless for broadcast TV (since that's all digital now), but perhaps useful for unencrypted cable TV and/or for digitizing sources like a VHS player. Listed in order of "best to worst":
* Hauppauge WinTV PVR-500 (rev E792, dated 2007): This has two TV tuners, and one FM radio tuner. It connects to a single PCI slot on the motherboard, but has a breakout board that will take a second slot. This one also has a remote control and IR sensor.
* Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150 (rev E5B2; dated 2006): Basically the same as above, but only one tuner, and no FM radio.
* Hauppauge WinTV 61371 (rev B523; dated 1998): Likely useless, I'm not sure.
-[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 16:25, 23 July 2015 (PDT)

Free stuff

2015-07-23T23:25:53Z

Peteforsyth: add 3 TV tuner cards

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== Three TV tuner cards (PCI) ==
I bought these a few years ago, for building a MythTV box. I have realized they will not meet my needs, and might be fun for others to hack on. If I understand this all correctly, these are useless for broadcast TV (since that's all digital now), but perhaps useful for unencrypted cable TV and/or for digitizing sources like a VHS player. Listed in order of "best to worst":
* Hauppauge WinTV PVR-500 (rev E792, dated 2007): This has two TV tuners, and one FM radio tuner. It connects to a single PCI slot on the motherboard, but has a breakout board that will take a second slot.
* Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150 (rev E5B2; dated 2006): Basically the same as above, but only one tuner, and no FM radio.
* Hauppauge WinTV 61371 (rev B523; dated 1998): Likely useless, I'm not sure.
-[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 16:25, 23 July 2015 (PDT)

Internet

2015-07-13T22:40:27Z

Peteforsyth: /* Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet */

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from LMI.net. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic (we used to have sonic.net, but switched) modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research (for Sudo Room) for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* '''DSLextreme.com''' provides good customer service and reliable connectivity (in my experience); $33/mth for 5-6 mbps
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.
* It is possible with some DSL providers (at least with Sonic) to adjust the balance between upstream and downstream speeds. See Sonic's [https://wiki.sonic.net/wiki/Annex_M_FAQ Annex M FAQ] for details. For a data point: my connection over crappy copper is 4 Mbps down/1Mbps up (under the default Annex A), and when tested with Annex M it was 1.4 Mbps down/1.6 Mbps up.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet ===
* Fiber optic based Internet can be outrageously fast.
* AT&T offers fiber to the home in some parts of Oakland. (It's technically "fiber to the pole outside your home", and then standard copper phone lines deliver the signal into your home.) There is a 1 year contract. Be sure you know what you are getting, since AT&T uses the "UVerse" brand for both DSL and fiber. [http://www.buyatt.com/u-verse-internet/]
** NOTE: As of 1/14, the "Pro" and "Elite" levels of service (least expensive) each offer 1 Mbit upstream; "Max" offers 1.5 Mbit. They don't say this anywhere on their web site.
* Other service providers seem to only offer it as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.
* A T1 line (copper wire similar to phone wire, dedicated to networking) is what businesses have used for decades. It's generally too expensive for residential use and there are usually better options for business use.
* For direct ethernet, see [http://www.megapath.com/promos/ethernet-dataplus/ Megapath]. Asymetric looks fairly affordable (but more expensive than DSL, cable, etc.), but [http://www.megapath.com/promos/ethernet/ symmetric] is outrageously expensive. Their offerings are considered for businesses, not residential; so they have guaranteed bandwidth and uptime, they don't care what you do with the bandwidth (e.g. sharing with neighbors), etc.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* '''[http://www.telepacific.com/offer/data-networking/wireless-internet-access/ Telepacific]''' also offers fixed-wireless service.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. This approach also has the advantage that you can take your Internet connection with you (if you have a portable modem).
* You may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Satellite ===
Satellite connections typically offer high downstream speeds but low upstream speeds, and higher latency than other connection types. (Latency is the amount of time it takes to initiate a connection.) Fine for watching streaming video, not so great for video conferencing, uploading your own videos to YouTube, etc.
* [http://www.hughesnet.com/index.cfm?page=Plans-Pricing HughesNet Gen4] is available through dealers in Vallejo and Hayward, and should work anywhere in Oakland that you can see the sky!

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

==== Terms of service ====

Some ISPs allow sharing of Internet access and others do not. We provide node owners with a list of local ISPs that are known to allow sharing of Internet access and advise them that some ISPs may not allow sharing. The worst case scenario here is that one or more users get their Internet disconnected for terms of service violation.

The ISPs in the East Bay that allow Internet Connection sharing (that we know of) are:

*[http://www.monkeybrains.net/ MonkeyBrains wifi]
*[http://www.sonic.net/ Sonic.net DSL]
*[http://www.lmi.net/ LMI (Sonic.net reseller) DSL]
*[http://www.netwood.net Netwood DSL]
*[http://www.hughesnet.com Hughes Net Satellite Internet]

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Internet

2015-07-13T22:13:03Z

Peteforsyth: /* Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet */ +ethernet/megapath

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from LMI.net. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic (we used to have sonic.net, but switched) modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research (for Sudo Room) for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* '''DSLextreme.com''' provides good customer service and reliable connectivity (in my experience); $33/mth for 5-6 mbps
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.
* It is possible with some DSL providers (at least with Sonic) to adjust the balance between upstream and downstream speeds. See Sonic's [https://wiki.sonic.net/wiki/Annex_M_FAQ Annex M FAQ] for details. For a data point: my connection over crappy copper is 4 Mbps down/1Mbps up (under the default Annex A), and when tested with Annex M it was 1.4 Mbps down/1.6 Mbps up.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet ===
* Fiber optic based Internet can be outrageously fast.
* AT&T offers fiber to the home in some parts of Oakland. (It's technically "fiber to the pole outside your home", and then standard copper phone lines deliver the signal into your home.) There is a 1 year contract. Be sure you know what you are getting, since AT&T uses the "UVerse" brand for both DSL and fiber. [http://www.buyatt.com/u-verse-internet/]
** NOTE: As of 1/14, the "Pro" and "Elite" levels of service (least expensive) each offer 1 Mbit upstream; "Max" offers 1.5 Mbit. They don't say this anywhere on their web site.
* Other service providers seem to only offer it as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.
* A T1 line (copper wire similar to phone wire, dedicated to networking) is what businesses have used for decades. It's generally too expensive for residential use and there are usually better options for business use.
* For direct ethernet, see [http://www.megapath.com/promos/ethernet-dataplus/ Megapath]. Asymetric looks fairly affordable, but [http://www.megapath.com/promos/ethernet/ symmetric] is outrageously expensive.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* '''[http://www.telepacific.com/offer/data-networking/wireless-internet-access/ Telepacific]''' also offers fixed-wireless service.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. This approach also has the advantage that you can take your Internet connection with you (if you have a portable modem).
* You may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Satellite ===
Satellite connections typically offer high downstream speeds but low upstream speeds, and higher latency than other connection types. (Latency is the amount of time it takes to initiate a connection.) Fine for watching streaming video, not so great for video conferencing, uploading your own videos to YouTube, etc.
* [http://www.hughesnet.com/index.cfm?page=Plans-Pricing HughesNet Gen4] is available through dealers in Vallejo and Hayward, and should work anywhere in Oakland that you can see the sky!

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

==== Terms of service ====

Some ISPs allow sharing of Internet access and others do not. We provide node owners with a list of local ISPs that are known to allow sharing of Internet access and advise them that some ISPs may not allow sharing. The worst case scenario here is that one or more users get their Internet disconnected for terms of service violation.

The ISPs in the East Bay that allow Internet Connection sharing (that we know of) are:

*[http://www.monkeybrains.net/ MonkeyBrains wifi]
*[http://www.sonic.net/ Sonic.net DSL]
*[http://www.lmi.net/ LMI (Sonic.net reseller) DSL]
*[http://www.netwood.net Netwood DSL]
*[http://www.hughesnet.com Hughes Net Satellite Internet]

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Category:Book recycling September 2014

2014-09-05T16:46:33Z

Peteforsyth: Created page with "In September a bunch of us hauled some ancient law books (and one 9/11 book called "Never Forget" or something) from the Omni to the Berkeley recycling center. There were some..."

In September a bunch of us hauled some ancient law books (and one 9/11 book called "Never Forget" or something) from the Omni to the Berkeley recycling center. There were something like 7 tons of books -- I'm not kidding. Our aim was to get 'em out of the Omni, and to avoid getting 'em into a landfill. We got 'em as far as a bunch of dumpsters, and were assured that at least the innards would be turned into more paper...probably for more soon-to-be-obsolete law books. And so it goes....

https://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2014-September/007445.html

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Wishlist

2014-06-20T00:21:39Z

Peteforsyth: /* Free things */ +link

==Top Priorities==

Most of all, we need [[Gittip|more money]]! We also desperately need:
* tall ladder
* power strips / extension cables (primarily 3-prong)
* more tools

==Medium Priorities==

===Infrastructure===

* large rice cooker
* shop vac (another one, seriously, for the CNC!)
* quality streaming video setup!
** camera
** tripod
** directional mic

===Everyday Stuff===
* trash bags
* paper towels
* toilet paper
* sponges
* dish soap & detergent
* whiteboard markers & erasers

===Tech Stuff===

* working laptops, desktops, macs, pcs, etc
* non-bulky raw materials (actual wood, aluminium, steel, wiring)
* electronics 'kits': altoids tins, heat sinks, relays, perf boards, infrared LEDs, ATiny chips, etc; for TV-B-Gones, Custom remote controls, Minty Boosts etc;
* 3 Raspberry Pis w/ HD cameras for the Milliscope, the macroscope and the microsope
* RGB LEDs (especially strips)
* arduinos [old or new, all good!]
* soldering irons (consider bringing one to donate for a workshop such as [http://workshopweekend.net/ Workshop Weekend] or [[Today I Learned]].
* laser cutter
* RAM for Mac Mini (c. 2005) 333 MHz PC2700 DDR SDRAM Non-ECC Unbuffered
* things that work, have useful parts or can be easily fixed

==Low Priorities==

Not urgent, but still accepted

* hose adapter for generic sink faucet
* relevant books

==Not wanted==

* Most bulky raw materials (case by case basis)
* Printers & scanners - they are bulky, we have enough
* Broken, useless things

If you're not sure, you can contact [[User:Matt|Matt]]!

==See also==
===Places to buy things===
* [http://businessservices.berkeley.edu/overstock/campus UC Berkeley Overstock / Surplus Store]
** 3200 Regatta Blvd., Suite E, Richmond, CA 94804
* [http://urbanore.com/ Urban Ore (Eco Park)]
** 900 Murray Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
* [http://www.unwaste.com/ Unwaste store (of Universal Waste Management)]
** 721 37th Ave, Oakland, CA 94602
===Free things===
* [[free stuff]] offered to sudofolk
*Hint: Check out the Berkeley flatlands and residential areas around the university for great freepiles (particularly during student move-out times.) ;]

===E-waste===

There are plenty of California e-waste facilities nearby.

Free stuff

2014-06-20T00:20:53Z

Peteforsyth: start page

This page is for stuff that folks want to give away, that might be useful to others. Please include a date and a way to get in touch with you.

* Thinkpad X6 Ultrabase offered by [[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) in June 2014. [http://wikistrategies.net/contact contact me here].

Cryptoparty

2014-02-17T04:13:09Z

Peteforsyth: /* Takeaways */

=February 2014=
This cryptoparty took place on 16 February 2014 with no less than 20 engaged attendees :)
==Areas of Interest==
*Mobile security
*Backups (especially photos)
*Cyanogenmod
*Threat Modelling
*VOIP
*Installing Linux
*Installing [http://keepass.info KeePass2], a password vault program
*Running DNSSEC
*Playing with alternative, secure email systems
*Chat/OTR on Android
*Image metadata

==Agenda==
*Intros and what you're looking to get out of this cryptoparty
*Why security is important
*Split up into groups:
**Mobile security
**Lastpass (password management)
**Threat modelling (eg; activists on the street)

==Takeaways==
*GPG
*Tails is hard to get running on my machine
*TextSecure is easy!
*Helped people set up secure chats, emails, and texting
*Great one-on-one conversations
*Learned a good deal about KeePass2 (and other variants like KeePassX) and got it running with help!
*Learned about F Droid - an app store for procuring APKs without going through Google Play
*Made a self-signed certificate and locked down CalDav
*Threat modeling - we're not much better prepared than we were with Occupy. As an iPhone user, I'm pretty screwed no matter what. Need to talk to lawyers re: handing over keys and such
*DNSSEC sucks! DNS is already terrible, but DNSSEC makes it worse! Clients don't use it, registrars don't accommodate it, and if you try to use it you're in for a headache.
*The latest version of Cyanogenmod forces you to use their cloud for your contacts, which now must be sync'd with a cloud.
*Suggestion: Cryptoparty Movie Night!
*Suggestion: Linux Install Parties
*Feedback: Splitting the group into "let's do this now" and general discussion was a great idea!
*Homemade vs. commercial Faraday cages for phones, and general physical security
*How to make this knowledge more palatable to the general public? Comics etc;
*Best cryptoparty yet! Folks came with specific questions; paired off really smoothly; no uber-techie debates taking place; specific tasks and breakout topics.

==Gratuitous Link Dump==
*[https://lastpass.com/ LastPass] for secure password management.
*[https://f-droid.org/ F-Droid]
*[https://securityinabox.org/en/thuderbird_encryption How to Use Enigmail with Thunderbird]
*[http://openphoto.net/ OpenPhoto (facilitates backing up photos to your own server)]
*[http://www.frontlinesms.com/ Frontline SMS]
*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.slvn.appops&hl=en AppOps - permissions for Android]
===VOIP Services===
*[http://code.google.com/p/csipsimple/ CSIP Simple]
*[http://code.google.com/p/sipdroid/ SIPDroid]
===Custom Android ROMs===
*[http://www.teamdirt.me/ Dirty Unicorns]
*[http://paranoidandroid.co/ Paranoid Android]
=December 2013=
The next Cryptoparty is '''Sunday''', December 15th at Sudo Room from 2-5pm!

For this Cryptoparty, we will have handouts!
* [[Tools for Protecting Against Online Snooping]]
* [[Security Overview]] (work in progress, don't print)
* [[Minimum Security Requirements]]

==Agenda==
Presentations (rolling; starting at 2pm):
* History of Cryptography and Cryptoparties by Aestetix
* How They Get You: A Survey of Attack Surfaces / Privacy Vulnerabilities for Users by Yardena
* SecureDrop: An Open Source Whistleblower Submission System by Legind

Workshops (running in parallel):
* PGP / E-mail Encryption
* Browser plugins
* Tails for activists
* Metadata scrubbing

=October 2013=
[[File:Cryptoparty flyer.png|thumb|(png) A flyer for hosting a cryptoparty at sudo room. Download [https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File:Cryptoparty_flyer.svg source svg file].]]

[[Cryptoparty/October_2013|NOTES FROM OCTOBER'S CRYPTOPARTY]]

The next Cryptoparty is '''Sunday''', October 20th at Sudo Room from 2-5pm!

We'll be covering the following:
*Get feedback from attendees about who they are, what they're interested in and what they want to get out of the event on that day.
*Do introduction activity to have folks explain to each other who they are and why they're at cryptoparty
*Use human barometer to determine different viewpoints and clusters on controversial and relevant topics.
*Start with a basic introduction, accessible.
**with LIVE EXPLOIT?! :D - Traffic Analysis of the local network as a demo, making it explicit
*Workshop-based format, break into smaller groups.
**HTTPS + SSL - protocol layer
***https://www.moserware.com/2009/06/first-few-milliseconds-of-https.html
**Mobile Security / Whisper Systems - Redphone / TextSecure / Guardian Project
**Verifiable Builds: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/deterministic-builds-part-one-cyberwar-and-global-compromise
**SSL Primer & Perfect Forward Secrecy (Rhodey)
***Include a demo, in the browser, etc. Show visual queues
**Certificate Authorities & scramble.io / hashed.im
***Understand why CA is broken
****Can demo, explain why it's secure.
**General OTR
**GPG
*Speed geeking
**Thunderbird with PGP
**Unconference-style project demos
*Key-signing party
*Invite folks to Aaron Swartz Memorial Hackathon

=August 2013=

[[File:Cryptopartyinfoday.jpg|thumb|Cryptoparty flyer.]]

'''the BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL & sudo room'''

''presents''

:WHAT IS INFORMATION

==LIVESTREAM==
YouTube LIVE Stream
http://youtu.be/x3V1xv9XoE0

Google Hangout
https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/691eaeb3b509844d46cf43c82af3e9ba4b37b6e1

==Schedule==
3-6pm: LIGHTNING TALKS, WALKABOUT, and DISCUSSION:

ADD 25 MINUTES TO ALL LISTED TIMES [[User:Thex|Thex]] [[Special:Contributions/50.0.83.158|50.0.83.158]] 16:55, 31 August 2013 (PDT)

* '''(15:00) THREE PM''' Introduction
** Emerging Technologies of Oppression and Liberation
by David Keenan (Bay Area Public School)
* '''(15:15) THREE-FIFTEEN PM''' Understanding "Big Data"
** Andrew (engineer)
* '''(15:30) THREE-THIRTY PM''' WALKING INFOTOUR OF Oakland's NEW camera surveillance network / Domain Awareness Center
** Becky Hurwitz, Emi Kane, Sarah Reilly, Salima Hamirani (security activists)
* '''(16:10) FOUR-TEN PM''' Citizen Science: From Institutions to Community
** Craig Rouskey (SUDO GETit Project)
* '''(16:30) FOUR-THIRTY PM''' Creating a Network Commons: The Oakland Community Mesh Project
** Marc Juul and Jenny Ryan (SUDO Room)
* '''(16:45) FOUR-FOURTYFIVE PM''' Security Activism: What We Know Works, What We Know Doesn't, and What We Don't Know But Probably Should Know Better
** Danny O'Brien (Electronic Frontier Foundation/EFF)
* '''(17:00) FIVE PM''' PANEL DISCUSSION
** Moxie Marlinspike (Open WhisperSystems/RedPhone)
*** [https://whispersystems.org/ whispersystems.org]
** Bill Budington (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
*** [https://eff.org eff.org]
** and the other attendees! This will be amazing

8:00 till 11PM : Summer School week CLOSING PARTY! DANCIN'! DRINX!
FEATURIN' DJ Public Frenemy (Liam O'Donoghue!)

[LINK TBD]

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__ _ _______. ___ .___________. __ __ .______ _______ ___ ____ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ __ _
/ \/ | / | / \ | || | | | | _ \ | \ / \ \ \ / / / _ \ / /|___ \ /_ | / \/ |
|_/\__/ | (----` / ^ \ `---| |----`| | | | | |_) | | .--. | / ^ \ \ \/ / | (_) | / / __) | | | |_/\__/
\ \ / /_\ \ | | | | | | | / | | | | / /_\ \ \_ _/ > _ < / / |__ < | |
.----) | / _____ \ | | | `--' | | |\ \----.| '--' | / _____ \ | | | (_) | / / ___) | | |
|_______/ /__/ \__\ |__| \______/ | _| `._____||_______/ /__/ \__\ |__| \___/ /__/ |____/ |_|

___ ___ .__ __. _______ .______ .______ ______ ___ _______ ____ __ ____ ___ ____ ____
|__ \ |__ \ | \ | | | \ ___ | _ \ | _ \ / __ \ / \ | \ \ \ / \ / / / \ \ \ / /
) | ) | | \| | | .--. | ( _ ) | |_) | | |_) | | | | | / ^ \ | .--. | \ \/ \/ / / ^ \ \ \/ /
/ / / / | . ` | | | | | / _ \/\ | _ < | / | | | | / /_\ \ | | | | \ / / /_\ \ \_ _/
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| \ | | | ____| / \ | _ \ /_ | / _ \ / || | | _ \ / \ | _ \ | |
| \| | | |__ / ^ \ | |_) | | | | (_) | | (----``---| |----` | |_) | / ^ \ | |_) | `---| |----`
| . ` | | __| / /_\ \ | / | | \__, | \ \ | | | _ < / /_\ \ | / | |
| |\ | | |____ / _____ \ | |\ \----. | | / / .----) | | | | |_) | / _____ \ | |\ \----. | |
|__| \__| |_______|/__/ \__\ | _| `._____| |_| /_/ |_______/ |__| |______/ /__/ \__\ | _| `._____| |__|

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''From David Brazil via Archives: http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-August/003476.html''

'''[sudo-discuss] THIS SATURDAY, 8/31 : WHAT IS INFORMATION + DANCE PARTY @ 2141 ! (SUMMER SCHOOL 2013)'''

Dear Friends :

Please join us for the culminating session of SUMMER SCHOOL 2013 at the BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL (2141 Broadway) :

WHAT IS INFORMATION (co-presented with Sudo Room)

an all-day session on information, privacy, surveillance & resistance !

We hope you will join us for what we expect to be a tremendous event !

Love & solidarity -- David Brazil (for the Summer School organizing committee)

''From Jenny via Archives: http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-August/003471.html''

'''[sudo-discuss] Cryptoparty + Lightning Talks, this Saturday at Sudo Room!'''

The last day of the Bay Area Public School / Sudo Room's weeklong Summer School program, Information Day kicks off with a 3-hour Cryptoparty starting at 12pm. We'll be showing people how to run Tor (anonymous browsing), set up private and public keys for authentication, use encrypted chat, and secure their phone calls. All skill levels welcome!

We'll conclude the evening with free drinks and dancing!

Sudo Room is located at 2141 Broadway St, two blocks from the 19th St Oakland BART. Curl left around the corner at 22nd - the entrance is on 22nd St. We'll be running from 12-6, so drop in anytime. Flier attached.

Come and party like it's 1984! :P
Jenny

=Ways To Volunteer For Non Coders=
Translation Efforts:

*https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/Cryptocat/
*https://www.torproject.org/getinvolved/translation-overview.html.en
*https://tails.boum.org/contribute/how/translate/
*https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/torproject/resources/

Art:

*https://www.torproject.org/getinvolved/volunteer.html.en
*https://tails.boum.org/contribute/how/graphics/

Writing (documentation + press releases):

*https://tails.boum.org/contribute/how/documentation/
*https://tails.boum.org/contribute/how/promote/

=General Resources=
*https://www.cryptoparty.in/brief
*https://securityinabox.org/en
*https://www.cryptoparty.in/documentation/handbook
*http://prxbx.com/email/
*http://tacticaltech.org
*http://prismbreak.com
[[Category:Events]]

Cryptoparty

2014-02-17T04:12:13Z

Peteforsyth: /* Areas of Interest */ correct & link

=February 2014=
This cryptoparty took place on 16 February 2014 with no less than 20 engaged attendees :)
==Areas of Interest==
*Mobile security
*Backups (especially photos)
*Cyanogenmod
*Threat Modelling
*VOIP
*Installing Linux
*Installing [http://keepass.info KeePass2], a password vault program
*Running DNSSEC
*Playing with alternative, secure email systems
*Chat/OTR on Android
*Image metadata

==Agenda==
*Intros and what you're looking to get out of this cryptoparty
*Why security is important
*Split up into groups:
**Mobile security
**Lastpass (password management)
**Threat modelling (eg; activists on the street)

==Takeaways==
*GPG
*Tails is hard to get running on my machine
*TextSecure is easy!
*Helped people set up secure chats, emails, and texting
*Great one-on-one conversations
*Learned a good deal about Keypass and got it running with help!
*Learned about F Droid - an app store for procuring APKs without going through GOogle Play
*Made a self-signed certificate and locked down CalDav
*Threat modeling - we're not much better prepared than we were with Occupy. As an iPhone user, I'm pretty screwed no matter what. Need to talk to lawyers re: handing over keys and such
*DNSSEC sucks! DNS is already terrible, but DNSSEC makes it worse! Clients don't use it, registrars don't accommodate it, and if you try to use it you're in for a headache.
*The latest version of Cyanogenmod forces you to use their cloud for your contacts, which now must be sync'd with a cloud.
*Suggestion: Cryptoparty Movie Night!
*Suggestion: Linux Install Parties
*Feedback: Splitting the group into "let's do this now" and general discussion was a great idea!
*Homemade vs. commercial Faraday cages for phones, and general physical security
*How to make this knowledge more palatable to the general public? Comics etc;
*Best cryptoparty yet! Folks came with specific questions; paired off really smoothly; no uber-techie debates taking place; specific tasks and breakout topics.

==Gratuitous Link Dump==
*[https://lastpass.com/ LastPass] for secure password management.
*[https://f-droid.org/ F-Droid]
*[https://securityinabox.org/en/thuderbird_encryption How to Use Enigmail with Thunderbird]
*[http://openphoto.net/ OpenPhoto (facilitates backing up photos to your own server)]
*[http://www.frontlinesms.com/ Frontline SMS]
*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.slvn.appops&hl=en AppOps - permissions for Android]
===VOIP Services===
*[http://code.google.com/p/csipsimple/ CSIP Simple]
*[http://code.google.com/p/sipdroid/ SIPDroid]
===Custom Android ROMs===
*[http://www.teamdirt.me/ Dirty Unicorns]
*[http://paranoidandroid.co/ Paranoid Android]
=December 2013=
The next Cryptoparty is '''Sunday''', December 15th at Sudo Room from 2-5pm!

For this Cryptoparty, we will have handouts!
* [[Tools for Protecting Against Online Snooping]]
* [[Security Overview]] (work in progress, don't print)
* [[Minimum Security Requirements]]

==Agenda==
Presentations (rolling; starting at 2pm):
* History of Cryptography and Cryptoparties by Aestetix
* How They Get You: A Survey of Attack Surfaces / Privacy Vulnerabilities for Users by Yardena
* SecureDrop: An Open Source Whistleblower Submission System by Legind

Workshops (running in parallel):
* PGP / E-mail Encryption
* Browser plugins
* Tails for activists
* Metadata scrubbing

=October 2013=
[[File:Cryptoparty flyer.png|thumb|(png) A flyer for hosting a cryptoparty at sudo room. Download [https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File:Cryptoparty_flyer.svg source svg file].]]

[[Cryptoparty/October_2013|NOTES FROM OCTOBER'S CRYPTOPARTY]]

The next Cryptoparty is '''Sunday''', October 20th at Sudo Room from 2-5pm!

We'll be covering the following:
*Get feedback from attendees about who they are, what they're interested in and what they want to get out of the event on that day.
*Do introduction activity to have folks explain to each other who they are and why they're at cryptoparty
*Use human barometer to determine different viewpoints and clusters on controversial and relevant topics.
*Start with a basic introduction, accessible.
**with LIVE EXPLOIT?! :D - Traffic Analysis of the local network as a demo, making it explicit
*Workshop-based format, break into smaller groups.
**HTTPS + SSL - protocol layer
***https://www.moserware.com/2009/06/first-few-milliseconds-of-https.html
**Mobile Security / Whisper Systems - Redphone / TextSecure / Guardian Project
**Verifiable Builds: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/deterministic-builds-part-one-cyberwar-and-global-compromise
**SSL Primer & Perfect Forward Secrecy (Rhodey)
***Include a demo, in the browser, etc. Show visual queues
**Certificate Authorities & scramble.io / hashed.im
***Understand why CA is broken
****Can demo, explain why it's secure.
**General OTR
**GPG
*Speed geeking
**Thunderbird with PGP
**Unconference-style project demos
*Key-signing party
*Invite folks to Aaron Swartz Memorial Hackathon

=August 2013=

[[File:Cryptopartyinfoday.jpg|thumb|Cryptoparty flyer.]]

'''the BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL & sudo room'''

''presents''

:WHAT IS INFORMATION

==LIVESTREAM==
YouTube LIVE Stream
http://youtu.be/x3V1xv9XoE0

Google Hangout
https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/691eaeb3b509844d46cf43c82af3e9ba4b37b6e1

==Schedule==
3-6pm: LIGHTNING TALKS, WALKABOUT, and DISCUSSION:

ADD 25 MINUTES TO ALL LISTED TIMES [[User:Thex|Thex]] [[Special:Contributions/50.0.83.158|50.0.83.158]] 16:55, 31 August 2013 (PDT)

* '''(15:00) THREE PM''' Introduction
** Emerging Technologies of Oppression and Liberation
by David Keenan (Bay Area Public School)
* '''(15:15) THREE-FIFTEEN PM''' Understanding "Big Data"
** Andrew (engineer)
* '''(15:30) THREE-THIRTY PM''' WALKING INFOTOUR OF Oakland's NEW camera surveillance network / Domain Awareness Center
** Becky Hurwitz, Emi Kane, Sarah Reilly, Salima Hamirani (security activists)
* '''(16:10) FOUR-TEN PM''' Citizen Science: From Institutions to Community
** Craig Rouskey (SUDO GETit Project)
* '''(16:30) FOUR-THIRTY PM''' Creating a Network Commons: The Oakland Community Mesh Project
** Marc Juul and Jenny Ryan (SUDO Room)
* '''(16:45) FOUR-FOURTYFIVE PM''' Security Activism: What We Know Works, What We Know Doesn't, and What We Don't Know But Probably Should Know Better
** Danny O'Brien (Electronic Frontier Foundation/EFF)
* '''(17:00) FIVE PM''' PANEL DISCUSSION
** Moxie Marlinspike (Open WhisperSystems/RedPhone)
*** [https://whispersystems.org/ whispersystems.org]
** Bill Budington (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
*** [https://eff.org eff.org]
** and the other attendees! This will be amazing

8:00 till 11PM : Summer School week CLOSING PARTY! DANCIN'! DRINX!
FEATURIN' DJ Public Frenemy (Liam O'Donoghue!)

[LINK TBD]

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/ \/ | / | / \ | || | | | | _ \ | \ / \ \ \ / / / _ \ / /|___ \ /_ | / \/ |
|_/\__/ | (----` / ^ \ `---| |----`| | | | | |_) | | .--. | / ^ \ \ \/ / | (_) | / / __) | | | |_/\__/
\ \ / /_\ \ | | | | | | | / | | | | / /_\ \ \_ _/ > _ < / / |__ < | |
.----) | / _____ \ | | | `--' | | |\ \----.| '--' | / _____ \ | | | (_) | / / ___) | | |
|_______/ /__/ \__\ |__| \______/ | _| `._____||_______/ /__/ \__\ |__| \___/ /__/ |____/ |_|

___ ___ .__ __. _______ .______ .______ ______ ___ _______ ____ __ ____ ___ ____ ____
|__ \ |__ \ | \ | | | \ ___ | _ \ | _ \ / __ \ / \ | \ \ \ / \ / / / \ \ \ / /
) | ) | | \| | | .--. | ( _ ) | |_) | | |_) | | | | | / ^ \ | .--. | \ \/ \/ / / ^ \ \ \/ /
/ / / / | . ` | | | | | / _ \/\ | _ < | / | | | | / /_\ \ | | | | \ / / /_\ \ \_ _/
/ /_ / /_ | |\ | | '--' | | (_> < | |_) | | |\ \----.| `--' | / _____ \ | '--' | \ /\ / / _____ \ | |
|____| |____| |__| \__| |_______/ \___/\/ |______/ | _| `._____| \______/ /__/ \__\ |_______/ \__/ \__/ /__/ \__\ |__|

.__ __. _______ ___ .______ __ ___ _______..___________. .______ ___ .______ .___________.
| \ | | | ____| / \ | _ \ /_ | / _ \ / || | | _ \ / \ | _ \ | |
| \| | | |__ / ^ \ | |_) | | | | (_) | | (----``---| |----` | |_) | / ^ \ | |_) | `---| |----`
| . ` | | __| / /_\ \ | / | | \__, | \ \ | | | _ < / /_\ \ | / | |
| |\ | | |____ / _____ \ | |\ \----. | | / / .----) | | | | |_) | / _____ \ | |\ \----. | |
|__| \__| |_______|/__/ \__\ | _| `._____| |_| /_/ |_______/ |__| |______/ /__/ \__\ | _| `._____| |__|

</pre>

''From David Brazil via Archives: http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-August/003476.html''

'''[sudo-discuss] THIS SATURDAY, 8/31 : WHAT IS INFORMATION + DANCE PARTY @ 2141 ! (SUMMER SCHOOL 2013)'''

Dear Friends :

Please join us for the culminating session of SUMMER SCHOOL 2013 at the BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL (2141 Broadway) :

WHAT IS INFORMATION (co-presented with Sudo Room)

an all-day session on information, privacy, surveillance & resistance !

We hope you will join us for what we expect to be a tremendous event !

Love & solidarity -- David Brazil (for the Summer School organizing committee)

''From Jenny via Archives: http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-August/003471.html''

'''[sudo-discuss] Cryptoparty + Lightning Talks, this Saturday at Sudo Room!'''

The last day of the Bay Area Public School / Sudo Room's weeklong Summer School program, Information Day kicks off with a 3-hour Cryptoparty starting at 12pm. We'll be showing people how to run Tor (anonymous browsing), set up private and public keys for authentication, use encrypted chat, and secure their phone calls. All skill levels welcome!

We'll conclude the evening with free drinks and dancing!

Sudo Room is located at 2141 Broadway St, two blocks from the 19th St Oakland BART. Curl left around the corner at 22nd - the entrance is on 22nd St. We'll be running from 12-6, so drop in anytime. Flier attached.

Come and party like it's 1984! :P
Jenny

=Ways To Volunteer For Non Coders=
Translation Efforts:

*https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/Cryptocat/
*https://www.torproject.org/getinvolved/translation-overview.html.en
*https://tails.boum.org/contribute/how/translate/
*https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/torproject/resources/

Art:

*https://www.torproject.org/getinvolved/volunteer.html.en
*https://tails.boum.org/contribute/how/graphics/

Writing (documentation + press releases):

*https://tails.boum.org/contribute/how/documentation/
*https://tails.boum.org/contribute/how/promote/

=General Resources=
*https://www.cryptoparty.in/brief
*https://securityinabox.org/en
*https://www.cryptoparty.in/documentation/handbook
*http://prxbx.com/email/
*http://tacticaltech.org
*http://prismbreak.com
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Internet

2014-01-24T18:55:29Z

Peteforsyth: /* Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet */ Move some misplaced text, and clarify how fiber-to-home works

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from LMI.net. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic (we used to have sonic.net, but switched) modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research (for Sudo Room) for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* '''DSLextreme.com''' provides good customer service and reliable connectivity (in my experience); $33/mth for 5-6 mbps
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.
* It is possible with some DSL providers (at least with Sonic) to adjust the balance between upstream and downstream speeds. See Sonic's [https://wiki.sonic.net/wiki/Annex_M_FAQ Annex M FAQ] for details. For a data point: my connection over crappy copper is 4 Mbps down/1Mbps up (under the default Annex A), and when tested with Annex M it was 1.4 Mbps down/1.6 Mbps up.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet ===
* Fiber optic based Internet can be outrageously fast.
* AT&T offers fiber to the home in some parts of Oakland. (It's technically "fiber to the pole outside your home", and then standard copper phone lines deliver the signal into your home.) There is a 1 year contract. Be sure you know what you are getting, since AT&T uses the "UVerse" brand for both DSL and fiber. [http://www.buyatt.com/u-verse-internet/]
** NOTE: As of 1/14, the "Pro" and "Elite" levels of service (least expensive) each offer 1 Mbit upstream; "Max" offers 1.5 Mbit. They don't say this anywhere on their web site.
* Other service providers seem to only offer it as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.
* A T1 line (copper wire similar to phone wire, dedicated to networking) is what businesses have used for decades. It's generally too expensive for residential use and there are usually better options for business use.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* '''[http://www.telepacific.com/offer/data-networking/wireless-internet-access/ Telepacific]''' also offers fixed-wireless service.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. This approach also has the advantage that you can take your Internet connection with you (if you have a portable modem).
* You may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Satellite ===
Satellite connections typically offer high downstream speeds but low upstream speeds, and higher latency than other connection types. (Latency is the amount of time it takes to initiate a connection.) Fine for watching streaming video, not so great for video conferencing, uploading your own videos to YouTube, etc.
* [http://www.hughesnet.com/index.cfm?page=Plans-Pricing HughesNet Gen4] is available through dealers in Vallejo and Hayward, and should work anywhere in Oakland that you can see the sky!

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

==== Terms of service ====

Some ISPs allow sharing of Internet access and others do not. We provide node owners with a list of local ISPs that are known to allow sharing of Internet access and advise them that some ISPs may not allow sharing. The worst case scenario here is that one or more users get their Internet disconnected for terms of service violation.

The ISPs in the East Bay that allow Internet Connection sharing (that we know of) are:

*[http://www.monkeybrains.net/ MonkeyBrains wifi]
*[http://www.sonic.net/ Sonic.net DSL]
*[http://www.lmi.net/ LMI (Sonic.net reseller) DSL]
*[http://www.netwood.net Netwood DSL]
*[http://www.hughesnet.com Hughes Net Satellite Internet]

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Internet

2014-01-06T22:17:38Z

Peteforsyth: /* Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet */ +note

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from LMI.net. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic (we used to have sonic.net, but switched) modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research (for Sudo Room) for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* '''DSLextreme.com''' provides good customer service and reliable connectivity (in my experience); $33/mth for 5-6 mbps
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.
* It is possible with some DSL providers (at least with Sonic) to adjust the balance between upstream and downstream speeds. See Sonic's [https://wiki.sonic.net/wiki/Annex_M_FAQ Annex M FAQ] for details. For a data point: my connection over crappy copper is 4 Mbps down/1Mbps up (under the default Annex A), and when tested with Annex M it was 1.4 Mbps down/1.6 Mbps up.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet ===
* Fiber optic based Internet can be outrageously fast.
* AT&T offers fiber to the home in some parts of Oakland. There is a 1 year contract. Be sure you know what you are getting, since AT&T uses the "UVerse" brand for both DSL and fiber. [http://www.buyatt.com/u-verse-internet/]
* Other service providers seem to only offer it as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.
* A T1 line (copper wire similar to phone wire, dedicated to networking) is what businesses have used for decades. It's generally too expensive for residential use and there are usually better options for business use.
** NOTE: As of 1/14, the "Pro" and "Elite" levels of service (least expensive) each offer 1 Mbit upstream; "Max" offers 1.5 Mbit. They don't say this anywhere on their web site.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* '''[http://www.telepacific.com/offer/data-networking/wireless-internet-access/ Telepacific]''' also offers fixed-wireless service.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. This approach also has the advantage that you can take your Internet connection with you (if you have a portable modem).
* You may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Satellite ===
Satellite connections typically offer high downstream speeds but low upstream speeds, and higher latency than other connection types. (Latency is the amount of time it takes to initiate a connection.) Fine for watching streaming video, not so great for video conferencing, uploading your own videos to YouTube, etc.
* [http://www.hughesnet.com/index.cfm?page=Plans-Pricing HughesNet Gen4] is available through dealers in Vallejo and Hayward, and should work anywhere in Oakland that you can see the sky!

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

==== Terms of service ====

Some ISPs allow sharing of Internet access and others do not. We provide node owners with a list of local ISPs that are known to allow sharing of Internet access and advise them that some ISPs may not allow sharing. The worst case scenario here is that one or more users get their Internet disconnected for terms of service violation.

The ISPs in the East Bay that allow Internet Connection sharing (that we know of) are:

*[http://www.monkeybrains.net/ MonkeyBrains wifi]
*[http://www.sonic.net/ Sonic.net DSL]
*[http://www.lmi.net/ LMI (Sonic.net reseller) DSL]
*[http://www.netwood.net Netwood DSL]
*[http://www.hughesnet.com Hughes Net Satellite Internet]

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Internet

2013-12-24T21:11:40Z

Peteforsyth: /* DSL */ Annex M

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from LMI.net. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic (we used to have sonic.net, but switched) modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research (for Sudo Room) for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.
* It is possible with some DSL providers (at least with Sonic) to adjust the balance between upstream and downstream speeds. See Sonic's [https://wiki.sonic.net/wiki/Annex_M_FAQ Annex M FAQ] for details.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet ===
* Fiber optic based Internet can be outrageously fast.
* AT&T offers fiber to the home in some parts of Oakland. There is a 1 year contract. Be sure you know what you are getting, since AT&T uses the "UVerse" brand for both DSL and fiber. [http://www.buyatt.com/u-verse-internet/]
* Other service providers seem to only offer it as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.
* A T1 line (copper wire similar to phone wire, dedicated to networking) is what businesses have used for decades. It's generally too expensive for residential use and there are usually better options for business use.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* '''[http://www.telepacific.com/offer/data-networking/wireless-internet-access/ Telepacific]''' also offers fixed-wireless service.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. This approach also has the advantage that you can take your Internet connection with you (if you have a portable modem).
* You may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Thread:User talk:Peteforsyth/Internet page/reply

2013-12-24T21:04:03Z

Peteforsyth: Reply to Internet page

Thanks for the note! I did a bunch of research for myself, and figured maybe I could spare somebody else the effort (or some of it :) -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 13:04, 24 December 2013 (PST)

Internet

2013-12-24T20:44:41Z

Peteforsyth: /* Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet */

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from Sonic. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research (for Sudo Room) for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet ===
* Fiber optic based Internet can be outrageously fast.
* AT&T offers fiber to the home in some parts of Oakland. There is a 1 year contract. Be sure you know what you are getting, since AT&T uses the "UVerse" brand for both DSL and fiber. [http://www.buyatt.com/u-verse-internet/]
* Other service providers seem to only offer it as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.
* A T1 line (copper wire similar to phone wire, dedicated to networking) is what businesses have used for decades. It's generally too expensive for residential use and there are usually better options for business use.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* '''[http://www.telepacific.com/offer/data-networking/wireless-internet-access/ Telepacific]''' also offers fixed-wireless service.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. This approach also has the advantage that you can take your Internet connection with you (if you have a portable modem).
* You may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Internet

2013-12-24T20:42:08Z

Peteforsyth: /* Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet */

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from Sonic. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research (for Sudo Room) for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet ===
* Fiber optic based Internet can be outrageously fast.
* AT&T offers fiber to the home in some parts of Oakland. There is a 1 year contract. [http://www.buyatt.com/u-verse-internet/]
* Other service providers seem to only offer it as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.
* A T1 line (copper wire similar to phone wire, dedicated to networking) is what businesses have used for decades. It's generally too expensive for residential use and there are usually better options for business use.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* '''[http://www.telepacific.com/offer/data-networking/wireless-internet-access/ Telepacific]''' also offers fixed-wireless service.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. This approach also has the advantage that you can take your Internet connection with you (if you have a portable modem).
* You may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Internet

2013-12-24T20:27:26Z

Peteforsyth: /* WiMAX/other wireless */

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from Sonic. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research (for Sudo Room) for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet ===
* Fiber optic based Internet is outrageously fast. In Oakland it seems to only be available as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.
* A T1 line (copper wire similar to phone wire, dedicated to networking) is what businesses have used for decades. It's generally too expensive for residential use and there are usually better options for business use.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* '''[http://www.telepacific.com/offer/data-networking/wireless-internet-access/ Telepacific]''' also offers fixed-wireless service.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. This approach also has the advantage that you can take your Internet connection with you (if you have a portable modem).
* You may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

ISP

2013-12-24T20:22:52Z

Peteforsyth: redirect

#REDIRECT [[Internet]]

Internet

2013-12-24T20:21:16Z

Peteforsyth: /* Service Provider Research for Posterity */

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from Sonic. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research (for Sudo Room) for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet ===
* Fiber optic based Internet is outrageously fast. In Oakland it seems to only be available as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.
* A T1 line (copper wire similar to phone wire, dedicated to networking) is what businesses have used for decades. It's generally too expensive for residential use and there are usually better options for business use.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. This approach also has the advantage that you can take your Internet connection with you (if you have a portable modem).
* You may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Internet

2013-12-24T20:14:04Z

Peteforsyth: /* WiMAX/other wireless */

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from Sonic. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet ===
* Fiber optic based Internet is outrageously fast. In Oakland it seems to only be available as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.
* A T1 line (copper wire similar to phone wire, dedicated to networking) is what businesses have used for decades. It's generally too expensive for residential use and there are usually better options for business use.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. This approach also has the advantage that you can take your Internet connection with you (if you have a portable modem).
* You may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Internet

2013-12-24T20:12:45Z

Peteforsyth: /* Internet options for Oakland residents */

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from Sonic. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic, T1, direct ethernet ===
* Fiber optic based Internet is outrageously fast. In Oakland it seems to only be available as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.
* A T1 line (copper wire similar to phone wire, dedicated to networking) is what businesses have used for decades. It's generally too expensive for residential use and there are usually better options for business use.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. (You also may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!)
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Internet

2013-12-24T20:05:47Z

Peteforsyth: /* Internet options for Oakland residents */ +

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from Sonic. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== Fiber optic ===
* Fiber optic based Internet is outrageously fast. In Oakland it seems to only be available as a business service, not residential. See '''[http://sunstreamnetworks.com/internet/ Sunstream]''', '''[http://www.fastmetrics.com/fiber-optic-internet-availability-map.php#.Urnl_WRDvPc FastMetrics]''', and '''[http://lmi.net LMi]'''.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* '''[http://www.lmi.net/services/high-speed-wireless LMI offers point-to-point wireless]''' service, which involves installing an antenna on your rooftop. You need a line-of-sight to either the Berkeley Hills or Sausalito. Setup cost is high because of the installation (over $300) and 6 Mbps down/3 Mbps up costs about $55/month.
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. (You also may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!)
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Internet

2013-12-24T19:44:54Z

Peteforsyth: /* WiMAX/other wireless */

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from Sonic. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. (You also may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!)
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though -- perhaps it is coming to Oakland??)

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Internet

2013-12-24T19:44:07Z

Peteforsyth: /* WiMAX/other wireless */ note tethering

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from Sonic. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month. (You also may be able to "tether" your existing cell phone, providing Internet service to your laptop, without even signing up for a new plan; this can be really useful as a temporary measure, but is probably not practical for everyday use!)
* '''[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though?)

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Internet

2013-12-24T19:42:14Z

Peteforsyth: add ISP info

We have a dedicated paired fusion line from Sonic. Upon installation our reported speeds (with dual Annex M) are 26.5/3.7. Our Sonic modem is in bridged mode, and the wifi network "sudoroom" is served by an Asus RT-N10+ running OpenWRT compiled from the latest git trunk. The router is named '''torta''' - admin access is by ssh & https. Contact [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] for the key or password.

There is also wired and wireless internet throughout the building, which is provided by the Landlord and is another Sonic.net (14Mbit/2Mbits;down/up) line.

==Service Provider Research for Posterity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ISP !! Available? !! Speed (dl/ul in Mbits) !! Price !! Static IP
|-
| Sonic.net || Yes || 14/2 or 10/3 (per line, max 2 lines) || $107/first month, $59/mo. thereafter || Yes
|-
| Monkey Brains || Not until Q3 2013 || 8-20 symmetric || $250 install, $35/month || Yes
|-
| Raw Bandwidth || ADSL2 in 4months, but Ethernet over Copper work around avil || 3 or 5 symmetric || $360 or $475 / mo. || Yes
|}

== Internet options for Oakland residents ==
Relevant email thread starting Nov. 23, 2013, with some good info: [http://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2013-November/004670.html]

=== DSL ===
* DSL is a digital Internet signal transmitted over an ordinary phone line. It's typically faster than dialup, and it uses the line in a way that allows simultaneous use of the phone.
* The phone lines in Oakland are owned by AT&T, and you can buy DSL service (called "UVerse") through '''AT&T'''.
* Other Internet Service Providers also sell DSL service over those same lines; you can get this service without any direct business relationship with AT&T.
* '''Sonic.net''' is one such service. DSL plus phone costs a little under $50/month (including taxes, equipment rental, etc.)
* The quality and length of the phone line between your house and the [[wikipedia:Class 5 telephone switch|telephone exchange's central office]] will dramatically affect the speed you can expect. In parts of West Oakland (and elsewhere?) the lines are very poor. On poor lines, you might get speeds like 3 MBit downstream, and 1 MBit upstream -- enough for a video stream like Netflix or a video call like Skype, but not enough to do multiple high-bandwidth tasks at the same time.

=== Cable ===
* '''Comcast''' is the cable TV provider for (all of?) Oakland. You can get Internet service through their lines. There are several speed categories; all are faster than DSL. Comcast offers many different packages; typically you will have to get cable TV and/or phone service along with your Internet connection. Many of their plans require a 1 or 2 year contract, which you will probably not be able to get out of if you move or change providers.

=== WiMAX/other wireless ===
* Many cell phone providers now offer home Internet service that may be competitive with the options above. For instance, '''[http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_data_plans_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null Sprint]''' has plans as low as $35/month.
* '''[[http://Monkeybrains.net MonkeyBrains]''': Currently available in San Francisco only. (Not sure about the note above, though?)

=== Building-specific ===
* '''[http://www.webpass.net/ WebPass]''' offers ''very'' fast Internet (100 Mbps) for $50/month, but it is only available in apartment buildings that have made an arrangement with WebPass. If you live in an apartment building, use their web site to check if your building has WebPass.

=== Mesh ===
* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site:
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]'''

=== Dialup ===
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here.

Mesh/Checkouts

2013-12-20T22:08:32Z

Peteforsyth:

See Also: [[Mesh | Mesh Home]]

Use this page to log what you've taken home.

= Marc =

*1 picostation 2
*1 bullet 2
*3 of the second-tallest 2.4 ghz omnis
*1 Rocket M5
*1 Nanobridge M5
*1 Nanostation M5
*1 ARCFlex Freestation 2

= Deekoo =
* 2 Picostation 2s (including POE injectors)
* 1 NanoStation M5
* 1 AirBridge M5 (includes meshy parabola)
* 2 extra POE injectors
* 3 Mickey cables

= Max B =

*2 picostation 2

= ChrisJ =

06.20.2013, checked out the following equipment:
* 1 x PicoStation 2 - sn: x-25 - returned; not working ??
* 1 x Bullet router - B2HP
* 1 x 15" antenna + adapter (returned 09.12.2013)
* 1 x POE - small, DC input
* 1 x PicoStation 2 - sn: 00156D720566

= Nader =

08.01.2013, checked out the following:
* 1 x PicoStation 2 Package (PicoStation 2, PoE, Antenna, Mickey Mouse Cable)

= Jenny =
* 1 x PicoStation 2 Package (PicoStation 2, PoE, Antenna, Mickey Mouse Cable)

= Paige =
* 1 x PicoStation 2 Package (PicoStation 2, PoE, Antenna, Mickey Mouse Cable)

= SteveB =
* 1 x PicoStation 2 Package (PicoStation 2, PoE, Antenna, Mickey Mouse Cable)

=Jeremy=
* 1 x PicoStation 2 Package (PicoStation 2, PoE, Antenna, Mickey Mouse Cable)

== Pete F ==
* 1 x Meraki long range, MAC address: 00:18:0a:00:f0:24
* 1x POE (with AC input)
Checked out Dec. 18, 2013