June 27th Meeting Minutes

Attendees

New Action Items

Decide on name (some suggested options further down in the notes)
Research 501(c)x statuses: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Tax_Structure_Research
Put together a brochure / pamphlet
Website (contingent on name)
Splash page design
Glossary of terms (eg Fresnel zone, Hidden Node problem, etc) on the wiki - MaxB began: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Terms

Marc reporting on Seattle Meshnet:
- They are using cjdns and part of Project Meshnet
- Hyperboria: mesh on top of the internet. like Tor.
- Currently running an excellent
Bay Area Wireless Users Group (died awhile ago)

For every 10-20 street level nodes (2.4GHz) there will be one rooftop (5GHz) node
Ubiquiti Tough Cable - some batches of them weren't UV-resistant
Solve the hidden node problem with Non-Violent Communication for devices (make requests, send acknowledgments)
- Alternatively, this has been solved with TDMA - but that's currently not available on Linux
Reflowing electronics - heat up a circuit board at the right temperature in a toaster oven to melt the solder and enable the joints to re-form
Adrian can port OpenWRT onto anything with an Atheros chip!
Using epoxy or ... - changes the wireless behavior - to manage outdoor wear & tear
- Conformal coating
Two options: 1) Keep existing access point / connection or 2) create an entirely new access point
- Not best idea for repeater node to be primary access point