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Updated list of active and planned meshes
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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.
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].
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].
Wikipedia has a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wireless_community_networks_by_region list of wireless community networks by region].
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= Active meshes =
= Active meshes =


== [http://buenosaireslibre.org/ Buenos Aires Libre] - Argentina ==
==Europe==
 
=== [http://ninux.org Ninux] - Italy ===
*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]
 
== [http://ninux.org Ninux] - Italy ==


*Location: Italy. Many cities.
*Location: Italy. Many cities.
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*Presentations for [https://gitorious.org/eigennet/notcode/source/3d8ccf33b91414bf1d54cca787131165f798ad3d:eigennet_presentations EigenNet]
*Presentations for [https://gitorious.org/eigennet/notcode/source/3d8ccf33b91414bf1d54cca787131165f798ad3d:eigennet_presentations EigenNet]


== Freifunk - Germany ==
=== Freifunk - Germany ===


*Location: Germany. Several cities.
*Location: Germany. Several cities.
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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]].
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]].


== AWMN - Greece ==
=== AWMN - Greece ===


*Location: Athens, Greece
*Location: Athens, Greece
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*[http://wind.awmn.net/?page=nodes Map]]
*[http://wind.awmn.net/?page=nodes Map]]


== Funkfeuer - Austria ==
=== Funkfeuer - Austria ===


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


== wlan slovenija - Slovenia ==
=== wlan slovenija - Slovenia ===


*Location: Slovenia
*Location: Slovenia
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*[http://dev.wlan-si.net/ Technology wiki]
*[http://dev.wlan-si.net/ Technology wiki]


= Community Wireless Projects (not mesh) =
==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 ===


== [http://www.myrtletown.net/wifi.php  myrtletown.net] - California ==
*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: Murtletown, California
*Location: Bogota, Columbia
*Size: 1 WRT54GS router with a 1 watt amplifier on a tall mast.
*Size: 30 nodes. Not sure how many active.
:Actually covers a good part of the tiny town!
*Protocol: B.A.T.M.A.N. (not sure if -adv or -exp or normal).
*[http://www.myrtletown.net/pics/myrtletown_wifi_coverage_map_r2.jpg Map]
*[http://www.bogota-mesh.org/en/node/36 Map]


= Planned Meshes =
= Planned Meshes =
== [http://redhookwifi.org Red Hook Wifi] - Brooklyn ==
*Location: Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, USA
*Size: 1 main node at the Red Hook Initiative (community center), 1 on a nearby autobody shop (as of mid-2013)
*Protocol: OLSR
*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.
== [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://nightwing.lugro-mesh.org.ar/en/ LUGRo-Mesh] - Argentina ==
== [http://nightwing.lugro-mesh.org.ar/en/ LUGRo-Mesh] - Argentina ==
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*Protocol: unknown
*Protocol: unknown
*Firmware: unknown
*Firmware: unknown
*Organizations: Project Meshnet
*Irc: Chicagomeshnet on irc.efnet.net
*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]
*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/chicagomeshnet MailingList] [http://reddit.com/r/ChicagoMeshNet Reddit] [http://karmanebula.com/cmn-map/ Map]
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* Protocol: OLSR
* Protocol: OLSR
* Firmware: Commotion
* Firmware: Commotion
* Organizations: Meta Mesh
* A [http://www.metamesh.org/ META MESH] project
* A [http://www.metamesh.org/ META MESH] project
* irc://irc.freenode.net/pittmesh
* irc://irc.freenode.net/pittmesh
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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
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]
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