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=Building out our backbone= | |||
After a dark fall of struggling with various issues in the batman-adv routing protocol, our coding crew decided to switch to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babel_%28protocol%29 Babel]. While integrating the new protocol into our firmware, we've been actively researching potential sources of bandwidth to feed the network and [[Rooftop_Dish_Antenna_Mount|mounting rooftop nodes]] in strategic locations. Every Sunday, we've been building out the backbone of our network from Kensington to West Oakland - contact us if you've got a spot with great line-of-sight! | |||
Our first major node in Kensington has excellent line-of-sight to both Oakland and Richmond: | |||
[[File:20141130 160516.jpg|thumb|center| 400px | Sudomesh dish mount with Oakland in the distance]] | |||
[[File:20141130 160446.jpg|thumb|center| 400px |Sudomesh dish with Richmond in the distance]] | |||
If you're interested in helping out, we're always looking for [[Mesh/Wishlist|donations]] of gear and equipment, as well as committed volunteers and [https://gratipay.com/sudomesh financial support] (even 25 cents a week adds up as we prepare to launch). | |||
[[File:20141130 160500.jpg|thumb| center | 500px |Sudomesh dish mount and happy ethernet wire/RJ45 termination.]] | |||
Here's to growing a network from the ground up, together! | |||
=We're meshing at the Omni!= | =We're meshing at the Omni!= | ||