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All three of these networks are available on both 2.4 and 5 GHz on the home node. They are also all three available on any extender nodes plugged in to the home node. The three different networks are extended over a single ethernet cable using VLANs. | All three of these networks are available on both 2.4 and 5 GHz on the home node. They are also all three available on any extender nodes plugged in to the home node. The three different networks are extended over a single ethernet cable using VLANs. | ||
If a node-owner is sharing internet, then the node will create a layer 2 (L2TP) tunnel to a VPN server on the Internet using tunneldigger. | If a node-owner is sharing internet, then the node will create a layer 2 (L2TP) tunnel to a VPN server on the Internet using tunneldigger. Babel (the mesh routing protocol) will connect over this tunnel to other nodes on the mesh, so the mesh can route traffic over the internet if no wifi path to another node is available (e.g. other nodes are physically too far away). When people connect to the peoplesopen.net access point and try to access the Internet, the traffic will flow through the VPuN, and the source IP of requests will appear to be the VPuN with the sudo mesh organization listed as the abuse contact. | ||
The nodes run DHCP servers and each have a /24 IPv4 subnet in the | The nodes run DHCP servers and each have a /24 IPv4 subnet in the 100.64.0.0/10 range that is statically assigned by coordination between mesh groups and individuals hosting and administrating their own nodes on People's Open Network (currently only the sudo mesh organization). | ||
The private network does not limit bandwidth and provides access to both direct access to the Internet (if the node owner has hooked the node up to the Internet) and access to the mesh. Each node's private network runs on 172.30.0.0/16 and uses NAT between the private network and the mesh. It does not accept any new incoming connections from the mesh onto the 172.30.0.0/16 subnet. | The private network does not limit bandwidth and provides access to both direct access to the Internet (if the node owner has hooked the node up to the Internet) and access to the mesh. Each node's private network runs on 172.30.0.0/16 and uses NAT between the private network and the mesh. It does not accept any new incoming connections from the mesh onto the 172.30.0.0/16 subnet. | ||