Mesh networking

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Explore Mesh networking at the hackerspace

Inspiration

Goal

Explore solutions for offline

  • Chat/audio/video calls
  • Twitter/microblogging
  • Photo & file sharing

Explore methods and/or software for

  • Easy/cheap long (100m+) distance wifi
  • Simple mesh networking with existing hardware
    • OpenWrt mesh networking (?)
  • Cross platform compatibility
  • Ease of use

Obstacles

  • Cost
  • Range
  • Flexibility
  • Complexity

Resources

  • ESP8266
  • There are ~15 old WiFi access points sitting in the entrance.
  • Other people have done mesh networks with Ubiquity pico stations - see what else can be used

Schedule

  • Some time

Participants

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