[hackerspaces] Mesh network specs

[Lokkju Brennr]

I've had very good luck with the both the dual-band and single band
open-mesh.com devices - cheap, fully open firmware, and even some open
source dashboard availability.  Otherwise, make sure to check out
Ubiquity (ubnt.com) if you haven't already.

Loki // BrainSilo.org

On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Tim Saylor <tim.saylor at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is outside my expertise but this might be of use to
> you: http://fabfi.fablab.af/
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Stewart Dickson <MathArt at emsh.calarts.edu>
> wrote:
>>
>> A former member of the MakerSpace in Urbana, IL has gone on to the New
>> America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative.   See an article about
>> their experiments in Mesh-Wifi at OccupyDC:
>> http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/12/internet-suitcase-dc/all/1
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> -Stewart
>>
>> On 12/26/11 4:00 AM, Overflo wrote:
>>
>> hi todd,
>> i am forwarding your email to the discuss list of austrias funkfeuer
>> network.
>> it actually works very similar to what you are planning.
>> there is tons of documentation in their wiki.
>>
>> as for the hardware you might be interested to translate this page:
>> http://wiki.funkfeuer.at/index.php/Hardware
>>
>> @funkfeuer_discuss: please answer directly to todd he is not a subscriber
>> of this list.
>>
>>
>> best regards from austria
>> -flo
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:33:17 -0600, Todd <todd at cruxtech.net> wrote:
>>
>> I am looking to build a mesh network in chicago, The way we are planning
>>
>> to do it is, we have an uplink set up in a datacenter downtown with a
>> 100mbit connection, and a place for the antenna on the building that
>> will go across the street to the 1st hop, which will then have several
>> point to point links to the greater mesh network. So the plan is
>> primarily to have many meshes, probably about 20, each with ~8 wireless
>> routers, which are connected via point to point bridges. None of this is
>>
>> commercial, so we will not be worrying about things like zoning fr the
>> antennas since they will all be on private properties. My question is,
>> does this sound like a good plan, and if so, what specific hardware
>> should be looking to use ?
>>   Please be specific as in technically specific (5ghz 16.5dbi yagi
>> antenna) or list the manufacturer/link to hardware that is being
>>
>> suggested.
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