This is the path I'd like to explore for developing Freedombox tools -- the ability to communicate off the grid using point-to-point with routing beyond to some remote 3rd party.
Are there WiMAX add-on boards which do the same (for longer distances)? Best regards, Rick C. Hodgin -------- Original Message -------- From: James Valleroy <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Jun 17, 2012 10:32 PM To: [email protected] CC: Subject: Re: [Freedombox-discuss] FreedomBox Testing 2012.0617 Image Published >On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Rick C. Hodgin <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hmmm... So, the Freedombox needs to use external infrastructure such as >> an ethernet or WiFi router? >> >> I was thinking WiFi would connect all neighbors together on a WiFi mesh >> able to simultaneously transmit / receive to other Freedomboxes directly >> without a hub / router. Sort of an ad hoc Internet. >> >> Is such a thing possible with WiFi? >> >> Best regards, >> Rick C. Hodgin >> >> >Yes, in fact it's called WiFi adhoc mode: >http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/AdHoc > >_______________________________________________ >Freedombox-discuss mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss
