One more thing I forgot, if you want to use something that is more experimental, more do-it-yourself and which supports a greater variety of hardware there is OpenWRT's firmware with mesh and also http://nightwing.lugro-mesh.org.ar/en/ . These are options using routing options such as BATMAN/Robin, OLSRd and such. As I understand it in true mesh the boxes run in the ad hoc mode instead of wds which reduces redundant retransmission resulting in better throughput.
Greg On Feb 17, 2009, at 12:43 AM, Scott Vander Dussen wrote: > Looking to deploy a small mesh network downtown in a small city just > for kicks. Low budget ($4k for ~10 nodes) - just want to get my > feet wet and have some fun. > > I'd charge for the service if it was easy enough to do and it worked > good enough to justify a cost, otherwise free. Was hoping there is > was a turn-key solution (PLEASE don't suggest Mikrotik - I could ask > for a recommendation on how to remove chest hair and someone will > mention MT). Anyhow, turn-key like Meraki advertises would be > cool. How about the Pico2HP - is there a firmware that works on > those that could mesh? Very new to mesh - thanks in advance. > > `S > > PS- Please don't hijack the thread defending how great MT is and how > it can save the world etc.. not bashing, just want plug+play which ! > = MT. (: > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
