Notes from a Planning Session

John Gilmore gnu at toad.com
Fri Apr 11 02:28:57 EDT 2008


> (APs in infrastructure mode) is what is happening
> on the ground mostly. Still, it's not good as it kills the
> mesh-to-the-school scheme which is one of the key technical goals.

This should be easy to fix.  Re-enable the NetworkManager code that
allows any laptop to gateway the mesh to the Internet.  This all used
to work in pre-B4 software, at least for USB Ethernet interfaces.  As
long as the wifi chip can simultaneously do meshing and register with
an access point (eth0 and msh0) then Internet access over a WiFi access
point should look the same to NetworkManager as a wired eth0.

Each laptop near the school will use the AP; any further away would
mesh to a laptop near the school.

	John



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