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I assume (hope) there must be some smart people somewhere starting to work on some sort of P2P/mesh internet replacement that could work with all the wireless r

by drndown2007 16y ago

I assume (hope) there must be some smart people somewhere starting to work on some sort of P2P/mesh internet replacement that could work with all the wireless routers out there in order to prepare for the day when something like this happens again... ?

ck2 16y ago
I was thinking the OLPC with it's peer-to-peer wifi (wireless ad-hoc) for 3rd world countries would be handy in an environment with no other communications... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Self-form-self-heal.gif http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Self-form-self-heal.gif http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_networking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_networking
sliverstorm 16y ago
Common wireless devices would probably need a good deal more range for this to work well. It would be really cool, but it'd have to be able to route around entire neighborhoods, or even entire cities if central power was destroyed.
borism 16y ago
wireless. easily jammable.
- cb18 16y ago
  like cutting a cable is "jammable" Presumably a wireless jamming method would have an area/circle/sphere of effectiveness. Whereas the critical nodes of a wired network are somewhat locked in place, critical nodes in a network of transportable, wirelessly communicating nodes can be relocated to route around jamming.
  - borism 16y ago
    like cutting a cable is "jammable" you can put a cable in 1x1 meter of concrete and bury it 10m deep or you can camouflage it in forest, bush or heck, even among other cables in an urban environment. How do you plan on hiding your wireless AP? Presumably a wireless jamming method would have an area/circle/sphere of effectiveness. you must not worry that your presumable opponent (The Evil Government) has enough effectiveness to render your moving AP plan irrelevant.
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    - jauer 16y ago
      Or sufficient anti-radiation missiles. I'd be more comfortable with buried cable.

ck2 16y ago

I was thinking the OLPC with it's peer-to-peer wifi (wireless ad-hoc) for 3rd world countries would be handy in an environment with no other communications... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Self-form-self-heal.gif http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Self-form-self-heal.gif http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_networking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_networking

sliverstorm 16y ago

Common wireless devices would probably need a good deal more range for this to work well. It would be really cool, but it'd have to be able to route around entire neighborhoods, or even entire cities if central power was destroyed.

borism 16y ago

wireless. easily jammable.

cb18 16y ago
like cutting a cable is "jammable" Presumably a wireless jamming method would have an area/circle/sphere of effectiveness. Whereas the critical nodes of a wired network are somewhat locked in place, critical nodes in a network of transportable, wirelessly communicating nodes can be relocated to route around jamming.
- borism 16y ago
  like cutting a cable is "jammable" you can put a cable in 1x1 meter of concrete and bury it 10m deep or you can camouflage it in forest, bush or heck, even among other cables in an urban environment. How do you plan on hiding your wireless AP? Presumably a wireless jamming method would have an area/circle/sphere of effectiveness. you must not worry that your presumable opponent (The Evil Government) has enough effectiveness to render your moving AP plan irrelevant.
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  - jauer 16y ago
    Or sufficient anti-radiation missiles. I'd be more comfortable with buried cable.