It sounds really cool. The first question I'd try to address is to make sure the protocol is really up to the task, because if you implement this and it doesn't

It sounds really cool. The first question I'd try to address is to make sure the protocol is really up to the task, because if you implement this and it doesn't work... Can a typical router running an ad-hoc wifi network like this really handle provision of Internet to an entire city, and furthermore, is the current 'repeater' protocol the most efficient way to do this? One of the biggest structural problems with darknets is that of "necking", where one large subset of nodes is only connected to another large subset of nodes through a relatively small subset of nodes. Usually the problem is compounded by the the difficulty for nodes in either subset to discover each other in a network which attempts to be anonymous. Freenet and WASTE both encountered this. The ability to automatically find Kleinrock routers within a certain distance of you might mitigate this, but it could also affect the security of the network.