If you live in Seattle and you're curious about mesh networking, I highly recommend checking out http://seattlewireless.net/ http://seattlewireless.net/ They'v

If you live in Seattle and you're curious about mesh networking, I highly recommend checking out http://seattlewireless.net/ http://seattlewireless.net/ They've been at it since 2000, have various nodes throughout the city and some impressive long distance directional links. (Seattle's topography provides some interesting challenges.) When I lived there in about 2005 there were regular wireless hack nights. Find Matt Westervelt or Rob Flickenger.