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by jkilpatr 7y ago
Think of it as an integrated VPN, anyone can own and operate one. They charge like any other node in the network so they can make money or at least cover costs. The main issue is one of trust, we have left it up to the user what exit nodes
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
We are leasing the connection used to route to the exit point. If you want to think about it like that. In general our only 'mesh tech' innovation is the mandatory WireGuard encryption for all user traffic. Which as far as I know
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
My company Althea ( https://althea.net ) is making open source router firmware that makes it easy to people to set up incentivized mesh networks in their communities. It allows routers to pay each other for bandwidth which means t
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
> Why/how is it free? How much is it typically? Do all/most cities have "backhaul" easily available? Isn't backhaul owned by ISPs as well and basically like a fat pipe? Sometimes but not always, the Tier 2 intern
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
Our biggest test network is only ~50ish nodes. Simulations show we won't have issues until several thousand. Babel has been very reliable and we haven't really made any changes beyond our extensions. The price extension probably i
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
You may appreciate Deborah's blog post. https://blog.althea.net/faster-cheaper-internet-in-medellin-... Ask away as far as other questions go.
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
I explain it in some detail here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4EKbgShyLw Essentially we use Eth because we don't really need a 'cryptocurrency' as much as we need an api for cash where very small payments
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
See my presentation at NANOG 76 on that subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4EKbgShyLw
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
> Anyone "forwarding" packets from a connection to an ISP is almost certainly in breach of contract. You can buy resaleable backhaul it's just a drag and expensive. NYC mesh gets free resaleable backhaul and it's a ke
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
> "A large platform utility may not establish, maintain, or operate a digital asset that is intended to be widely used as medium of exchange, unit of account, store of value, or any other similar function, as defined by the Board of
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No one really gets the internet they pay for(youtube.com)
1 points by jkilpatr 7y ago|0 comments
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Building a Net Generation ISP: Community Connections(youtube.com)
1 points by jkilpatr 7y ago|0 comments
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
Flat rate means that the user ends up paying an average 25c/gb in the United States. 5c/gb doesn't sound very bad in that context. Flat rate is also the biggest contributor to a lot of poor internet service. Providers (cable,
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
Users are expected to 'donate' $20 a month. https://www.nycmesh.net/join I'm not sure exactly how that's enforced so make of it what you will. They also receive donations of roof space and backhaul inter
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
root@OpenWrt:~# ping -s1500 1.1.1.1 PING 1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1): 1500 data bytes 1508 bytes from 1.1.1.1: seq=0 ttl=61 time=8.467 ms 1508 bytes from 1.1.1.1: seq=1 ttl=61 time=5.832 ms 1508 bytes from 1.1.1.1: seq=2 ttl=61 time=6.45
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
> For one hop. The OP literally has Mesh in the name, so I'd expect a large multiple of that. Especially given that NYC's highrises would likely make it harder to provide direct line of sight. First off I will note that the goa
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
Althea.net is such a protocol and it's available for use today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4EKbgShyLw
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
I have gigabit fiber at home. I also run a WISP. This is from one of my wisp customers taken literally seconds ago. root@OpenWrt:~# ping 1.1.1.1 PING 1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: seq=0 ttl=61 time=7.791 ms
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
Well build a link yourself, that's half the point of a community ISP. Use the method described here to determine line of sight to an existing node. https://youtu.be/3eq1Xs-Ahkc?t=126 Then reach out and coordinate. All
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
100mbps isn't unreasonable to expect out of the gear, but I don't know what they get in practice considering the high RF noise environment.
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
Each wireless point-to-point hop will add about 10ms.
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Solutions to Bufferbloat make speed teirs in internet service obsolete(youtube.com)
5 points by jkilpatr 7y ago|0 comments
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Building a net generation ISP: The CoDel revolution(youtube.com)
4 points by jkilpatr 7y ago|0 comments
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5G brings cell carriers up to par, but it isn't a revolution(blog.althea.net)
2 points by jkilpatr 7y ago|0 comments
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A poorly coded Ethereum smart contract disrupted an ISP in rural Oregon(blog.althea.net)
6 points by jkilpatr 7y ago|0 comments
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
This tool is for the latter case. That being said if you have a rough idea of at least the component parts of your password building a simple cracker that takes a dictionary of substrings and tries different arrangements and capitalization
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
As an exercise for the reader there's about $30 in Eth contained in the partial key in the readme. If you can find the actual key of course. Happy cracking.
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Recovering partially lost Ethereum private keys for fun and profit(github.com)
4 points by jkilpatr 7y ago|3 comments
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by jkilpatr 7y ago
Slides (with detailed speakers notes) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1izRgUr-Tm-ixnqpd7NGW...
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Althea: A decentralized, automated, and open source ISP(youtube.com)
4 points by jkilpatr 7y ago|1 comments

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