Re: [PLUG] Can wifi mesh networks make up for Internet Service non-Providers

["K.S. Bhaskar" <bhaskar@bhaskars.com>]

Interesting.

I wonder if there is an opportunity for Netplugs configured as Wifi routers that can also have a "turn on mesh networking" switch on the dashboard.

Regards
-- Bhaskar

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Eric at Lucii.org <eric@lucii.org> wrote:

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On 01/28/2011 10:50 PM, K.S. Bhaskar wrote:
> http://www.renesys.com/blog/2011/01/egypt-leaves-the-internet.shtml
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> Had they been prepared, I wonder how realistic it would have been for Egyptians
> to set up mesh networks with Wifi enabled PCs for communication and coordination
> within metropolitan areas.
>
> I wonder if there is an opportunity to create Linux live systems to go on USB
> images with mesh networking enabled so that it comes on automatically.
>
> Regards
> -- Bhaskar
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