[NBLUG/talk] Sebastopol - Free Wi Fi grid mesh network?

[Conrad OHO]

Perhaps someone more knowledgeable than I at NBLUG can comment on the
workability of using a variation of this type of Wi-Fi grid mesh
network for Sebastopol? Seems like the wireless field strength
sufficient to cover the city would be dramatically reduced using this
strategy, as compared to the Sonic.net proposal. AFAIK this would be
essentially similar to the technology that the OLPC XO project is using
for their local grid networking. Comments anyone?
Conrad OHO

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