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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network Wireless mesh networks] are growing in popularity, thanks in part to improved hardware and open-source solutions that are now available.  In the US, broadband stimulus funding has recently given a boost to municipal and community wireless networks, including mesh networks.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network Wireless mesh networks] are growing in popularity, thanks in part to improved hardware and open-source solutions that are now available.  In the US, broadband stimulus funding has recently given a boost to municipal and community wireless networks, including mesh networks.


== Mesh meetups at Noisebridge ==
== Mesh networking meetup at Noisebridge ==
We're holding a series of workshops at Noisebridge to learn more about mesh networking, and to work on some projects like installing open-source mesh firmware onto proprietary wireless routers.  The next meetup is scheduled for:
We're holding a series of workshops at Noisebridge to learn more about mesh networking, and to work on installing mesh firmware onto proprietary hardware such as the Meraki Mini.  The next meetup is scheduled for:


Date: Mark will be traveling so no meetups are scheduled right now, but please feel free to schedule another mesh meetup yourself by [[:Category:Events|editing the calendar]].
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 6pm


Location: Noisebridge, 2169 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Location: Noisebridge, 2169 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
== Agenda ==
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== Participants ==
== Participants ==
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* erin (interested in network design and general topic of mesh networking)
* erin (interested in network design and general topic of mesh networking)
* [[User:grantbow | grantbow]] ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_SanFranciscoBayArea OLPC-SF] contributor, [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam Ubuntu] contributor)
* [[User:grantbow | grantbow]] ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_SanFranciscoBayArea OLPC-SF] contributor, [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam Ubuntu] contributor)
* Charles McLaughlin
* [[User: sagannotcarl | Colin Sagan]]
* Erik Hopp


== Previous meetups ==
== Agenda ==
* Thursday, November 19, 2009: Mesh network design and applied graph theory (Erin)
# Intro to mesh networking: Protocols, firmware, hardware
* Thursday, November 5, 2009: Low power wireless mesh networks for monitoring and control
# Build a small mesh network in the noisebridge space
* Thursday, October 15, 2009: Demo the OM1P and build a small mesh network in the Noisebridge space
# Current projects: reflashing Meraki routers, improving Open-Mesh router stability
* Thursday, October 1, 2009: Reflashing proprietary Meraki Mini routers with open-source ROBIN firmware
# Open-source management dashboard, captive portal, etc.
* Thursday, September 17, 2009: Intro to mesh networking: Protocols, firmware, hardware
 
== Previous Meetups ==
Thursday, September 17, 2009, 6pm


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