Topic: Linksys

The Broadband Meshnet project involves hacking the firmware of Linksys and Ubiquiti routers to create a decentralized wireless network operating on amateur radio frequencies. Using Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN), operators in Texas have established a one-megabit backbone capable of "store and forward" email and VoIP services. This "new internet" operates independently of commercial infrastructure, allowing data to be transferred between isolated nodes via mobile servers in vehicles.

Adam Curry discusses the HSMM-Mesh network in Austin, Texas, where amateur radio operators use modified Linksys routers to create a high-powered Wi-Fi mesh network. As a licensed ham radio operator, Curry expresses interest in the technology's ability to provide long-range, decentralized communication using specialized antennas and software.