Emergent Network Field Day

Creator: Strages Status: Planning Born On: 21:17, 26 September 2011 (CDT) Last Updated: 21:17, 26 September 2011 (CDT)

Overview

Building a wireless mesh network up with DNS, captive portal webpage, and communication infrastructure. A tiny "internet" for disaster stricken areas.

Goals

• Portable power
  • batteries, solar, wind turbines, etc
• Mesh network nodes capable of being run on available power.
  • OpenWRT capable devices
• Various antenna types
• DNS server
• Captive portal page containing emergency and general information for people joining the network.
• Communication options
  • IRC
  • BBS?
  • SMS gateway
  • Jabber server

Location

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Nodes

1. Linksys WRTGS v5
   • S/N: CGN70F2A6509
   • OS: ?