They could connect to each via secure tunnels using existing network infrastructure, assuming that your neighbors have such connectivity. They could also be attached to radio transponders participating in a mesh network in order to connect with each directly.
imw On 06/17/2012 06:19 PM, Rick C. Hodgin wrote: > I got my FreedomBox working last night. Booted up. 192.168.1.1, pwd > nosoup4u. It worked great. Was able to plug in eth0 and eth1 into my > LAN (at different times) and get Internet access while using WiFi as > an access point. > > I was explaining it to my family last night, but I got stuck on > something: How this will work? :-) > > How can a Freedombox connect to more than one other Freedombox at a > time? Meaning how could my Freedombox connect to my neighbor's to the > east, and my neighbor's to the west, and my neighbor across the street > all at the same time, able to send data back-and-forth on WiFi? > > Best regards, > Rick C. Hodgin > > On 06/17/2012 03:15 PM, Nick M. Daly wrote: >> Hi folks, the latest FreedomBox testing image is published at the usual >> places ([0], [1], [2]). Sorry it's late, I'm trying to figure out how >> to make it easier to turn the directory image into a QEmu image, but >> haven't had much luck so far. I've also had trouble installing the new >> image to my DreamPlug, which doesn't make much sense, given how little >> has changed since I installed it from Bdale's original repository. If >> anybody else has similar problems or solutions, I'd appreciate any >> input. >> >> Again, THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE FREEDOMBOX. PLEASE USE AN ESTABLISHED >> SYSTEM TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY. >> >> Changes this week include: >> >> - James Valleroy added Plinth's required packages to the FreedomBox >> image to make it work better, out of the box. >> >> - Tom Galloway completed FreedomBuddy's web-UI. It still needs love to >> make it pretty, but it's wonderfully functional. >> >> - Other stuff I've forgotten? >> >> Thanks to all the contributors, >> Nick >> >> ---- >> >> 0: https://github.com/NickDaly/freedombox-image >> >> 1: https://www.betweennowhere.net/tracker/freedombox-unstable.torrent >> >> 2: https://www.betweennowhere.net/tracker/freedombox-unstable.tar.bz2 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedombox-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss >> > > _______________________________________________ > Freedombox-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss > _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss
