10 Apr
2019
10 Apr
'19
12:25 p.m.
Do not get a device which has not been previously
tested by someone else. Finding hardware for meshing is hard in general, and only a very
specific set of Wifi chips are good for it.
If you cannot afford a 30-40€ router I would rather use Ethernet cable and standard AP
wifi routers :P
If you are really going to have TV/Radio streaming, that Ethernet cable
would give you peace of mind. And a good symmetric connection to the
Internet too.
Idea: You might also try to find people, universities,
organizations/associations, NGOs... around to make an investment all together, buy a set
of good routers and then use them as a Quick Mesh deployment set for anyone who needs in
the territory.
El 10 d’abril de 2019 10:29:34 CEST, modante(a)disroot.org ha escrit:
> Thanks :-)
> The TP-Links are not as easy to find second hand at a good price (less
> than 20 €) in Spain.
> What about the Xiaomi Mi Router 3C with LibreMesh? Is the cheapest I
> can find (about 10 € second hand)
> What about the antennas? Are all of them dual? What about real gain of
> this devices?
> The antennas doesn't look like deattachable. Is easy to change one or
> more antennas to replace them for a parabola or yagui in order to
> improve the link?
> What about the power source? are 12v and supports POEtizing?
> Any other advice?
>
>
> 10 de abril de 2019 1:06, "Pau" <pau(a)dabax.net> escribió:
>
>> TPlink 3500, 4300, 4310 are great devices for dual band meshing. You
>> migh find some in the second hand market.
>>
I guess Pau also meant the 3600 (similar to 3500), but he probably
forgot to mention it. Sometimes you can find them named as TL-WDR3500,
TL-WDR3600, TL-WDR4300 and TL-WDR4310.
>> If you can wait 15-20 days, then a good option
is the Xiaomi mi 3g,
> you
>> can find it for about 30€ in aliexpress.
>>
>>
> https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-xiaomi-mi-router-3g-1167mbps.html
>>
>> Less than one of those dual band routers I'd not use for meshing in
> an
>> event (will be too poor).
>>
>> On 9/4/19 21:55, modante(a)disroot.org wrote:
>>
>>> Hello.
>>> There is a festival here in the city of Alicante called Alacant
> Desperta
>>> (https://www.alacantdesperta.com) totally self-organized and without
>>> money and there is a proposal to make a TV/Radio streaming during
> the
>>> days of the event.
>>> The place where it happens is a grat park in one of the castles of
> thel
>>> city and there is no internet connection, Then one guy offered his
>>> connection that is in a roof of a building very close and with clear
>>> vision to the park. The idea is to use between 2 (a simple link) or
> 4
>>> devices (if we distribute the network) using libremesh in order to
> have
>>> access to internet in different points of the park and also to
> promote
>>> and show the use of communitary networks using apps like ring to
>>> communicate without the need of internet (p2p).
Maybe you already know, but Ring/Jami does not work without Internet
unless you manually configure a local bootstrap.
https://git.jami.net/savoirfairelinux/ring-project/issues/581
>>> I would need advice about routers and
network devices with antenna
> to do
>>> the link between the two points in a reliable way.
>>> Would be great if this devices are easy to get in the second hand
> market
>>> (like wallapop or ebay) because there is no money for buying and we
> are
>>> going to collect between a few guys some € to spend in them.
>>> Thank you very much :-)
>>>
Modante, I might help you with the routers, I live more or less nearby,
send me your Ring ID and I will call you.