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Are there any widely used mesh networking projects being used by people in apartments in cities? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by rlc3r_yb3ldcg_@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Considering the amount of tech and self hosting types that live in cities, it seems like it would be popular to have little mesh intranets all over the place, but I'm not aware of any.

I read about NYC Mesh a while back, and I wonder if there are other similar things already in widespread use that I just haven't heard about.

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[–] Gerald@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

in Germany there is Freifunk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freifunk), based on gluon (https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon) which is based on openwrt.

Let's have a look at the Freifunk Map https://www.freifunk-karte.de/

[–] gtr@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It doesn't actually mesh tho, most Freifunk hubs are just open WiFi hotspots that provide internet access via the usual internet providers.

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That is impressive!

Zooming in, i can see villages where i know people. These are very small villages, and the system is in use.

So I imagine it's friends, and family.

And that's ok. A great way to start and build a momentum.

Go Deutschland!

[–] Gerald@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago

In my village, I equipped the town hall and the fire station with free Wi-Fi nodes, and also the accommodations of refugees.