'Anti-authority' tech rebels take on ISPs, connect NYC with cheap Wi-Fi

Re:'Anti-authority' tech rebels take on ISPs, connect NYC wi... by tlrobinson on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @03:17PM (#16980258)

Here's a map of their network: https://nycmesh.net/map/ (uncheck everything except "Link" to see the network)

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Re:'Anti-authority' tech rebels take on ISPs, connect NYC wi... by dawiddutoit on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @03:27PM (#16980350)

Down here in South Africa we have a similar network. We have had quite shite connections down here for so long that a mesh network was one of the few ways to get a good connection. Link for our map of Cape Town. https://wind.ctwug.za.net/index.php/nodes

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Re:'Anti-authority' tech rebels take on ISPs, connect NYC wi... by ybloviator on Thursday May 03, 2018 @01:12PM (#16987763)

"The network connects directly to the internet backbone, so we do not rely on an ISP."

That makes no sense. I doubt they're a tier-1 backbone themselves, they have to be purchasing transit from an ISP. It feels like lots of the docs are written by marketing-type folks. Also there's a weird diagram that insinuates NAT happens before bgp peering with the not-ISPs they buy internet from. Weird shit.

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