-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Resurrecting this thread to mention an idea that came to me last night. I don't have time to try it out at the moment, but it might allow us to create a Wi-Fi Direct connection between two devices without any user interaction:
* Alice creates a legacy mode AP via WifiP2pManager.createGroup() * The AP has a random SSID and password, which Bob doesn't know * Alice packs the SSID and password into a WifiP2pServiceInfo object * Alice advertises the service via WifiP2pManager.addLocalService() * Bob discovers the service via WifiP2pManager.addServiceRequest() * Bob unpacks the SSID and password and connects to the AP as a legacy client As always, the devil's in the details - it's possible that one of these calls requires (or has a prerequisite that requires) user interaction. Cheers, Michael On 11/10/14 00:22, Paul Gardner-Stephen wrote: > Hello, > > Serval Rhizome is also targeted at this kind of use case, and is > what we intend to run over these transports. We are negotiating > with a potential funder to start working on integrating this into > Serval. I don't think we can get funding to do it completely, but > I hope we can get it to a proof-of-concept. > > Paul. > > On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 7:02 AM, Nathan of Guardian > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014, at 03:14 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: >> >> It seems that the most promising use case for gilgamesh is for >> data transmission as people walk by each other, etc. in public >> spaces. There is probably a lot to learn from similar projects >> that were built around this same idea. >> >> One that comes to mind that was a hot topic in 2007 is providing >> rural internet access by putting local wifi boxes in buses. At >> bus stops, there is another wifi box, so when the buses stop, the >> two exchange data. Its a kind of newsgroup/UUCP system. It was >> set up by technicians, so if we found them, I imagine they'd have >> a lot to say about how to get drive-by data systems working. >> >> Here's an article about it: >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6506193.stm >> >> The organization is apparently based in Cambridge, MA, maybe you >> could say hello, Nathan: http://www.unitedvillages.com/ >> http://www.firstmilesolutions.com/ > > Great point, and great find. I will definitely see what they think > about this. It does seem like they have created their own "mesh" > solution that is not really mesh, and is closely linked to the real > world problem they are trying to solve. > _______________________________________________ Guardian-dev > mailing list > > Post: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> List info: > https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev > > To Unsubscribe Send email to: > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> Or visit: > https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/guardian-dev/paul%40servalproject.org > > You are subscribed as: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > _______________________________________________ Guardian-dev > mailing list > > Post: [email protected] List info: > https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev > > To Unsubscribe Send email to: > [email protected] Or visit: > https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/guardian-dev/michael%40briarproject.org > > You are subscribed as: [email protected] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJUWPC3AAoJEBEET9GfxSfMgnwIAI2NfN1rD65ZCd8OdxmHsLm2 j7b7XTRjMcgvs0vmXfTw6Ev1vAoiwoMGbE8S1SyQ05xo70b6Xi905+YVGoCxdE4z 6BN9yDQITDmBrVe4lFuWm0E2RAHog3ZIChZunKoSNgAi8PDc5aa+0B0vMVhZ0hR0 LgSe/8D1y3NFmouEt8NySGtOV4ByCNaFl8NUJEBjYN28CJ47Y87Dx54yzDFnc64l oVVOjTpqh3CpQcR7O+x+XoYmgo9Hr/RLC/FxtXofn7R4m/fLmxIkApZaau8FHBgZ Kb0TlA20mpKIfhV0Eez0VpHxNoesVTzpDeObfNQcx2h61Vsb/toNdfUYMEceDPo= =J4zs -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Guardian-dev mailing list Post: [email protected] List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev To Unsubscribe Send email to: [email protected] Or visit: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/guardian-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com You are subscribed as: [email protected]
