> Also... I'm aware that the Installing Homenet guide elides the reasons for > using it. Do we have a short paragraph that tells *why* a lay person would > want to use Homenet?
> - No configuration - Homenet routers figure out how things are connected > and do the right thing Agreed, but see below. > - Local devices (printers, servers, etc) can be discovered easily (using > mDNS, et al, but I don't want to use those acronyms...) Yes, although I understand this is still in flux. > - Is it true that if a vendor shipped a fully-Homenet router, you could > take it out of the box, plug it in, and you'd be 'on the air'? That's just restating point (1) above in more user-friendly terms. I think that the above is a little dry, you need to speak of user-visible features: - you can extend your wireless range by just connecting an extra router. As the network expands, the routers will automatically compute the best paths and route packets accordingly; - new routers can be connected wirelessly -- you can put a new router in any place that's in range of an existing router. Note that this requires some configuration (putting an interface in client mode, or putting a bunch of interfaces in ad-hoc mode); pp - ability to use multiple providers at the same time -- connect your Homenet routers to two providers, and the network will automatically route to one, the other, or both, depending on whether you have sufficiently smart host software. This requires no cooperation from the provider. The Commission for Truth in Advertising requires me to mention that the last feature is not quite ready yet -- with current software, when one provider goes down, you might need to manually disable the router that's connected to that provider. -- Juliusz _______________________________________________ homenet mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/homenet
