On Tuesday 27 Mar 2007 11:28:50 jtd wrote:
> > Question. Can we disassemble and reinstall everything?
>
> Pobably no. Because of time constraints. We would have to do a full
> day event. But It would be very good to do one if we have sufficient
> numbers.

Well, Rony mentioned availability for the next weekend for those who can't 
attend, so that's when I was thinking of redoing it from scratch.

> The original workshop's goal was to run thru the steps of installing
> an adhoc mesh which could be used for rural communities in a self
> sustaining way. Subsequently the west bengal govt and afaik TN and
> Kerala govts are doing similiar things.

Hmmm. Cool.

> Ok. What we are going to do is connect a debian / other distro
> repository to the mesh. Any one in or around HBCSE will be able to
> download / install from this server. We presume that the mesh is
> still up and running. If it isnt then we will try to get it up and
> this would mean coming the next day too.
> Also since i have an AP (bricked) for use by the community others can
> try to debrick it using jtag.

Hehehe, I'm kinda hoping that it'll need to be redone. I wasn't able to attend 
when it was set up. I'd love the opportunity to learn.

> For the exercise to succeed we would require ip addresses of the mesh
> router and gateway and their physical location. Those interested in
> debricking read up on friedfunk and jtag on parallel port and
> wriggler.

Ok, what other stuff should I read up on? I want to know my theory before I 
look at the practical.

Regards.
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