LinuxDevices: An Introduction to the MeshBox

“LocustWorld recently announced a hardware/software
implementation of an open access point platform capable of meeting
the needs of community networks. The system is available for
purchase as a ready-to-go system (the ‘MeshBox’), or the software
can be freely downloaded from LocustWorld’s website.

“Originally released as a bootable CDROM called ‘MeshAP,’
MeshBox is now implemented as an under-32MB system image which can
fit within a small CompactFlash card. But despite its small size,
MeshBox extends the basic access point and mesh routing
functionality of the original MeshAP. MeshBox now provides the
capabilities of a set-top box Internet Appliance, wireless mesh
router, connection to remote windows terminal servers (or other
PCs), web browsing, mp3 audio and mpeg video streaming, connection
to multiple peer-to-peer networks, instant messaging network chat,
and file exchange.

“LinuxDevices.com asked Jon Anderson, the creator of MeshAP and
MeshBox, to provide some background on these interesting
projects–and here’s what we learned…”

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