CTCVISTA IRC channel

Just wanted to let everyone know (or at least everyone who reads this blog) that there is a new resource available for VISTAs! Matt Isaacs and I have started an irc channel at Freenode. To use this channel, you'll need to have an IRC client. Xchat is probably the most popular program for linux, but there is also a Windows client that might be fruitful. iChat seems to be the mac equivalent (any guidance on that point would be useful). …read more

I don't know if you are facing a problem similar to the one I am attempting to confront. For many months, the central problem I have been attempting to address is that the organization I work for is underdeveloped. When I started at CUWiN, there was no Board of Directors, no real decision-making process, and no structures for accountability. We didn't even have an accurate accounting of our own books. …read more

I received a comment on my last blog entry that made me realize that perhaps I needed to start on a more basic level. Rather than identifying the benefits and shortcomings of a particular wireless mesh solution, I need to identify what the issues are for community wireless networks. The issue that sparked the comment is a question of network topology. Before you completely zone out, give me a paragraph to explain topology. It's pretty easy to explain, I think, and then we can address further issues. …read more

Meraki, a spin-off of MIT Roofnet, has been the darling of the community and municipal networking sector for the past year. The fervor hit hyperspeed last month when Meraki received $5 million in venture capital from Sequoia Capital, largely backed by Google. This capital injection has vaulted Meraki into the driver's seat for creating "low-cost" wireless mesh networks. …read more