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The following post describes how a local mesh net, combined with P2P protocols, can be creatively and securely used as an off-grid communications network for a variety of purposes.

A Radically New Internet - A Study on P2P Protocols and Mesh Networks

[follow_graph] Illustration of the Scuttlebut protocol Mesh networks are local network of routers that are interconnected. Usually they are a way for communities to share WIFI connectivity with each other and in many cases these mesh networks are run by communities as a means of free Internet connection within an area, or at least cheaper Internet connection within an area. Mesh networks can also be found within companies for more local infrastructure, these are seldomly, by those active in t…