diff --git a/doc/EN/mesh.org b/doc/EN/mesh.org index ff7c8a35..75587c3b 100644 --- a/doc/EN/mesh.org +++ b/doc/EN/mesh.org @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The Freedombone Mesh is a wireless solution for autonomous or internet connected * [[./mesh_usage.html][How to use it]] #+BEGIN_CENTER -[[file:images/mesh_screenshot.jpg]] +[[file:images/mesh_architecture1.jpg]] #+END_CENTER Mesh networks are useful as a quick way to make a fully decentralised communications system which is not connected to or reliant upon the internet. Think festivals, hacker conferences, onboard ships at sea, disaster/war zones, small businesses who don't want the overhead of server maintenance, protests, remote areas of the world, temporary "digital blackouts", scientific expeditions and off-world space colonies. diff --git a/doc/EN/mesh_usage.org b/doc/EN/mesh_usage.org index 4a410ac9..a828a32e 100644 --- a/doc/EN/mesh_usage.org +++ b/doc/EN/mesh_usage.org @@ -50,7 +50,12 @@ Select the wifi icon on the desktop and enter the password '/freedombone/'. The When you are finished close the window and then select the /Network Restart/ desktop icon, which will restart the B.A.T.M.A.N. network. You can also use the restart icon if you are within range of the mesh network but the /Chat/ and /Other Users/ icons do not automatically appear after a few minutes. * Connecting to the internet -If you need to be able to access the internet from the mesh then connect one of the peers to an internet router using an ethernet cable, then reboot it. Other peers in the mesh, including any attached mobile devices, will then be able to access the internet using the ethernet attached peer as a gateway. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freifunk][Freifunk]] works in a similar way. + +#+BEGIN_CENTER +[[file:images/mesh_architecture2.jpg]] +#+END_CENTER + +If you need to be able to access the internet from the mesh then connect one of the peers to an internet router using an ethernet cable (shown as yellow above), then reboot it. Other peers in the mesh, including any attached mobile devices, will then be able to access the internet using the ethernet attached peer as a gateway. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freifunk][Freifunk]] works in a similar way. After connecting one peer to the internet you may need to reboot other peers in order to update their network configurations. @@ -75,7 +80,12 @@ You should create a new *vpn.tar.gz* file for every other mesh which wants to be From a deep packet inspection point of view the traffic going over the internet between mesh gateways will just look like any other TLS connection to a server. * Mobile devices (phones, etc) -To allow mobile devices to connect to the mesh you will need a second wifi adapter connected to your laptop/netbook/SBC. Plug in a second wifi adapter then reboot the system. The second adaptor will then create a wifi hotspot which mobile devices can connect to. The hotspot name also contains its local IP address (eg. "/mesh-192.168.1.83/"). + +#+BEGIN_CENTER +[[file:images/mesh_architecture3.jpg]] +#+END_CENTER + +To allow mobile devices to connect to the mesh you will need a second wifi adapter connected to your laptop/netbook/SBC. Plug in a second wifi adapter then reboot the system. The second adaptor will then create a wifi hotspot (the connection shown in green above) which mobile devices can connect to. The hotspot name also contains its local IP address (eg. "/mesh-192.168.1.83/"). On a typical Android device go to *Settings* then *Security* and ensure that *Unknown sources* is enabled. Also within *Wifi* from the *Settings* screen select the mesh hotspot. The password is "/freedombone/". Open a non-Tor browser and navigate to the IP address showing in the hotspot name. You can then download and install mesh apps. diff --git a/img/mesh_architecture1.jpg b/img/mesh_architecture1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0908c044 Binary files /dev/null and b/img/mesh_architecture1.jpg differ diff --git a/img/mesh_architecture2.jpg b/img/mesh_architecture2.jpg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b7875a70 Binary files /dev/null and b/img/mesh_architecture2.jpg differ diff --git a/img/mesh_architecture3.jpg b/img/mesh_architecture3.jpg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..35a7c966 Binary files /dev/null and b/img/mesh_architecture3.jpg differ diff --git a/website/EN/mesh.html b/website/EN/mesh.html index c69dfaa9..86a2369c 100644 --- a/website/EN/mesh.html +++ b/website/EN/mesh.html @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> - + ‎ @@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ The Freedombone Mesh is a wireless solution for autonomous or internet connected
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Mesh Network: How to use it

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On the ordinary internet the date and time of your system would be set automatically via NTP. But this is not the internet and so you will need to manually ensure that your date and time settings are correct. You might need to periodically do this if your clock drifts. It's not essential that the time on your system be highly accurate, but if it drifts too far or goes back to epoch then things could become a little confusing in regard to the order of blog posts.

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Ensure that you're within wifi range of at least one other mesh peer (could be a router or client) and then you should see that the Chat and Other Users icons appear. Select the users icon and you should see a list of users on the mesh. Select the Chat icon and once you are connected you should see the status light turn green. If after a few minutes you don't get the green status light then try closing and re-opening the Tox chat application. Select the plus button to add a friend and then copy and paste in a Tox ID from the users list.

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Patchwork is available as a social networking system for the mesh. Like all social network systems it has a stream of posts and you can follow or unfollow other users. You can also send private messages to other users with end-to-end encryption.

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You can make files publicly available on the network simply by dragging and dropping them into the Public folder on the desktop. To view the files belonging to another user select the desktop icon called Visit a site and enter the username or Tox ID of the other user.

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To create a blog post select the Blog icon on the desktop and then use the up and down cursor keys, space bar and enter key to add a new entry. Edit the title of the entry and add your text. You can also include photos if you wish - just copy them to the CreateBlog/content/images directory and then link to them as shown.