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In your home directory on a system connected via ethernet to an internet router you'll find a file called *vpn.tar.gz*. If you want another mesh to be able to connect to yours then send them this file and get them to uncompress it into their home directory also on an internet gateway machine. If they have an external IP address or domain name for your router then they will be able to VPN connect using the *Connect Meshes* icon. They should also forward port 653 from their internet router to the mesh gateway machine. In your home directory on a system connected via ethernet to an internet router you'll find a file called *vpn.tar.gz*. If you want another mesh to be able to connect to yours then send them this file and get them to uncompress it into their home directory also on an internet gateway machine. If they have an external IP address or domain name for your router then they will be able to VPN connect using the *Connect Meshes* icon. They should also forward port 653 from their internet router to the mesh gateway machine.
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You should create a new *vpn.tar.gz* file for every other mesh which wants to be able to connect to yours. If you are prompted for a password it is 'freedombone'. You should create a new *vpn.tar.gz* file for every other mesh which wants to be able to connect to yours. If you are prompted for a password it is 'freedombone'.
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. 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.

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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
<head> <head>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<title>&lrm;</title> <title>&lrm;</title>
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</colgroup> </colgroup>
<tbody> <tbody>
<tr> <tr>
<td class="org-left"><a href="#orge4e1b45">What the system can do</a></td> <td class="org-left"><a href="#orga5044ee">What the system can do</a></td>
<td class="org-left">-</td> <td class="org-left">-</td>
<td class="org-left"><a href="#org847193d">Disk Images</a></td> <td class="org-left"><a href="#orge35044f">Disk Images</a></td>
<td class="org-left">-</td> <td class="org-left">-</td>
<td class="org-left"><a href="#orgc547c60">Building Disk Images</a></td> <td class="org-left"><a href="#org042ab96">Building Disk Images</a></td>
<td class="org-left">-</td> <td class="org-left">-</td>
<td class="org-left"><a href="#org51cbe99">How to use it</a></td> <td class="org-left"><a href="#org90e6351">How to use it</a></td>
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@ -324,9 +324,9 @@ The Freedombone mesh roughly follows MondoNet's ten social specifications:
<li><b>Evolvable</b>: The network should be built with future development in mind. The platform should be flexible enough to support technologies, protocols and modes of usage that have not yet been developed.</li> <li><b>Evolvable</b>: The network should be built with future development in mind. The platform should be flexible enough to support technologies, protocols and modes of usage that have not yet been developed.</li>
</ul> </ul>
<div id="outline-container-orge4e1b45" class="outline-2"> <div id="outline-container-orga5044ee" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="orge4e1b45">What the system can do</h2> <h2 id="orga5044ee">What the system can do</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-orge4e1b45"> <div class="outline-text-2" id="text-orga5044ee">
<ul class="org-ul"> <ul class="org-ul">
<li>Discovery of other users on the network</li> <li>Discovery of other users on the network</li>
<li>Text based chat, one-to-one and in groups</li> <li>Text based chat, one-to-one and in groups</li>
@ -351,13 +351,13 @@ This system should be quite scalable. Both qTox and IPFS are based upon distribu
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<div id="outline-container-org847193d" class="outline-2"> <div id="outline-container-orge35044f" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org847193d">Disk Images</h2> <h2 id="orge35044f">Disk Images</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org847193d"> <div class="outline-text-2" id="text-orge35044f">
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<div id="outline-container-org69782de" class="outline-3"> <div id="outline-container-org1e0493b" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org69782de">Writing many images quickly</h3> <h3 id="org1e0493b">Writing many images quickly</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org69782de"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org1e0493b">
<p> <p>
There may be situations where you need to write the same disk image to multiple drives at the same time in order to maximize rate of deployment. In the instructions given below the <b>dd</b> command is used for writing to the target drive, but to write to multiple drives you can use a tool such as <a href="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/MultiWriter">GNOME MultiWriter</a>. There may be situations where you need to write the same disk image to multiple drives at the same time in order to maximize rate of deployment. In the instructions given below the <b>dd</b> command is used for writing to the target drive, but to write to multiple drives you can use a tool such as <a href="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/MultiWriter">GNOME MultiWriter</a>.
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@ -385,9 +385,9 @@ The MultiWriter tool is also available within mesh client images, so that you ca
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<div id="outline-container-orga85639a" class="outline-3"> <div id="outline-container-orgb14f6b2" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="orga85639a">Client images</h3> <h3 id="orgb14f6b2">Client images</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orga85639a"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgb14f6b2">
<div class="org-center"> <div class="org-center">
<div class="figure"> <div class="figure">
@ -436,16 +436,16 @@ sudo dd <span class="org-variable-name">bs</span>=1M <span class="org-variable-n
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<h3 id="orgca566fb">Router images</h3> <h3 id="orgab76248">Router images</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgca566fb"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgab76248">
<p> <p>
Routers are intended to build network coverage for an area using small and low cost hardware. You can bolt them to walls or leave them on window ledges. They don't have any user interface and their only job is to haul network traffic across the mesh and to enable peers to find each other via running bootstrap nodes for Tox and IPFS. Copy the image to a microSD card and insert it into the router, plug in an Atheros wifi dongle and power on. That should be all you need to do. Routers are intended to build network coverage for an area using small and low cost hardware. You can bolt them to walls or leave them on window ledges. They don't have any user interface and their only job is to haul network traffic across the mesh and to enable peers to find each other via running bootstrap nodes for Tox and IPFS. Copy the image to a microSD card and insert it into the router, plug in an Atheros wifi dongle and power on. That should be all you need to do.
</p> </p>
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<h4 id="org9246cd8">Beaglebone Black</h4> <h4 id="org0b3b781">Beaglebone Black</h4>
<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-org9246cd8"> <div class="outline-text-4" id="text-org0b3b781">
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<div id="outline-container-orgc547c60" class="outline-2"> <div id="outline-container-org042ab96" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="orgc547c60">Building Disk Images</h2> <h2 id="org042ab96">Building Disk Images</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-orgc547c60"> <div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org042ab96">
<p> <p>
It's better not to trust images downloaded from random places on the interwebs. Chances are that unless you are in the web of trust of the above GPG signatures then they don't mean very much to you. If you actually want something trustworthy then build the images from scratch. It will take some time. Here's how to do it. It's better not to trust images downloaded from random places on the interwebs. Chances are that unless you are in the web of trust of the above GPG signatures then they don't mean very much to you. If you actually want something trustworthy then build the images from scratch. It will take some time. Here's how to do it.
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<div id="outline-container-org050a1f1" class="outline-2"> <div id="outline-container-org320b796" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org050a1f1">Customisation</h2> <h2 id="org320b796">Customisation</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org050a1f1"> <div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org320b796">
<p> <p>
If you want to make your own specially branded version, such as for a particular event, then to change the default desktop backgrounds edit the images within <b>img/backgrounds</b> and to change the available avatars and desktop icons edit the images within <b>img/avatars</b>. Re-create disk images using the instructions shown previously. If you want to make your own specially branded version, such as for a particular event, then to change the default desktop backgrounds edit the images within <b>img/backgrounds</b> and to change the available avatars and desktop icons edit the images within <b>img/avatars</b>. Re-create disk images using the instructions shown previously.
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<div id="outline-container-org51cbe99" class="outline-2"> <div id="outline-container-org90e6351" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org51cbe99">How to use it</h2> <h2 id="org90e6351">How to use it</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org51cbe99"> <div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org90e6351">
<p> <p>
When you first boot from the USB drive the system will create some encryption keys, assign a unique network address to the system and then reboot itself. When that's done you should see a prompt asking for a username. This username just makes it easy for others to initially find you on the mesh and will appear in the list of users. When you first boot from the USB drive the system will create some encryption keys, assign a unique network address to the system and then reboot itself. When that's done you should see a prompt asking for a username. This username just makes it easy for others to initially find you on the mesh and will appear in the list of users.
</p> </p>
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<div id="outline-container-org74fc661" class="outline-3"> <div id="outline-container-orgaf18aab" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org74fc661">Boot trouble</h3> <h3 id="orgaf18aab">Boot trouble</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org74fc661"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgaf18aab">
<p> <p>
If the system doesn't boot and reports an error which includes <b>/dev/mapper/loop0p1</b> then reboot with <b>Ctrl-Alt-Del</b> and when you see the grub menu press <b>e</b> and manually change <b>/dev/mapper/loop0p1</b> to <b>/dev/sdb1</b>, then press <b>Ctrl-x</b>. If that doesn't work then reboot and try <b>/dev/sdc1</b> instead. If the system doesn't boot and reports an error which includes <b>/dev/mapper/loop0p1</b> then reboot with <b>Ctrl-Alt-Del</b> and when you see the grub menu press <b>e</b> and manually change <b>/dev/mapper/loop0p1</b> to <b>/dev/sdb1</b>, then press <b>Ctrl-x</b>. If that doesn't work then reboot and try <b>/dev/sdc1</b> instead.
</p> </p>
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<div id="outline-container-org2a54568" class="outline-3"> <div id="outline-container-org17b251b" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org2a54568">Set the Date</h3> <h3 id="org17b251b">Set the Date</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org2a54568"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org17b251b">
<p> <p>
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. 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.
</p> </p>
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<div id="outline-container-org405421b" class="outline-3"> <div id="outline-container-org271731e" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org405421b">Check network status</h3> <h3 id="org271731e">Check network status</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org405421b"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org271731e">
<p> <p>
Unlike with ordinary wifi, on the mesh you don't get a signal strength icon and so it's not simple to see if you have a good connection. Unlike with ordinary wifi, on the mesh you don't get a signal strength icon and so it's not simple to see if you have a good connection.
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<div id="outline-container-org00f72c2" class="outline-3"> <div id="outline-container-org91c530e" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org00f72c2">Connecting to the internet</h3> <h3 id="org91c530e">Connecting to the internet</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org00f72c2"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org91c530e">
<p> <p>
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. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freifunk">Freifunk</a> works in a similar way. 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. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freifunk">Freifunk</a> works in a similar way.
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@ -670,9 +670,9 @@ Where <i>myclient.ovpn</i> comes from your VPN provider and with the password "<
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<div id="outline-container-org243a603" class="outline-3"> <div id="outline-container-orgad68675" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org243a603">Connecting two meshes over the internet via a VPN tunnel</h3> <h3 id="orgad68675">Connecting two meshes over the internet via a VPN tunnel</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org243a603"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgad68675">
<p> <p>
Maybe the internet exists, but you don't care about getting any content from it and just want to use it as a way to connect mesh networks from different geographical locations together. Maybe the internet exists, but you don't care about getting any content from it and just want to use it as a way to connect mesh networks from different geographical locations together.
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In your home directory on a system connected via ethernet to an internet router you'll find a file called <b>vpn.tar.gz</b>. If you want another mesh to be able to connect to yours then send them this file and get them to uncompress it into their home directory also on an internet gateway machine. If they have an external IP address or domain name for your router then they will be able to VPN connect using the <b>Connect Meshes</b> icon. They should also forward port 653 from their internet router to the mesh gateway machine. In your home directory on a system connected via ethernet to an internet router you'll find a file called <b>vpn.tar.gz</b>. If you want another mesh to be able to connect to yours then send them this file and get them to uncompress it into their home directory also on an internet gateway machine. If they have an external IP address or domain name for your router then they will be able to VPN connect using the <b>Connect Meshes</b> icon. They should also forward port 653 from their internet router to the mesh gateway machine.
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<div class="org-center">
<div class="figure">
<p><img src="images/mesh_connect.jpg" alt="mesh_connect.jpg" />
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<p> <p>
You should create a new <b>vpn.tar.gz</b> file for every other mesh which wants to be able to connect to yours. If you are prompted for a password it is 'freedombone'. You should create a new <b>vpn.tar.gz</b> file for every other mesh which wants to be able to connect to yours. If you are prompted for a password it is 'freedombone'.
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<div id="outline-container-org41a1c0f" class="outline-3"> <div id="outline-container-org538360a" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org41a1c0f">Mobile devices (phones, etc)</h3> <h3 id="org538360a">Mobile devices (phones, etc)</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org41a1c0f"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org538360a">
<p> <p>
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. "<i>mesh-192.168.1.83</i>"). 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. "<i>mesh-192.168.1.83</i>").
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@ -715,9 +723,9 @@ On some android devices you may need to move the downloaded APK file from the <b
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<div id="outline-container-org85be85b" class="outline-3"> <div id="outline-container-orgef6e799" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org85be85b">Chat System</h3> <h3 id="orgef6e799">Chat System</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org85be85b"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgef6e799">
<p> <p>
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 <i>Chat</i> and <i>Other Users</i> icons appear. Select the users icon and you should see a list of users on the mesh. Select the <i>Chat</i> 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. 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 <i>Chat</i> and <i>Other Users</i> icons appear. Select the users icon and you should see a list of users on the mesh. Select the <i>Chat</i> 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.
</p> </p>
@ -776,9 +784,9 @@ At present video doesn't work reliably, but text and voice chat do work well.
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<div id="outline-container-orgec49c33" class="outline-3"> <div id="outline-container-org9a11098" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="orgec49c33">Collaborative document editing</h3> <h3 id="org9a11098">Collaborative document editing</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgec49c33"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org9a11098">
<p> <p>
The mesh system includes the ability to collaboratively edit various sorts of documents using CryptPad. CryptPad is an almost peer-to-peer system in that it is designed for a client/server environment but that the server aspect of it is very minimal and limited to orchestrating the connected clients. With CryptPad installed on each mesh peer it effectively enables peer-to-peer collaborative editing. Documents are ephemeral and forgotten unless they're exported or copy-pasted to permanent storage. The mesh system includes the ability to collaboratively edit various sorts of documents using CryptPad. CryptPad is an almost peer-to-peer system in that it is designed for a client/server environment but that the server aspect of it is very minimal and limited to orchestrating the connected clients. With CryptPad installed on each mesh peer it effectively enables peer-to-peer collaborative editing. Documents are ephemeral and forgotten unless they're exported or copy-pasted to permanent storage.
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<div id="outline-container-org1c268a0" class="outline-3"> <div id="outline-container-org05473b7" class="outline-3">
<h3 id="org1c268a0">Social Network</h3> <h3 id="org05473b7">Social Network</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org1c268a0"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org05473b7">
<p> <p>
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. 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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<h3 id="org3b84f9d">Sharing Files</h3> <h3 id="orgc7f141c">Sharing Files</h3>
<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-org3b84f9d"> <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-orgc7f141c">
<p> <p>
You can make files publicly available on the network simply by dragging and dropping them into the <i>Public</i> folder on the desktop. To view the files belonging to another user select the desktop icon called <i>Visit a site</i> and enter the username or Tox ID of the other user. You can make files publicly available on the network simply by dragging and dropping them into the <i>Public</i> folder on the desktop. To view the files belonging to another user select the desktop icon called <i>Visit a site</i> and enter the username or Tox ID of the other user.
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<h3 id="org1f0a6f4">Blogging</h3> <h3 id="orgc6faf49">Blogging</h3>
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To create a blog post select the <i>Blog</i> 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 <b>CreateBlog/content/images</b> directory and then link to them as shown. To create a blog post select the <i>Blog</i> 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 <b>CreateBlog/content/images</b> directory and then link to them as shown.
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