[Babel-users] a new way to mesh in openwrt

[Antonin Décimo]

> I think the main problem with ad-hoc mode is that all the stations
> need to be able to see each other's transmissions. 802.11s is
> multi-hop and does not have that problem. Ad-hoc mode was just for
> something like a modest number of people with laptops sitting around a
> table or the like.

I think the most impressive use of ad-hoc networking I've seen is the
Apple migration tool used to configure a new macOS install. If you
install it on any device you're migrating from (even a Windows PC!)
and connect both devices to the same network, they'll rendezvous, then
it'll reconfigure both wifi cards to ad-hoc networking and transfer
files. Quite impressive to witness.
I think I once hosted a lan party on ad-hoc mode but that was an endeavour.

-- Antonin