This project offers a Mesh WiFi network layer for the end user computers, thus making the network infrastructure be implicitly maintained by the users, without any Access Points. The "out-of-box" capabilities of 802.11 Ad-Hoc networking allows data to be sent and received only within the station's immediate range. In contrast to the classical definition of an Ad-Hoc Network, it does not relay packets further on.
This project offers a Mesh Network layer for WiFi Ad-Hoc networks, thus making the network infrastructure be implicitly maintained by the users themselves. It's a nice idea that a network user supports the network around him/her just by the fact that he/she uses the network.
The "out-of-box" capabilities of 802.11 Ad-Hoc networking allows data to be sent and received only within the station's immediate range. In contrast to the classical definition of an Ad-Hoc Network, it does not relay packets further on.
The software developed here fills exactly this gap, providing an intermediate network layer between the WiFi network adapter and the upper protocols, allowing the protocols to communicate with any station in the network, not only with the immediate neighbors.
Unlike other solutions that allow mesh topology only between access points, this software puts it diretly on client nodes. Given that it's based on WiFi's Ad-Hoc mode of operation, users don't need any access points or special hardware to build and maintain their network!
This is a perfect solution for home and small office networks.
Platform: Windows XP
System Requirements: a WiFi adapter capable of 802.11g in Ad-Hoc mode.
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