The IETF wireless network is now relatively stable so we are going to turn on the AODV@IETF test network. We'll monitor it over lunch and make sure it doesn't interfere with the rest of the wireless infrastructure. If anyone notices any abnormal degredation of performance, let us know. Here is the original email with information about the effort: Mobile ad hoc networks have typically been deployed on a small scale in restricted environments. The AODV@IETF project aims to make available the first ever publicly-usable ad hoc network at the 58th IETF conference to be held in Minneapolis, MN, USA from November 9-14. Our goals behind the project are to demonstrate the capabilities of ad hoc networks to the general public and also to evaluate the performance of ad hoc networks when used on a large-scale in the real world. The AODV@IETF network will support Internet capable AODV implementations for the Microsoft Windows XP and Linux operating systems. IF NOT INTERESTED ----------------- Pretty simple: the AODV network SSID is "aodv" and is seperate from the IETF wireless network with the SSID "ietf58". To not use "aodv" simply don't set your SSID to "aodv". :-) Note: Windows XP might try to join if you have it automatically configured to find a wireless network. To prevent Windows XP from even trying, choose the "Access Point (infrastructure) networks only" option, which is available by clicking on "Wireless Properties", then selecting the "Wireless Networks" tab and then clicking on "Advanced". IF INTERESTED ------------- We welcome and encourage your participation in the ad hoc network at the IETF. Please visit the AODV@IETF website: http://moment.cs.ucsb.edu/aodv-ietf for more details and to download the software needed. Our help desk is located on the 3rd floor near the Duluth room. We will be present at the help desk when the IETF sessions are in progress. If you need any help using the AODV network or experience connectivity issues when on the IETF network because of AODV, please come to our help desk. If you have any other questions, please contact krishna@xxxxxxxxxxx